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2014 Yamaha FJR ES (electronic suspension). 5300 miles on it. Perfect working order, comes with Yamaha comfort seat as well as standard seat. Also includes Shad 49L top case, wired with power and third brake light. Tires are Pirelli Angel GT SpecA with around 1500 miles on them. Also includes...

Called Yamaha, verified I have the warranty, they said I should have received the paperwork mid July. They are going to resend.

Something doesn't seem right, I call the toll free number, it rings about 10 times and then you get a busy signal. If I call their local number, it rings once and then a busy signal.

Are you supposed to get something from Yamaha when you purchase the extended service warranty? I sent D&H a check a few months ago and its been cashed, been trying to get a hold of them but have been unsuccessful.

I would agree that Mapsource was a little better than Basecamp. I use Basecamp on the Mac and it works for creating routes. The key thing with creating routes is knowing what you're doing. If you're designing a route from point A to point B, pretty easy to do in most any mapping software. Its...

Thanks for the photos Fred, really helped document what the drive system looks like. I'm in agreement that there is very little to no movement at the front where the shaft goes into the U joint.

Vibration, buzziness are all relative terms, as well as the level that is acceptable. Some people say there is no noticable vibration, others say there is. Every one of these motors is the same and mounted the same, you will feel something, call it what you want, when you near 4000 rpm's. I've...

From the looks of the design and what the FJR has for capacity, it could be useful but I wouldn't put anything more than a sleeping bag or similar strapped to it.

We must know the same people, I have had people with sport bikes swear up and down that they have to be balanced on a dynamic balancer, yet when you walk through the pits at most races you see static balancers all over the place. I have also redone many a shops balance work and ended up with...

Good info, especially the testing method, but not sure how much it will apply. The metalurgy on these bikes is so much better than what those Honda's were back then that I wouldn't think this would be much of an issue anymore, but I'm no expert either.

Also, by using the USB adapter, you are getting the proper voltages to charge and power your device. From what I can tell of the link you posted, that's going to provide 12V instead of the proper 5V to your device. Many devices will still function fine, but for some sensitive electronics and/or...

Me too, I was going to tap into one of those brake light wires to run a brake light on my top case, found out how much fun it is trying to get the socket and bulb out and back in. Decided to tap into the circuit under the left side cover near a wiring harness connector, much easier.

Finally was able to take my FJR out for a long ride last night. Between work, weather and other commitments haven't had a chance to ride since I bought it a few weeks ago. My take on the differences between my 06 and the new one: -Throttle is much better with the ride by wire. The 06 had a...

I have a Shad topcase that I want to run 12V power to for charging smartphones, etc. as well as the lead for the third brake light on the topcase. I will have a weatherpak disconnect for it but am trying to figure out the best path out the back of the bike for the power wires coming from the...

Have you looked at the Techmount stem mount? I think it would work with your risers. https://www.techmounts.com/products/index.php?page_function=detail&product_id=269