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[Front sproket]

Hi everyone i just bought my first FJ 1200. Woopee. I had an XJ 900 in 2000 and really enjoyed it and now after 20 years of no bike decided to get one. (Bucket list) mine is a german bike as in its lived all its life there and whoever owned it really took great care of it. Its almost factory condition except a pin hole in the tank which im fixing now but having looked at the heat mat i suddenly thought oh no asbestos! Because it looks flat white not like fibreglass. Does anyone know if in the mid 80's Yamaha used asbestos? Mine is 1988 and chassis 00003## so 3 hundred ish

[FJ1200W]

I can remember an old staircase in the back of the warehouse.

We would go down those steep stairs quickly, often smacking that pipe that put off a cloud of white dust......

I'd not be overly concerned with the heat mat.

[red]

Hi everyone i just bought my first FJ 1200.
having looked at the heat mat i suddenly thought oh no asbestos! Because it looks flat white not like fibreglass. Does anyone know if in the mid 80's Yamaha used asbestos?

Front sproket,

Welcome to the evening campfire. Pull up a seat, and be among friends.

As for your heat mat, can't say either way, but relax. You may find a pre-cut heat mat on eBay or similar sites, but I think that would be a waste of time and money.

You can cut a new heat mat for yourself. Many riders here use a sheet of somewhat stiff home insulation that has aluminum foil on one side. Somebody here can jump in and give you a material name or a brand name, and maybe a source. The heat mat does need to stand up to the heat under the tank.

You can use the heat mat you have there as a pattern, or make the new heat mat larger. Cut away any part of the new heat mat that shows, when the bike is assembled. As long as your new mat is not visible when you look at the bike, it will be as good or better than new.