1992 yamaha FJ 1200 review

[@fupabox]

Had a 1991.. loved it..Learned quickly that dropping a few gears and nailing the throttle (as I used to on my FZR) coming through a corner, was a lesson in torque and terror mixed together.. one of a very few bikes you can leave in top gear around town and the power is always there

[@jackburton8947]

I run my 1993 in 5th for most situations so much that sometimes I forget and find myself still there when I take off from a stop light. She still goes.

[@jackburton8947]

Edit: she’s also upgeared substantially for highway.

[@areyaouank29]

I had a 1989, I sold it when I moved to the States in 2002. I miss this bike. I agree with you . One of the best 4 cylinder ever made, really under rated. I'll probably buy another one as soon as I can. Ride safe.

[@neilsbikes76]

Where you move from ?

[@panfried866]

Just put my 1992 3XW back on the road after 9 years laid up. Had to rebuild carbs due to stale fuel gumming but runs great now. Removed the ABS many years back as pump had seized. Fitted new Metzelers this week and all ready for some summer fun.

[@lr882027]

Nice, I sold mine last summer and have just replaced it with a Honda Blackbird which I have to say is a better bike all round - but FJ12s are still great machines.

[@orpheusness2422]

I sold my FJ a year ago and miss it dearly. I never had it jump out of 2nd gear. Yes the clutch slipped sometimes but never often enough to do work on it. Had to bleed the clutch often! Removed ABS was a huge improvement as was converting the rear wheel to an FZR 1000 . I ride an R1 now but still missing the FJ

[@edwardgiovannelli5191]

I think the second gear issue was only with the first year 1100's

[@Schrimpieman]

I own an '87 FJ12. I ride responsibly, but cracking the throttle is fun, sometimes, of course. ....never had an issue with that 2nd gear. 90,000 miles. Original owner. Unfortunately in storage now (life happens) but I'll pull it out of garage soon & do a full restoration as well.

[@mypit1043]

I have in my possession a 1986 FJ1200. More of a touring style by comparison to the GSXR1100 of the same year. Been refurbishing it slowly but surely. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@Ginga7r]

Cheers mate. I have just been given one to add to my collection from an Auld chap who looked after it and hardly rode it, in fact from 2005 at its MOT it had done 25435 miles and the last time it was tested in 2015 it had only done 26483 miles so I am looking forward to getting it tidied up and back on the road. Hi from Scotland by the way I'll be in touch if I need any bits or advice if you don't mind Sir.

[@Wabbit1961]

Beautiful bike. ----- One of my favorite Yamaha buys was my first 1982 Yamaha Seca 650 Turbo. That bike was just all day comfortable, great fairing and wind/rain protection, and of course crank past 6,500rpm and hold on...lol. Mine was pristine in 2002 from a great guy in Detroit. $1,250 for the bike and I told him I would have paid him twice that when I saw the bike delivered. Damn delivery cost $500 to Florida. ----- My opinion of the FJ1200 - Classic, badass, beautiful, and I will have one some day most likely...lol. ---- Look into getting an MRA wind deflector for the windscreen. I've used them on many bikes and they are wonderful. That way you keep the stock screen. No holes drilled as you can use a clamp system. Run about $120.00. ----- screw Corbin! Get a Sargent saddle. More comfortable. Corbin's ARE hard, and depending on material they can be slippery as well.-------. Right now I have a 1986 Yamaha SRX-600.

[@j.f.aristaran214]

Great machine. Please, let me ask you about spare parts availability.

[@rumo201]

Yes, yes, yes. FJ 1200 is one of the greatest bikes, love it, the engine is legend

[@paulmcadam6825]

Great video, watching the in Guyana South America. A few of these still in the roads here!

[@HeirWolfenstein]

I’m looking at buying one with high miles but it’s dirt cheap. I’ve heard that these motors are very rebuildable.

[@homerfj1100]

Thank you very much for the vid. I enjoyed it. Mine's an '85 1100. Bought in '96 from a local priest. I rode from Liverpool to the Canary Islands without a problem. Needs bit of tidying.... I'll get around to it .

[@CCitis]

Something to be said about keeping older bikes, and a great bike can be had for a decent price. If you are mechanically inclined I think its the way to go. I have a 95 Triumph Sprint 900... Love it.

[@robertrodriguez8167]

Had xs1100, fj1100, 600 Radian, all good bikes, the xs11 midnight special my favorite.

[@letmehearthatguitarsqueal]

The radian 600 is a forgotten gem. Hungry little screamer that hits above its weight

[@sergioecg]

great bikes easy to work on, some clutch modifications or riding moderately would put you on the clear. second gear issue in the older models pre-89 they say. plenty of torque... kookaloo ready. great back up of people who would help you with any issues you present them with, part available a lot. I got this same bike, but with ABS... I am not sure how good they are but I know I had a couple brake slippery and they were really controlled, did not lose the bike to the floor, not like that night just parking underground... damn they are hard to rise up! they are heavy motorcycles. so you better keep up, most of that mass really well-distributed thou, they feel very neutral for such a big bike easy to ride even for peep who are not legends riders but know what they are doing, this was my third... or fourth bike and I just handle it softly, it has great torque in the low rumble and everywhere else... Now dealing with a shifter issue. Trying to sort it out. I love this bike!

[@diesel4054]

First year for the fj1100 was 84 my friend, not 85. Still have the dealer poster on my garage wall. I'm running an 89 FJ1200 at the moment. I paid $850 CAD for it and it runs stellar (after carb rebuild) but it needs cosmetic work. Very enjoyable bike, even for my busted up ol' bod. +1 on raised bars, but lowered pegs would scrape to much for me with my "pace". Excellent advice on a quality chain, these bikes eat crap chains and it takes out the rear crankcase face when it goes = scrapped engine. Enjoyed your vid. Cheers :)

[@lr882027]

diesel Sir you are correct about 1984, my mistake, go to the top of the class. Cheap chains, good point, just about to stick a new one on and I am buying the best I can get. Just put blue pot calipers on the front, what a difference.

[@tonyrosellini3585]

Love my 92. ...great bike

[@MrRyand24]

I have the black and gold 1989 FJ 1200 and I LOVE THIS BIKE!!! Where is the Auto tensioner for the cam chain located on my bike?Thanks!

[@lr882027]

Under the carbs above the alternator. Unlikely you'll have camchain issues with this bike.

[@martynflynn8368]

Iv'e just got back from a 300 mile round trip in a hired van and have one of these sitting in the back of the van waiting to be unloaded, oh yes, the start of a new biking adventure/project. Its a 50k miler with full Givi rack and boxes (which I think I'm going to ditch), just needs new discs on the front which the seller has let me have brand new ones for a decent price, an overall service and then good to go. Can't wait to get it on the road and get a load of that torque.

[@theslimrealshady]

My retirement plan in a couple of years is to find a nice 3XW, fit a Watsonian sidecar, Wasp leading link forks, R1 wheels & brakes for better tyre choice. That is my idea of perfection.

[@stevendblois69]

In Canada,they came out in 83.yup. i had one.the 1100 of course

[@arkangel13th]

I bought last year a FJ1100 84 for 400$ and two weeks ago a FJ1200 86 for spare parts but the engine is running and complete bike for...100$! I had to replace the entire exhaust system on the 1100 and put Jardine Sonicore slip-on,that I got on Ebay for 150$ brand new.Steering damper was added,pod air filters,new brake pads and seals,master cylinders piston kit (brake and clutch),slave clutch seals.I found out that the previous owner put stainless steel brake lines and a Dynatek Dyna 2000 digital ignition controller.At this moment,I'm modifying the subframe,tail assembly and seat of the 1200 by cutting 9 inch of lengh to have a solo seat look and everything works perfectly.For safety and efficiency there's LED flashers and...oh...some frame sliders.

[@pikefisher1000]

Love the fj I had 88 one was 1200cc bord out to 1500cc the black and gold one good bikes too for ever

[@MrRyand24]

iv got that same bike sitting right outside....i am in love!!

[@JS-wu1hg]

man this is such a cool video. glad I watched the whole thing, that garage is immense.

[@trevortrevortsr2]

You can get a big bore 4 into 1 that fits but its tight and you have to trim bits off the belly pan - we run ours with a 60mm bore titanium can - we put Brembo 4 pots and early R1 320mm floating discs - its well fast but thirsty 22-35mpg

[@lr882027]

+Trev S Yeah, not really arsed about getting a 4-1, quite happy with stock though like I said I would like to find some better flowing mufflers that have a bit more growl. I put a pair of blue dot calipers on the front, the front brakes are now phenomenal - at a cost of $36 bucks for a set of used ones and fitted in 20 minutes.

[@trevortrevortsr2]

lr882027 We took our brakes from a racing Ducati but had to bin the anodized alloy fitting for stainless when they corroded - We took out titanium silencer off a much modded Bandit 1200 - we did find the bike overheated in traffic on 40 deg C + European tours - we managed to fit a 14 row oil cooler and 250cc quad bike electric fan instead of the old 5 row cooler that cured it It went over the Alps 6 times & Pyrenees 4 - Out fastest run was on French the auto-route where we went 120-145 mph two up and used a full tank in a hour - We were keen to join a tour of the Maginot fort and were running late

[@theeaselrider4032]

I'd like to see a full tour of what's hiding in that garage. pretty sure I spied an RC30 in the back somewhere. FJ1200 ( 92 & later ) is on my shopping list this year. The tough part will be finding a set of panniers for it.

[@lr882027]

+Jamie McFarlane There's a vid I posted a couple of months ago showing exactly that, look at 'my other videos' or whatever it's called.

[@edwardgiovannelli5191]

I have a corbin seat on my 89 1200. They are wonderful, everything they say is true (well, maybe not the 'it chooses you' bit) Feels very hard, but once your butt hits that leather it's pure bliss for hours on end.

[@noelkeenan3364]

i had both the 85 1100 and the 1200 and the 1100 jumps out of second answer replace with 1200 gear box plus the slave cylinder rod seal leaks but great bikes 1200 love power for crus

[@totanoferreira2878]

I also had a 2000 Kawasaki zrx1100 with intake, carbs jetted and exhaust and that felt faster than this, I'm curious to know the comparison in the 2006 Yamaha fz1

[@enfielddnepr]

Is it, as the xj900f, also wobbly when fast cornering? (with duo?)

[@Zensportschule]

i still ride it today,big fun !

[@johnconley9966]

I’ve owned the xs1100. One of my favorite engines.

[@SportyClassic]

The rg500 and fj1100/1200 are my favorites nice.

[@wightwalker2453]

I always thought these to be good looking bikes and always wanted one but never have in 30 years of riding. Getting hard to find in the uk that are stock in good condition, or that haven't been buggered about with or chopped. Wish they still made them along side the fjr, engine still in production in the xjr so no emissions issue there? Great bike! Thanks for the review. Nice cx500 turbo!!

[@merledoughty5787]

Like you I had the GTR 1000 Concourse, it was alright but nothing like the FJ1200 I had the red and white model possibly 88 and what a beast two up riding even better and yes the FJ used fuel as against the GTR, mine I had the suspension upgrade by a Yamaha specialist and that made so much difference, would love to get another only thing was that a problem was that you were down on the wrists which made it hard on long trips

[@hemanR-one]

thx for the walkaround of the bike and some ifo onto it. hows the start in the cold and how does it behhave in the higher altitudes? I am looking into 1 so me and my wife can go riding together, but here CANADA may temp s are 10 D Celcius and even low in the mountains.

[@lr882027]

Starts good on full choke, no issues, I have often ridden in sub zero (C) temps. We're at 5,000 ft here in Colorado, runs great, plenty of power, by the time you get to 10,000 ft the bike starts to feel it but that's the same as any carburated bike, my ST1100 feels it worse.

[@hemanR-one]

@@lr882027 sweet, thank you so much.

[@PaarlNuus]

Hi there from Cape Town, South Africa. Really enjoyed your video, I own a 1989 FJ1200 as well, love it to bits. Quick question, they a bit heavy on fuel, will gearing up the front sprocket to 18 teeth help? Cheers. Mark.

[@lr882027]

I put a 17 on the front, not sure if there is room for an 18, I would say consumption may be more governed by your right wrist that the front sprocket. My super blackbird uses more gas than the FJ, if that gives you any comfort.

[@Savanna7]

super jelly on the collection. thanks for a great review!

[@MrBeboopman]

Great review... really enjoyed it... and a serious collection of beasties...

[@PhilNourse92]

great info.thanks alot.friend of mine is selling his complete with luggage and new MOT...nice upgrade from naked 600 Bandit.fairing and extra cubes should come in very handy! cheers from dorset uk

[@abscentrider]

Good review, don't normally watch a full video of this kind. But very good and what a garage collection 👌

[@MrJoeblofromidaho]

I had a red and white one. Sweet.

[@mikebreen2890]

It's a lovely bike.

[@lr882027]

You know, I agree, they are, I have a soft spot for FJs and always thought there would be one in my stable but bikes have moved on, I sold this one and don't see ever getting another.

[@davecrouch44]

I loved mine wish I still had it 👍👍😀

[@justinbabula6730]

Can You Upgrade the rear tire to a 160? from the 140 that it is. I just bought a 1989 Silver Grey with the Red Stripe

[@lr882027]

My favorite color of FJ, bought one of those in 1989. You could run that size tire but I am not sure it would buy you anything. Check out the owners club, I think it's www.fjowners.com and there should be a shit load of tire info there.

[@justinbabula6730]

@@lr882027 awesome thanks

[@j.ramone4116]

what about a'' 87 with 53000miles,blue dot calipers,v.good condition.he's asking £1500?

[@kwakkers68]

Great bikes. Think you can still get head pipes, if not full systems from Sandy bike spares - check the website.

[@andrewwilson5176]

Great review. Many thanks.... From lancs

[@peterfletcher4412]

Great review and commentary, I am looking at buying a 1992 FJ1200 for $2K with about 65,000 miles on it. Is this a lot of mileage in your opinion ? What should I look for as indicators that this bike will end up costing me a lot more $$$ ? many thanks ....

[@Zensportschule]

Don^t worried, i got the 1986 and 1993, there a nice driving Bike, 100`000 km, no proplem !!!

[@MrBrickie38]

Looking at an 87 on CL. Think you just sold me on it. Needs some work tho. And idea of where to source a clutch cable for an 87 FJ1200?

[@ababbit7461]

They have a hydraulic clutch system.

[@IntrovertArtist1]

Hi , can you tell me what brand the pod filters are on your bike . going to get some for my FJ1200.

[@lr882027]

They are Uni air filters and they're kinda funny cos one filter fits 2 carbs. Runs fucking great though.

[@IntrovertArtist1]

@@lr882027 They're the ones I'm going to get . Was the complete airbox removed ?

[@lr882027]

@@IntrovertArtist1 Yup, the airbox is AWOL.

[@Capoeiruss]

saying a new mini isnt really a new mini is only going to get you a nod of respect from this crowd.. ;)

[@bennytt7275]

It needed a six speed box

[@aughanure1]

i bought one a couple pf weeks ago and thought i had bought a pig when i couldn,t find 6th.

[@journeyquest1]

Hard to find. Lucky to find a GS1150ES though.

[@pubtastic847]

Great garage mate!

[@jospi2]

You can replace the stock clutch spring with an upgraded one from an FJR 1300, that will get rid of the slipping. I did that to my bike.

[@tripprippa5700]

You're totally forgetting about Suzuki's contribution to that battle the rf900r

[@anna7927]

mate beautiful review,so informative!Awesome bike!

[@themopar426]

nice bike!

[@pauldavis4508]

Great review mate I'm hankering for another one meself :-)

[@michal_denisiuk_adv]

amazing review!!!

[@193322009]

Only amateurs allow more than a single ignition key. The extra keys flopping around in the wind will eventually ruin the top of the triple clamp. Key only! Beautiful bike and much better looking than today's ugly sport bikes.

[@1965dbc]

just bought 1992 today

[@lr882027]

Nice, sold mine last summer, I had too many bikes but I was sorry to see it go. I'm sure I'll have anther some day.

[@martynflynn8368]

Hey, I just bought an 88 today, 06-04-21, can't wait to get it on the road, (been garaged 15 years).

[@lr882027]

@@martynflynn8368 Hope you got it at a good price

[@martynflynn8368]

@@lr882027 £600, Well chuffed.

[@lr882027]

@@martynflynn8368 Nice.

[@SLAYER-nm5zw]

do you still have it?

[@lr882027]

Yes I rode it a couple of weeks ago

[@SLAYER-nm5zw]

@@lr882027 sweet ride you got there buddy

[@totanoferreira2878]

I agree it needs a six speed box, I have one that has 4-1 and I lost the bottom fairing but not the center stand

[@baronvonchickenpants6564]

You sound like Martin Brundle

[@TomBartram-b1c]

"Just change over the carb jets" like it's a 5 minute job!!

[@lr882027]

To be honest it's not that tricky on this one because it does not have the stock airbox, which ls always a pain in the arse. Even with that airbox, it's not that hard, just takes a little while longer, you could easily do it on a Saturday morning and be ready for opening time at the pub. Oh hang on all the fucking pubs are shut, what a bastard.

[@TomBartram-b1c]

@@lr882027 that's old bikes for you Easy peasy to work on with loads of dead space to get your fingers/ tool in. Sometimes both at the same time. That was the one good thing on the old Superdream. You try even changing a bulb on modern bikes. And as for changing the plugs. Aagh!!

[@aughanure1]

5 minute job?i think not

[@osodavidson5315]

Hello✅♥FJ1200

[@LubošSliž-y3b]

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