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I kind of still do like the areas around Spokane so long as its not Spokane Valley.  Cheney comes to mind as maybe doable.  Now if I could just talk my wife into it.  Palouse wouldn't be too bad either but Western WA?  No way!  Come to think of it I could handle Republic no problemo.  Vermont...

Puget Sound?? I lived near Poulsbo from '70-'78 and I really liked it but that was then.  Today? You can have it in fact you can pretty much have all of Western WA.  Talk about a zoo....whoa!  Seattle was great when I could ride through Seattle on I5 at high noon any day of the week in 30...

I gotta tell ya Warchild if I lived in the Tri-Cities I'd go nuts too smoke and heat or not.  Just sayin' only sayin'.  And then we have the world famous blue bridge. Grrrrr.... I feel strangely better having said all that.🙃

I could see the slipper clutch which can be easily installed in my gen2.  if I ever needed a new clutch I might even think about it.  

One thing's sure not trading my '10 FJR for a newer one anytime soon and most likely not ever in what's left of this lifetime and same thing goes double for my '93 BMW.  All rolling stock has become far to complex and this idiot idea of putting six gears in place of five really tops it as in...

I gotta wonder how all this is going to affect sales of used FJR's.   I can just imagine having work of this magnitude done by a dealer tech that is totally unfamiliar with a bike as complex as an FJR.  From what I've seen I would rather have a go at it myself.

Jeez am I glad I have a gen2 (2010) machine.  I was in the local Yamaha shop awhile back I think buying a quart of Yamalube gear oil and I said if I ever ran into an issue that was beyond my pay grade I would be in to see them and they said as a Yamaha dealer they would have to accommodate me...

Hey Ural Guy, Good decision to replace the 1150 with an FJR I did the same thing 4 years ago and glad I did.  I take it the transmission input shaft is what went?  Not uncommon with the oilhead that and the final drive blowing up, grrrrrr.  Curious how much the dealer wanted to fix.  

Hi Fred,  I just sent you a PM because I got questions maybe you can help me with.   Jim

Maybe not bad advice.  But then again......I'm too cheap.  Road King anyone?

Evening KFlyer, seems I remember you having similar dealer issues with your BMW bike(s).  Maybe you should think about maybe becoming your own wrench especially where the FJR is concerned.  I know in my neck of the woods there are quite a few Yamaha dealers but virtually none have ever seen much...

I've found that my bike runs best with the O2 sensor disconnected.  Here's my theory:  Ivan zeros out all O2 sensor data points with his flash but if there is still an O2 sensor connected the ECU detects this and will try to go closed loop when other running parameters are met so I think after...

Mint ECU from a 2009 FJR that had very low miles.  $100

This is an interesting thread.  I enjoy my FJR but I have found that the ergonomics aren't the greatest for me and my age (76) is an issue no doubt.  I get a pain between my shoulder blades and an ache in my arms.  I have a Russell Sport saddle and one inch handle bar risers all of which have...

Most interesting and I concur with your experience 100%.  Ivan told me pretty much the same thing about the gen3 and its ECU memory.  That's a plus for a gen3 not to take anything away from the gen2 after Ivan's flash.  I got 51 mpg after the flash as well with the O2 sensor connected and 47 mpg...

That does sound familiar.  Don't let the hornets get ya.  A hornet 2 inches long that can kill a human????  That and it eats honey bees for lunch. What a mess that would make on your windshield, probably drill right through it.  Was in this morning's paper that these beasts were discovered in...

Well?? I wish my 2010 had a gen3 ECU then it would be the perfect bike, imo of course.

Hi Ross,  I can't really effectively  answer your  compression braking question because I usually don't use much compression braking, just lazy I guess.  Since I first found my FJR in '16 I was bothered by its tendency to not idle smoothly and at slow speeds it was a little jerky.  I started...

Maybe the test ride went so well he got launched into space and hasn't come down yet? I got my ECU back from Ivan about 3 weeks ago and I can say it was worth it just for the shifting smoothness alone ('10 1300A) and what really impressed me is the fuel economy went from an average of 43 to 50+...

I recently bought a bottle of Black Velvet Reserve and it's not bad with a splash of water and ice to attenuate the alcohol flavor rush.  Been enjoying Evan Williams black label bourbon with the occasional Jim Beam Twice Barreled.  I see that Heaven Hill, the makers of Evan Williams, recently...