My FJ Has Been Nicked

[axiom-r]

That is the OEM stock screen. Either replace it with an aftermarket screen you think you'll like better or modify it to help the wind up and over your head. If you replace it, I'm sure someone here will be happy to buy it from you.

Arnie is correct!  I would be interested in that screen if you are willing to ship it off to the US!

Pm sent..

tim

[Mark Olson]

Good looking bike , glad you bought it before it got away .
check your steering head brgs on the wandering thing .

This you may already know:
The quick check is to put the bike on center stand and have someone push down on the seat till the front wheel lifts off the ground . Then turn the handlebars all the way to the right then with a light push on the bars to the left . The bars should make it all the way to the left and bounce back to just before center.

[ribbert]

This you may already know:
The quick check is to put the bike on center stand and have someone push down on the seat till the front wheel lifts off the ground . Then turn the handlebars all the way to the right then with a light push on the bars to the left . The bars should make it all the way to the left and bounce back to just before center.

Mark, I understand the theory in what you saying but it is heavily compromised by throttle cables, brake and clutch lines, wiring and would probably do the same thing if the bearings were loose.
The head stem has tapered bearings, which are adjustable, and that is where the correct adjustment should be determined.
I believe the manual has a convoluted means of adjusting them or you could simply use the widely accepted procedure for front wheel bearings on cars.

As the rollers are loose in their cage, old hardened grease can do a very convincing imitation of a pitted race in the dead ahead position which can be felt when turning the bars past centre.

Unless your bike has been ridden for a long time with a seriously out of balance wheel, the bearings should last a very long time. Cleaning and re greasing them will on most occasions return them to a good state.

A visual inspection of the race will show if it needs replacing.

Noel

[ribbert]

On the negative side: The screen is different and causes buffeting wind noise. It doesn't shake my helmet but just makes a loud noise as if there's something flapping. The only way I could ease the noise was by sitting high with my head almost completely higher than the screen or open my visor about an inch which reduced the racket but didn't entirely eliminate it. I did the latter. I'm gonna have to replace this screen I think.

My apologies about the PM, difficult to keep up with mail.

As Arnie said, it is a standard non US screen for that model. I know what you are talking about with the buffeting. The very first thing I did was investigate other screens. I bought 2 (still sitting on the shelf with less than an hours riding on them) and tried a couple of others.That makes 5 if you include a test ride on Arnies bike. Yes, all the other screens left my head in clean air and were smoother an quieter.
What I didn't like was the pressure on my helmet and upper body from the wind. I also like to ride with my visor up most of the time, this being the only one that allowed that. The wind (and rain) hit about half way up my visor. I have considered playing with an adjustable deflector on the top as well as an opening lower down to equalise the air and reduce the buffeting.
BMW's, and probably others, have a hole in the lower part of the screen for just this purpose. It seems to work well. Not noisy and little buffeting.

Given the sort of riding I do, I settled on the original screen for the protection it offered and started wearing ear plugs (which you should do anyway)

I'll throw my hat in the ring and suggest if you're interested in selling it and it is reasonable condition, I am definitely interested (Melbourne)

Noel

[aussiefj]

Hi Krusty, missed the earlier posts hope the bastards burn in hell and hope you've wired the garage door up to the nearest high tension power line in case the scum come back. Second thoughts that would be too quick how about balancing 20 ltrs of acid above the door.

John

[aviationfred]

Great looking replacement. It appears that the previous owner took great care of it, in preparation to your ownership. Wishing you many 1000's of K's of enjoyment on your be ride.

Fred

[jscgdunn]

"It's a 1990 model which makes it 5 years older than the old one."

Looks really nice; I really like that color combo...have not seen one in Canada.

Interesting....it is a 3xw.....In Canada I am pretty sure the first year for that model was '91.  Of course Oz is quite a few time zones earlier...right?

My son has one here registered as a '90...it is a 3cv.

Jeff

[Mark Olson]

This you may already know:
The quick check is to put the bike on center stand and have someone push down on the seat till the front wheel lifts off the ground . Then turn the handlebars all the way to the right then with a light push on the bars to the left . The bars should make it all the way to the left and bounce back to just before center.

Mark, I understand the theory in what you saying but it is heavily compromised by throttle cables, brake and clutch lines, wiring and would probably do the same thing if the bearings were loose.
The head stem has tapered bearings, which are adjustable, and that is where the correct adjustment should be determined.
I believe the manual has a convoluted means of adjusting them or you could simply use the widely accepted procedure for front wheel bearings on cars.

As the rollers are loose in their cage, old hardened grease can do a very convincing imitation of a pitted race in the dead ahead position which can be felt when turning the bars past centre.

Unless your bike has been ridden for a long time with a seriously out of balance wheel, the bearings should last a very long time. Cleaning and re greasing them will on most occasions return them to a good state.

A visual inspection of the race will show if it needs replacing.

Noel

Just to clarify for those interested : The quick test takes into account the cables and all the crap on the bars . If it does not do as prescribed then a tear down of the brgs is in order with full inspection and re greasing and cleaning of the brgs. The manual requires a special tool for setting the tension but the bounce test will achieve the same result in the end.

Most steering head brgs never get greased on a regular maint so it is probably a good idea to do them anyway. 

[FJ1100mjk]

Most steering head brgs never get greased on a regular maint so it is probably a good idea to do them anyway. 

Yep, like when you're replacing those old leaky fork seals, or replacing those clapped out OEM springs with good aftermarket ones, and/or installing those greatest-thing-since-sliced-bread RPM Racing fork valves, or, [space provided for your own personal front end, or other FJ maintenance activities] ...

[krusty]

Really good looking bike . I can see why you didn't want that one to slip away. I like the protective gators on the forks.  Dave

The gaiters are a little too longer than necessary and a bit fugly but so long as they do the job I'm ok with them.

[krusty]

As for the wandering bit, I did check the action of the steering stem when I got it. It was nice and smooth, not too tight and not too loose. I went to my local shop, Sportcycles, yesterday and they confirmed what I suspected about the tyres. Ordered a new set of Metzler Marathons, (which my nicked FJ had and which I liked a lot) and they arrived today. Will most likely get them fitted tomorrow.

[krusty]

Great looking replacement. It appears that the previous owner took great care of it, in preparation to your ownership. Wishing you many 1000's of K's of enjoyment on your be ride.

Fred

Thanks Fred. From the log book I've worked out that I'm the 4th owner. It came with paper work including copies of yearly roadworthy checks for rego, which verified the mileage (Kilometreage doesn't sound quite right) is correct.
I've given it a careful look over and can't find any signs of it ever being dropped. Another plus.

[yamaha fj rider]

Congrats on the new bike. Hope you are as happy with it as the one that was stolen.

Kurt

[krusty]

As for the wandering bit, I did check the action of the steering stem when I got it. It was nice and smooth, not too tight and not too loose. I went to my local shop, Sportcycles, yesterday and they confirmed what I suspected about the tyres. Ordered a new set of Metzler Marathons, (which my nicked FJ had and which I liked a lot) and they arrived today. Will most likely get them fitted tomorrow.

Tyres fitted yesterday. All good now, no more wandering. Will get them scrubbed in for a VJMC fish & chip run to Patonga this weekend.

[The General]

As for the wandering bit, I did check the action of the steering stem when I got it. It was nice and smooth, not too tight and not too loose. I went to my local shop, Sportcycles, yesterday and they confirmed what I suspected about the tyres. Ordered a new set of Metzler Marathons, (which my nicked FJ had and which I liked a lot) and they arrived today. Will most likely get them fitted tomorrow.

Tyres fitted yesterday. All good now, no more wandering. Will get them scrubbed in for a VJMC fish & chip run to Patonga this weekend.

Patonga!....Now there`s a flash from the distant pass. Spent a lot of time near there at Empire Bay! (Holiday house In the fifties, would you believe.) ...pics?