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Just did the full throttle body sync described by Jestal this weekend. This made a noticeable difference in power and improved smoothness. I had done the sync according to the factory manual several times and adjusted the idle air bypass screws as called for in the procedure. I had avoided...

As my wife is a writer she loves to turn everything into a written saga (from her point of view of course). Case in point is my recent purchase of my FJR. Thought the group might enjoy the humor. kwik goblin humor blog :D jack of all trades, master of none

Decided to take control of the valve guide issue and move away form the Yamaha fix of replacing defective parts with new defective parts. So, at my expense I replaced the valve guides with custom Nickel Aluminum Bronze (AMPCO-45) guides, also replaced the exhaust valves with custom valves, both...

Well, my 05 fjr joins the list of ticker casualties. I noticed an occasional loud ticking at about 12,000, but most of the time not to noticeable. My biggest clue was a noticeable loss of power and lower gas mileage (was 41 went to 37). I removed the exhaust header pipes and found one exhaust...

I have read all the ticker topics and as an 05 owner with 15,000 miles I am concerned with the potential of having this problem with my own bike. It seems that the factory fix it tempory as I have read of owners back in the shop for their second head overhaul. Obviously the factory fix didn't...