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Title: FJ On youtube
Post by: wildfire on November 28, 2014, 10:32:59 AM
Got the link below from youtube. The ending tells a story.

1987 Yamaha FJ1200 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0zXWhsdOFA#)
Title: Re: FJ On youtube
Post by: ~JM~ on November 28, 2014, 11:54:54 AM
I was waiting for a more Bambi vs. Godzilla type of ending. Or one of those faces that jump out & scream at you. :ireful:
Title: Re: FJ On youtube
Post by: wildfire on November 28, 2014, 12:04:50 PM
Quote from: ~JM~ on November 28, 2014, 11:54:54 AM
I was waiting for a more Bambi vs. Godzilla type of ending. Or one of those faces that jump out & scream at you. :ireful:

Hmm maybe instead I should have posted a link to another set of random knockers  :smile:
Title: Re: FJ On youtube
Post by: The General on November 28, 2014, 01:12:54 PM
Short & brilliant!   Loved it.  Who`s bike is that? (Makes me want an ambulance!).......and a campfire!  :drinks:
Title: Re: FJ On youtube
Post by: wildfire on November 28, 2014, 01:23:59 PM
I have no idea who owns the bike. To that point are there any Fj owners on here that have videos posted on youtube of their bikes?
Title: Re: FJ On youtube
Post by: The General on November 28, 2014, 01:55:06 PM
Quote from: wildfire on November 28, 2014, 01:23:59 PM
I have no idea who owns the bike. To that point are there any Fj owners on here that have videos posted on youtube of their bikes?

Here`s one with a couple of mine & some mates` bikes, taken in March this year. https://vimeo.com/89188154  :drinks:
Title: Re: FJ On youtube
Post by: wildfire on November 28, 2014, 02:13:46 PM
Quote from: The General on November 28, 2014, 01:55:06 PM
Quote from: wildfire on November 28, 2014, 01:23:59 PM
I have no idea who owns the bike. To that point are there any Fj owners on here that have videos posted on youtube of their bikes?

Here`s one with a couple of mine & some mates` bikes, taken in March this year. https://vimeo.com/89188154 (https://vimeo.com/89188154)  :drinks:

Thanks General . Ha, now that is a FJ paradise. Some unusual mods on some bikes there too. Its amazing that after all these years the FJ still looks cool without looking dated.

On a side note did the Yamaha RD 350 powervalve ever make a splash in Oz?. It was the  first  bike I bought ( I stole all the others..just kidding).

The FJ in my young eyes was the big brother  the RD 350 powervalve

http://classic-motorbikes.net/images/gallery/yamaha%20rd350%20ypvs.jpg (http://classic-motorbikes.net/images/gallery/yamaha%20rd350%20ypvs.jpg)

Title: Re: FJ On youtube
Post by: ~JM~ on November 28, 2014, 02:41:56 PM
Was there a model year where the primary colors were white with blue trim?

The first FJ that I ever saw, had a nitrous bottle on it. The young kid that was riding the bike, said that he hadn't tried the N2O yet. I don't even know if the system was connected, or if it was just an empty bottle bolted up. It sure looked mean & fast!
Title: Re: FJ On youtube
Post by: wildfire on November 28, 2014, 03:44:12 PM
Quote from: ~JM~ on November 28, 2014, 02:41:56 PM
Was there a model year where the primary colors were white with blue trim?



Yes there was a blue and white model. Cant remember the year. However I think that model may only have had a quarter fairing whereas the later models had a full fairing. Having said that it was a long time ago.
Title: Re: FJ On youtube
Post by: The General on November 28, 2014, 04:50:59 PM
Quote from: wildfire on November 28, 2014, 02:13:46 PM
Quote from: The General on November 28, 2014, 01:55:06 PM
Quote from: wildfire on November 28, 2014, 01:23:59 PM
I have no idea who owns the bike. To that point are there any Fj owners on here that have videos posted on youtube of their bikes?

Here`s one with a couple of mine & some mates` bikes, taken in March this year. https://vimeo.com/89188154 (https://vimeo.com/89188154)  :drinks:

Thanks General . Ha, now that is a FJ paradise. Some unusual mods on some bikes there too. Its amazing that after all these years the FJ still looks cool without looking dated.

On a side note did the Yamaha RD 350 powervalve ever make a splash in Oz?. It was the  first  bike I bought ( I stole all the others..just kidding).

The FJ in my young eyes was the big brother  the RD 350 powervalve

http://classic-motorbikes.net/images/gallery/yamaha%20rd350%20ypvs.jpg (http://classic-motorbikes.net/images/gallery/yamaha%20rd350%20ypvs.jpg)


I know Ken`s got an RD350lc he might chime in. http://s814.photobucket.com/user/kennymick65/media/honda%20cb750/yamaha%20rd350lc/IMG_7007.jpg.html (http://s814.photobucket.com/user/kennymick65/media/honda%20cb750/yamaha%20rd350lc/IMG_7007.jpg.html)
There`s a big following here but not sure if our imported model is same as U.S.  :drinks:
Title: Re: FJ On youtube
Post by: wildfire on November 28, 2014, 05:03:18 PM
General , I recognise that colour scheme. Its earlier than a 85 if memory serves me right. I have only been in the US a few years. My RD 350 was less than year old when I bought it in Ireland. I used to think the sound when you turned the ignition on was so cool. 
Title: Re: FJ On youtube
Post by: ken65 on November 28, 2014, 08:35:25 PM
my elcy is an 81 model, they came out in 80 till 82, they never made it to the states because of emission laws, the powervalve came out afterwards i believe ..

i think the powervalve raises and lowers the port height to even out the band a bit more than the LC, but i could be wrong.
Title: Re: FJ On youtube
Post by: aviationfred on November 28, 2014, 09:19:39 PM
Here are a couple of videos that I have posted of my 89'

http://youtu.be/64qZEZ12Cp0 (http://youtu.be/64qZEZ12Cp0)

http://youtu.be/MO3eFkOqrTE (http://youtu.be/MO3eFkOqrTE)

http://youtu.be/Wtf4u7SlkZQ (http://youtu.be/Wtf4u7SlkZQ)

Fred
Title: Re: FJ On youtube
Post by: simi_ed on November 29, 2014, 02:13:39 AM
My '84 RZ (Kenny Roberts black/yellow model) had the power valve, and did the dance when the key was turned on.  Fun bike, I miss it. 
I wonder what it would be like with a 580cc Banshee motor in a RZ ...

Ed
Title: Re: FJ On youtube
Post by: ~JM~ on November 29, 2014, 06:41:05 AM
Quote from: wildfire on November 28, 2014, 03:44:12 PM
Quote from: ~JM~ on November 28, 2014, 02:41:56 PM
Was there a model year where the primary colors were white with blue trim?

Yes there was a blue and white model. Cant remember the year. However I think that model may only have had a quarter fairing whereas the later models had a full fairing. Having said that it was a long time ago.

That sounds about right! I only remember it having a small fairing. I was looking at it from the right rear corner. The bike was primarily white with mid to light shade of blue stripes or swooshes on it. The time frame that I saw that bike would have been somewhere between '88-'90. I seem to recall it being an 1100. At the time, I was riding a Honda VT500FT Ascot & was in awe of liter plus bikes, especially one with an N2O bottle on it.

Thanks.
Title: Re: FJ On youtube
Post by: wildfire on November 29, 2014, 01:56:59 PM
Quote from: aviationfred on November 28, 2014, 09:19:39 PM
Here are a couple of videos that I have posted of my 89'

http://youtu.be/64qZEZ12Cp0 (http://youtu.be/64qZEZ12Cp0)

http://youtu.be/MO3eFkOqrTE (http://youtu.be/MO3eFkOqrTE)

http://youtu.be/Wtf4u7SlkZQ (http://youtu.be/Wtf4u7SlkZQ)

Fred

I like the digital tach. Did you add that yourself or previous owner?