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    2008 FJR for sale, 38,700 miles, $5000 or make offer, California Central Valley

    2008 FJR for sale, 38,700 miles, always garaged, very good condition.  NADA guide prices are Low Retail $4003, and Average Retail $5289.  Asking $5000 or make offer.  Comes with: Yamaha Top Case Helibars triple clamp with two RAM balls.  I have the OEM triple clamp if wanted. Helibars...
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    Another Starter Issue

    After cleaning the commutator, segment slots, and testing the starter to make sure it was good, I took it apart again to address a leaking oil seal internal to the starter. Here is the armature. It looked good the first time I removed it except there was carbon dust mixed with oil packed into...
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    Valve Clearance Advice

    QUOTE (garyahouse @ 04 October 2014 - 5:30 AM) I should have mentioned that for the smaller intake valve clearances, the 0.178 feeler gauge was very easy to insert while the 0.203 would not go in. That tells me the clearances are closer to 0.203 than 0.178.
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    Valve Clearance Advice

    Thanks for the input and valuable information. I'll leave the shims "as is" and take a look next time. QUOTE (Fred W @ 04 October 2014 - 6:20 AM) You are right about the inch based feeler gauges. I called around town looking for a metric feeler gauge set last night and couldn't find one...
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    Another Starter Issue

    QUOTE (twigg @ 03 October 2014 - 10:49 PM) I used 600 grit sandpaper folded in half to clean the undercut. The mark left on the sandpaper showed the undercut was still deeper than the 1.5 mm minimum listed in the manual. I usually do a little more troubleshooting before replacing parts but...
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    Valve Clearance Advice

    Since I had to address a starter problem, I did a valve clearance check today while the bike is in pieces. This is the first valve clearance check and the bike has 30,568 miles on it. All the intake valves are mid range but all my exhaust valves are at the wide edge of the spec range. Here...
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    Another Starter Issue

    Several months ago I noticed the starter on my bike would slow down prior to the engine catching and starting. I had bought a cheap battery a year and a half before and I thought the battery was at end of life, so, time for a new one. I bought a Lithium battery to try out and the bike wouldn't...
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    Earphones

    I bought a pair of $20 Sony earbuds and a $12 Radians Custom Molded Earplugs kit like this: Radians Kit I made my own custom molded ear pieces that I have used almost daily for 2 years. The earbuds can be removed from the earplugs for replacement if a wire breaks. And as recommended by...
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    WynPro ( BIG-FOOT)

    Received in two days. Would have prevented a near tip-over in a dirt/gravel lot that I was able to catch just in time. Thanks Dave.
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    WynPro Air Induction Cover Plates

    Received yesterday after a weekend order. Great product Dave and thanks for the quick shipping. Definitely cleans up under the tank and makes the throttle body sync easier.
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