So new i dont own it yet but im picking it up on wed. been lurking for a couple of days, fantastic community, great resource. This will be my first "big" bike, started riding late @ 25/ with an 89 yamaha xt350, then an 04 'zuke sv650 (freaking great ride), sold it to move south for school, got an 80 yamaha xs400 which was my only transportation for the last 10 months. Now im 32, and i feel like i can handle the responsibility of a liter bike, and the price is right. Getting the 85 1100 for 800 plus the xs400, which seems like a good deal to me.
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photo 4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87853494@N07/8041023228/#) by goetzjordan (http://www.flickr.com/people/87853494@N07/), on Flickr
and look, full fairings, which i havent seen much, not that ive looked much either.
The xs gave me a BAD case of moditus, so here we go :bye:
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photo 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87853494@N07/8041070981/#) by goetzjordan (http://www.flickr.com/people/87853494@N07/), on Flickr
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photo 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87853494@N07/8041067941/#) by goetzjordan (http://www.flickr.com/people/87853494@N07/), on Flickr
welcome mate, , be careful modding , the only cure is more modding ,, love the fairing
i hope so. :)
Welcome mate, sounds like you are already hooked and drinking the Kookaloo-aide.
allright, let me get this out of the way, whats the deal with kookaloo?
When you get in third gear with the throttle wide Fin'g open then you will know. Google it...
i found you a new suit!
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kamen_rider_1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87853494@N07/8041207977/#) by goetzjordan (http://www.flickr.com/people/87853494@N07/), on Flickr
i want those missiles on my fj. and that helmet.
Quote from: Goetz on September 30, 2012, 05:45:52 PM
i found you a new suit!
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kamen-rider-x (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87853494@N07/8041215716/#) by goetzjordan (http://www.flickr.com/people/87853494@N07/), on Flickr
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kamen_rider_1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87853494@N07/8041207977/#) by goetzjordan (http://www.flickr.com/people/87853494@N07/), on Flickr
Yep, your gonna fit right in here, like you own the place.... And if I ever put rockets on my FJ, I will sure as hell use them. Some of the drivers here in SoCal need to be disabled and off the road. I guess I need to keep using my Power Ranger powers to stop the growing forces of STUPID from messing with my ride... Rockets will just get me in to so much trouble....
well, kamen rider is all about the bikes, you know? sorry...
:good:
what are those hoses going into the fork lowers for? anti dive? Yamaha's version of TRAC?
Quote from: Goetz on September 30, 2012, 06:02:14 PM
well, kamen rider is all about the bikes, you know? sorry...
:good:
what are those hoses going into the fork lowers for? anti dive? Yamaha's version of TRAC?
Yamaha Anti Dive, use brake hydraulic pressure to dampen the forks more during breaking. They don't work... Just add weight.
....well there we go, I dont even own it yet and I have the first mod lined up. From what i have read on the site here, i reckon i want to
a)stiffen up the front end (i know i know, what she said)
b)improve the brakes-though i think i see stainless lines in the pics
c)corbin seat, when i win the lottery
d)ride the tires off of it
Quote from: Goetz on September 30, 2012, 06:21:34 PM
....well there we go, I dont even own it yet and I have the first mod lined up. From what i have read on the site here, i reckon i want to
a)stiffen up the front end (i know i know, what she said)
b)improve the brakes-though i think i see stainless lines in the pics
c)corbin seat, when i win the lottery
d)ride the tires off of it
e) raise the rear end of that sucker ASAP, cause you're gonna hate how hard that bitch is going to be, to bend through a corner at speed!
f) replace forks with 89+ FJ forks and benefit from the availible RPM fork valves and later model R1 calipers.
g) do yourself a favor and update to 17" wheels, front and rear.
Hm, yeah, my last bike had a whopping 32hp and sat at about 320lbs. There is definitely going to be an adjustment period. Hope i survive it. :shout: Im used to pretty flickable machines, so i imagine mods will happen as my meagre budget allows
That FJ sits alot lower than stock ride height.
Looks like its been lowered for drag racing, so unless that is going to be your intended purpose, I'd look into what was done to make it so low in the rear, or it's not going to handle worth a damn.
Good luck.
My 91 was stock other than the Corbin seat when I bought it, but now it's an entirely different machine, thanks to all the great contributors here fjowners.com.
Welcome to the group!
I'm just right down the road from you in Greensboro...... have fun but take your time getting to know your new FJ .
When you crank hard on the throttle.... you wont be disappointed :good2:
KOokaloo!
Frank
thanks for the heads up 1tin, i guess first ill try to get the geometry as close to stock as possible, and then modify it to suit my tastes from there. And no, im not much into drag racing. I live a few miles from the zmax dragstrip in charlotte. sounds like a 25mm vulcan going off.
Quote from: Goetz on October 01, 2012, 07:34:06 PM
no...im not much into drag racing....
I tried drag racing once before. I lost miserably! Who'd have thought he could run
that fast in
those heels?
:biggrin:
Quote from: Anti-Dive Dave on October 01, 2012, 07:38:16 PM
Quote from: Goetz on October 01, 2012, 07:34:06 PM
no...im not much into drag racing....
I tried drag racing once before. I lost miserably! Who'd have thought he could run that fast in those heels?
:biggrin:
I guess you left your FJ heals at home......?
and the more i look at the pics, the more i find myself wondering:
"where the heck is the center stand?"
I am DEFINITELY going to need one of those, i dont want to pull my hundred year old garage down on top of myself trying to hang it from the rafters.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8037/8045517476_5394e0c059_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87853494@N07/8045517476/)
photo 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87853494@N07/8045517476/#) by goetzjordan (http://www.flickr.com/people/87853494@N07/), on Flickr
Quote from: Goetz on October 01, 2012, 07:55:40 PM
and the more i look at the pics, the more i find myself wondering:
"where the heck is the center stand?"
I am DEFINITELY going to need one of those, i dont want to pull my hundred year old garage down on top of myself trying to hang it from the rafters.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8037/8045517476_5394e0c059_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87853494@N07/8045517476/)
photo 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87853494@N07/8045517476/#) by goetzjordan (http://www.flickr.com/people/87853494@N07/), on Flickr
Are these the middle fairings from motor head?
no idea, the po thinks this bike is completely stock, and i have yet to see it in person. Im gettin an FJ, theres another one for sale around here but it has a chipmunk painted on the tank.'....shudder
Bought it! the pics dont do justice to how jacked up the fairings really are, zipties abounded, and the chin scoop was hosed. nice 30 ft bike tho. Pulls like a freaking freight train!! Kookaloo!!!!! yes, indeed.
Quote from: Goetz on October 03, 2012, 04:56:32 PM
Bought it! the pics dont do justice to how jacked up the fairings really are, zipties abounded, and the chin scoop was hosed. nice 30 ft bike tho. Pulls like a freaking freight train!! Kookaloo!!!!! yes, indeed.
Hey, a man who knows when to get off the fence! :good2:
Congrats!
Congrats on getting the FJ and your Kookaloo on!
KOokaloo!
Frank
thanks, just took another ride, 3rd gear, slight rise in the road, crack it open at around 3.5krpm and wait for the surge... i love this bike
Quote from: Goetz on October 03, 2012, 04:56:32 PM
Bought it! the pics dont do justice to how jacked up the fairings really are, zipties abounded, and the chin scoop was hosed. nice 30 ft bike tho. Pulls like a freaking freight train!! Kookaloo!!!!! yes, indeed.
Now you can remove the (probably).... :good2:
Welcome to the group, You will catch Moditis real quick.
Fred