hawkgt Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Has anyone else noticed a little fork slop and/or play in the tubes when you grab the front brake and rock the bike back and forth? 2015 FJ-09 2009 WR250R 1989 HawkGT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboa Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Has anyone else noticed a little fork slop and/or play in the tubes when you grab the front brake and rock the bike back and forth? Interesting! 2015 FJ-09 matte gray 2013 Honda CB1100 2004 Triumph T100 Bonneville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member rusty_spoke Posted January 15, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted January 15, 2015 i noticed that on my 2012 Triumph Thruxton...just assumed some play was the norm.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcsp Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Hawkgt, What you describe sounds like loose steering head bearings. It is well-known in the FJR1300 community that the steering head bearings usually need to be checked & re-torqued. For some reason, even after the FJR being available for 12 years, Yamaha still overlooks this?? Check with your dealer, maybe they'll check it out at no cost. Not sure if a service manual is available for the FJ, but maybe the spec is the same as the FZ model. I know there is a specific procedure on how to torque the FJR steering head bearings, may be similar on the FJ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkgt Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 I haven't picked it up yet, should be able to on Saturday, just noticed it when I sat on it in the showroom. I will be sure to point it out though, thanks xcsp. 2015 FJ-09 2009 WR250R 1989 HawkGT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcsp Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Let us know what you find out, seems odd to actually be able to notice that when just setting on it in the showroom. On my previous FJR, you really only noticed it when coming to a stop while riding, maybe on that particular FJ, they are very loose?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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