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A – 2004 B – 76000 C – monitored noise; dealer's advice at the time was to "...keep an eye on it." D – Yes E – Yamaha of Cucamonga; CCT was replaced as well as the chain, chain guides, all exhaust valves and valve seals F – All work was preventative, that is, before any catastrophic...

Fred - I'm just repeating what the mechanic told me. I don't know how one "burns" a valve. The mechanic said it was related to the valve guide. There was some minor noise but nothing major. With respect to your question about "just keep running it until you have a real problem?" the buyer is my...

My point in mentioning the valves is that they are a known weakness in early FJR engines. I have heard it said that Yamaha has always stepped up to take care of tickers. In my personal opinion I believe the valve train should last longer than 86,000 miles. Yamaha disagrees. With regards to...

Today the shipper will be picking up my FJR to deliver to its new owner. After my little accident in March I've just never felt the same on it, so it's gone. I just wanted to thank everyone on the forum and especially the mods for creating such a great community. By the way, the new owner is my...

FastJoyRide - My top box is okay, it is just the bags I need. But thanks for responding. Niehart - I don't know if bags are interchangable between Gen1 and Gen2, but I do know I want the 2004 color. That would the fast Cerulean Silver.

I don't have a laminar lip but I do have a Scientific California large that I love. Let me know if you are interested.

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After my recent introduction to the Crash Club, I now need to fix up the bike. I'm thinking maybe someone has a set of Cerulean Silver bags they don't need and will sell them cheap (okay, at least cheaper than what the dealer wants). Larry Conn lrconn at gmail dot com

You are probably correct - the helmet probably took more of a hit than I recall. The impact on the helmet left a scuff mark about 1/2 inch around with a small crack next to it (the crack is about a 1/4 inch). Foxhuntr - I'm expecting a bump in the insurance rates. :( XJRGUY - The insurance...

s boy - You know I never even thought about calling the police. My only thought as I was going down was "I'm going to catch hell from my wife." She is not a fan of motorcycles, to put it mildly. She has actually been very supportive and when we thought it was totaled she asked me if I was going...

poorredman - The gear did its job. My Scorpion 700 helmet took a minor hit to the chin and the shell cracked - so the insurance company is picking up the cost of a new one. The gloves are Gerber heated gloves - very minor road rash, they are still okay to use. The jacket is a Cycleport Ultra II...

Palerider - Glad to hear you didn't have too much damage (I'm going to have to keep an eye on the front bearing though). Isn't it weird when you do down like that; everything is fine one second, and the next you and your bike are on the ground. I've always wondered how I would react to crashing...

That is the thing that bothers me the most about this incident. After moving the bike to the shoulder, I walked the transition road looking for what might have caused the tire to slip but I couldn't find anything. Now, granted it was 6:00 AM and the sun wasn't up, so the lighting wasn't too good...

Last week on the way to work while on a freeway transition road loop (think 270 degree turn) I crashed. Taking the turn at a moderate speed (35 MPH +/-) the back tire simply went out from underneath me. I slid a little and rolled a little but no damage to me. My FJR on the other hand, slid at...

The dealer is Yamaha of Cucamonga in SoCal and I'm not suggesting they are trying to pull a fast one. I just hadn't heard any stories about chain guides being replaced so I wanted a sanity check from this group. Skooter - it is interesting that you were able to manually manipulate the CCT and...