Over the past week I have been attempting to remove (for the first time) the upper fairing on my 1985 FJ1100.  I read all the fairing removal posts and owe a huge debt of gratitude to oldktmdude
and FJ1100mjk for their posts.

oldktmdude in 2013 wrote, "with all due respect to the others that have commented on fairing removal, disregard everything they have said. They are talking about removing a fairing from later model bikes, not an '84 or '85 which are totally different."

FJ1100mjk in his 2015 post gave a step-by-step tutorial on removal of the fairing on an 84/85 FJ.  Step 7b details how to detach the fairing from two small "pins" located on both sides of the frame adjacent to the oil cooler.  That was exactly where I had been hung up, but I couldn't see the pins and the 1984 Yamaha Shop Manual I am using doesn't show or even mention them.  Once I read FJ1100mjk's post and successfully completed step 7b, VOILA! ... removal of the fairing was straight forward.

Thank you. 

Quote from: STLanduyt on January 22, 2026, 12:44:40 PMDean,

Thank you for your update, and offer to assist in acquiring the engine guards.     

If the model year makes a difference in the fit of the engine bars, I have a 1985 FJ1100.  The re-powder coated  Renntec engine bars might be perfect.  We'll know when they become available.  Are the FJOC engine bars comparable in build and quality?  Let's wait to see how the re-powdered Renntec's look. 

Insofar as shipping goes, I recently purchased motorcycle parts from BikerMart in the UK and they used UPS and Parcel2Go for shipping.  The shipment went very smoothly.

I appreciate your help!

Steve

Hi Steve, the engine bars that the FJOC sell are Renntec, so are brilliant 

I'll see my pal Chris over the weekend and see if we can get a slot to do some powder coating any time soon.

Welcome on board

Welcome, we have a few folks on this forum from Australia.

Pat

Hi
I have an 1988 3cv Fj1200. I have had the bike for a number of years but had it in hibernation for the last 5 years.
I am in the process of getting the bike back on the road as here in Australia we have a scheme of historic vehicle registration and my bike is now eligble.
I may have to reach out on occasion to quiz the amassed knowledge of this group as I go through this process.
Thanks in advance.

Unfortunately Renntec sold several years back. When they did they jacked the dealer pricing up. That plus the several hundred dollars to get them from the UK to the US made it not feasible for us to continue to carry them when people could buy them direct for cheaper.

That said I don't think they make them for the FJ anymore. The part numbers were 10019 and 10021 for the two models they made.

Randy at RPM used to sell those engine bars that's where I bought mine from for my 3xw. He had them for all models at the time.

Dean,

Thank you for your update, and offer to assist in acquiring the engine guards.     

If the model year makes a difference in the fit of the engine bars, I have a 1985 FJ1100.  The re-powder coated  Renntec engine bars might be perfect.  We'll know when they become available.  Are the FJOC engine bars comparable in build and quality?  Let's wait to see how the re-powdered Renntec's look. 

Insofar as shipping goes, I recently purchased motorcycle parts from BikerMart in the UK and they used UPS and Parcel2Go for shipping.  The shipment went very smoothly.

I appreciate your help!

Steve

Look for a set of "Mechanics Fingers"...  I know Craftsman makes them, that's the set I have.  It's a flexible metal tube with 4 "claws" that open up when you press the other end's "plunger" type actuator...  stick it down hole, open claws and grab the piece by releasing the plunger, then pull it out.

Here's one on eBay for $7.50...  https://www.ebay.com/itm/167509574109

Frank

Why not try some chewing gum, or blue-tak/white-tak oon the end of a piece of thin round wooden dowel, down through the spark plug hole?