Comments on: Yamaha FJR1300 Recall http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/01/14/yamaha-fjr1300-recall/ Motorcycle News for Positive People Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:34:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Grahame Wheeler http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/01/14/yamaha-fjr1300-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-262033 Grahame Wheeler Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:38:39 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=3876#comment-262033 My 2006/07 FJR 1300, bought by me in 2008 (with 16,000km) has "cut out" on me several times. I have paid for my local mechanic (not a Yamaha dealer) to find the problem with-out success. However, I was never informed by Yamaha about the recall. I only found out when I read this article. I have now taken my bike to a Yamaha dealer and he has informed me that it will take 3 to 4 weeks to get the part to fix this problem from Japan. What really annoys me is I can get exhaust systems and leather jackets from the US in 7 days so why does it take the Japanese 3 to 4 weeks to get a small part delivered to Australia. Why don't the Japanese send all their parts to the US and get them to deliver parts around the world as it only takes them 7days. It is just not good enough..... Grahame Wheeler Hervey Bay Australia I took the bike to a dealer in My 2006/07 FJR 1300, bought by me in 2008 (with 16,000km) has “cut out” on me several times. I have paid for my local mechanic (not a Yamaha dealer) to find the problem with-out success. However, I was never informed by Yamaha about the recall. I only found out when I read this article. I have now taken my bike to a Yamaha dealer and he has informed me that it will take 3 to 4 weeks to get the part to fix this problem from Japan.
What really annoys me is I can get exhaust systems and leather jackets from the US in 7 days so why does it take the Japanese 3 to 4 weeks to get a small part delivered to Australia. Why don’t the Japanese send all their parts to the US and get them to deliver parts around the world as it only takes them 7days.
It is just not good enough…..

Grahame Wheeler
Hervey Bay Australia

I took the bike to a dealer in

]]> By: Leonard Shamis http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/01/14/yamaha-fjr1300-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-258545 Leonard Shamis Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:22:41 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=3876#comment-258545 My 2007 FJR 1300 A had recall taking care of it in April. Came home after about one hour ride. Tried to start my bike this evening, dead as a door bell :-(. I am glad it did not died while I was riding with my wife on the freeway. It's a bummer! Well, hope Yamaha will take care of it! By the way, love the bike otherwise! Sincerely, Lenny My 2007 FJR 1300 A had recall taking care of it in April. Came home after about one hour ride. Tried to start my bike this evening, dead as a door bell :-( . I am glad it did not died while I was riding with my wife on the freeway. It’s a bummer!
Well, hope Yamaha will take care of it! By the way, love the bike otherwise!
Sincerely,
Lenny

]]> By: Kevin Newberry http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/01/14/yamaha-fjr1300-recall/comment-page-1/#comment-250403 Kevin Newberry Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:42:09 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=3876#comment-250403 WOW, this just happened to me today. I was making a left turn and starting to accelerate when all of a sudden without warning the bike just quit. The instrument panel was dead and the motor wasn't running. I checked to make sure I hadn't hit the kill switch but that wasn't the case. I thought maybe the battey gave up the ghost seeing that it was the original in my 2006 FJR. I contacted my spouse and had her pick up a battery for me at the dealership at a cost of $200.26 and bring it to me on the side of the road. (By the way the on board tool kit is lacking the size alen wrench needed to release the battery from its restraint.) I installed it and when I hooked up the terminals the speedo cycled. THinking this was a good sign. I turned the key on and same results. It cost me another $70.00 to get the bike to the dealership. I had heard of this problem in the past happening to other FJR's but hoped it wouldn't happen to me. No such luck. At least it happened after the recall and it should be covered by the dealership for the repair. THe down side is it will take about 1 to 11/2 weeks to get it repaired. WOW, this just happened to me today. I was making a left turn and starting to accelerate when all of a sudden without warning the bike just quit. The instrument panel was dead and the motor wasn’t running. I checked to make sure I hadn’t hit the kill switch but that wasn’t the case. I thought maybe the battey gave up the ghost seeing that it was the original in my 2006 FJR. I contacted my spouse and had her pick up a battery for me at the dealership at a cost of $200.26 and bring it to me on the side of the road. (By the way the on board tool kit is lacking the size alen wrench needed to release the battery from its restraint.) I installed it and when I hooked up the terminals the speedo cycled. THinking this was a good sign. I turned the key on and same results. It cost me another $70.00 to get the bike to the dealership. I had heard of this problem in the past happening to other FJR’s but hoped it wouldn’t happen to me. No such luck. At least it happened after the recall and it should be covered by the dealership for the repair. THe down side is it will take about 1 to 11/2 weeks to get it repaired.

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