Ventilation panels on Gen 3 FJR

[majicmaker]

When it's cold, I just raise the windshield and I don't need no steenkeen ventilation panels out, or in.

 

[escapefjrtist]

I thought I would try opening the vents for a ride tomorrow to see how effective they are. Left side came off OK but when I turned the dzus fasteners on the right side the little metal clip the fastener goes into came off in two pieces. Anyone know what the part number is for the clip???

Stadium Yamaha, Cowling 2

Plate, Spring
5PW-2177L-00-00

--G

 

[Nanahanman]

I took the time on a long trip (on a Gen 2) to adjust these things to see what difference it made.

First off, they appear to not be " vents". They don't open to allow warm air to pass.

They do push a bit more air past my knees when in the "out" position and I can feel a difference in the way the air moves around my upper body.

Really not much of a difference to make dicking around with them worth while.

At the end of the day...Chindogu

 

[art miller]

A note to CA G-Man. Rather than fooling around taking the right panel off to access your battery tender pigtail, why not just run it along the side of the gas tank next to the fairing. It is easy to access and no need to remove anything. I've done this on both GenII and III. If you need to see what I am describing, send me a PM with your email address and I will send you some pics.

 

[HotRodZilla]

A note to CA G-Man. Rather than fooling around taking the right panel off to access your battery tender pigtail, why not just run it along the side of the gas tank next to the fairing. It is easy to access and no need to remove anything. I've done this on both GenII and III. If you need to see what I am describing, send me a PM with your email address and I will send you some pics.

This^^^. Mine runs along the interior of the right fairing and sticks out between the forks and the right panel. It points down to reduce the chance of water intrusion, but it's always very accessible and easy to use.

 

[RadioHowie]

When it's cold, I just raise the windshield and I don't need no steenkeen ventilation panels out, or in.

Yeah, Vic....like ANYONE living in West Palm Beach has a frikkin' clue what "cold" is!

 

[majicmaker]

When it's cold, I just raise the windshield and I don't need no steenkeen ventilation panels out, or in.

Yeah, Vic....like ANYONE living in West Palm Beach has a frikkin' clue what "cold" is!

Heeeyyyy, it can drop all the way down into the 50's down here. We can wake up to temps in the upper 40's. (Ok, that happens maybe a week or so at a time but, IT HAPPENS!) and when it does, raising the windshield warms me right up.

 

[Ignacio]

This thread was timely. As much as I realize the panels have minimal impact on airflow...I thought I'd try moving them out anyway as I plan my first distance ride of the season. I'd tried moving them once when I first bought the bike in July and thought I'd been pretty careful about making sure the fastener clicked back into place. I thought it was that right amount of tension and clicking action.

Apparently it wasn't...and the left fastener is missing. I have to look under the bike this evening to make sure I haven't lost the spring clip as well.

Thanks escapefjrtist for pinpointing the fiche and details. I'll be ordering up a replacement and extra or two just in case.

 

[Warpdrv]

I figured these things out long before I owned a gen 3....

The proper upgrade is highway pegs..

Need more cool air on your nuts... Put your feet up...

Need to warm up your nuts.. Put your feet down

For those that have nuts that is..

 

[HotRodZilla]

Total

Pieces

Of

****!

 

[majicmaker]

TotalPieces

Of

****!

Yes! They are but, at least they regulate the temperature on Warpdrv's nuts....

 

[Warpdrv]

Ha - no if you read it... They are total crap and high way pegs are the answerer... To handling my nutty affairs !

 

[majicmaker]

Ha - no if you read it... They are total crap and high way pegs are the answerer... To handling my nutty affairs !

You are absolutely correct, Sir! My bad. It WAS Funny though!

 

[HotRodZilla]

Yeah, I wasn't bagging on Warpdrv. I know nothing of his highway pegs, but these adjustable panels are **** on a stick.

 

[danh600]

Apparently it wasn't...and the left fastener is missing. I have to look under the bike this evening to make sure I haven't lost the spring clip as well.

I just replaced the right panel on my bike. It got scarred pretty good in a zero mph crash.

That spring clip is attached on the panel it'self pretty well. Even if you lost the fastener I doubt that spring clip fell off. It's probably sitting tight on your panel.

As a side note a new spring clip does not come with a replacement panel.

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Funny thing. I moved my panels up when I first got the bike thinking that opened up the air flow more. The placebo effect worked a bit. It seemed cooler. Then I read how they work or shall we say are supposed to work.

 

[Ignacio]

Apparently it wasn't...and the left fastener is missing. I have to look under the bike this evening to make sure I haven't lost the spring clip as well.

And when I got down underneath the bike to look to see if the spring clip was missing...I see the fastener is still there. My blind feeling missed it and mistook the 2nd hole. So, I'm still good to go and apparently did apply the right amount of tension and click.

And rode to work in the 40s today. I dunno...the flaps could make a bit of difference.....maybe.

 

[petey]

IMHO all they're good for is to cover the fasteners that are underneath them...

 

[RadioHowie]

Yeah, I wasn't bagging on Warpdrv. I know nothing of his highway pegs, but these adjustable panels are **** on a stick.

Nice turn of phrase, my friend!!

 

[Rider]

When I first got the bike, the dealer set one side out and one side in. I thought the inside was a tiny bit cooler on the outside of the leg. I swapped them and all that seemed to reverse. It was in the realm of being psychosomatic. It was still cold anyway (upper 30's), but I've left them both out all winter.

 

[Uncle Hud]

If nothing else, they push the passing wind (heh, heh, see what I did there?) farther outboard and away from my legs.

I can understand that y'all living in the North American tundra couldn't tell a difference (probably frostbitten calves and toes), be assured that sticking your knee out like MotoGP guys will demonstrate the vents' effectiveness at shifting the airstream.