1984/85 - fjspecs
1986/87 - fjspecs
1988/90 - fjspecs
1991/95 - fjspecs
1996/97 - xjrspecs
FJ Quick
Reference Data
This page gives a quick reference
guide to the simple questions many FJ'ers have asked. Questions such
as, how much air do I put in the tyres? And how much fork oil to have in
the forks?
Note : this data is not apply to the XJR 1200.
FJ Colours in Australia
This FJ colours section was
completed by Trevor, an FJ list member. Most information has been sourced
from factory brochures. Note : colours are for the model year, not the
year the bike was registered.
FJ Changes Over Time
As far as we can establish this is how the FJ's that
arrived in Australia changed over time.
As far as I know the XJR was not changed until 1998 when
the motor was enlarged to a 1300cc.
FJ and XJR Modifications
The most common modification to the FJ seems to be a
four into one exhaust system. Usually this is combined with an after market
air filter, re-jetting and tuning. This provides excellent results
if your looking for an increase in power across the range. However it is
a pain for many to remove the four into one exhaust system every time they
want to change the oil. Other common modifications people make to their
FJ's are installing handlebar risers and replacing the useless factory
horn. Generally however most FJ owners are happy to leave their pride
and joy stock standard or as they purchased it. For die hard enthusiasts
there is always the option to replace the 16 inch rear wheel with an FZR1000
17 inch rear wheel. Or really get keen and install a big bore kit.
Or perhaps walk on the wild side with nitrous oxide.
I recently received an e-mail from an XJR owner, below
are some of the modifications he has made to his XJR1200.
1. Front forks re-sprung with progressive
springs by OHLINS.
2. Handle bars changed to Kawasaki
Z1 bars.
3. Exhaust changed to KIRKER
4-1 with race end can.
4. Re-jetted with DYNOJET kit.
5. Air filter replaced with K&N.
6. Rear shocks changed to fully adjustable
OHLINS.
7. Front disks changed to EBC PRO-LITE.
From what I gather the most common modification
to the XJR seems to be to add an after market front fairing. Nothing worse
than being hit in the chest by wind.
If you own an XJR and have modified it please e-mail.
I'd love to hear about what you've done.
FJ & XJR Pictures from
Down Under
Sorry if these pictures are slow to download, they are
kept big to keep the clarity.
Victorian Aussie FJ & XJR Mailing List members
ride - February 7th & 8th, 1998.
NSW Aussie FJ & XJR Mailing List members
ride - Sunday July 5, 1998.
| Luke on his FJ1100. |
| A CB, an XJR and three FJ's (cool). |
| The "team" Luke, Paul, John (at
back) Andrew and Nicole. |
| A well earned break. |
FJ and XJR Manuals in Australia
So you've just purchased yourself an FJ or an XJR and
now your keen to do some maintenance on it. According
to my local Yamaha dealer there are no manuals at this stage available
in Australia for the XJR. However you can order microfiche for it at your
local Yamaha dealer. It will probably cost you anywhere between $60 and
$100. Microfiche breaks all parts of a bike down into three dimensional
drawings. The trouble is that this doesn't really help you in regard to
setting up your suspension etc. And also you need a special projector to
view it. So for most owners microfiche won't do the job.
There are two manuals out there relating to the FJ, the
Clymer and the Haynes. There has been a long standing debate about which
manual is better. I can't comment on the Haynes as I've never used it.
I've found some small mistakes in the Clymer but it has steered me successfully
through most jobs. The Clymer manual is available from Strathfieldsaye
Auto Books, Vic. It sells for $44.95 plus postage. Their phone number is
03 54 395 000.
The Technical Bookshop in Swanston Street, Melbourne has
the Haynes manual. It sells for $39.95. Trevor
has been using
Haynes manuals for a number of years and thinks they're
ok, but they do have a few errors (like referring to anti-dive units on
1988 - 1990 models). The Technical
Bookshop's phone number is 03 9663 3951.
FJ Motorcycle Story
Here's an article for those who
like to read. Predominately it's on the FJ but does make reference to the
XJR. In italic is little bits that I've added.
Aus.Motorcycle Newsgroup
For those of you who run Windows 95 you can subscribe
to a newsgroup called aus.motorcycles through the program Internet News.
Others will have to use newsgroup readers suitable for their computer.
aus.motorcycels represents Australian riders who own all types of makes
and models. I haven't come across many FJ or XJR owners on there, however
some threads can be quite interesting.
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& XJR Links
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