The dreaded ticking.

[Feejer/Weejer man]

We'll see if you're of the same temperment when/if it's "Your ox being gored". IMHO, Yamaha "screwed-the-pooch" on this one. With today's metalurgy, assembly techniques, and just general technology; to have any failures is more than irksome. And then to have it be something as innocuous as the lowly exhaust valve guide -- something that's been around since the first engine -- is just a plain "miserable" situation.

If you compare the number of actual/confirmed valve problems to the amount of FJRs, it is low.

I'm not so sure? Any numbers? Either way -- the instances of some serious diseases in society may be low in number -- how does that make it any better?

+1000. If it ain't theirs its always ok. But put the shoe on the other foot and hear the roar of their response. Mine was fixes, both intake and exhaust. So far so good.

 

[rogdeb]

Quick update guys.

Mine's a confirmed "ticker" with 35,000 on it. Yamaha is doing right by me and doing the repair :clapping:

Service manager says it should be done ASAP cause of the high mileage, so you know where she'll be right after WFO

Not happy she's a ticker but happy about the projected outcome ..

 

[twowheelnut]

Dang! Sorry to hear this Roger. Good luck with the repair.

 

[Toecutter]

Quick update guys.Mine's a confirmed "ticker" with 35,000 on it. Yamaha is doing right by me and doing the repair :clapping:

Service manager says it should be done ASAP cause of the high mileage, so you know where she'll be right after WFO

Not happy she's a ticker but happy about the projected outcome ..

So, where you takin' it for the repair?

 

[shuswaper]

...yep, and many more to follow ! And for those pre `06 suckers, not unlike like myself, who swear that it`s only a very small number that is affected (because the problem is way overblown) all i can say is: Reality bites doesn`t it?! :assassin:

 

[FJRMGM]

my ticker was repaired free of charge at 18,500 miles and now at 29,000 it is running very STRONG.

No hint of ticking and it runs better than the first 10k miles.

And, I am averaging 45-46 mpg.. Life is good.

 

[Groo]

...yep, and many more to follow ! And for those pre `06 suckers, not unlike like myself, who swear that it`s only a very small number that is affected (because the problem is way overblown) all i can say is: Reality bites doesn`t it?! :assassin:

Somebody pee in your Wheaties this morning?

 

[rogdeb]

Quick update guys.Mine's a confirmed "ticker" with 35,000 on it. Yamaha is doing right by me and doing the repair :clapping:

Service manager says it should be done ASAP cause of the high mileage, so you know where she'll be right after WFO

Not happy she's a ticker but happy about the projected outcome ..

So, where you takin' it for the repair?

PCP Yamaha, Sacramento. It's where I bought it (July 2002) and these guys have done good by me since I first used them in '97. They have already repaired a few tickers so they know what they're doing.

 

[UberKul]

Back from service today and service manager (Roseville) confirmed beginning ticker. It's a 2005 with 8000 miles, bummer. It can wait to go under the knife until winter.

 

[rogdeb]

Bummer, bummer

...yep, and many more to follow ! And for those pre `06 suckers, not unlike like myself, who swear that it`s only a very small number that is affected (because the problem is way overblown) all i can say is: Reality bites doesn`t it?! :assassin:

Hopefully not many -- but starts ya thinking though!

 

[pickax]

Glad youv'e got a good service department to keep you on the road. Also good to hear yami is covering repairs with your mileage.

Off topic Roger, but are WFO and EOM on the same dates every year?

Got to pick next years vacation dates soon.

 

[rogdeb]

Off topic Roger, but are WFO and EOM on the same dates every year?Got to pick next years vacation dates soon.

No Pickax -- just happened to be that way this year. There are soooo many different meets all over that it's hard to keep track sometimes!