I never thought I would need this info but as it turns out - I DO!!    I am trying to swap the key mechanism from one 85' Cap to a newer better condition cap. 

I disassembled the original and all the parts fell out - so this reassembly help is greatly needed.  However, I am still stuck in trying to remove the key tumbler/barrel assembly itself.  It appears to be located with an o-ring on the inside after all the "finger assembly" is off. 

Can the key barrel be easily removed?  Whats the trick? I don't want to break it and end up chasing tiny parts.

Cheers!


tim

Thanks! It has been well kept over the years- of course has some wear and tear that comes with the age of it. Word has it that it was bought new, and  it was driven cross country 3 times before we got it.Has been in the family about 20 years.I hope it goes to a good home that will get many more years of enjoyment out of it!It is priced to sell (no doubt) due to it needing a few things listed above, and some dings or scratches here and there, etc...

Great bike Jeff...very good price. I hope she goes to a good home.

I've owned several FJ's but those non abs '91 and '92's are my favorites.

92 fj  21k miles, carbs rebuilt, seat rehupolstered,, runs great..needs few things- tires, grips, and a fuel level sending unit.road ready and dependable.title in hand $2500 obo...indianapolis area. text 317 448 6456 for more details

I have to say that I'm very lucky living where I do, in a hot-bed of motorcycle social activity throughout the Spring and Summer Month's - so much so that my wife has actually complained about the amount of time I spend socialising with my biking friends. This likely comes from multiple VJMC evening meetings each month, monthly and weekly VJMC ride outs, regular ride-outs with my local buddies, lots of local Bike Night gatherings (at least 6 per month) and just ad-hoc sunny day rides !!

One of the best of the Bike Nights, is held at the Carington Arm's pub in the small Leicestershire village of Ashby Folville, around 50 miles (by the twisty route) from home, which attracts the most eclectic mix of bikes and riders of all ages, creeds, colours and bikes from every era, of every style and every continent.

I do wonder if the biker scene in the USA is as varied and inclusive as we seem to have over here (no biker-gangs, as such) ? What's your thought's guys and gals ?

One night a month, the village and it's pub WELCOME 200-300 bikers, who take over the village roads for 4-5 hours as they meet for a catch up with friends (or to make new riding friends), to show off their bikes, to sample the delicious Indian Street Food on offer, or to just enjoy the ride there and home.

The local's are unbelieveably welcoming and usually come out to join in with the chatting and the admiring of the bikes (and some of the characters that ride them). There is very little anti-social behaviour, or riding, as the vast majority of riders appreciate the welcome and don't want to spoil the event.

Here's a few photos from the last meet at the end of September. Mine was only FJ that turned up, but there was, at least, one other XJR 1300 that came along (and that's me under the yellow arrow with my back to the camera, standing with my buddy Raz (who was on the red VFR 800) and Will (who was on his Aprilia V4 1100 Tuono Factory), the usual suspects Mike and Simon are behind us in the ride-in photo.

There were too many brilliant bikes to list, but a few that really caught me eye were a showroom mint GPZ 750, 2 Laverda Jota's, a Benelli 750 Sei, a gorgeous MV Agusta F4, a six-pipe CBX.

Hope you all enjoy the photo's (some are mine, some taken from a semi-pro photographer, Matt.)

A couple of weeks back, with a few close friends, i made the perilous  trip dueing a heavy rainstorm, the full 5 miles from home, to the final Idle Torque (a local motorcycle clothing manufacturer) bike night of the year. Their workshop is in an old farmyard, beside a great cafe, but accessed by a dirt track .

Despite this, its still an amazingly popular gathering, once a month on a Saturday evening.

Here's a few photos below, with mine and Pete C's FJ's, Chris's Kawasaki 500 H1, Emma's SV 650 (the yellow peril) with Mike's Triumph 1200 Speed Twin and a couple of other interesting bikes amongst those that turned up over the 4 hours of the meet. Unfortunately, I missed Simon's 1250 Bandit !

And also a link to a brief video, from my Google Drive (the rain had just stopped !).

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xc_KwqBEXErgnbKUSU0gc5bqUa4nMjWL/view?usp=sharing

I realise this isn't what I did today with my FJ, but it's what I did at the weekend.

Unfortunately, due to being in Japan this time last year, I wasn't able to make it RTTW 2024, but I was definitely going to make it to Ride To The Wall 2025.

For those who don't know, RTTW is a biker event held each year at the National Memorial Arboretum - A Memorial Ride-In and Service dedicated to those servicemen and women who have fallen in conflict, or served the country, since the end of WW2 (there are other Memorial Services dedicated to those lost in WW1 & WW2).

The formal Service starts at 13.00 hrs and ends at 14.30 hrs, but most arrive early and leave late. This year 8,000 bikes were registered at the event, with lots of others arriving in cars, or on buses, as the weather had been atrocious over the weekend (Storm Amy), leading to estimates of over 12,000 people attending. There were organised ride-ins, with groups of between 100 and 1,000 riders, from around 15 locations all across the UK and plenty of riders attending from overseas too.

This is the most reverent, emotional and respectful event I've ever attended, showing the true level of biker support for those who give service to protect us.

I can only do a small amount myself, to show my thanks and support all who have served and one way I believe is to pay tribute by publicising the event and it's success through the social groups I am in.

I didn't do a lot in terms of taking photographs, as the mood didn't seem quite right, but did take a few and also a shot a few seconds of video footage of the tribute videos shown on the memorial wall screens, which I've attached and linked below - the Wall has the names of each one of the 16,000 or so who have given all, in service for us, since WW2.

These are links to the video's (with sound) in my Google Drive

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TRTb9i3n-Vc5L2efuotE8JjJEWem8FVt/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tU4BM_I9vrcwEGUxi9nladBjn6l9SMpo/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B9ZAjxaqxo4hG35BEUkGm5n-MleiN9Sd/view?usp=sharing


And the following are a few photo's from the event - amazingly, I didn't another FJ at amongst the sea of bikes in attendance ! The final 3 pics are myself, Mike and then Simon with his son Hayden as pillion, photographed as we entered the Arboretum.

Call it a day with the oem 40 year old petcock and buy a new one.

There's other things in life to worry about....those wonky vacuum petcocks ain't one of them.

It's not the 1188cc displacement of the Wiseco kit that's the issue, but the design of the Wiseco piston domes.

Carb jetting for a high compression kit @ 13:1 will be different than pistons that are 10:1

So, what's the compression ratio of the Wiseco kit?

[edit] On the Curt Andrew's website I see the 1199 Wiseco's  compression to be 10.25:1 so that's not too high of compression bump to be worried about...considering the stock FJ compression is 9.7:1
https://andrewsmotorsports.mybigcommerce.com/wiseco-piston-kit-yamaha-fj-complete-kit-l1199-ck-ms-motorcycle-series-11148m77521-ck-ms/

The others in the group know a lot more than I do so take my comments with a grain of salt.

Your 1188 CC kit essentially gets you to a 1986 or later FJ1200 and the jetting you have is in line with that. Since you say the bike runs well I'm tempted to say the PO who installed the 1188 kit took the time to dial it in. You don't NEED to do anything but if you want a bit more from the engine add RPM pod air filters, free flowing exhaust and then the carb jetting changes for those changes will wake it up a bit more and it will sound better.

I strongly suggest the RPM pod air filters instead of the stock airbox. Pick any open (no baffle) exhaust that makes you happy. You can find some used slipons on ebay or buy a new Delvic exhaust. I use the HRS needles and springs in my carbs, links below, I have noticed an improvement in performance with these. The needles and springs must be used in conjunction with each other. The needles and springs are common for the FJ1200 carbs, not sure if your bike has the FJ1100 carbs or the FJ1200 carbs. If you have the FJ110 carbs I'm not sure if these needles and springs would work the same or not. Pilot jet size probably ok, but you may need to add some more fuel with the fuel mixture screws or go to 42 pilot and have less worry about a clogged pilot. With those changes you should bump up the main jet size to 115 or larger but that depends on your area. I'm in NJ and use RPM pod filters, straight through exhaust with short slipon mufflers, 42.5 pilots, HSR needles on 3rd clip from top, HSR Dyna Springs, 120 main jets and bike runs great. I think regionally carb settings are different. I received feedback from our FJ brothers on the wests coast and tried their jetting in my bike but even with the same configuration it just didn't work in my bike, my bike needs the big mains. In talking with some others on the east coast of USA their jetting is more in line with mine so while each engine is different I think the region can matter too.

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https://rgqbx-sxswu.volusion.store/product-p/hsr-needle.htm