Premium Member builderbob Posted September 12, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted September 12, 2015 Replaced front fender. The paint was coming off in spots. Showed it to my dealer, who sent the claim with pictures off to the mothership. Within a few days I got the call that Yamaha had agreed to replace it under warranty. Received the replacement a few days after that. Hard to complain about that kind of response. Yamaha could show BMW a thing or two about taking responsibility and corrective action when appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Trambo Posted September 12, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted September 12, 2015 Replaced front fender. The paint was coming off in spots. Showed it to my dealer, who sent the claim with pictures off to the mothership. Within a few days I got the call that Yamaha had agreed to replace it under warranty. Received the replacement a few days after that. Hard to complain about that kind of response. Yamaha could show BMW a thing or two about taking responsibility and corrective action when appropriate. That's encouraging to hear Bob. It IS good to know they take their warranty issues seriously. I've already had my go around with that silly seized bearing issue... 2015 Stealth Grey FJ-09 Pilot Base of Operations: Chesterfield, VA Farkels? Lots, nothing flashy, but all functional... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpiost Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Really like what you've done here. Do you have a link to that color of rim tape you used. Ties in really well with the accent on the fairing.........very nice! It's from progrip part number 5025RFBL, it is also reflective. Hey thanks! Didn't realize it was 7mm wide reflective, good to know. Did you make the fairing accent from the same stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member builderbob Posted September 12, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted September 12, 2015 Replaced front fender. The paint was coming off in spots. Showed it to my dealer, who sent the claim with pictures off to the mothership. Within a few days I got the call that Yamaha had agreed to replace it under warranty. Received the replacement a few days after that. Hard to complain about that kind of response. Yamaha could show BMW a thing or two about taking responsibility and corrective action when appropriate. That's encouraging to hear Bob. It IS good to know they take their warranty issues seriously. I've already had my go around with that silly seized bearing issue...What happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Trambo Posted September 13, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted September 13, 2015 That's encouraging to hear Bob. It IS good to know they take their warranty issues seriously. I've already had my go around with that silly seized bearing issue...What happened? http://fj-09.org/thread/1823/clutch-problem-disengage-gearbox?page=1&scrollTo=19078 Clutch throwout bearing seized up. Barely 1150 miles on it. I'm relatively certain the mechanics that did the shifter linkage recall work fouled up the assembly somehow, but I'll never be able to prove that. 2015 Stealth Grey FJ-09 Pilot Base of Operations: Chesterfield, VA Farkels? Lots, nothing flashy, but all functional... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member mikengrace Posted September 13, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted September 13, 2015 Went for a great ride with my youngest son. He is 32 and rides a 2015 Kawasaki Ninja 636. While the ride was thoroughly enjoyable, as it always is, we switched bikes for a while. I was quickly reminded that I am 63 years old and no longer can bend myself into the shape of a pretzel. Once back on my FJ-09 I remembered why I bought it. This is a great bike. Performs well, is comfortable and I can sit on it like a human being. Having said all that, I would ride any bike just to keep my riding relationship with my two sons. Those are great times, no matter what bike you are on. Mikengrace. 2015 Yamaha FJ-09. SWmoteck crash bars, OEM front and rear axle sliders, Second OEM electrical plug in, Garmin GPS and mount, Powerbronze lower chin fairing, accessory battery pig tail, Evotech radiator guard. Evotech clip on tank bag. Fully farkled 2013 Kawasaki KLR650, to keep it company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotto Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Last few days I've mounted the Givi SR2122 Top Case Rack so I could mount my old 45L Monokey top case. Installed the oem heated grips and mounted some highway pegs on the SWmoteck crashbars. Getting ready for a trip to VA and NC to ride the Skyline Drive, Blue Ridge Pkwy and the Dragon next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member builderbob Posted September 13, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted September 13, 2015 What happened? http://fj-09.org/thread/1823/clutch-problem-disengage-gearbox?page=1&scrollTo=19078 Clutch throwout bearing seized up. Barely 1150 miles on it. I'm relatively certain the mechanics that did the shifter linkage recall work fouled up the assembly somehow, but I'll never be able to prove that. Don't know how I missed that one, but I'm glad that it worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member steveb Posted September 13, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted September 13, 2015 Last few days I've mounted the Givi SR2122 Top Case Rack so I could mount my old 45L Monokey top case. Installed the oem heated grips and mounted some highway pegs on the SWmoteck crashbars. Getting ready for a trip to VA and NC to ride the Skyline Drive, Blue Ridge Pkwy and the Dragon next week. That's going to be a great trip! I love those roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclealleyriders Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Today I installed a couple of 10 watt driving lights. The other day, I replaced the forward frame sliders I installed for highway pegs with passenger pegs from an XS650 Yamaha. The only modifications needed were several flat washers to fill the frame insert and a 5mm longer bolt for the left side of the frame since that insert is deeper than the right side. Works like a charm, fold flat when not in use and since they're black, they blend right in with the engine. Cheap, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocky5000100 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 The other day, I replaced the forward frame sliders I installed for highway pegs with passenger pegs from an XS650 Yamaha. The only modifications needed were several flat washers to fill the frame insert and a 5mm longer bolt for the left side of the frame since that insert is deeper than the right side. Works like a charm, fold flat when not in use and since they're black, they blend right in with the engine. Cheap, too.Pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member cman Posted September 16, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted September 16, 2015 Installed proton flush mounts, made a fender eliminator, removed hand guards, and cut down the stock screen 6". @awork13, any chance you could post a front on shot of your wind screen kinda like this one: http://i.imgur.com/jCFWVC3.jpg I'm thinking about doing the same with mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ville Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Got rid of those awful d222 changed them for a set of pirelli scorpion trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjbrian Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Best cheap mod ever. Handlebar mounted button for my garage door opener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member jeff400650 Posted September 18, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted September 18, 2015 2 things. I did the low profile drain plug mod. I now feel less vulnerable. A I flipped the top handlebar clamp pieces around so the extra "tabs" with the threaded holes under them are facing backward, behind the bars. I moved my bars forward a while back, and this made getting my big, gloved hand down to the key and ignition very tight. Getting those square things out of the way gives better access. The picture in the post above made me think of it. Pistons or pedals, 2 wheels are where it's at... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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