Hi every one Joe from Denver the FJ1200 I picked up has 56k, ever though i payed 1750. it's a clean bike. would like to no where to get the over
size oil cooler or my be run two of the original, one in front of the one on the bike right now. and the correct way to lift the bike up with a bike floor jack not on the exhaust it self. Front tire loses air, how and ware to get repair information, would like to get a manual that would be the best for me. and one more thing is the right side mirror that gets mounted master cylinder base is it left hand threads. much appreciate the help.
The oversize oil cooler and many other parts and goody's can be sourced from a fellow member here. His website is http://www.RPMRacingCA.com (http://www.rpmracingca.com)
I can't say for sure about the left hand threads for the mirror mount. Your 1200 uses fairing mounted mirrors. For a manual look in the 'Files' section and you are able to download/print one. Lifting the bike in my opinion is risky with a floor jack. There are inexpensive paddock lifts available on eBay and Harbor Frieght. A leaky front tire should never be repaired. Replace with new. Hope this helps.
Fred
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Just beat me to the post!
not sure whats I am doing wrong did not post earlier make this short FJ need up in the air for a front tire repair and the right way to do this I do have a bike jack that is a floor jack, but looking at it the exhaust, it is lower then the frame. Oil cooler I am thinking of running one in front of the one that's on the bike right know good idea or not or just buy a larger one and ware to get it. is the right side mirror mount on the master cylinder base left hand thread. How would I get a manual. thanks for the help
Put the bike on the center stand, have a friend bush down on the back of the bike to lift the front, place a 2X4, blocks whatever, under the front frame, to keep the front up.
Easy peasy.
Dan
Your other post did show up in the 'Maintenance' thread.
Fred
Put a piece of 2x under the center stand first, then have someone push down on the rear, and slide the stand under the frame. Oops, edit--I didn't see your post Dan, ? similar question in a different post? anyway, what Dan said--with a picture.
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In Denver you should not need a larger oil cooler. You can lift your front end with a floor jack and a short 2x4 positioned between the pipes, stop lifting when the rear tire touches the ground. Or just put about 100 pounds on the tail section, 2, 50 pound bags of whatever should work.
I copied the "Markmartin" design :). Works great when set up.
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Thanks Markmartin :good2:
George
Damn show off!!! :ireful: :ireful: :ireful: :ireful: :ireful: :ireful:
Yea, you should see my now polished exhaust pipes, muffler (minus the F1 decal), side supports and new rear tire..... :) Front soon to follow. Can't ride for shit but the bike will look OK....... :morning2:
George
Quote from: FJmonkey on February 23, 2013, 02:12:51 PM
In Denver you should not need a larger oil cooler.
I am contemplating Randy's larger oil cooler............My FJ seems to run hotter since moving up here to Denver..My guess is the thinner air doesn't cool the bike as well, but I don't know for sure.
My oil temp gauge reads higher than I can remember it when I lived in Phoenix.
Quote from: Firehawk068 on February 23, 2013, 04:03:32 PM
Quote from: FJmonkey on February 23, 2013, 02:12:51 PM
In Denver you should not need a larger oil cooler.
I am contemplating Randy's larger oil cooler............My FJ seems to run hotter since moving up here to Denver..My guess is the thinner air doesn't cool the bike as well, but I don't know for sure.
My oil temp gauge reads higher than I can remember it when I lived in Phoenix.
Sounds like a jetting issue.
Quote from: movenon on February 23, 2013, 03:54:54 PMCan't ride for shit but the bike will look OK....... :morning2:
George
Riding slower just gives bystanders more time to admire your polishing skills. :good:
No, I just have an excuse why not to ride,,, "I have to polish", "its wet outside" or I will get road grime on it...... Or other than my age and ability its why I am so slow.... :)
I was raised that it was OK to be poor but water and soap is cheap... Later I found out that polish was also pretty cheap.
I need to do some mechanical work on it and I figure if its clean and shinny I will be motivated to tear into it later this summer. If riding doesn't get in the way. hee, hee :)
George
You guys need to add some small "ears" to those stands to keep the bike from slipping sideways.
One on each side, don't even need to be as high as the frame rail.
I almost lost mine one time on a similar work stand. The ears prevent any unwanted sideways movement.
DavidR.
Quote from: SlowOldGuy on February 23, 2013, 08:35:27 PM
You guys need to add some small "ears" to those stands to keep the bike from slipping sideways.
One on each side, don't even need to be as high as the frame rail.
I almost lost mine one time on a similar work stand. The ears prevent any unwanted sideways movement.
DavidR.
Good idea !
George
Quote from: SlowOldGuy on February 23, 2013, 08:35:27 PM
You guys need to add some small "ears" to those stands to keep the bike from slipping sideways.
One on each side, don't even need to be as high as the frame rail.
I almost lost mine one time on a similar work stand. The ears prevent any unwanted sideways movement.
DavidR.
A length of angle iron mounted to the top of each upright 2x4 would probably work as "safety ears". Think I'll whip up one of these stands. I added two eye bolts to the back of my lift table, put bike on center stand, push back end down, and use tie down straps from the grab rails to the eye bolts to hold it down. Appears, though, that the 2x4 rig keeps both wheels well off the ground. I like that.
GT
Quote from: FJmonkey on February 23, 2013, 04:09:44 PM
Sounds like a jetting issue.
My slightly educated-guess conclusion, indicates that mine may be slightly rich(I would think that the engine would run slightly cooler in this case)
I am certainly no carb-wizard, but from my fuel mileage numbers(being about the same, or slightly worse than they were when I lived in Phoenix) and even the blip test indicates a slightly rich condition(after throttle blip, idle drops below normal idle speed, then rises back up to idle speed)
Most of my riding around town, and on longer rides is done at zero-to-quarter throttle...........and I am assuming here, that under these conditions, I am not using the main jet that much.......And it's under these conditions that I notice the oil temp being slightly higher than I remember..........
When I give her full throttle, she really pulls hard, and never stumbles even at low rpm's. The engine sounds, and feels healthy, at least to me. Having never ridden anyone elses FJ though, I really don't have anything to compare it with..........
I realize that going from roughly 1000ft elevation of phoenix, to 5000+ft in Denver will change the tuning, but I was thinking it would change it toward the rich side.......I could be wrong, and I thought I remember reading a post where someone stated that the CV carbs work the opposite of what you would think?
I wonder why the new guy feels the need for a bigger oil cooler? And I have never heard of anyone stacking 2 of them, one in front of the other?
Maybe, being new to the FJ, he just doesn't realize how much heat these air-cooled engines throw on your legs...............
Anyway, I just received a new valve cover gasket, and grommets from Randy........Now I just need to contact Lee to borrow his valve holder tool in case I need to move shims around, so I can do the valve clearance checks (I have been neglecting this bit of maintainence for far too long), then a good carb synch, and a compression check for good measure, and a new set of plugs.........A fresh oil change, and then I'll see where I'm at before I decide on the bigger oil cooler.
Hi Alan, yep, your thinking is correct.
Chances are Your pilot jets are just a bit rich, and 1/4 throttle is where they operate.
Checking the air density table shows that you are about 15% less dense at 5000' on a warm day in Denver than where you were in Phoenix. I remember density altitude correction was critical when taking off at a airport in higher elevations on a warm summer day...less air means less lift.
Try turning in your Air/fuel mixture screws 1/4 turn and see if that helps the blip test.
As for running warmer....yep, entirely possible at 5000' even with slightly rich pilots, remember the air is thin up in Denver and air flow is what cools our engines. Less air means less cooling.
Run a good synthetic and unplug your oil temp gauge.
Keep it simple.
There is a lug in front of the oil drain plug. Use a bottle jack on that.
I do it every week for cleaning, front wheel removing and even fork work.
And, you can leave the belly pan on.
One advantage to this is you can adjust the height so when refitting you can line up the axle so it just pushes through with your finger.
The pictured stand is great for more substantial work and for those that sleep better with the bike rock solid but you do not need something that would make a good bulkhead for Noah's Ark just to whip the wheel out to fix a flat.
You are just removing the front wheel to fix a puncture for goodness sake.
Don't over complicate it.
If you have enough time on you hands to build one of those, you should be riding or polishing or thinking of a sneaky way to introduce an oil discussion.
Noel
hell if you have a decent shed, just ratchet strap the front up :biggrin:,, i normall use a smallish slab of timber and a trolley jack under the 4/1 exhaust, never crushed one yet
Quote from: FJmonkey on February 23, 2013, 04:09:44 PM
Quote from: Firehawk068 on February 23, 2013, 04:03:32 PM
Quote from: FJmonkey on February 23, 2013, 02:12:51 PM
In Denver you should not need a larger oil cooler.
I am contemplating Randy's larger oil cooler............My FJ seems to run hotter since moving up here to Denver..My guess is the thinner air doesn't cool the bike as well, but I don't know for sure.
My oil temp gauge reads higher than I can remember it when I lived in Phoenix.
Sounds like a jetting issue.
Should be richer in Denver, altitude should over take temperature difference, humidity not much of a factor. I don't have a lot experience jetting street bikes but two stroke dirt bikes tons, principles are the same though. Thinner air not cooling as well makes sense.
Kurt