the bike bike passed the roadworthy with no dramas, went to dept of t'port, no worries,
rode around for a 100 k or more, for some reason i kept going to on/off ramps so i could rejoin the highway and
legally justify going from 0 to a 110 as quick as i could, , the more you ride these bikes the more you fall in
love with them, what a magnificent bit of machinery,.,.
Quote from: ken65 on May 27, 2013, 04:23:14 AM
the bike bike passed the roadworthy with no dramas, went to dept of t'port, no worries,
rode around for a 100 k or more, for some reason i kept going to on/off ramps so i could rejoin the highway and
legally justify going from 0 to a 110 as quick as i could, , the more you ride these bikes the more you fall in
love with them, what a magnificent bit of machinery,.,.
"and so say all of us......
That's great Ken,
Another one of these on the road giving the owner a few surprises. Many more to come. :good2:
i think i will get myself a spare one soon, these bikes are 2 good just to have 1.
hello,
Good to see another FJer on the road. Seems to be heaps of you guys up north, bugger all down here in Vic, maybe even less in SA?
Keep an eye out for the semi-annual FJ rally... Apparently a real blast.
cheers, Gareth
Quote from: ken65 on May 27, 2013, 05:54:36 AM
i think i will get myself a spare one soon, these bikes are 2 good just to have 1.
I know exactly what you mean Ken. Buuutt, I'm reminded we need a new fridge, cooktop, possibly hot water system first, uuurrrgghhhh! :dash2:
Trying to talk my brother into getting an FJ, he wants to get back into bikes, loves riding mine.
On the road again, here in the USOFA for the WCR spent the day getting smashed with Marsh, Klav and the girls, working on the bikes hopefully will get on them this afternoon to see how they go before I head off to Randy's place tomorrow, WCR on Thursday :good2: :good2:
Baldy
Quote from: baldy3853 on May 27, 2013, 11:26:33 AM
On the road again, here in the USOFA for the WCR spent the day getting smashed with Marsh, Klav and the girls, working on the bikes hopefully will get on them this afternoon to see how they go before I head off to Randy's place tomorrow, WCR on Thursday :good2: :good2:
Baldy
That's good news, be safe and remember which side of the road is the correct side..... :rofl2: :rofl2: :good2: Hope to see you there.
George
Congratulations Ken :yahoo:
Glad to see you found out what we all have been on about.
Always good to have a spare :good2:
Darran
Quote from: ken65 on May 27, 2013, 04:23:14 AM
so i could rejoin the highway and legally justify going from 0 to a 110 as quick as i could,
OK Ken, you've checked first gear out, how about the rest of them?
hehe, i checked out 2nd upto redline yesterday, would have done the licence if they caught me, my main problems going to be finding somewhere to have a play, as your've said previously they have taken the fun out of it. But a little fun is better than no fun
Zero to the speed limit can be fun..... but at some point you're gonna have to get somewhere you can turn her loose
wide open third gear about 8K RPM =
KOokaloo! :good2:
Frank
i would love to , what sort of speed are looking at near redline in 3rd?
Quote from: ken65 on May 28, 2013, 07:10:12 PM
i would love to , what sort of speed are looking at near redline in 3rd?
Hmmm LOL.... dont think i've ever looked at the speedometer while in third gear at redline.....shit is usually happening just a little too quickly for that kind of distraction but in deference to the question i would say fast enough to lose your license in most states and countries :good2:
In real life terms i would say thats when the beauty shows her beast and you fall in love! :drinks:
KOokaloo!
Around the 160/170 kmh mark I reckon.
thats what i was thinking, i looked at the speedo and tacho , just a glance and it was well and truly into the redline and looked to be about 140kph, im not sure what got over me , but the young punk in the WRX next to me didnt help , i really should be more mature i guess..
Quote from: ken65 on May 29, 2013, 06:34:17 AM
just a glance and it was well and truly into the redline and looked to be about 140kph,
Ken, if you into the redline at around 140, you were only in second gear!!! They do about 135 in second. Broadly speaking, you pick up about 35kph per gear at redline.
That would make it 1-100
2- 135
3- 170
4- 205
5- 240
I only took note of those things when I first got it but the above sounds about right.
Noel
Quote from: ribbert on May 29, 2013, 07:00:57 AM
If you into the redline at around 140, you were only in second gear!!! They do about 135 in second. Broadly speaking, you pick up about 35kph per gear at redline.
Noel
Noel,
Does the above mean you are asserting that the FJ will do 100mph in first gear? I do not believe this -it just seems too tall. Has anyone actually
looked to see what an FJ will do, at red line, in first gear, with standard gearing? As information my GSXR750 will do about 83mph at red line, in first.
Dan
Quote from: Dan Filetti on May 29, 2013, 07:07:17 AM
Quote from: ribbert on May 29, 2013, 07:00:57 AM
If you into the redline at around 140, you were only in second gear!!! They do about 135 in second. Broadly speaking, you pick up about 35kph per gear at redline.
Noel
Noel,
Does the above mean you are asserting that the FJ will do 100mph in first gear? I do not believe this -it just seems too tall. Has anyone actually looked to see what an FJ will do, at red line, in first gear, with standard gearing? As information my GSXR750 will do about 83mph at red line, in first.
Dan
Umm... Think that would be KMH.. not MPH :sorry:
Quote from: Charley Farley on May 29, 2013, 07:09:46 AM
Umm... Think that would be KMH.. not MPH :sorry:
Foiled by the metric system, me and the Hubble designers....
Dan
www.gearingcommander.com (http://www.gearingcommander.com) has the stock 89 to 92 FJ at 54.7 MPH @ 8500 RPM. Or 88 KPH. Seems close enough.
Quote from: Dan Filetti on May 29, 2013, 07:07:17 AM
Quote from: ribbert on May 29, 2013, 07:00:57 AM
If you into the redline at around 140, you were only in second gear!!! They do about 135 in second. Broadly speaking, you pick up about 35kph per gear at redline.
Noel
Noel,
Does the above mean you are asserting that the FJ will do 100mph in first gear? I do not believe this -it just seems too tall. Has anyone actually looked to see what an FJ will do, at red line, in first gear, with standard gearing? As information my GSXR750 will do about 83mph at red line, in first.
Dan
Sorry Dan, KPH!!
Standard FJ does 100kph (62 mph) in first. Gearing and tyres will muck that around a bit but not much.
Noel
Quote from: FJmonkey on May 29, 2013, 07:19:56 AM
www.gearingcommander.com (http://www.gearingcommander.com) has the stock 89 to 92 FJ at 54.7 MPH @ 8500 RPM. Or 88 KPH. Seems close enough.
That would tally with around 62 mph at redline (9500 rpm)
It would no doubt go faster with a set of these beauties.
http://www.hood.de/angebot/46381415/yamaha-fj-1200-tachoscheiben-tacho.htm (http://www.hood.de/angebot/46381415/yamaha-fj-1200-tachoscheiben-tacho.htm)
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Woohoo Aussie metric Fj's are the fastest :rofl:
thanks for the speed chart, now to find somewhere to explore 3rd gear, probably best to forget about it for now,
my wife would kill me if i did my license, good to know whats on tap though,
ken
Quote from: ribbert on May 29, 2013, 08:15:22 AM
It would no doubt go faster with a set of these beauties.
http://www.hood.de/angebot/46381415/yamaha-fj-1200-tachoscheiben-tacho.htm (http://www.hood.de/angebot/46381415/yamaha-fj-1200-tachoscheiben-tacho.htm)
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Ooooohhhhh, I like!.