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I didn't see anyone mention it but the seat does have a high and low position so make sure you try the higher position. I have the Yamaha Touring Gel seat and it ends up being almost an inch higher because it doesn't give like the stocker. I'm a legroom junkie (6', 33 inseam) but with the...

I've owned many VFRs including the current 800 and it is a great bike. But you are on the larger side and one thing you will find about the FJR is that many of the people who own them are large humans. For longer trips the 800 was as sporty as I could stand and I'm 6', 180. The FJR is much...

Dirk, Congrats and welcome. See this thread for the "G2 ergo" throttle sleeve and Gen 1 clutch master cylinder. They will help with the jerky control feel and cost ~$100 for both mods. https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?showtopic=18634

I switched from a 2004 to 2006 and heat was one of the big reasons. In the Virginia summer the new bike is significantly cooler. All the other small changes were things I wanted such as taller gearing, ABS (the 04 was a non-abs model), ambient temp gauge, easy headlight adjusters, adjustable...

I received my rack from Gary today. As others have said, the workmanship and paint match are excellent. I also added Gary's hand guard deflectors and they keep the finger tips warmer in the 35F cold here in Virginia. I waited in line for a few months for this rack and it was definitely worth...

ColoradoFJR, Thanks for that link. How much do you want to bet that it's the pulley off the 03-05 GenI FJRs?

Yamaha could have either changed the throttle sleeve or the pulley on the throttle bodies. Maybe somebody can search the parts fiche to tell for sure. Why not just get a G2ergo throttle today for $60 and fix it now? The throttle sleeve alone is a huge improvement but combined with a PCIII is...

Pencil me in also.

Loudoun Motorsports has a demo with 300 miles on it with a $12,800 price on the winshield. www.loudounmotorsports.com They are in Leesburg, VA not too far from SE PA.

I did the spring mod on my 04 and the 06 and by itself it works great. However after adding the G2 on the 06 I noticed the throttle didn't snap shut if I let off the gas on the highway and it just felt too light. So being the princess that I am, I made a loop of safety wire and made a 1/3 turn...

I owned an 04 for 10,000 miles and have done 1000 miles on a used 06 that I bought recently. I had done the heat fixes but still found the bike miserable in Virginia summers. Incidentally the best "fix" I found was buying Wild Bill's highway pegs and getting my legs out in the breeze and off...

I just became the 3rd owner of a 2006 FJRA with 1100 miles on it. Yes, that's right, the previous 2 owners each rode the bike less than 600 miles. The first owner I'm told had never owned a large bike and after riding the FJR decided it was too big. The second bought the FJR for solo jaunts...

For me the answer was heavy bar ends (part of my throttlemeister throttle lock), the 'return spring mod', and a throttle rocker. If I had to choose just one I'd go with the throttle rocker because my problem is primarily on the throttle side. In any case after all those mods, I have no sleepy...

I had a Reg/Rec let go on my 1990 VFR and it didn't really give any warning except for a slight whistling noise from the battery after shutting off the engine. I was told this was gas escaping from the battery due to overcharging but I never investigated fully. In the worst case you'll fry a...

Vibration is different between the V and the FJ. The VFR has a low rpm roughness like a twin that some call vibration and it won't tolerate lugging like the inline 4. The FJR has a higher frequency vibration and it happens at an annoying 4000-4300 rpm which happens to be at highway cruise...