2009 Yamaha FJR1300 Electrical system Problems

“I was riding at about 30mph on a highway and the engine suddenly died. I had to coast over to the shoulder to stop. The gauges stayed on, the kill switch was in the run position, but the engine would not start (starter would not engage) until I turned the ignition key off then back on. Then it started back up as usual, and I rode on to work. …”

“The incident occurred when returning from a short ride in my home area when I made a turn onto a side street and the and my 2009 fjr1300a stopped running. I pulled to the side of the road (curbs without a berm or parking area) and attempted a restart. The tachometer and speed gauges indexed as they should have. The ABS and low oil lights turned on then off as they should have. However, the hazard indicator lights were on (constantly) as well as the high beam light indicator. …”

“While traveling along the cross island parkway my fjr1300a stalled without any prior warning. Both turn signal lights were on solid, the hi-beams light was on, although they were not set to the hi position, the horn did not work, the glove box would not open, and the starter would not engage. Fortunately I was traveling at a very slow speed in stop and go traffic just before getting onto the throgs neck bridge. Had this happened at a high rate of speed, things would have turned out very differently. …”

“2009 Yamaha fjr1300a is experiencing a possible electrical grounding problem. The motorcycle is experiencing random stalling, hard re-starting and on a couple of occasions, the gauges have momentarily gone crazy. On one occasion (on the freeway) the motorcycle briefly cut out. These symptoms mirror the beginnings of the current s4 spider grounding problem other fjr riders are dealing experiencing. The dealership will not investigate, as the problem is intermittent. I've written Yamaha about my concerns, and have yet to get a response.”

“I own a 2009 Yamaha fjr 1300a with 10253 miles while on a trip the motorcycle kept cutting off several times mostly when you would start off. Most off the time I could start it right back up but several other times I had to cycle the ignition switch to get it going. But when it did shut off its was when pulling off or turning so the bike stop right in traffic putting me in a dangerous spot. I made it home disassemble the bike and found s4 ground fried. Yamaha needs to step up and fix this!!!! I'm trying to get a harness to repair but that is more $$ than I have right now so my bike sits.”