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Starter motor for '89 FJ1200

Started by sharppi, May 03, 2016, 01:11:31 PM

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sharppi

My starter is completely gone. Coals changed but no luck. I'm willing to buy a new starter motor, preferably from europe so the price of shipping is somewhat reasonable as unfortunately I'm not made of money.

Pat Conlon

Try and get the superior 4 brush XJR starter motor..
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3) Replace your old stock rubber brake lines.
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FJmonkey

Ebay is full of the newer 4 brush starters for a decent price.

This is a 2 brush old style starter, see the Philips screw in the side? Avoid them if you can, the 4 brush turn harder and quicker.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/YAMAHA-84-85-FJ-1100-FJ1100-STARTER-MOTOR-OEM-WORKING-GOOD-FJ1200-/262193337414?hash=item3d0bf0d446:g:iUsAAOSw5IJWcFYc&vxp=mtr

If you really need to save money then check your local bike wreckers and get a used one. I am sure the FJ starter was used on other Yamahas and other years.
The glass is not half full, it was engineered with a 2X safety factor.

'86 Ambulance - Bent frame, cracked case, due for an overhaul
'89 Stormy Blue - Suits my Dark Side

racerrad8

Just be very careful of aftermarket starters. I was selling a starter that the suppliers assured was Japanese built, not Taiwan or China. Well, the quality continued to drop until I had this documented failure.

http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=13982.msg141917#msg141917

I now only sell the genuine Yamaha supplied Mitsuba Starters: Genuine Yamaha 4 Brush Starter

Check out photos (1-7) of Ben's starter when it came back to me. Photos (8-10) were from a new unit on the shelf. The last two photos (10, 13) are of the completely epoxied winding of the Genuine Yamaha starter.

Randy - RPM
Randy - RPM

Rscott8111

1978 CB750A
1981 Maxim
1980 XS750 Midnight Special
1980 CX500  Custom
1975 Goldwing
1986 Goldwing
1988 Goldwing
1994 Magna
1985 Suzuki Madura 1200
1985 VMAX (Current)
1992 FJ1200 (Current)

ally

I love the old chewing gum used on the windings, quality!

:)

red

FWIW, I have done a fair bit of motor rewinding, and it is no big trick to fully epoxy the windings in any motor.  I would mount the armature on the bench in its' bearings, and rig a small electric motor above the armature.  A wide, thin rubber band ran over the small motor shaft and around the armature commutator, so the armature was turned slowly and constantly, until the epoxy had cured fully.  Apply the epoxy to fill every gap, and let it cure while the armature is slowly rotating.  That trick keeps the armature fairly well-balanced, preventing the wet epoxy from sagging to one side as it cures.  The small drive motor was typically an AC clock motor from a thrift shop.  Those old AC clock motors run slowly, and forever. 

If you need a "stiffer" wet mix of epoxy to stay put while curing, add some fine wood sawdust from a sanding machine to the epoxy mix.  I would shake my sawdust through a small kitchen strainer, to get the finest dust for the mix.  This epoxy/sawdust mud can be as thick or thin in consistency as you may want it to be, for the job at hand.  Micro-balloons here will only make the epoxy weaker; fine sawdust makes epoxy stronger.  Epoxy comes in many grades.  Industrial-strength epoxy is what you want.  Avoid the metal-bearing epoxies, of course, for electrical work.
Cheers,
Red

P.S. Life is too short, and health is too valuable, to ride on cheap parade-duty tires.