OK, I'm out of excuses...

[aviationfred]

Thanks Pat,

Is the 87/88 Front wheel the only 3.5" choice?

Also, what year bikes should the blue dots and 14mm master come from?


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The 87'/88' FZR750R and 87'/88' FZR1000 front wheels are the recommended drop in 17" x 3.5" wheels. The 750 has to be the 'R' model, not the 'N' model. Other wheels have been used, but require modifications/machining/replacing the forks.

The Blue/Gold dots can come from a few models. R1, R6, FZ1, FJR. The years would be the late 90's to the mid 2000's

Master cylinders are most commonly sourced from first generation FJR's and FZ1's. Urine cup style masters can also be used from R1's and R6's.

Fred

[ZOA NOM]

Thanks, Fred, that helps me sort through it all.

[aviationfred]

Another vetted mod for the Brake AND Clutch master cylinders is Honda VFR800 Masters. Here is the write up that I did when I installed them on my FJ.

http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=9635.0

Fred

[ZOA NOM]

Awesome, that sounds like the ticket. Now if I can just find an 87/88 front wheel...

[aviationfred]

Another note on finding a 17" x 3.5" FZR wheel.

Many breakers and sellers on eBay are not knowledgeable on the parts they sell. (I constantly see parts that are specific to the FJ1100 listed as FJ1100/FJ1200 parts).

The correct FZR wheels have a 'F 42' casted on one of the spokes. Any other number is from a year that will not drop in.

Fred

[Country Joe]

Virtually every street bike Yamaha built from 1998 through 2008 used blue dot or gold dot calipers. As long as they are not radial mount calipers they will swap to 1989 and later FJ fork legs. As far as master cylinders, the 14mm is about as easy to find as the calipers. I bought the entire front brake system from a 2005 FJR 1300, it uses a 14 mm master. I'm fairly sure that all the standard type master cylinders(non-radial), that were used with blue dots were 14 mm. If that is not correct, someone will have the inside story.

Joe

[ZOA NOM]

Thanks again, you guys are a great wealth of knowledge and experience. I can't wait to get this thing back on the road. Hope to meet up and ride with some of you soon.

[Steve_in_Florida]

Thanks again, you guys are a great wealth of knowledge and experience. I can't wait to get this thing back on the road. Hope to meet up and ride with some of you soon.

You have a high density of EXCELLENT FJ people out your way. Real quality.

...nice roads, too.

Steve

[ZOA NOM]

Thanks again, you guys are a great wealth of knowledge and experience. I can't wait to get this thing back on the road. Hope to meet up and ride with some of you soon.

You have a high density of EXCELLENT FJ people out your way. Real quality.

...nice roads, too.

Steve

Don't I know it. I'll be paying a visit to RPM very soon.

[ZOA NOM]

Quick update...

Paid (pun intended) a visit to RPM yesterday, and got to meet Randy and his son. Man, I wish I would have done this years ago, it's only an hour drive from my house. Exactly as advertised, Randy is my kinda DIY guy. Very personable and great conversationalist, a wealth of knowledge that he shares. Thanks Randy, I'm excited to get the FJ back on the road again.

Shopping list:

RPM Rear Shock
RPM Fork upgrade with all the goodies
Fork brace
Carb service with pod filters and new pilot jets
new throttle and choke cables
Steering Head bearings
Engine bars
Spin filter adapter

Like I said, I'm all out of excuses...

[movenon]

Quick update...

Paid (pun intended) a visit to RPM yesterday, and got to meet Randy and his son. Man, I wish I would have done this years ago, it's only an hour drive from my house. Exactly as advertised, Randy is my kinda DIY guy. Very personable and great conversationalist, a wealth of knowledge that he shares. Thanks Randy, I'm excited to get the FJ back on the road again.

Shopping list:

RPM Rear Shock
RPM Fork upgrade with all the goodies
Fork brace
Carb service with pod filters and new pilot jets
new throttle and choke cables
Steering Head bearings
Engine bars
Spin filter adapter

Like I said, I'm all out of excuses...

+1
George

[Country Joe]

Quick update...

Paid (pun intended) a visit to RPM yesterday, and got to meet Randy and his son. Man, I wish I would have done this years ago, it's only an hour drive from my house. Exactly as advertised, Randy is my kinda DIY guy. Very personable and great conversationalist, a wealth of knowledge that he shares. Thanks Randy, I'm excited to get the FJ back on the road again.

Shopping list:

RPM Rear Shock
RPM Fork upgrade with all the goodies
Fork brace
Carb service with pod filters and new pilot jets
new throttle and choke cables
Steering Head bearings
Engine bars
Spin filter adapter

Like I said, I'm all out of excuses...

If I lived an hour away from Randy I would be broke and sleeping on the sofa

[ZOA NOM]

Update!  Got this thing rollin sweet! Here's the list:

"89 FZR 1000 front wheel (had to modify the FJ forks to accept the 17mm axle.)
Blue Dots
RPM fork magic by Randy
RPM Fork stabilizer
Steering head bearings
Engine Bars
Carb rebuild by Randy
ABS Delete
'91 GSXR rear wheel w/underslung brake
New Rubber (120/70 front  180/60 rear)
RPM Shock personalized by Randy
18T front sprocket to go with the 43T GSXR sprocket (Very nice combination)
New chain
RPM Risers
New grips
Cleaned up/painted dash/instrument panels


Remaining to-do's:

R/R broken frame bolt behind shifter footpeg
Plastic work on upper cowling
fine-tune suspension settings
ride
Ride
RIDE!

Obligatory pics:

[jscgdunn]

Ok...so where are the pics?    Looking forward to them...jeff

[ZOA NOM]

you don't see them? I see them...

I'll see if my upload failed


nope, I see them on my phone and my desktop... anybody else see them?