Only ridden it about 600 miles a year over the last four years. Prefer riding my BMW 1150 GS, had this 17 years, ridden 102,00 miles on it. & Guzzi California 3 LAPD. Had a Yamaha 900 xjs Diversion, rode 60,00 miles on that, great bike ,but lacked soul, kept the FJ in preference. Neck problems and its riding position on the FJ, don't do me any favours, feeling sad though. As it's the bike I've spent more time on replacing parts, that, err, didn't need replacing. Love this forum.
Amusing moments:
Wondering why at night, riding down a motorway, why people were driving so slow! The small speedo and poor illumination and glasses meant that I couldn't look at the speedo too long! Looked at the rev counter... I knew that at about 4,000 rpm, the bike would be at about 80mph, realised the rev counter was reading 6,500... My sprockets are geared to reduce rpm. Probably doing about 125. Speed limit on a motorway in the UK is 70mph
Having my girlfriend on the back, she loved going fast. she was impressed at 145mph.
I enjoyed giving money to RPM. A joy to find someone providing upgrades to FJ's.
I bought: fork brace. spin on oil filter adaptor. clutch slave cylinder..... inevitably, lol
Fork springs & cartridge fork conversion.
Bar risers, to compensate for a comfort seat, that raised the seat height.
Had a guy at work challenge me to a burn up with his 1600cc car... WTF, KIDS HAVE NO IDEA.
People on here are so helpful, thank you guys.
