What did you do to your FJR today?
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Re: What did you do to your FJR today?
New rear tire, Angel ST. The old still had some tread left but with an upcoming trip I didn't want to stress over it.
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This is a big plus for having your own tire machine. Leave on a trip with new rubber and don't stress over it. Keep the take offs to mess around with at home.
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Re: What did you do to your FJR today?
Road it 9.5 hrs to Sparta, NC. 6 hours on and off rain, and an hour of that was thunderstorms. BRP wet with leaves and tree and stone debris sucks. But it better than working. Maggie Valley tomorrow
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Re: What did you do to your FJR today?
Cleaned the cobwebs off the bike and checked the tires.
Searched for the GPS, moved it because of table "clutter" to please wife.
Or, right where I put it.
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Or, right where I put it.
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Re: What did you do to your FJR today?
What us bridging in wheel sensors?raYzerman wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2024 10:55 pmCheck yer wheel sensors are corrosion-free and not bridging. Check yer rear brake pedal is not sticking or you inadvertently pressing it.....fontanaman wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2024 8:53 pm Rode it 300 miles with the local BMW riders. I now have 6800 miles on the Dunlop RS4s.
While in stop and go traffic this morning the ABS light lit up. About 3 minutes later I touch the rear brake and the ABS light turned off and remained off the rest of the day. Yippie skippy.
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Re: What did you do to your FJR today?
The adapter plate is raw aluminum inside the hole for the sensor.... aluminum corrosion builds and can bridge over to the sensor, which electronically is a leak path... will send false signals. Clean hole, smear some dielectric or silicone grease in the hole and give the black plastic sleeve on the sensor a wee smear too.
You may or may not have an error code stored in DiAG related to sensor signals... no worries, just clear them.
You may or may not have an error code stored in DiAG related to sensor signals... no worries, just clear them.
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Thanks Ray!
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I rode the FJR 275 miles yesterday. The day started riding with the local BMW group I ride with on Tuesdays. After lunch the group ride is over so I extended the ride for 165 miles. I now have 7000 miles on the Dunlop RS4's. I like the tires less the difficulty of installation. The ABS lamp has not illuminated since is went on briefly a few days ago. Stress less ride more.
Here are a few photos of yesterday's ride.
The Snake River near Almota Washington.
The Snake River near the Central Ferry grain terminal.
Rock Lake Washington
It was a good day to be on the FJR.
Here are a few photos of yesterday's ride.
The Snake River near Almota Washington.
The Snake River near the Central Ferry grain terminal.
Rock Lake Washington
It was a good day to be on the FJR.
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I am thinking about going for a ride next week...
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Re: What did you do to your FJR today?
Wiped down the Ass-fault Grey this morning. When she's buffed up, she looks pretty stealthy.
Took a look at the RS4s closely. 2500 miles in now, they are wearing very evenly and pretty good. I like riding on these more than the RS3 - they are far more compliant, not as harsh. And the wet pavement grip on the RS4 is better than the RS3 - that may be a stretch, but it certainly feels better. I don't have a tread depth gage, but by the seat of my pants (pardon the pun), I'm thinking the rear will go at least 6500, and a bit more on the front. If that proves to be true, then this is my tire, hands down.
Otherwise, I cleaned off all audio connections and put a film of di-electric grease on them. And I put a dab of locktight and tightened the set screw on one of my fork mounted accessory lights.
Today is the first day in almost 70 days that is a total weather wash out. Steady rain and cold all day. Good day to do some simple maintenance on the toys. Get them ready for tomorrow.
Took a look at the RS4s closely. 2500 miles in now, they are wearing very evenly and pretty good. I like riding on these more than the RS3 - they are far more compliant, not as harsh. And the wet pavement grip on the RS4 is better than the RS3 - that may be a stretch, but it certainly feels better. I don't have a tread depth gage, but by the seat of my pants (pardon the pun), I'm thinking the rear will go at least 6500, and a bit more on the front. If that proves to be true, then this is my tire, hands down.
Otherwise, I cleaned off all audio connections and put a film of di-electric grease on them. And I put a dab of locktight and tightened the set screw on one of my fork mounted accessory lights.
Today is the first day in almost 70 days that is a total weather wash out. Steady rain and cold all day. Good day to do some simple maintenance on the toys. Get them ready for tomorrow.
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Re: What did you do to your FJR today?
I'm over 9,000 miles on my first set of RS4's. The back probably has 1,000-1,500 left in it, the front probably has 3,000-4,000 left in it but is showing a little bit of cupping on one edge of the sipes. You should have no problems getting over 6,500 miles out of it.Hppants wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2024 11:49 am Took a look at the RS4s closely. 2500 miles in now, they are wearing very evenly and pretty good. I like riding on these more than the RS3 - they are far more compliant, not as harsh. And the wet pavement grip on the RS4 is better than the RS3 - that may be a stretch, but it certainly feels better. I don't have a tread depth gage, but by the seat of my pants (pardon the pun), I'm thinking the rear will go at least 6500, and a bit more on the front. If that proves to be true, then this is my tire, hands down.
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Rode it to work Friday. Haven't been caught in rain, but the FJR and Wing had accumulated some dust and plenty of bugs. Washed them both Friday night. On the windshield of the FJR, the water just beaded and ran off. The Wing it did not. I can't remember if I waxed the windshield of the FJR last time, or maybe used Rain-X for plastics. But it was a big difference. So I put Rain-x for plastics on both windshields as well as the Neotec. I assume that will keep the rain away for a few rides.
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Disassembled/lubed/cleaned and reassembled the pedal, levers, and pegs. Man, they were grungy.
After riding in the storm, every lock is sticky and gritty. Still working it out with silicon spray.
After riding in the storm, every lock is sticky and gritty. Still working it out with silicon spray.
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rode it to work...what a glorious day
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Re: What did you do to your FJR today?
Took it to the Yamaha dealer service department. Grrrrr..... I hate taking my FJRs to dealers. '23 with 15k miles. Heated grips stopped working at 5.5k miles. Grrrrrrr....... With the assistance of Mudslide Miller and Rayzerman via email we diagnosed left grip resistance out of spec, and right grip an open circuit. Grrrrr.....
This FJR out of the many I have owned also has the worst idle. Frequently up and down. Grrrrrr...... We'll see what they say about that.
Time to take advantage of the 4 year Y.E.S.
This FJR out of the many I have owned also has the worst idle. Frequently up and down. Grrrrrr...... We'll see what they say about that.
Time to take advantage of the 4 year Y.E.S.
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Damn troublesome Japanese crap. Trade it for half a good BMW. Know where there's a cherry, 21 R1250GS Rallye.SkooterG wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2024 4:36 pm Took it to the Yamaha dealer service department. Grrrrr..... I hate taking my FJRs to dealers. '23 with 15k miles. Heated grips stopped working at 5.5k miles. Grrrrrrr....... With the assistance of Mudslide Miller and Rayzerman via email we diagnosed left grip resistance out of spec, and right grip an open circuit. Grrrrr.....
This FJR out of the many I have owned also has the worst idle. Frequently up and down. Grrrrrr...... We'll see what they say about that.
Time to take advantage of the 4 year Y.E.S.
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That is one b-e-a-utiful piece of Kraut Krap! But.... I know where all the boogers are.Toter wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2024 7:20 pmDamn troublesome Japanese crap. Trade it for half a good BMW. Know where there's a cherry, 21 R1250GS Rallye.SkooterG wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2024 4:36 pm Took it to the Yamaha dealer service department. Grrrrr..... I hate taking my FJRs to dealers. '23 with 15k miles. Heated grips stopped working at 5.5k miles. Grrrrrrr....... With the assistance of Mudslide Miller and Rayzerman via email we diagnosed left grip resistance out of spec, and right grip an open circuit. Grrrrr.....
This FJR out of the many I have owned also has the worst idle. Frequently up and down. Grrrrrr...... We'll see what they say about that.
Time to take advantage of the 4 year Y.E.S.
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I rode OH555 and OH78 for Wheaton and Festus this afternoon. It was almos dusk, plenty of deer staring at me on the way into Caldwell...
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Re: What did you do to your FJR today?
Yesterday I road with the local BMW group. We took a nice route to Clarkston Washington for lunch at Roosters along the Snake River.
Here are a few photos from the ride.
Descending to the Snake River.
Along the Snake River.
During the ride the ABS lamp lit up twice. Tapping the brakes turn the ABS lamp off.
So today I removed the front and rear wheels and clean the ABS Sensor rotor and the sensor. Next I replaced the neutral switch assembly.
I removed the front brake caliper pin. When I installed it the hex key turned before the torque wrench clicked. Nuts. So now the caliper pin hex is no longer a hex. I will take the blame but it is time to get a better set of hex sockets. Anybody have a set they really like?
As I don't have the skill or tools to removed the caliper pin I called the local dealer to get the job done. I have and appointment on October 19th to get the thing fixed. I don't mind to get professional help as needed. I have saved thousand of dollars doing my own work and if once in a while I need to pay to get something fixed I am good with that.
Tomorrow I will ride the FJR to see if cleaning up the Sensor rotor and sensor fixed the ABS lamp problem.
Here are a few photos from the ride.
Descending to the Snake River.
Along the Snake River.
During the ride the ABS lamp lit up twice. Tapping the brakes turn the ABS lamp off.
So today I removed the front and rear wheels and clean the ABS Sensor rotor and the sensor. Next I replaced the neutral switch assembly.
I removed the front brake caliper pin. When I installed it the hex key turned before the torque wrench clicked. Nuts. So now the caliper pin hex is no longer a hex. I will take the blame but it is time to get a better set of hex sockets. Anybody have a set they really like?
As I don't have the skill or tools to removed the caliper pin I called the local dealer to get the job done. I have and appointment on October 19th to get the thing fixed. I don't mind to get professional help as needed. I have saved thousand of dollars doing my own work and if once in a while I need to pay to get something fixed I am good with that.
Tomorrow I will ride the FJR to see if cleaning up the Sensor rotor and sensor fixed the ABS lamp problem.
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Re: What did you do to your FJR today?
You effn liar. You didn't ride it for me, you rode it for yourself...and to watch the little bambis run for their lives in your headlights. Bad Marine, mean to the poor bambis.extrememarine wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2024 9:18 pm I rode OH555 and OH78 for Wheaton and Festus this afternoon. It was almos dusk, plenty of deer staring at me on the way into Caldwell...
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