Quote from: FJmonkey on February 25, 2026, 03:10:36 PM

Quote from: MarioR on February 25, 2026, 12:53:04 PMThanks. I'm trying to use it with '86/'87 forks.
It will need to be fitted to make it work.

Thanks

I put 88/89 forks on my '86. This was due to wanting the Blue Dot calipers. They will not bolt on to the '86 forks directly.  The other consideration is the rotor size on the FZR wheel. You will need to find a rotor of the correct diameter and if needed, an offset to center the rotor in the caliper. The 88/89 forks makes all that crap a simple bolt-on.

I am thinking on this one to keep forks....already rebuild with progressive spring, cartridges and plates. Did bracket for Tokico calipers as well....

Quote from: MarioR on February 25, 2026, 12:53:04 PMThanks. I'm trying to use it with '86/'87 forks.
It will need to be fitted to make it work.

Thanks

I put 88/89 forks on my '86. This was due to wanting the Blue Dot calipers. They will not bolt on to the '86 forks directly.  The other consideration is the rotor size on the FZR wheel. You will need to find a rotor of the correct diameter and if needed, an offset to center the rotor in the caliper. The 88/89 forks makes all that crap a simple bolt-on.

Quote from: FJmonkey on February 25, 2026, 12:46:44 PMI don't recall any spacers, direct bolt on for 88/89 forks. Even uses the stock speedo hub.

Thanks. I'm trying to use it with '86/'87 forks.
It will need to be fitted to make it work.

Thanks

I don't recall any spacers, direct bolt on for 88/89 forks. Even uses the stock speedo hub.

Quote from: FJmonkey on February 25, 2026, 10:32:28 AM

Quote from: MarioR on February 24, 2026, 04:09:50 PMSo FZR 1000 87/88 front wheel fits 86/87 forks set up?
I have 86 with progressive springs, just rebuild and anti-dice plate and wondering if I can put FZR rim straight on it.

Thanks 

I put this same wheel on my '86, then moved to my 89'. Add the RPM fork valves and the front end is greatly improved.

Do you remember spacer specs???

Quote from: MarioR on February 24, 2026, 04:09:50 PMSo FZR 1000 87/88 front wheel fits 86/87 forks set up?
I have 86 with progressive springs, just rebuild and anti-dice plate and wondering if I can put FZR rim straight on it.

Thanks 

I put this same wheel on my '86, then moved to my 89'. Add the RPM fork valves and the front end is greatly improved.

My first FJ1100 had RS-36 carbs and it ran great with those carbs. The carbs were the old versions with bakeolite plastic slides and they started to have a hanging idle problem I couldnt fix so I bought a set of RS-38 carbs. I didn't get much if any improvement over the 36 mm carbs in HP with the stock 1100 engine and the larger carbs didn,t run as smoothly .When I put The larger 1249 cc engine in with the RS-38 carbs they seemed like a perfect fit and the bike runs very smooth.I think the RS-36 carbs would be a better fit with a stock 1100 engine.

I was actually looking at doing Mikuni RS36 carb's in place of my torched BS36's that came on the bike. Do you actually need to go to the 38 size, in leu of the 36's, to get it to be more plug and play? I do intend to go with the Wiseco 77mm piston's in the future but haven't done that change yet, so still running stock piston and rings.

I love the RS-38 carbs. My bike runs smooth from 2500 all the way up through 9500 rpm. The bike had loads of power with the 1100 engine and the RS-38's now that I have the 1249cc xjr1300 engine in the bike with the RS carbs this bike really runs strong. My son has a zzr1200 which is a rocketship but when he rides mine he notices the extra snap when you roll on the throttle due to the accelerator pumps. On a side by side roll on my FJ will pull away from him until his cv carbs catch up.This spring we are going to do a side by side 1/3 mile run down the alpine county air strip to see how they compare. I doubt I can beat his bike but I don't think he will be leaving me in the dust. He was hitting 156 mph on his runs a few years back despite being at an altitude of 5,900 feet. One of the guys in our group who was riding his fjr1300 was dissapointed that his bike was only getting up to 145 mph .
 The RS-38 carbs are easy to tune. Ive found the suggested settings on the mikuni spec sheets were right on the money except the pilot screw settings. The specs say to set the pilot screw to 1/4 to 1/2 turn out. The carbs will run very lean and rough at those settings. I have my pilot screws at 1-3/4 turns and it runs very smooth. The accelerator pump needs to be set to start at 1/4 throttle and end at 3/4 throttle or you can get a stumble at about 5,200 rpm.It is also important to have the carbs balanced. One other consideration is to make sure the accelerator pump nozzles are turned correctly to spray down the carb center.

The Mikuni TMR flat slides would be my choice. They have rollers on the slides.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/116885339938

They do have a unique jingle jingle jingle as roll down the road.