Hello from Wisconsin

[charleygofast]

Glad to be here. I just bought an 84 fj. its stock with 36k the faring hes been chopped just above the scoops and the side covers and lower scoop are missing.          The bike was a 2nd hand mechanics claim that I paid 450 for it hadnt ran for 3yrs and the clutch master cyl  was leaking badly. Ive spent the last two weeks eves going through the bike and alladjustments and lubes. She fired right up and runs and drives excellent its smooth and fast and a blast to ride. About a year ago I bought another 84 fj that was dissasembled and boxed. Turns out the bike was owned for 20 years by a guy obsessed with makeing it faster its a 1280 cc motor Ablueprinted with cams 39mmflatslide mikunis ape clutch dyna coils Yoshi pipe different ignition and lower gearing... the guy claimed the bike ran 9s at the drag strip. Upon assembly I discovered two broken teeth on the cam. gear on the crank... project fj comes to a halt .A friend told me about the other bike and I jumped on it! Now I have an awesome pretty stock fj and a complete hop up kit. Ill probley leave the motor alone except the dyna coils pipe[good lord this thing is too quiet!] and a carb rejet > Anyway thats it for now Ill post more pics when my wife shows me how   oh yeah' anybody got a decent set of sidecovers to sell or trade and a Corbin seat w backrest I have lots of different bikes and parts willing to trade  Imlooking foreward to ridein this one every day I can  its gonna be a great summer!!!  Thanks all! Charley

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Glad to be here. I just bought an 84 fj. its stock with 36k the faring hes been chopped just above the scoops and the side covers and lower scoop are missing.          The bike was a 2nd hand mechanics claim that I paid 450 for it hadnt ran for 3yrs and the clutch master cyl  was leaking badly. Ive spent the last two weeks eves going through the bike and alladjustments and lubes. She fired right up and runs and drives excellent its smooth and fast and a blast to ride. About a year ago I bought another 84 fj that was dissasembled and boxed. Turns out the bike was owned for 20 years by a guy obsessed with makeing it faster its a 1280 cc motor Ablueprinted with cams 39mmflatslide mikunis ape clutch dyna coils Yoshi pipe different ignition and lower gearing... the guy claimed the bike ran 9s at the drag strip. Upon assembly I discovered two broken teeth on the cam. gear on the crank... project fj comes to a halt .A friend told me about the other bike and I jumped on it! Now I have an awesome pretty stock fj and a complete hop up kit. Ill probley leave the motor alone except the dyna coils pipe[good lord this thing is too quiet!] and a carb rejet > Anyway thats it for now Ill post more pics when my wife shows me how   oh yeah' anybody got a decent set of sidecovers to sell or trade and a Corbin seat w backrest I have lots of different bikes and parts willing to trade  Imlooking foreward to ridein this one every day I can  its gonna be a great summer!!!  Thanks all! Charley

Welcome Charley.  Just a bit of info for youIsawsometing about1280blueprintandIdont knowwhatelse.  Punctuation is your friend!

Again,  Welcome.

[charleygofast]

Sorry, I meant blueprinted engine and Legends 1280 cc kit. Sorry about the punctuation, I'm a computer newbie

[yamaha fj rider]

Charlie welcome. Two 1984 wow, not a lot of them out there.

Kurt

[aviationfred]

84' side covers are very hard to come by. I would snatch these up even though they are a bit pricey.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/84-85-YAMAHA-FJ1100-RIGHT-MIDDLE-FAIRING-/151133273325

http://www.ebay.com/itm/84-85-YAMAHA-FJ1100-LEFT-MIDDLE-FAIRING-/161117607080?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item25835b94a8

Fred

[movenon]

Welcome ! Nice bike.  Take it easy until you get use to the weight and power.
George

[Thmsdoyle]

Welcome, I'm patial to the silver and red. However there all goog bikes.

[FJmonkey]

Welcome dude, the Red an Silver is my favorite color of FJs. But I also like my ambulance colored 86'...

[charleygofast]

84' side covers are very hard to come by. I would snatch these up even though they are a bit pricey.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/84-85-YAMAHA-FJ1100-RIGHT-MIDDLE-FAIRING-/151133273325

http://www.ebay.com/itm/84-85-YAMAHA-FJ1100-LEFT-MIDDLE-FAIRING-/161117607080?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item25835b94a8

Fred

Thanks Fred! Thanks everyone. Its people like you that make this the excellent forum that it is! Snows gone... lets ride! Charley

[88 orangepeel notch]

Welcome from one Wisconsinite to another.  Congrats on your 84

[charleygofast]

Thanks neighbor! The 84 is coming together quite nicely. Ride to work tomorrow, then I plan on putting on the Dayna coils,Yoshimura exhaust,and rejetting. Sorry you have to sell either one of those bikes Dude...what year and model is that Kawasaki? Have a nice Easter!