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Have you tried cranking with the throttle held fully open?

Same. It only takes a very short period of time for the ECU to boot up. The display takes a lot longer, no need to wait. Same applies to industrial controllers with a separate control/display panel.

Can't help asking, why do you have a Canadian flag in your avatar when you're from Texas? Originally from Canada?

Awesome, thanks so much, and I see that your FJ has the same overlay panel as I do on the Tracer so clearances should be the same. You mentioned you rotated the bar up a few degrees, did you have to do this to get more clearance or was it something you just wanted to do?

Yes I saw that they can be accessed from below preferably with a u-joint on your socket...My OEM risers are in the default position (handlebar closer to me) and due to the angle of the risers, I see that rotating them 180 will also bring the handle bar upwards about 5-10 mm.. This is good because I will need that extra space.....if I don't rotate them to the forward position, the 60 mm Rizoma risers will cause (at full left stop) contact between the tank overlay panel and the bottom of the clutch switch. Note, I rotated the clutch lever assembly downwards a bit awhile ago, which brought the switch about 5mm closer to the tank panel. I will probably go ahead with this . By the way, I wonder if that cosmetic overlay panel is present on the FJ-09. If its not present, that means FJ-09 owners have more clearance with the bars at the stops. I have longer than average arms....and I think this is why I could really use this mod.

I read thru it. Thank you. I see you recommend removing the fuel tank....ugh....not feeling that ambitious. 🤔

So today on a longer ride, I started feeling the desire to be leaning forward more while keeping my arms straight or close to it.. I have lower back pain and frequently rotate my hips for awhile while riding, keeping my lower back straight or concave vs. curved outwards...kinda like sticking my butt out....more along the lines of a sportbike posture. The ~ 4 inch standoffs that the handlebar is mounted on, I'm wondering if there are shorter ones available in the aftermarket? (I know longer ones are).

If it was just sputtering and not spluttering, I would have said clean the throttle bodies .....but since its actually spluttering, I'm drawing a blank. ☺️

Ha. Over here, there isn't a chance in hell a fuel station could be penalized or held accountable for bad fuel. Even after going through whatever hardships would be required to prove it.

Did you run out of fuel?

Any chance you have quick access to the part #?

Aircraft mechanic?

I wonder the same thing, a seasoned bike mechanic here says to not clean, just lube. Another thing, the chain from the factory was very sticky and the lube I use (Motul C2) also leaves the chain very tacky/tarry/sticky, instead of just slippery, so I wonder if that stickiness could be somehow slowly tearing the o-rings apart. Its so sticky it almost feels like roof tar on it. And I wonder if this "bad batch of chains" from Yamaha is actually an issue with the choice of lube when the chain is manufactured.

I get some heat on the inside of my left ankle, doesn't seem to matter what speed I'm at. Doesn't bother me too much.

I'm no expert but for some reason I personally don't like the top cases, I use a duffel bag and bungee it down to the rear seat. Also, the Yamaha side cases do not leak, they are waterproof, just make sure they are not so over-stuffed , the latch should pop smoothly closed when closing the latch, just like how it does with nothing inside. I have stuffed a huge blanket into mine and the latch just does not pop closed properly sometimes unless I re-arrange the blanket and pack it better. Have a great trip.

Hahaha. Well, last November when I saw the 2019 at the dealer, (brand new) I couldn't say no. And the avatar, that is not me, its just a funny meme I saved from Facebook.

Thank you, it represents my low level of ego (well, as compared to most men on motorcycle forums) combined with a slightly dorky sense of humour.

FWIW my car is supposed to get 91 and that's what I use. If I run 87 it is noisier, with less power. In the cylinder, the speed at which the flame expands (or the speed at which the flame front moves) is directly related to octane as higher octane creates a slower moving flame front. So with 87, you are creating combustion earlier in the rotation of the crankshaft, thereby increasing pressure seen at the top of the piston, and keep in mind the flame front has already started while the piston is still moving upwards on the compression stroke. So while you may not hear a knock, you are closer to one than if running 91.

Sometimes???

Bizarre that that the handguards direct air into your sleeves. The cuffs on my gloves don't always do a good job of preventing this, which leads to tghe zipper at the end of my sleeve slowly opening up, until half my fiorearm is exposed, so I just recently ordered new gloves from AliExpress which have BIG cuffs.

One is for the filler cap, the other is a metal crush washer for the drain plug.

Same here, I like it too.

Hi, just wondering if anyone has run 94 octane gas and what , if anything, did you notice?

The weird thing is, to turn QS on or off, you (apparently) use the same procedure, hold the shifter up and turn the key. So I wonder if the ECU is programmed to look for a "shifter up" condition, and simply set the QS mode to the opposite of what it was already set at. (either on or off)

That's a very good point.