Why Didn't Yamaha Build This Bike Right?

[Drake]

Parts is parts is parts.....

Looking at the first page of this section of the forum, I swear most folks here I could have just told yamaha, "hey, thanks anyway but I only need 1/2 the bike". Yamaha, you just need to supply the drive train, frame, rims, tank and bars. I will supply the rest!

I will supply: the shocks, new Avon tires, Cee bailey windsheild, New Galfer brakes and rotors.

I will also supply: the tank bag, smuggler trunk, A new seat (Corbin, Sargent, Rick or Rocky mayer, oh and Day-long too)

I will supply: new bar end weights, frame sliders.

I will need some exhaust so I think I will add Leo Vince's since they sound good and will shave some weight as well.

Hmm what did I miss, oh yeah, I will need a head light protector, radar detector,

some rear tape reflectors and a head light modulator.

If all thats not enough, I need a throttle meister, power commander a "cunt" interupter and a GPS with a satilight mapping position tracker.

I'm sure there is more that I missed, I didn' touch on auxilery fuel cells for the long distance riders.

My point in all this mad rambling is, the initial purchase for this bike seems to be the entry fee, you need to add another 1/2 the bike price to get it "right". Seems Yamaha could have made it better right out of the gate just looking at the aftermarket products available for other bikes. (Of course this bike wins every contest they put it in so what the hell do I know?!)

Oh well, just my mad ramblings I guess....

Edit: apoligies, I accidently posted this before I was done writing it....

 

[twowheelnut]

And the Feej is way down on the after market suppliers list. Just think of this as your new reason for joining a 12 step program. Jesus saves!

 

[Drake]

And the Feej is way down on the after market suppliers list.  Just think of this as your new reason for joining a 12 step program.  Jesus saves!

True, this is how I felt about my ST1100 as well. By the time I got that bike "perfect for me", it was time to move onto a new bike....

Oh well, as the saying goes, you can't take it with you!! :cownoy:

 

[SilveradoSlick]

Consider it the pay-as-you-go (-fast). If Yamaha put all the farkles on it they'd have to charge more. This way you choose the size and frequency of your payments.

 

[Vstar2FJR]

At least we don't have to bow before the "Wall of Chrome" at our favorite cycle shop like our Cruiser Breteren do :haha: .

 

[Just Plain Dave]

What!!! No risers, radiator guard, tank protector, extended fenders, or turn signal canceler??!!!!

 

[smitty141]

Drake, tell us how you really feel... Don't suger coat it!!!

 

[Woodstock]

I will supply: the shocks, new Avon tires, Cee bailey windsheild, New Galfer brakes and rotors.
I will also supply: the tank bag, smuggler trunk, A new seat (Corbin, Sargent, Rick or Rocky mayer, oh and Day-long too)

I will supply: new bar end weights, frame sliders.

I will need some exhaust so I think I will add Leo Vince's since they sound good and will shave some weight as well.

Hmm what did I miss, oh yeah, I will need a head light protector, radar detector,

some rear tape reflectors and a head light modulator.

If all thats not enough, I need a throttle meister, power commander a "cunt" interupter and a GPS with a satilight mapping position tracker.

I'm sure there is more that I missed, I didn' touch on auxilery fuel cells for the long distance riders.

What?!? Yours didn't come with all that. You should have gotten an extra package, marked "some assembly required" with your bike.

 

[Drake]

Drake, tell us how you really feel... Don't suger coat it!!!    

Or maybe it's just the mad ramblings of someone who has been unable to ride hi bike for a couple weeks. :blink:

Or maybe I just need to increase my post count...

or it could be both,

I think it is.... :lol:

 

[JimV]

I think that the answer lies somewhere in the definition of "hobby". I got my kid one of those gas powered RC cars and it's exactly the same thing: you pop several hundred dollars for a toy and before long you're back a t the hobby store buying upgraded suspension parts, better tranny, etc.

As someone said, you can't take it with you.

Cheers,

Jim

 

[FJRottie]

I haven't done anything to mine really, maybe added $500 of stuff. I ride it and maintain it.

Personal preferences differ. I like the stock windshield and brakes. Don't need a tank bag, aux fuel tank, don't want or need a power commander, GPS, or anything like that. I ride a lot and everywhere, and I do fine with it stock.

Here is to a fine bike, or to a fine platform to start with for you farkling extremists.

:clap: :clap:

 

[04FJR4ME]

Hell, I am not sure how much I invested into mine, but my wife told me I could have purchased another FJR if I did not modified mine!

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[fjrinbc]

Farkles, doo-dads, cans, etc, etc...

These can be an addiction of which many are happy to participate.

Everyone needs tires sooner, or later.

I got in on the Speigler ss lines and pads, but didn't need them. FJR works fine with stock stuff.

My FJR needed the PCIII to cure the excessive surging at low-to-medium revs.

I have added a 'plate' in place of the virtually useless (but oh-so-pretty) stock 'luggage' rack. This gives me a secure place to carry large stuff like my tent and air mattress and sleeping bag.

Other than that I just ride the blue beauty. I now have 8900 km on my '05.

I really would like a more 'manly' exhaust note, though. :cownoy:

Len

 

[madmike2]

Cruise control?

OR, you could just leave yours stock. Many who are on the boards do exactly that. Some of us change, buy, modify or personalize our bikes. It is a great paltform and those of us who choose to modify share our experiences with the collective. At least if you ever want to change something on your bike you have a source for choices of solutions.

That's just the nature of all little boys and girls.

 

[sparky3008]

On my 1100 VStar Classic I had:

Jessie James front fender

Custom fiber glass one piece rear fender and seat.

2-1 exhaust after slip on's and a failed 2-2 exhaust that actually decreased HP.

Jet kit, K&N filter and 11.5.1 compression pistions

HP cam

Chrome upper triple, hand controls

Polished stainless cans on front forks.

wet sanded to 1000 and polished the forks

drag bars

Stock hp 50 mine was at 72 when sold

chrome shaft cover

side mount billet tag with cat eye

no turn signals

lowered rear

chrome guides on handlebars for electrical wires to route through.

Did this make my ride any more enjoyable than when I first bought it? NO

For me and many others it is the fun of making our bikes unique and for some of us we actually enjoy working on them as much maybe even more than riding them.

It is not for everyone but has become part of "motorcyling" for me.

 

[markjenn]

I always encourage people to ride the bike stock for a few thousand miles. Then slowly and carefully make changes one-by-one that solve problems they find, not problems others have found. And make sure each mod passes their own cost/benefit analysis - to some investing $3K in suspension and exhaust is small potatoes while to others it means Raman noodles for a year.

I see way too many people who invest thousands in accessories and mods that they probably don't need or want on advice from well-meaning but fiscally imprudent folks on the net who insist that the bike is virtually unrideable with the stock exhaust, fuel mapping, seat, windshield, or what-have-you. In fact for most, the bike is very rideable and enjoyable bone stock. And you get pennies on the dollar for accessories when you sell in a year or two.

- Mark

 

[Toynut]

At least it's not MANDATORY to purchase a matching enclosed TRAILER with the bike! :angry:

 

[MCRIDER007]

In fact for most, the bike is very rideable and enjoyable bone stock.  And you get pennies on the dollar for accessories when you sell in a year or two.

I agree with Mark, even the seat on a bone stock FJR is pretty good. The only things that are lacking on a FJR are a helmet lock and some decent tie downs (so you can carry luggage on the back seat and luggage rack without scratching up the paint).

 

[wontica]

The best part is that you get lots of great riding between upgrades, plus it spaces out the expenditures. I started buying farkles, and probably spent about $1000 on them, six months before I got my FJR. It made the wait a lot less painful seeing some of my FJR arrived ahead of time.