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Hi all,I inherited a project a couple of weeks ago in the form of a '93 FJ1200. It hadn't been on the road for a few years and n...

Hi. I have a Yamaha FJ1100 from 1984. It has around 65k miles on the clock. Going from first to second in high revs have always ...

I know this has probably been covered many times before but please bear with me.My 1990 57000 miler had all the usual noises and...

i have a 1989 fj1200 with about 35,000 mileswhile hunting down a charging issue, i discovered that the rectifier had burnt up. i...

Thank you in advance for any help. I'm having such a hard time with these hoses. Does anybody have a reference guide or could te...

I've repaired my 1992 FJ1200 fairing after a minor accident, but I have a bit of a concern. When I turn the handlebars to the fu...

So, my 93 is nearing running state. I finished going through the carbs and put the m back on again. I couldn't resist giving it ...

Hi Guys, found this website while researching this frustrating issue with a newly acquired FJ1100. Took the carbs off to rebuild...

Hi,I changed membranes of carbs, cleaned carb at same time, checked float levels. But carb no 1 or 2 is overfloating (from bigge...

I'm having an issue with the right angled piece that comes off of the lower part of the fuel cock being loose and leaking.  I to...

Hello guysI've got my fantastic 1TX since a couple of months ago. I´ve done some maintenance since I bought it (fork seals, oil ...

Hi all!Hoping to get some pointers here, since my google-fu failed me to find the answer.My farther-in-law's fj1200 won't start ...

While out for a ride with my neighbor today. I introduced him to the monthly Cassoday, Kansas Bike Run. On the way home, the bik...

It seems my oil warning light is coming on more often than it used to. It used to only come on during hard acceleration up a hil...

First day out with the old FJ this year. Nothing challenging, just in to work for the afternoon and back at the end of the day. ...

Hi folks picked up my 3cv today.Rode 50  miles home and during the ride i notice all three needles on the clocks were bouncing. ...

Hmm.. after giving my fj12 an oil change with bike specific oil..silkolene 10/40 ive been gettin blue smoke on starting after it...

Hi all ,,Went for a ride today on my 87 model ,The Rev Counter was working fine on the ride (I know this for sure because at one...

My '87 has a later fuel tank on it with a manual valve and it should have a vacuum operated one. I can't seem to find the right ...