I am looking to see if anyone know any information and/or history on this bike.
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I bought it from a young man in Illinois and the reason was the dealer told him it had a bad starter clutch.
It arrived here last week, I have given a quick once over and it has some aftermarket parts indicating the engine has been worked on. So, before I dive in I just wondered if anyone had any good history on the bike.
Randy - RPM
Randy: Who did you use to ship the bike?
I finally found the Facebook post Where this bike was listed for sale.
Here is what was posted....
Hi guys
I have my 1992 FJ1200. The starter clutch (?) went out. I don't have the time, or the money to fix this thing. It has brand new delkovic exhaust. GSXR wheels. Racing carbs. Fix the starter clutch and you're good to go. Maybe new rear pads as well.
It's located just outside Chicago, IL. I'll give it to whoever wants it for $1000.
You would need to trailer it.
That is as much info as I could find.
Fred
I know from one of the PO's that it gets crappy fuel mileage lol
I saw this bike up-close-and-personal last summer. Looked to be a very nice, well-kept example. Don't know anything about it, except that it suffered a rapidly-flattening tire in Dixon, IL that day...
Quote from: rlucas on November 24, 2015, 06:44:31 AM
I saw this bike up-close-and-personal last summer. Looked to be a very nice, well-kept example. Don't know anything about it, except that it suffered a rapidly-flattening tire in Dixon, IL that day...
Ha, I still give Tom crap for that!
Quote from: FJ1100mjk on November 23, 2015, 06:39:25 PM
Randy: Who did you use to ship the bike?
Haul Bikes
Randy - RPM
Randy, I'm curious, what type of "racing carbs" are on the bike? Mikuni RS flatslides?
Quote from: rlucas on November 24, 2015, 06:44:31 AM
I saw this bike up-close-and-personal last summer. Looked to be a very nice, well-kept example. Don't know anything about it, except that it suffered a rapidly-flattening tire in Dixon, IL that day...
That might be the same rear tire still on the bike...it goes flat in about an hour...
Quote from: Paul1965 on November 24, 2015, 06:51:51 AM
...I still give Tom crap for that!
Tom who?
Randy - RPM
Quote from: Pat Conlon on November 24, 2015, 11:02:07 AM
Randy, I'm curious, what type of "racing carbs" are on the bike? Mikuni RS flatslides?
I don't know yet, I have not done anything but unload it off the truck and roll it into the shop.
Covered up with too much work right now and there is a monster RPM sale coming up this weekend.
Randy - RPM
Quote from: racerrad8 on November 24, 2015, 11:37:43 AM
Quote from: rlucas on November 24, 2015, 06:44:31 AM
I saw this bike up-close-and-personal last summer. Looked to be a very nice, well-kept example. Don't know anything about it, except that it suffered a rapidly-flattening tire in Dixon, IL that day...
That might be the same rear tire still on the bike...it goes flat in about an hour...
Quote from: Paul1965 on November 24, 2015, 06:51:51 AM
...I still give Tom crap for that!
Tom who?
Randy - RPM
Tom is the PO that sold it to the person you bought it from. I know it was for sale for a good part of 2014 before Tom picked it up earlier this year. It was a great running bike when he had it and I know it was NOT sold due to any issues with the FJ itself. I'll try to get in touch with him and get you some more info.
Quote from: Pat Conlon on November 24, 2015, 11:02:07 AM
Randy, I'm curious, what type of "racing carbs" are on the bike? Mikuni RS flatslides?
According to Tom they're Mikuni 38s flatslides, and he believes the engine is stock.
PS: Randy, check your PM's
So I found out a little info, but not enough to get some answers.
The biggest question I have about this bike is the rear wheel conversion. I was told by the young man I bought it from it was a GSXR wheel.
The interesting part of that is that this 92 still has the ABS tone ring in the 17" wheel. Unfortunately the wheel was chrome plated and the markings were removed from the wheel.
It uses the Yamaha sprocket & rotor, the cush drive has only been filed only slightly on the center portion by the bearing. In fact the only thing that has been machined is the brake stay. The brake caliper torque arm is also from some other application with a factory offset.
I wish I could find the guy that owned this bike & did the conversion, but it looks like it is time for me to start researching wheels again...
Randy RPM
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Chrome plated? :bad:
Chrome has no place on our FJ's, Harleys yes, FJ's no....Polished aluminum is another matter. :dance:
Looks familiar.
I dont know who did the conversion.
Wheel looked good on Tom's FJ.
The tank was pink at one time...
Maybe that might jog a memory.
Randy - RPM
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Quote from: racerrad8 on December 03, 2015, 04:01:19 PM
The tank was pink at one time...
Maybe that might jog a memory.
Randy - RPM
Henry? :pardon:
Quote from: Pat Conlon on December 03, 2015, 01:59:35 PM
Chrome plated? :bad:
Chrome has no place on our FJ's, Harleys yes, FJ's no....Polished aluminum is another matter. :dance:
So Sayeth the Sultan of Simichrome! :hi:
Randy,
I'll start with, "I have no knowledge about this particular bike."
However, I do have a W. A. G. about that rear wheel.
My guess is that it is the OEM FJ ABS wheel that has been widened and enlarged by a firm like Kosman then chromed. The extra width would probably require the mod on the brake torque arm.
Arnie
Quote from: Arnie on December 03, 2015, 07:49:49 PM
My guess is that it is the OEM FJ ABS wheel that has been widened and enlarged by a firm like Kosman then chromed. The extra width would probably require the mod on the brake torque arm.
Arnie
I am not sure about that because that would mean it would also have to go from 16" to 17"
It is definitely from something else as the brake stay had to be machined to allow it to fit in the FJ swing arm.
Randy - RPM
Quote from: racerrad8 on December 03, 2015, 09:14:43 PM
Quote from: Arnie on December 03, 2015, 07:49:49 PM
My guess is that it is the OEM FJ ABS wheel that has been widened and enlarged by a firm like Kosman then chromed. The extra width would probably require the mod on the brake torque arm.
Arnie
I am not sure about that because that would mean it would also have to go from 16" to 17"
It is definitely from something else as the brake stay had to be machined to allow it to fit in the FJ swing arm.
Randy - RPM
They can go up in diameter and width: http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=13445.0 (http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=13445.0)
I looked at a few pics on the Interwebs and all the GXSR ones I see have a dimple of sorts on the rotor side of the wheel, which I don't see on yours (unless it was ground off before being plated). Look at this pic for example. You can see it to the left on the spoke on the right:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rear-Wheel-with-break-rotor-17-GSXR-RF900R-/221791838159 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rear-Wheel-with-break-rotor-17-GSXR-RF900R-/221791838159)
It also looks like the spacing is different from the stem to the spoke, so maybe that's not from a GSXR at all.
Randy, Definitely not a gsxr wheel, the shape of the rim itself where the spokes join to the bead of the rim is different, plus gixxer wheels use an upside down caliper.
I think Arnie hit the nail on the head because I can't think of any Yamaha rims in that style of spoke in 17" with ABS. Is the rim 5.00" or 5.5" wide ??
Are the engine covers chrome plated?
Back around 2003 I had a customer who was building a similar bike in Northern KY. He was an odd bird but I remember him purchasing a ton of parts that he was having plated including the engine covers and a set of carbs. I never saw the finished bike but I know that he had a wild paint job done that involved a pink stripe. Someone (probably Dean) posted a pic of the bike parked on the street commenting on how ugly it was.
If this is that bike The person who did the mod sent a wheel to someone in Germany to have the wheel modified to work with the ABS. He showed me the wheel when It was completed and it looked very similar. I believe it was a FZR1000 wheel or maybe a YZF600????
Quote from: Bones on December 04, 2015, 01:35:35 AM
Randy, Definitely not a gsxr wheel, the shape of the rim itself where the spokes join to the bead of the rim is different, plus gixxer wheels use an upside down caliper.
I think Arnie hit the nail on the head because I can't think of any Yamaha rims in that style of spoke in 17" with ABS. Is the rim 5.00" or 5.5" wide ??
That was an ABS FJ so I would guess that means they just re-used the OE rear rotor right? Or is the toner ring part of the hub, not the rotor? I remember seeing the ABS light on when Tom rode and talking to him about it, I think it was because they never reinstalled the sensor itself.
Randy, Tom just reminded me about the FJ's origins. Is there any chance that since that's a European bike the wheels would be different than here in the US? I don't know which side of the pond the mods were done.