Hi all,
I came over from yahoo.....haven't posted in a while.
Sold my '90 FJ about a year ago but still like keeping up
with the discussions, etc.
I bought a BMW GS and enjoy it very much, great handling and comfortable(for my aging hips and knees :) )
The thing I miss most about my FJ is the POWER!!
I really like this format! :yes:
Cheers
Matt :drinks:
Here's a pic.......
anyone know where it was taken? :biggrin:
(http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n201/matkal62/Ohio%2006/FJ-bucket-f.jpg)
welcome to the group Matt..... nothing wrong with a beemer cep they are too dam tall for me.
well that and the fact the final drive reliability is a bit suspect
Kookaloo!!!! :good2:
Quote from: matkal on April 13, 2009, 09:48:07 AM
Hi all,
I came over from yahoo.....haven't posted in a while.
Sold my '90 FJ about a year ago but still like keeping up
with the discussions, etc.
I bought a BMW GS and enjoy it very much, great handling and comfortable(for my aging hips and knees :) )
The thing I miss most about my FJ is the POWER!!
I really like this format! :yes:
Cheers
Matt :drinks:
G'day Matt,
Don't worry we make allowances, we even talk to Harley riders :rofl2: :good:
Quote from: matkal on April 13, 2009, 10:32:16 AM
Here's a pic.......
anyone know where it was taken? :biggrin:
(http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n201/matkal62/Ohio%2006/FJ-bucket-f.jpg)
G'Day Mate, pretty sure I've been to that Dragline Bucket,unless its The Big Muskie Bucket.
Bristol - Reinersville, Ohio?
Or Cumberland, some where in S/E Ohio anyway.
OHIO
(http://photos.igougo.com/images/p205956-The_Bucket.jpg)
Hmmm, I'm probably getting confused with the one in Nanango, Q.L.D.
Nanango
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1111/797909109_f346f5b84c.jpg?v=0)
BINGO!!
Klavdy wins! What, I don't know, but he wins! :dance2:
Naturally, ours here in the States is much, much bigger!
Bit of a long ride for you, is that you in your pic?
It's about 5.5 hours from me, amongst the closest real twisties to where I live.
Quote from: matkal on April 13, 2009, 09:48:07 AM
Hi all,
I came over from yahoo.....haven't posted in a while.
Sold my '90 FJ about a year ago but still like keeping up
with the discussions, etc.
I bought a BMW GS and enjoy it very much, great handling and comfortable(for my aging hips and knees :) )
The thing I miss most about my FJ is the POWER!!
I really like this format! :yes:
Cheers
Matt :drinks:
Hey Matt.. I've been FJ-less for 4 years and still a hanger-on. Same reasons for jumping ship - comfort or lack of for my knees. I thought hard about a GS and looked at a couple but my inner cheap skate won out and I bought a nearly new (900mi) '04 650 vstrom. no regrets though - I really happy with it although still think the BMW is much cooler ride... It's the adv-class icon. There's a few of us FJ alums out there on Adv styled bikes now from this group.. a GS, and a couple other vstroms and a new tiger. Old people like leg room!
I miss the power sometimes too.. And it was a good looking bike. It really hits me at rallies when surrounded by FJ's.
Quote from: ddlewis on April 14, 2009, 08:53:55 AM
I really happy with it although still think the BMW is much cooler ride... It's the adv-class icon. There's a few of us FJ alums out there on Adv styled bikes now from this group..
Yeah, even the Chinese are getting into the game with this 400cc: :scratch_one-s_head:
(http://www.masterminddesigns.com/atv4usa/prodimages/giant/XY400-1.jpg)
Quote from: matkal on April 14, 2009, 08:29:24 AM
It's about 5.5 hours from me, amongst the closest real twisties to where I live.
Hey Matt!... Can you tell me more about the twisties... like what routes?
I am gonna have to go up there. :good2:
tRoy, You still in WV? SE Ohio is a lot closer to you. :biggrin:
ddlewis, On the GS I can go faster in the twisties(lots more ground clearance!) forget it on the straits though. :unknown:
Quote from: matkal on April 14, 2009, 12:06:21 PM
tRoy, You still in WV? SE Ohio is a lot closer to you. :biggrin:
Matt, yes...
that's what I know :biggrin:
I ride in the extreme southern area of Ohio all the time. It's better than what is here locally near Huntington WV, the really good stuff in WV is a couplefew hours away. OTOH I can go into Ohio and be miles away from populated areas within a half hour or so, with curvy roads that are more than adequate.
I've been up there sorta in the area; rt 26 , 800, etc.. near Marietta.
I was hoping for specific info on what routes you ride when you go there and why :bye:
thanks
Quote from: TRoy on April 15, 2009, 07:07:46 AM
Quote from: matkal on April 14, 2009, 12:06:21 PM
tRoy, You still in WV? SE Ohio is a lot closer to you. :biggrin:
Matt, yes... that's what I know :biggrin:
I ride in the extreme southern area of Ohio all the time. It's better than what is here locally near Huntington WV, the really good stuff in WV is a couplefew hours away. OTOH I can go into Ohio and be miles away from populated areas within a half hour or so, with curvy roads that are more than adequate.
I've been up there sorta in the area; rt 26 , 800, etc.. near Marietta.
I was hoping for specific info on what routes you ride when you go there and why :bye:
thanks
555, 676, 78.
555: well, ya just gotta. Right?
676: Awesome rd. "boyitgobob" showed me that one(555 too).
78: We had driven this in a car on a family vacation and actually camped where "Big Muskie" is now. Always wanted to go back. Still do.
One of my faves, and you gotta remember I'm from MI where we have "311 miles and 12 curves", is the I-77 toll road through WV! 90-100mph sweepers and all three lanes!! WEEE! :biggrin:
Quote from: matkal on April 15, 2009, 08:54:52 AM
555, 676, 78.
One of my faves is the I-77 toll road through WV! 90-100mph sweepers and all three lanes!! WEEE! :biggrin:
Matt, THanks!! I'll definitely be going that way sometime this year... I'll let you know.
..and YES that section of the WV turnpike you are referring to is incredible.. I love it too!!
KOOKALOO! :good2: