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Hi¡ , i realized ...aven't you placed the metal cap on the new tensioner? Apparently, at least for the lower tensioner, you install it without that part.

Hi Andrew thank you for the educational video. Just bought one of these bikes. Changed the r/r and cabling to battery Love this engine . I have always fancied a VFR but finally I have taken the plunge. New battery, painted the black clutch cover, new clutch slave cylinder and clutch line. Big clean all over. Going to lower the footrests as my 78 year old back and knees do not appreciate the geometry. Looking at changing bars to help with that as well. By the way did you learn your English in London, or are you an English EXPORT?? Happy 2025. Cheers Paul.

Nice to see you again, Andrew. My VFR is going to hibernate starting tomorrow, so she will be ready and eager to ride again in the spring. Kudos to you for tensioning your chain yourself, I had it done last year.

Nice video! I was surprised, to say the least, that you were riding in the area where I live, and more or less past our house, and not in the UK. The area around Hovdala and Finjasjön is beautiful.

lOVE THE FJ1200 i WANT TO BUY ONE , MY FRIENDS DAD HAS ONE I WANT TO BUY HIS

What a build up to starting a bike😅

Just like my old bike. G1 with candy wine red paintwork and black gloss engine with gold wheels. Lovely.

Well looked after mate, thanks for the tips got same duco ABS model low km unloved as it was stored away 20 years after a fall, needs much love but hopefully one day!

that bike is beatiful but is burning some oil

Mono sound ;)

Improve low running? I never run below 4'000. Out on highway cruising over 5'000 sometimes 6. These motors are made to run high .

Add 520 conversion chain. 2 up rear sprocket more torque . ABM straight bar.

I have had 3 VF hondas, the VF1000F, had several faults but was never beaten on the road, first monoshock VFR750 the most beutiful. No other bike in the world I have ever seen had a special fairing for the sidestand. It had only two faults, both solved in the VFR 800. It is in my garage now

I rode an 86 red and white demo in Melbourne Australia and was extremely impressed with the power and smoothness of the FJ 1200 i ended up buying a new 88 model and put heaps of KMs on her before trading up for another Yamaha FJR 1300 06 model which I still own and ride nearly every day here in Australia she's just done around 167000 KMs without any major issues im 65 now and apart from the weight of her i really want to put as many KMs as possible on her i think it's so reliable it's possible she could outlive me we all know that with motorcycle's anything could go wrong electrical issues cam chains the list never ends but so far so good and honestly you can't buy a much better sports tourer that will do practically everything for your money the Gen 1 came out in 01 and has been around since 2023 or 24 i think pretty good engine to last the test of time

I own one its an old beast

YES

What a wonderful bike! The FJ1200 is simply timelessly beautiful and yours is in great condition. Great video!

late 90s - 2010s bikes are the best looking for sure.

Have same bike same color ..77k miles

i have red :-)

Yes of course its still worth it. Its a very iconic bike with a great pedigree.

By the way the drone images are top notch!

How nice for you, Andrew, to live and work in Sweden, especially in the south where it's easy to drive to Copenhagen or Jönköping. Seeing you ride makes me want to ride, so when I finish my work today I will saddle up my VFR for another short road trip in the beautiful Indian summer weather.

As good as the 5th and 6th gen VFR 800s were they are 20+ years old tech in the case of the 6th gen. I too have an '04 bike the exact same as yours silver mint with 17k miles on the clock. The modern electronic gadget I wish that it had is cruise control but you can only have CC if your bike has a ride by wire throttle which the VFR doesn't. On a long day in the saddle cruise control is so welcome. Have it on my Speed Triple RS and it is a revelation and also in my car. You can take your hand off the throttle or your foot off the accelerator minimising aches and pains. Also most bikers are now buying adv bikes as they don't want the bent over cramped riding position of sports tourers let alone sports bikes. They want a more upright relaxed riding position so sales of new sports tourers are pretty low mainly because there are so few on the market now. Maybe only the Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX or the Suzuki Hayabusa? I think a successor to the 6th gen VFR would be one of the very last VFR800s which might have cruise control not sure but Honda stopped making them as they weren't prepared to put money into making their VFR engine Euro 4 or 5 compliant. Also later 8th gen maybe lost some of the soul of the 5th and 6th gen bikes. I have Staintune exhausts on mine which sound awesome and look almost factory spec. The bike market is in free fall atm. The bikes that seem to be selling are the much lower capacity and power 350 and 650cc REs and CF Moto which do nothing for me. Triumph has brought out 400cc bikes. I think bigger displacement bikes will become even more expensive as sales drop and manufacturers need to maintain profitability. Mine's definitely a keeper.

Funny I have a VFR800 6th gen too and plan on getting an FJ1200 as well haha. Iconic bikes. My dream bike is a VFR400R 😊 one day... one day...😊

Great comments I agree get a bike that you can ride instead of a bike that does all the riding and you're just a passenger to the electronics.👍👍

Where did you get the wheel 17?

What tyre you have in the rear?

I have an FJ I’ve had it from 96 a real workhorse, never let me down

Thanks for the tips am looking at a '92 with low mileage Safe riding

Have you re-greased the engine mounts? I usually re-grease the mounts on my fj once a year do to the heat from the engine, only takes me about 20-30min to get it done. Mine is an 92 3xw with 144000km, owned mine for 12 years now.

La giusta cura, come alla mia FJ 1200 del '86, e non vi tradirà mai!! 💯/💯 😉👍

Thanks for the vid, i'm about to buy a '89 FJ. While I am Not a mechanic I know what to do in theory. Gotta start somewhere I guess.

Thank you for capturing my beauriful beach ❤

Thank you for this Video 😊. Ride safe.

Hi Andrew, great video , thanks for posting it, any word of part 2?

missed a pointer to the motor mounts. especially on 90+ bikes those front mounts besides the exhaust headers get really stuck and amplify vibrations ^^

1987 brought a new blue one 550,px my lc350 ypvs for it ,cost £2995,did dispatch riding ,the bike was amazing in all weather sun and snow,did 2 years 3 winters,good times........

What tool are you suggesting for removing the stud bolts on down pipes ?

I have one of these . Bought it last week . I love it

Pas la bonne méthode,nul!

La FJ 1200 " 1TX " IL 3" Cilindro fa un rumore metallico :cosa può essere ? ❤

Joy to ride I still ride mine who is now almost 40 years old

Why do you record yourself breathing ? Spoils the vid.

Where is the bottom fairing ?

Do you think this bike uses a lot of petrol? Or just normal?

It's my first bike. Great machine. 24 years old and runs like a new with 40000 miles on the clock.

Quelle belle chose 😍😍😍😍😍😍

Thanks for posting this. I miss my FJ. It's been almost 20 years since I last did that.

What tyres do you use....