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snip... I do a lot of the maintenance myself but, fo the items I don't do (tyres and bearings) My mechanic uses a jack under the headers with a piece of wood to spread the load and that works just fine...

I've just replaced my OEM steering head bearings at 26,000 km (~16,000 miles) as they starting to "notch". The new bearing are tapered roller bearings and they have transformed the frontend of the bike. She is now utterly stable at all speeds - all shakes and wobbles etc. have gone.

Earlier FJRs came with two stock horns (my manual still shows two horn positions though only one has a horn fitted). Therefore, there are two "recesses" and mounting points on either side of the radiator to accommodate horns. Also, as the original specification was for two horns, the electrics...

He is extremely clever indeed. Though, sometimes, he forgets us mere mortals aren't as clever and can unintentionally (and sometimes intentionally) denigrate us sometimes.

Yes, but not how they show it on YouTube... I use a soft brush with car shampoo in water to clean my wheels and I lightly brush the brake disks at the same time. Simples... Also, I use a soft toothbrush with a little car shampoo in water followed by brake cleaner and a dry cloth to clean and...

Check out this guy (language is a bit colourful but he knows his stuff).

Talking about recalls, Yamaha did the front brake light switch on mine at the same time as the 2nd gear. Have you had yours done yet? In case you're unaware, the front brake light switch can stay on. If it does, your brake light is permanently on and the Cruise Control won't engage.

Unfortunately, some Yamaha Dealer's mechanics are just cowboys. In Europe I had multiple problem with the work for the 2nd gear recall. The garage fixed one of the problems but refuse to fix the other. I went to Yamaha France and they sent an "investigator" to check the bike out - waste of...

My front brake switch was changed under the recall last year. But, now that I know these are "touble areas" I will be attending to them regularly.

Mine was serviced by Yamaha about a year ago so it's due another soon. I'd guess they didn't do the brake pedal at that service. I'm also starting to think they missed a few other items at the same time. I won't be using the Yamaha network again due to the problems I've encountered with them...

A couple of weeks ago I was on a ride, the DGR ride, and we stopped in a gravelled area. Shortly after setting off again the ABS light started flashing. It would flash intermittently for a random period with no apparent reason, or so I thought. Cleaning the sensors didn't fix the problem so I...