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Title: Back on an FJ1200 after 7 year affair with a Tiger
Post by: JoeFJ1200 on December 12, 2011, 10:06:16 PM
Short story:
I'm back. I sold my last FJ1200 ~2004, after falling in love with a 955i Tiger. The Tiger was brilliant, but was sold during an unemployed period. Recently I've been looking for an inexpensive full-sized bike for occasional rides, and couldn't say no when my old FJ turned up...

In 2004 she was a beauty:
http://www.fjrally.com/picgallery/gallery.asp?action=viewimage&categoryid=5&text=&imageid=44&box=&shownew= (http://www.fjrally.com/picgallery/gallery.asp?action=viewimage&categoryid=5&text=&imageid=44&box=&shownew=)
She's the black '89 with PM wheels.

Fast forward to 2011, and now she's got stock wheels and brakes, mix-matched bodywork, she's beat-up, weathered and needs lots of TLC. But she runs, rides ok, and will be functionally fun, fast & comfortable with just a little work...:)

Joe
Title: Re: Back on an FJ1200 after 7 year affair with a Tiger
Post by: rktmanfj on December 12, 2011, 10:11:32 PM

Welcome home, Joe...    :good2:
Title: Re: Back on an FJ1200 after 7 year affair with a Tiger
Post by: racerman_27410 on December 13, 2011, 08:17:58 AM
Welcome to the group Joe.

i'm sure it will be fun getting to know your first love all over again.


KOokalooo!
Title: Re: Back on an FJ1200 after 7 year affair with a Tiger
Post by: fj1289 on December 23, 2011, 11:47:23 AM
Joe - did you sell those PM rims and brakes a few years ago?  Thinking they may be the ones I'm running on my 89

Chris
Title: Re: Back on an FJ1200 after 7 year affair with a Tiger
Post by: Brian on December 23, 2011, 02:36:05 PM

In 2004 she was a beauty:
the black '89 with PM wheels.

Fast forward to 2011, and now she's got stock wheels and brakes, mix-matched bodywork, she's beat-up, weathered and needs lots of TLC. But she runs, rides ok, and will be functionally fun, fast & comfortable with just a little work...:)

Joe
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Hey joe is it the 1 in the forground, it is a beauty, why would someone strip the wheels /brakes of that lovelly machine , i can only hope i can get my 84 to look as nice , good luck & great rides to come mate  cheers Brian