Recent content by NC Ryder

Listed on Ebay. Description below, pictures on the Ebay listing. Any questions let me know. Description: Purchased this for my '06 FJR when I was having starting problems. To my embarrassment it turned out to be the battery :( Never installed this unit. Purchased this off Ebay as a...

I'll look at pulling some of the farkles, good idea thanks. And you're right about the terrain - I really hoped I could make the bike work. With the rough cut, unmaintained easements, washouts, and hills / valleys I almost dumped the bike twice just trying to get it back to my property - and...

Correct on the Throttlemeister and sliders. Don't have the original windshield :(

Ergh, double posted by accident - Admin, one of these can be deleted. Sorry!

I recently moved to a VERY rural part of Colorado and my FJR won't be able to handle the terrain getting to / from my new place. :( Also, because I am so remote, selling the bike from there will be very difficult so I am intending to take it to a dealer in Denver, CO to better my chances...

Should not have been hot. Was bone cold when i started it, rode little over a mile in 50 degree weather and then tested it. There were a couple bars on the temp gauge if memory serves, but it certainly wasn't what i would consider a hot riding temp. Very strange...

Was a good thought / try, but the issue is still there. Normal moderately aggressive increase in RPMs is fine, but in any gear a full throttle twist will get jump the RPMS very quickly and the shift light comes on / stays on / prevents any further shifting :( This was after: 1) Full oil /...

Allright..... Picked up some 15/40 Shell Rotella (closest match I could find to the 20/40 Yammy recommendation), drained the existing oil, and pulled the clutch. I don't have a point of reference if the clutch is bad by looking at it, wanted some thoughts from the community with experience...

Was thinking about that last night, and how dry the plates were at 15k prior to the clutch soak (no new oil getting in there) ..... As much as I hate to do that again if it possibly saves the clutch it is probably worth the time. Will tear back into it this coming weekend and give it another...

I believe it was a 5W 30 if memory serves. I'm assuming this kind of oil (for a wet clutch) isn't at my friendly neighborhood Autozone - where's the easiest places to find it local from what folks experiences?

Ergh.... my mistake then. I've had a number of (older) sport bikes and used automobile oil on them without issue - bad assumption on my part for my FJ. Sounds like I need to do an oil change as soon as possible before riding anymore. Do I also need redo the clutch soak (wiping the plates as...

SOrry about the late replies, my notification opions got all screwy and I didn't get an email. Thanks for the inputs, here are what I have. No, tires have been on for over a year now. I don't, I need to get one, I know.... I'll see if I can find one this week. I have never used a specific MC...

I've got a 2006AE w/ a Power Commander III (installed by previous owner), 20k miles. Clutch soak completed 8 months ago. Recently (past 2 months), because I will be moving to Colorado (8-9k altitude), I had the recall done to replace the ECU with the one for high altitude. However these issues...

Yeah, that's what I thought the Marine battery would do for me, but it only muddied the waters... :sadsmiley02:

Thanks to everyone for the help. As promised I'm updating the thread with the results so others can understand what happened / why. I'll try to keep it brief, with the full diagnostics below for the intrepid reader... SPOILER - Not the starter or starter relay, culprit was the battery. Less...