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I've got 4x NGK CR8E plugs, new, still in box. I believe these fit all years, although Yamaha may be spec'ing something slightly different for the very late models. These are the standard non-iridium models. They seem to go for about $4-$5 apiece most places - I'll mail them to you...

SOLD I have a old set from my long-gone 2005 FJR I'd like to get rid of. They're in essentially new condition except one bag has a approx. 6" separation of the fabric along one top zipper seam. (Note to others, don't overpack and then use the zipper to compress.) But they're useable "as is"...

After a respray on my blue 2005, I need to re-glue the center rubber trim strips back on my saddlebags (the ones with "Yamaha" in the middle). Anybody done this? Or know what might work well? - Mark

Doing first valve check on a Gen1 at 29K and I'm having a heck of a time getting the valve cover off. I've got the AIR system removed, the coolant pipe off, the wires and cables mostly out of the way, but I can't get the front edge of the valve cover to lift enough to clear so that I can rotate...

Hi, I'm getting ready to do my first valve check on my 2005. I've read most of the tutorials and have done this before on several other bikes, so I'm reasonably familiar with the process and pitfalls. One thing caught my eye in the (very poorly written) service manual. Before timing the cams...

On a recent repair, I had the airbox open and noticed a small amount of very fine dust coating the back interior of the airbox. It appeared that the filter (stock - replaced about 10K ago) was seated properly. I wiped down the interior and hoped for the best. Normal or do I have a leak...

Hi, I've got a 2005 FJR with 22K miles. I arrived home yesterday from a short two-day tour in near freezing temps to find quite a bit of oil on my rear wheel, final drive and swingarm - a real mess. This is not a minor leak as everything in the rear wheel area of the bike has some oil flung...

Hi, I just finished installing a new Penske 8983 rear shock on my 2005 FJR-ABS. Since many of you might be doing the same install from the GP Suspension GB, I thought I'd list a few notes which might make things go more smoothly. Warchild's full treatise of a Wilbers install at FJR tech is...

Yesterday I did a 600-mile mostly-freeway day from Eureka CA to the Seattle area. This is not my ideal way of touring, but the FJR handles this sort of thing quite well. Weather was spotty rain showers nearly the whole way. I'd ride into brief periods of light rain which would momentairily...

I just got back from a tour of the Texas Hill Country where a friend of mine had the misfortune of a minor drop on a rain-slick road. He was riding a rented 2005 FJR which was just like mine at home. (I was on a R1200RT which I didn't particularly care for.) The damage was mostly the typical...

A hit-and-run driver knocked over my parked FJR while I was getting a haircut. They backed into it, knocking it forward off the sidestand. Crunch. (Then drove their Audi A4 away in a hell of a hurry. Whomever you are, I hope you get what's coming to you - usually it all works out in the...

https://www.motorcycledaily.com/01february06_redline.htm I like Yamahas (I own three), but as time goes on, I do have to admit that they're CYA approach to problems is quite off-putting. - Mark

We do a lot of grousing about the heat issues of the FJR, but this dark cloud has a silver lining - the FJR is a superb cold weather bike. I've been riding mine at night with temps in the 20's and this is by far the most comfortable cold weather motorcycle I've ever owned. Plug in my Kanetsu...

As some of you know, Yamaha was sending out complimentary FJR hats to to folks; some got them and some didn't. Someone else posted the name of the contact person at Cypress, so after never getting a hat, I sent Mark Dipko a letter and a copy of my sales receipt about six weeks ago. Today I got...

There is a ride report on AdvRider about a guy exploring the Sierras' backroads last spring on a KTM. Excellent report and photography: https://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89687 Near the end of the trip, he meets "Dave" on an FJR and shoots a couple shots of his rig. I thought...

I just got back from Laguna, doing a trip from Seattle, down through the WA/OR backrounds, then a swing through the W slope of the Sierras near Fresno (can you say HOT!), then a mostly super-slab trip home. 3900 miles all-together. I started the trip with brand new Avon ST45/46s, inflated to...

Hi everyone, I thought I'd relate my recent experiences with carb sync devices. I've had a Motion Pro mercury manometer set for a coon's age, perhaps 10 years or more. I've always thought it worked reasonably well until I used it on my FJR a month or so ago and noticed the the mercury in the...