Good day all. I acquired my 89 FJ recently from my brother who decided to lighten his load. He's readying to get the hell out of California and who am I to disappoint him by saying no thanks? Last in line 4 I owned was a very cool Honda Nighthawk S before this FJ with several twins in-between. I have great mountain roads not far from me  and year round riding too so I plan a lot of fall and winter riding. It's been way too hot to ride this summer but it seems to be behind us here now. Bike is mostly stock but won't be long as various mods in order. Anyways looming to gain some ideas and knowledge along the way.
RICH Fresno CA

G'day,
Keen to soak up some knowledge and build my own, also offer some advise.
Been working on bikes many years with lots of resto's under my belt.

Curenty doing up an 85 FJ1100 in Red and White.
Cheers

Hi everyone!

I love all motorcycles and own a few.
I am always looking out for classic bikes and FJ poked My interest.
There was a one 1992 model for Sale close to me with 119000 kilometers on The clock, but that did't scare me i now these go for a looong way.
The Bike was on very good condition aesthetically, but i went for test drive and Well.. not so great.
The front tire was all square and wobbly, as i drove IT i also noticed Bad vibration and clunking sound that resonated to The foot pegs at low speed.
However The motor Ran great and had great torque, so i took a gamble with it and got it very cheap with new front tire and 3 original touring cases.

Drove The thing to My garage and swapped The front tire, replaced The rear brake caliper from another crashed FJ and noticed The Chain and sprockets were so Bad that they caused all vibration and clunking.
So i replaced The chain and sprockets also with good pricey parts and bleeded all brakes and clutch also. Checked some vital bolts and lubricated everything and started her up and took heti for a spin.
Got off and all vibrations and clunks were gone and boy does this thing feels good!
I love The torque and power of The motor, riding position and stability of The Bike. I have had Honda VFR750 rc36 and i loved IT, but this Bike is better in every way! I am tall Guy, 6'3 and this feels just right for me. I am very Happy and live riding My FJ!

I also like to tinker with My bikes and i joined this group for sharing experiences and tips for servicing and upgrades.
I am going to replace The brake lines with steel ones and i hope i can get some ideas and tips for pre-emptive maintenance and modifications.

Have a great and safe riding!
Best regards, Markus from northern Finland

Hello everyone!

My name is Oskari and I'm located here in the northern part of Europe. I'm just starting to ride again after about 13 years, so I guess it's just logical to go and buy the biggest, meanest bike you can afford to make a comeback, right? My previous bike was a 500cc custom bike after all. 

Last July I went and bought myself an FJ1200, model year 1987 according to documents. Apparently she came to Finland from Germany at some point.

To be honest, when I went on a test ride I did feel a little bit nervous before starting her up. It had been such a long time not riding anything else than a bicycle that I didn't know what to expect. For my great surprise when I eased on the clutch and she started to roam forward, she felt somehow "right" straight away. So after the test ride she came home with me.

I'm planning to start a project topic at some point to keep track of what I have been doing and what I'm planning to do. I have already done some minor repairs and services and I found that there is an enormous amount of knowledge here on the forum! Thank you very much for sharing it!

Hi guys,

I'm Mika, from France.

I have a 1989 Yamaha FJ1200 since 3 years and I just bought a second one last week on which I will have a lot of work to make it run correctly.

I'm reading this forum since a few months and I have learned a lot of things ! Thank you for that !

See you soon !

Mika