Quote from: Motofun on Today at 05:44:37 AMPat's old enough to remember when the FJ was one of the newest hotest things around.  We didn't complain (much) back then, just kookaloo'd the hell out them.  I bet Pat thinks his 1984 desk top computer was kinda clunky too....

1985- I was due to graduate high school in 1 year and I had the Yamaha 1985 FJ lineup poster on my wall along with Heather Thomas in a Pink Bikini. Never really thought Id ever own an FJ yet here I am...

If bike is parked in neutral and engine is idling and you rev it a little there is no crackling sound? That would at least confirm engine is ok.

I would put it on the center stand and give it a little throttle in each gear and see if you can hear anything. If that doesn't work have a friend ride it down your street, maybe not being on the bike helps pinpoint the sound.

How do you know the rear wheel bearings are ok? Rear wheel has two bearings in the wheel and one in the sprocket carrier. Did you pull the rear wheel off and check the spacers and everything?

Have you taken the front sprocket cover off to check the front sprocket? All the links in the chain good? Is your rear wheel perfectly straight or did it become cocked to one side causing the chain to not marry up to the sprocket? Do you know for certain the sprockets and chain are all 530? Or is this a bike you got from somebody and you know know the maintenance history?

will an xjr1300 rear wheel fit an fj1200 1988?

Before you trim your windscreen you can remove it to see if you like the effect.  I did on my '84 and liked the free air so ended up trimming mine as seen.

not touching the bulb or anything. everything seems right. i was thinking maybe corrosion in light or ignition button

Hey Sparky, I have a write up over in the modification files.

https://fjowners.com/index.php?topic=4326.0

The block is out of aluminum and the base plate steel. (The base plate is welded to the one foot pad)

No problem with the spring holding it up.

 It is a bit tall, the bike stands up too much....I'm going to shave it down a bit.

Quote from: Pat Conlon on Today at 12:59:43 PMHere's what it looks like:

My Helmet is just above turbulence, only problem with taller screens is that you don't get any cooler air.

Pat, I like that big chunky "heel" on your side stand, does the extra weight affect the stand staying put when in the "up" position ... like when your riding, doesn't bounce around?

What's it made of and how did you fix it on ?
I've been Thinking of a carbon fibre block underneath .

I have a Loud Crackling sound when accelerating. Seems to come from the rear wheel.bearings are ok, no leakages and shifting ok. Chain( tension) and rearsprocket seem to be ok. What could that be? Thxs guys

 I am 6'3" and on my '84 with the oem screen height the wind line was at my upper chest level. No big deal. I wear a neck gaiter for the wind noise.
15 years ago I tried the +4" windscreen but it moved the turbulence level to my visor, made the wind noise worse and buffeting on my helmet was tiresome on long trips.
I had a cracked oem windscreen I decided to do an experiment with...I cut off the top 10" were the crack was and cleaned up the top line of the screen.

Here's what it looks like:









This moves the wind line down to my mid chest area and the result is my helmet is in cleaner, quieter air.
The Rizoma mirrors also move the wind turbulence down and further outside of my torso vs. the oem Mickey Mouse ear mirrors.

I still have my oem height windscreen. I'm not sure I like how this short screen looks. Just not used to it.
However, for my height, it is a noticeable improvement in lower wind noise.

Cheers

Pat

Quote from: Pat Conlon on Yesterday at 11:10:40 AM

Quote from: Paul.1478 on Yesterday at 07:56:51 AMDoing the front and rear suspension was the one most noticeable difference on my FJ hands down.
In my opinion, stock suspension on every bike I ever owned (excluding the Ducati) are woefully inadequate.

Agree 100%

On our FJ's, the stock damper rod forks, springs and shock needs an upgrade.
Then...the narrow pig heavy 16" rims and biasply tires
Then....the front brakes....
Then....
Then....

I've put a XJR1200 front wheel which is 3.5" wide, a matching pair of Avon Storm radial tyres, a set of XJR1200 forks with 1300 adjuster units and a Hagon rear shock on my 3CV. Out of the 4 FJ's that i've owned this one is by far the best handling that i've owned. XJR forks are 43mm with Hagon progressive springs. You can see the adjuster on the top of the forks in the photo, click to enlarge.
IMG_20240412_152207578 by XJR1200 TIGER, on Flickr