Hi to all in FJ land, My name is ruffy, and i just joined your group today. I've had my ride, a '84 model, with a metallic blue paint job for 3 years now, and she has performed faultlessly on all my rides, short and long distance. She was rough when i bought her, but i loved the style, then she was sitting on the centre stand and some how she fell over smashing the top fairing, grinding the clucth master cylinder cover awawy and cracking the R/H mirror.. I was shattered!, the insurance guy didnt help much, but gave me a cheque and told to fix it myself. Well as you know parts a hard to find so the journey begins. I have the bike in the shop now to get minor engine work down, rings bearings valve stem seals down, but as my research continues i'm finding more and more custom jobs and street fighter look bikes out there and they look really great, So well done to those guys and girls, and may you welcome me to the ranks.
Welcome to the group.
we call the affliction mod-itis :good2:
KOokaloo!
Welcome here Ruffy.
Dan
Thanks guys, i'm looking forward to the mod-itis! many plans and thoughts running through my head at the moment, deciding which path the bike will take.
Welcome Ruffy,
G'day from ren-dog
May the original '84 live on :good2:
Gooday and welcome.
I've had lots of good advice from good people here.
sorry to hear about the fall, don't forget to take some pics of the modifications in progress.
we love pics.
Welcome Ruffy,
You have come to the right place for all knowledge concerning the FJ series. As a matter of fact there was a guy on here from NC the other day trying to sell 3 early model rolling frames. Perhaps you could contact him for possible parts. Ebay is another good source for parts. I have always liked the 1100's and I hope you can get her back in the original body work, they just look so classic... Good luck and enjoy the ride...
Eric M
Welcome,
'84s rock!
Hey Guys, i was wondering with parts getting so hard to source, which other bikes i should be looking at to continue my upgrade? Any ideas? I've read through a few sections of the site and it seems FZR 1000 some parts are interchangable is there any other?
Hey Ruffy,
Most parts other than body parts are not too hard to get. Yamaha is still making and selling the XJR in several markets and almost all the engine/tranny bits are the same. The FJ can remain FJ for a long while yet.
Cheers,
Arnie
Hi All,
Well back home off shift, 2 weeks away and i got the mod-itis bad, been scoping out websites and photos as to new ideas i can create for my beastie. Thinking gauges from a xjr1300, with twin headlights from cutom bike shop, and possibly custom metal front guard if mine can not be repaired, slight cracking along the joins. Waiting to see the spanner weilder to see how the engine rebuild is coming along and to also confirm some of the parts on the cycle. I will post some photos as i go as of the minute i have none.
I was checking through some bike websites and come across a site that sell aftermarket wheels for cruiser style bike and was wondering as to whether they would fit the '84 fj?
Well thanks for listening and i'll keep you posted.
Hey Ruff, twin headlights eh? Take a look at this:
http://www.poly26.com/carenage-yamaha-1100-fj_5-146.html (http://www.poly26.com/carenage-yamaha-1100-fj_5-146.html)
Pat
Quote from: Ruffy on January 17, 2010, 07:50:28 AM
Hi All,
Well back home off shift, 2 weeks away and i got the mod-itis bad, been scoping out websites and photos as to new ideas i can create for my beastie. Thinking gauges from a xjr1300, with twin headlights from cutom bike shop, and possibly custom metal front guard if mine can not be repaired, slight cracking along the joins. Waiting to see the spanner weilder to see how the engine rebuild is coming along and to also confirm some of the parts on the cycle. I will post some photos as i go as of the minute i have none.
I was checking through some bike websites and come across a site that sell aftermarket wheels for cruiser style bike and was wondering as to whether they would fit the '84 fj?
Well thanks for listening and i'll keep you posted.
Hey Pat,
When the beatie had the fall a mate of mine actually found this site for me, and i must say the fairing does look really trick! The only prob was the company is in france( and i dont speak let alone type in French) but they also dont ship to the public and there was no distribtor in Australia which is a shame.
hello in there. where bouts are u ruffy?
If I'm not mistaken Ruffy is in ...
Nett not :crazy: (said with tongue stuck to the roof of mouth)
Atleast that's how I remember the locals pronouncing Cessnock
PS. Might have spare front fender set for '84 soon.
ahhh neck nock.... two head country :yahoo: just down the road from me :wacko2:
Hello again everybody,
Just went to see my mechanic as he told me the bike would be ready today... Well it wasn't! It appears the rings he ordered from yamaha with the correct part number are an incorrect size. So next step he's chasing someone from the Legend car racing series hoping to get an insight as to where to get the correct rings for it.
Damn.
Ruffy,
G'Day mate,I'm up on the Goldy, near Currumbin,we should be able to sort you out with some good forks and a 17" front wheel.
Hi all,
Just back off shift, been to see mechanic and it turns out that the rings need to be 5 thou oversize and cant be sourced in Oz, so try on here to see if they can be bought elsewhere or try and source standard barrels and pistons. Hoping someone can point me in a direction other than scrapping the project.
5 thou oversize and cant be sourced in Oz
Ruffy, is that 5thou over after he has done a re-bore? or is that 5thou as it stood when you gave it to him...... ie what was on the pistons.
And is that with 1100 or 1200 cylinder block and OEM or aftermarket pistons?
Just curious is all.
I am sure Randy rpm@swaybar.com here on the group can help you.....he has a Legends car, a couple of FJs and runs his own parts supply shop on top of his day job!
And I'm pretty sure he will pipe up here.....but its Thanksgiving over there at the moment, so don't expect it till after the holiday.
So are you still going to do cosmetic mods (plus the engine re-build), or is some suspension modification on the horizon too?
Cheers
Harvy
I got a "Wiseco" 3mm oversize kit (pistons, rings, gaskets etc) only about 8 or 9 mths ago. The kit was $760 and the rebore $320. There was a bit of stuffing around and I would highly recommend dealing direct with the agent, not a bikeshop. I'm in Melbourne. The agent here is Ken Colvin, he's been the Wiseco agent for 28 years. If you want any other info about parts or the job or the outcome, let me know. That's for a 1200 not an 1100.
Noel
It is 5 thou as i gave it to him not sure on the bikes history, i thought it was standard.
the bike is an '84 1100
I am not very familiar with the dimensions of the 1100 as I have never had to rebuild one. If your mechanic is telling you he can't get parts, then I recommend jumping up to a 1200 configuration.
I believe you can bore out the 1100 block to fit the stock 1200(1188) piston as well as going up as high as a 1219 per the Wiseco specs; http://www.wiseco.com/Catalogs/Powersports/YamahaCycleStreetOverbore.pdf. (http://www.wiseco.com/Catalogs/Powersports/YamahaCycleStreetOverbore.pdf.) The only other change will be the installation of a 1200 head gasket.
Good luck, and make sure you educate yourself on this topic and ask your mechanic a lot of questions so you get the best job possible. If you are unsure of his answer, let me know and I will try and clarify.
All of the other parts on the engine are the same as the 1200 so parts will not be a problem. The only thing different is the 1100 block and pistons.
If there is anything I can do parts wise for the 1200 let me know.
Randy - RPM
The 1100 cylinder will only go from 1088 to a 1188, you can buy a 1200 clylinder and it will fit you might have to clearence the cases. If you want to go larger, then again you could go 1250 cylinder and go 1300 plus if big is what you want.
Bob W
1200 cylinders will fit the 1100 case without modification. If going to the XJR1250/1300 block the case must be clearanced.
Randy - RPM
So guys no chance of buying 5 thou over rings from anywhere?
Quote from: Ruffy on November 28, 2010, 02:34:59 AM
So guys no chance of buying 5 thou over rings from anywhere?
Ruffy,
Haynes says the FJ1100 has two oversizes: +0.50mm and +1.00mm and the FJ1200 one oversize: +0.50mm. 5 thou oversize (0.13mm) seems too small since it is about the allowable barrel wear limit.
Stuart (in a very snowy Glasgow, Scotland)