07-29-2020, 12:22 PM
Mileage: 13,740
I originally had the grandiose idea to commute to work EVERYDAY but 90 to 100 degree weather in that wonderful Virginia humidity means I got swamp ass before I make it to Staunton. So, I've been plucking around in the mornings on some back roads, which means it's cooler outside and there's less traffic. It also means I'm more inclined to make coffee plans since I can throw my caffeine jitters into some canyon (hills?) carving.
I've been working out some suspension adjustments and I'm getting closer to getting it dialed in. Sag in the rear is set to 37mm without me in full gear and the front is at 43mm which is the best I could get it on stock suspension. I'm working on paying attention to the rear of the bike and seeing how one click on rebound and preload seems to feel, and I've noticed that I prefer going a bit more aggressive on rebound and softer on preload which really seems to smooth everything out. I've got a fairly decent loop with a good blend of new pavement, rough stuff, long wide sweepers and tight kiss-your-ass turns and do a few laps, make some adjustments and do a few more. So far, so good.
I'm noticing that the notchy throttle response that everyone complains about on the early FJ09's and FZ09s is pretty warranted; trying to roll throttle on after fully coming off of it before entering a corner gets you this weird little burble of throttle before it seems to roll into smooth acclearation. You don't notice it much when you're gunning it but you will if you try to gradually add some throttle as you're approaching apex. I've just been riding in STD mode, but I've heard A is even worse. My bike has an ECU flash for the quickshifter that is also supposed to help with the throttle response (allegedly) but I'm hesistant to add any extra flashes/cpu's or whatever (like a powercommander) to my system as things are running well as is and I don't want my additional systems to start interacting and counteract eachother/cause faults..I think this is one of Yamaha's first attempts at throttle by wire in a non-homologation sort of bike but it's just too jumpy. I can probably fix it just by changing my right hand control.
This bike is insanely fast and I forget how even a bike like this with 115ish horsepower can give you tunnel vision at half 3/4 throttle. I'm not confident enough to WOT it at all and I see myself shifting gears way earlier than I get to redline. The quickshifter makes it sort of easy so I don't even think about it.
I'm due for an oil change and a sprocket/chain change at some point. I might be able to get through the season on the current chain and make that a winter project.
I originally had the grandiose idea to commute to work EVERYDAY but 90 to 100 degree weather in that wonderful Virginia humidity means I got swamp ass before I make it to Staunton. So, I've been plucking around in the mornings on some back roads, which means it's cooler outside and there's less traffic. It also means I'm more inclined to make coffee plans since I can throw my caffeine jitters into some canyon (hills?) carving.
I've been working out some suspension adjustments and I'm getting closer to getting it dialed in. Sag in the rear is set to 37mm without me in full gear and the front is at 43mm which is the best I could get it on stock suspension. I'm working on paying attention to the rear of the bike and seeing how one click on rebound and preload seems to feel, and I've noticed that I prefer going a bit more aggressive on rebound and softer on preload which really seems to smooth everything out. I've got a fairly decent loop with a good blend of new pavement, rough stuff, long wide sweepers and tight kiss-your-ass turns and do a few laps, make some adjustments and do a few more. So far, so good.
I'm noticing that the notchy throttle response that everyone complains about on the early FJ09's and FZ09s is pretty warranted; trying to roll throttle on after fully coming off of it before entering a corner gets you this weird little burble of throttle before it seems to roll into smooth acclearation. You don't notice it much when you're gunning it but you will if you try to gradually add some throttle as you're approaching apex. I've just been riding in STD mode, but I've heard A is even worse. My bike has an ECU flash for the quickshifter that is also supposed to help with the throttle response (allegedly) but I'm hesistant to add any extra flashes/cpu's or whatever (like a powercommander) to my system as things are running well as is and I don't want my additional systems to start interacting and counteract eachother/cause faults..I think this is one of Yamaha's first attempts at throttle by wire in a non-homologation sort of bike but it's just too jumpy. I can probably fix it just by changing my right hand control.
This bike is insanely fast and I forget how even a bike like this with 115ish horsepower can give you tunnel vision at half 3/4 throttle. I'm not confident enough to WOT it at all and I see myself shifting gears way earlier than I get to redline. The quickshifter makes it sort of easy so I don't even think about it.
I'm due for an oil change and a sprocket/chain change at some point. I might be able to get through the season on the current chain and make that a winter project.
2008 4Runner
1974 CB360
2015 FJ09
1974 CB360
2015 FJ09