For me too and for many reason included the engin and gear box system:) If I change now I rally don't what else to take:) If you like the video feel free to subscribe and share, have a good day and good ride:)
Excellent advice about the keys, I have had the problem of my other keys getting hung up on something in that area when I turn, but I never thought of your solution.
Yes thank you, I like it too, I bought it second hand but was lucky and the previous owner has been nice with too so the paint was well protected, remember to subscribe if not yet done and see you later:) David
That was the color of the 2004 FJRs in North America. It was called Cerulean Silver, which is more of a bluish dark silver. It was the second year of the bike in North America (3rd year globally)
I had the same extensions and in the descrition of the risers and in the EU License there is mentioned, the bars in this case are just 27mm rised and there is no need to change the cables too. In fact, there is enough space in all cables to move in every direction. 1 am 1,80 and now i feel way more comfortable on longer tours in the new position. I also got just a short strip of paracord on my key of the bike, separately from the other keys. And i recommend strongly a good quadlock for the phone The next is a good tankpad to protect the tank before scratches of your Zipper on your gear and last but not least i had 2 crashpads they protect the side panels if your motorcycle accidentally tips over
Thank you very much for your feedback regarding this, I received few question about it but because I bought my FJR second hand I wasn't 100% about this:) Thanks to subscribe (if you want) and to share as well and enjoy your ride :)
First tip: Replace the OEM keys. The OEM keys are pretty soft and easily bent. Some key suppliers can cut to code which will give you an "original" copy, not just a copy. Then test that key in *every* lock on the bike. Tire pressure: Many of us (including me) think that the book recommendation is too low. We recommend something around 40 PSI front and 42 PSI rear. I do not know the metric equivalent.
I guess I will stick with my tips regarding the key:) Here in Australia it would cost me $175 to have a coded key for my FJR, instead (and because I have all the original keys for the bike) I spent $9 to get a copy of my key which allow me to do anything else but start the engin, which mean I can keep my original (ignition key) exclusively to start the bike and use the $9 key for anything else (opening the lockable space under the saddle, opening the pannier, removing the topcase etc).Also as mentioned in my tips I use my ignition key alone and I have this cheap extra key on my keyring with others keys (like D lock key , disk block etc).Thanks for sharing and have fun on the road.David
Hello, I don't know if this is only my keys but this Yamaha keys seems to be too long and not enough "rigid" and bend a little a couple of times so I decided to go this way with this dedicated original key for the ignition and a copy for other stuff on the FJR.
Good tips. Thank you. I do the same with the ignition key. On tyre pressure I use the FOBO 2 tire pressure monitor system. You can run this app in the background on your phone and it works very well. I also have a separate Chinese TPMS on my other bike. Problem with that is that you have to charge the monitor from time to time and it is not as reliable as the FOBO system. The Chinese stuff is cheaper yet I recommend the FOBO solution.
Hi John, thank you for sharing your tips as well and if not yet done feel free to subscribe, after all this is summer her in Australia so more video about motorbike will coming soon:) Thanks. David
My personal tip. Change oil and filter frequently, coolant and hydrolic fluid Do periodic maintance, throttle body sync , spark plugs , air filter. In regards to brake pads remove them once a season a rub them off. Alcohol is good but try to stay away from rubbers as it deteriorate tgis material
The US oil change interval of 4000 miles is already "frequent". There is actually a way of testing the coolant to see if you need to change it. Otherwise, every three or four years is plenty. Changing the hydraulic fluid (brake and clutch) every year is better than the book recommendation of every two years. Check throttle body sync when you notice an increase in vibration. 8000 mile interval for spark plug change is laughable.
@@johncasteel1780 most of these jobs are pretty much quick and easy It wont hurt your bike to do it more often.If using dealership you might stick to cost effective parts and labour aproach by book
Good morning rider (or good afternoon,good night:) it's indeed make a lot of sense to remove as much as possible and almost as often as possible the dust generated by the brake pads of your motorbike, this dust after time limit the normal movement of the piston in your brake calliper and creating a kind of friction between the brake piston and the calliper, resulting in a poor brake quality or eventually some leak in your brake system.I would even suggest to also remove the brake calliper maybe one time a year to cleanup calliper and piston with clear water or with soapy water to avoid having brake dust on the piston.This way you will extend the life of many parts including your disk brakes.This is only some suggestion by the way, do some research yourself and after do what seems to be the best for you.Have some good time on your motorbike.David
@@SusanWillan sorry I missed the question completely, you are talking about your bike right? This blue light sometimes looks on if the sun is behind you this is what I experienced on my FJR.
Hi Jack, thanks for your message.This is not an attachment but a wireless power tool, this one is from Aldi and if you research in my channel "Aldi" you will find few videos done about Aldi's tools (maybe not in English but can be translated by RUclips as you know).So this toll use the same battery for my drills, electric pump, grinder,gardening tools etc ...I hope this can help you and if not already done please subscribe:)
If we talking about the same tool (I'm not 100% if this is the one you talking about, this is a red power tool correct?) this is a pump which inflat your tires.
@@jackwebb5917 Yes I guess I bought this one 2 years ago in Australia, it is possible to get some even smaller because this one works with my others accessories and use this big battery but some this days are rechargeable on USB and much smaller (but I don't know if this is as efficient, I use this one very often because I also refurbish bicycle and this is handy you can preset on it the pressure you want and also work with all the different standard as PSI,Bar..)
Belle cette fjr. une 2004? je remarque deux differences avec ma 2005 bleu avec 235000km au quebec. l interrupteur sur la commande gauche pour les depassements et la del dans le compte tour qui clignote. un systeme d alarme? j adore ma fjr de premiere generation...la plus belle.
Alors la couleur de la mienne c'est "Charcol" (une sorte de gris fonce et vert metaliser en meme temp, tres jolie couleur).Et oui la LED c'est ce qui est relie a cette fameuse cle codee.
Salut Andre, il ce trouve que j'ai un colleague qui a aussi un FJR et il m'a dit qu'il n'avais pas la cle code dessus donc je pense que c'est sortie entre son model et le mien, je vais verifier avec son numero de serie.
My name is David as well and also ride an FJR Yamaha 06 model I recently had to replace the ignition switch the barrel where the key goes wore out my bike was only returned from the shop last night after being fixed it was an expensive job to do
Hello, this is a very easy bike to ride even in the traffic.Previously I own a BMW K1100 LT a little lighter in weight but the FJR got a lower centre of gravity and as you can see in the link below if some rider can do this with an FJR, the problem will never be the bike but more the rider training.As you maybe know many different police forces use the FJR around the world.The counter steering knowledge is crucial I think to get full confidence. Thanks for watching and remember to subscribe:) Below the link prouve the possibility of this motorbike. ruclips.net/video/7RIPVGPsRiU/видео.html
Yes, although the weight isn't so much the problem as the heavy, pre-2016 clutch. A few years back when they were working on the local interstate highway, I got caught in 5PM, rush hour traffic. I spent over an hour covering the last 10 miles.
Probably one of the best motorcycles I’ve ever owned and ridden. Thank you for the vid. All the best.
For me too and for many reason included the engin and gear box system:) If I change now I rally don't what else to take:) If you like the video feel free to subscribe and share, have a good day and good ride:)
Best bike I have ever owned
Excellent advice about the keys, I have had the problem of my other keys getting hung up on something in that area when I turn, but I never thought of your solution.
Good to hear that's:) remember to subscribe I did already few videos but more are coming with more tips too:)David
Nice, nice David. Thanks for sharing. Useful tips here.
Just want to say: great colour on the bike, I've seen them in black blue and bright silver never in titanium like that...very sharp!
Yes thank you, I like it too, I bought it second hand but was lucky and the previous owner has been nice with too so the paint was well protected, remember to subscribe if not yet done and see you later:) David
That was the color of the 2004 FJRs in North America. It was called Cerulean Silver, which is more of a bluish dark silver. It was the second year of the bike in North America (3rd year globally)
I had the same extensions and in the descrition of the risers and in the EU License there is mentioned, the bars in this case are just 27mm rised and there is no need to change the cables too. In fact, there is enough space in all cables to move in every direction. 1 am 1,80 and now i feel way more comfortable on longer tours in the new position.
I also got just a short strip of paracord on my key of the bike, separately from the other keys. And i recommend strongly a good quadlock for the phone
The next is a good tankpad to protect the tank before scratches of your Zipper on your gear and last but not least i had 2 crashpads they protect the side panels if your motorcycle accidentally tips over
Thank you very much for your feedback regarding this, I received few question about it but because I bought my FJR second hand I wasn't 100% about this:) Thanks to subscribe (if you want) and to share as well and enjoy your ride :)
@@FJRDavid Thank you. I had made some additional remarks in my comment with helpful recommendations (i hope)
First tip: Replace the OEM keys. The OEM keys are pretty soft and easily bent. Some key suppliers can cut to code which will give you an "original" copy, not just a copy. Then test that key in *every* lock on the bike.
Tire pressure: Many of us (including me) think that the book recommendation is too low. We recommend something around 40 PSI front and 42 PSI rear. I do not know the metric equivalent.
I guess I will stick with my tips regarding the key:) Here in Australia it would cost me $175 to have a coded key for my FJR, instead (and because I have all the original keys for the bike) I spent $9 to get a copy of my key which allow me to do anything else but start the engin, which mean I can keep my original (ignition key) exclusively to start the bike and use the $9 key for anything else (opening the lockable space under the saddle, opening the pannier, removing the topcase etc).Also as mentioned in my tips I use my ignition key alone and I have this cheap extra key on my keyring with others keys (like D lock key , disk block etc).Thanks for sharing and have fun on the road.David
I do the quick release with my key.
Hello, I don't know if this is only my keys but this Yamaha keys seems to be too long and not enough "rigid" and bend a little a couple of times so I decided to go this way with this dedicated original key for the ignition and a copy for other stuff on the FJR.
Good tips. Thank you. I do the same with the ignition key. On tyre pressure I use the FOBO 2 tire pressure monitor system. You can run this app in the background on your phone and it works very well. I also have a separate Chinese TPMS on my other bike. Problem with that is that you have to charge the monitor from time to time and it is not as reliable as the FOBO system. The Chinese stuff is cheaper yet I recommend the FOBO solution.
Hi John, thank you for sharing your tips as well and if not yet done feel free to subscribe, after all this is summer her in Australia so more video about motorbike will coming soon:)
Thanks. David
My personal tip.
Change oil and filter frequently, coolant and hydrolic fluid
Do periodic maintance, throttle body sync , spark plugs , air filter.
In regards to brake pads remove them once a season a rub them off. Alcohol is good but try to stay away from rubbers as it deteriorate tgis material
Hello, thanks for your personal comment and please remember to subscribe:).David
@@FJRDavid sure , done It was a pleasure
The US oil change interval of 4000 miles is already "frequent". There is actually a way of testing the coolant to see if you need to change it. Otherwise, every three or four years is plenty. Changing the hydraulic fluid (brake and clutch) every year is better than the book recommendation of every two years.
Check throttle body sync when you notice an increase in vibration. 8000 mile interval for spark plug change is laughable.
@@johncasteel1780 most of these jobs are pretty much quick and easy It wont hurt your bike to do it more often.If using dealership you might stick to cost effective parts and labour aproach by book
@@johncasteel1780 Hi John, thank you for sharing your tips and remember to subscribe:)
Regards David
Good tips, but cleaning your brakes is nonsense…
Good morning rider (or good afternoon,good night:) it's indeed make a lot of sense to remove as much as possible and almost as often as possible the dust generated by the brake pads of your motorbike, this dust after time limit the normal movement of the piston in your brake calliper and creating a kind of friction between the brake piston and the calliper, resulting in a poor brake quality or eventually some leak in your brake system.I would even suggest to also remove the brake calliper maybe one time a year to cleanup calliper and piston with clear water or with soapy water to avoid having brake dust on the piston.This way you will extend the life of many parts including your disk brakes.This is only some suggestion by the way, do some research yourself and after do what seems to be the best for you.Have some good time on your motorbike.David
Why does the blue light on the dashboard stay on i don't have any headlights
Hello, if you can indicate me at what time on the video because this is a video done 2 years ago...Thanks David
@@SusanWillan sorry I missed the question completely, you are talking about your bike right?
This blue light sometimes looks on if the sun is behind you this is what I experienced on my FJR.
What was the attachment on the drill?
Hi Jack, thanks for your message.This is not an attachment but a wireless power tool, this one is from Aldi and if you research in my channel "Aldi" you will find few videos done about Aldi's tools (maybe not in English but can be translated by RUclips as you know).So this toll use the same battery for my drills, electric pump, grinder,gardening tools etc ...I hope this can help you and if not already done please subscribe:)
@@FJRDavid
Thank you. So, what exactly does it do? And I will subscribe 😎
If we talking about the same tool (I'm not 100% if this is the one you talking about, this is a red power tool correct?) this is a pump which inflat your tires.
@@FJRDavid
Yes that’s the one, wow! I’ve never seen that. I’m wondering if it’s available in the US
@@jackwebb5917 Yes I guess I bought this one 2 years ago in Australia, it is possible to get some even smaller because this one works with my others accessories and use this big battery but some this days are rechargeable on USB and much smaller (but I don't know if this is as efficient, I use this one very often because I also refurbish bicycle and this is handy you can preset on it the pressure you want and also work with all the different standard as PSI,Bar..)
Belle cette fjr. une 2004? je remarque deux differences avec ma 2005 bleu avec 235000km au quebec. l interrupteur sur la commande gauche pour les depassements et la del dans le compte tour qui clignote. un systeme d alarme? j adore ma fjr de premiere generation...la plus belle.
Alors la couleur de la mienne c'est "Charcol" (une sorte de gris fonce et vert metaliser en meme temp, tres jolie couleur).Et oui la LED c'est ce qui est relie a cette fameuse cle codee.
Salut Andre, il ce trouve que j'ai un colleague qui a aussi un FJR et il m'a dit qu'il n'avais pas la cle code dessus donc je pense que c'est sortie entre son model et le mien, je vais verifier avec son numero de serie.
@@FJRDavid ta moto est de quel pays? Je pense que tu es un français qui habite en Australie. C est ça?
@@aguiristante elle est d'ici en Australie et oui je suis Française mais vie ici dans l'état de Victoria.
My name is David as well and also ride an FJR Yamaha 06 model I recently had to replace the ignition switch the barrel where the key goes wore out my bike was only returned from the shop last night after being fixed it was an expensive job to do
Is this bike manageable in heavy traffic situations with it's 600+ lb wet weight?
Hello, this is a very easy bike to ride even in the traffic.Previously I own a BMW K1100 LT a little lighter in weight but the FJR got a lower centre of gravity and as you can see in the link below if some rider can do this with an FJR, the problem will never be the bike but more the rider training.As you maybe know many different police forces use the FJR around the world.The counter steering knowledge is crucial I think to get full confidence.
Thanks for watching and remember to subscribe:)
Below the link prouve the possibility of this motorbike.
ruclips.net/video/7RIPVGPsRiU/видео.html
Yes, although the weight isn't so much the problem as the heavy, pre-2016 clutch. A few years back when they were working on the local interstate highway, I got caught in 5PM, rush hour traffic. I spent over an hour covering the last 10 miles.
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year ?
Hello My FJR is a 2003 model.David
Je viens d'acheter un bmw rt je préfère la fjr
a bon et pourquoi? la RT semble tres bien aussi?
@@FJRDavid tu ma fait kiff et a l'essai magnifique
@@sinouhosow4061 Tres bien, c'est le but:) j'ai d'autres videos en vu pour les semaines a venir a bientot et attention sur la route:)