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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....

i got a busted FJ1200 and I'm using this vid for inspiration

There was also the GT750 model which was in Australia unambiguously voted bike of the year in 1982. It was a great touring bike and much cheaper then the BMW R100 bikes of the time.

Sorry Andrew but that's an incorrect chain tensioner description unless your bike is totally different spec than the UK 🤓you don't tension the chain that way, there's a pinch bolt behind the sprocket to loosen off and then you use a C spanner to rotate the wheel forwards or backwards to get the tension you require then torque the pinch bolt back up to secure the wheel ..👌

Nice bike. Thanks for the tips 👍🏻

Im on the lookout for tips and mods. I just bought a 1991 FJ1200 today off a retired bike mechanic. Its only got 48000km on it, mint condition well cared for. Its blue/white. Scored it for $3500, which imo is a bargain considering its condition. (Bikes are often expensive here in New Zealand). Initially what blew me away, ok the power, but the smoothness. Effortless motorway cruising. Now i can get out of the city, i didn't before coz my daily was a VL250 intruder 😂.

Great idea to use a socket. Was it a press fit for the new bush or did you use a thread locker ? I have the bushes here with Teflon inner to fit to a 20 year old triumph bike. I'm hoping it won't be too difficult to remove the worn one. I wonder if putting the new bush in the freezer will shrink them enough to fit nicely..

my best bike ever but mine got written off ,,, i was gutted

Always check valve clearances first. No point in balancing carburettors if valves clearances are out. Yes use carb spray to check for vaccum leaks.