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Elusive problems can be extremely annoying! Just needs loads of patience. My FJ1200 was running badly, stripped the carbs hundreds of times, gave up, bought the FJR, looked at the FJ again in minute detail, one high resistance plug cap!!!!! Doh! I assume that the system has Dot 4 fluid in it...

Mmmm.... Was the new master cylinder a complete unit ready to bolt on and bleed or was it a seal kit? Years ago I was service manager in a Yam dealer and I let the guys change the hoses and seals on my FJ1200 (which I still own). The front brake wouldn't pressurise after bleeding (no ABS on...

A Google search shows posts going back to 2002 for FJRs, other Yams (R1 and R6), BMW K1200 and GL1800 Goldwing. No answers in all that time. If the PAIRS was operating could there be a smell from the inside of the rubber hoses making it out of the exhaust?

It's a slightly different smell to that from a catalytic converter, perhaps the FJR cat produces a new smell? I'm encouraged that other owners have noticed it, thought I was going mad!!

Sky was blue and the roads were fairly dry (but 'greasy'). Temperature around 5 degrees C, someone else noted above that it happened in cooler weather. Next time I'll have a good sniff around the bike but make sure no one is watching!!

Old thread alert! Apologies if this has been solved in another thread (I did do a search, honest!). I smelled this twice today, both times at the end of a very gentle 12 mile journey. My heated grips sometimes smell but they were turned off, I checked my boots and exhaust, no melting. Doesn't...

There is a warning not to touch the white painted reference bypass screw in the Gen III OEM manual..'otherwise the engine may run roughly at idle and the throttle bodies may not operate correctly'. Not exactly sure why that would be, would need to read more about the fuel injection system. On...

Cool, I'm just a little bit paranoid because I also own a Gen III FJR, so far (touch wood!) it's been faultless. I've had one fuel injected car (also faultless) and this is my first fuel injected bike, just need to trust ECUs more! When I was service manager in a Yam/Suzuki dealer we made it...

Don't want to be a doom monger but I've had a horrible thought. Could the fuel mixture be too lean with the new throttle bodies, making the engine overheat? We don't have YES in the UK, does 'tinkering' with the bike invalidate the warranty?

Curioser and curioser My original 2013 coolant colour was blue, if yours has changed colour then somebody has added something different. Castrol Radicool is blue BTW, not sure if that is available in the States, seems to do an overly good job. Could it be that they've pulled the coolant hoses...

Cool, left panel is the same but there is wiring to the 12V outlet, should be enough slack not to need unplugging it. I think you may have to pop the glove box lid with the ignition on to get to a screw under it. Yamaha call the plastic tank a coolant reservoir and not an expansion tank which...

It's pointing toward the rad cap not being secure. If it is on but not latched the pipe to the expansion tank would be open all the time. Just popped out to my bike to see if I could get to the rad cap or even see it, nah! In my photo the 'ears' of the cap are aligned fore and aft which I...

Have been following this thread and can only sympathise with the trouble you've been having. To my knowledge there would have been no need to disturb the cooling system for a throttle body change, I think early Gens did have a coolant pipe for the fast idle system. I've searched my manuals...

Haynes is good. Apart from the Yamaha official manual I don't know of any other publisher. Clymer were good, shame they don't do a manual for the FJR.

Great stuff. If you get the chance have a ride through the 'Magic Roundabout' in Swindon. It's a legendary piece of traffic madness! I ride a T140E (previously T140V and T100T Daytona 500) and find the ride quite hard, road conditions vary by county (budgets) and my county (Northamptonshire)...

Excellent, this is my home ground. How are you finding the condition of the road surface compared to back home?

No worries! I have damaged plenty of bike parts before but have learnt from it. Worst thing I ever did was leave the gudgeon pin (piston pin) circlips out of a T140 Triumph, I treble check stuff now, drives me nuts!

...Actually nearer £84 with VAT (GST?) plus postage, call it £90. £10 less than my first bike, a Yamaha FS1-E in Kenny Roberts colours!

Err..I didn't do any damage, the wheel was fitted by persons unknown before my ownership. My photo above is from Photobucket, I copied the 'direct' link and used the image icon in the menu bar. Yep, it's possible the wheel spindle was stretched, I did check it thoroughly and it looks fine...

Yes, 1 mm is probably within tolerances over that length of casting. My washer looks slightly dished in the photo, it could be bent and closing the gap. Literally five minutes ago a freak gust of wind slammed my garage door down on to the FJR, arggghhhh!! Luckily it just popped the Laminar...