Hi All. I will be getting a pair of FJ1200's within the next couple of weeks in pretty rough condition that used to be my brothers. One was his spares bike and the other has not been used for a few years so hoping to make one out of the two.
Mike
Welcome ! Sounds like an adventure for you. What years are the bikes ? When you get them post some pictures. :good2: :good2:
George
Welcome mate, , a pair of effies, what more could a person want :good2:
Welcome Wallace, all the knowledge you need is right here to get you riding your FJ...
Welcome to the group. Hopefully between the 2 bikes and questions asked here, you will be riding soon. :hi:
Fred
Welcome to the group!
Sounds like a fun project... good luck!
KOokaloo! :good2:
Cheers people! :drinks: Not sure on the ages but I rode one of them 15+ years ago when he was dispatch riding. I will know more tomorrow when I unearth them from the pile of old Honda's, MZ's and scrap metal they are hiding beneath! Taking my camera so I will post some photos for you to laugh/cry at.
Mike
They're buried :cray: save them :good2:
Quite a sad day digging through this lot, hard to believe there are a pair of FJ1200's under the first photo and even harder to believe that they both turn over. The incomplete one is 87/88 E registered with matching 1TX engine and frame numbers and the more complete is 86/87 D registered again with matching 1WH numbers and the clocks show 94k miles. Had to free the front brakes off one and the rear of the other but they both rolled out yawning! The incomplete 1TX has a tax disc showing 1994 so may have been laying around nearly 20 years and turned over once in gear but the other doesn't seem so happy, the gearchanges on both are smooth and snick into neutral easily which made me smile!
Here's a couple of photos, seems to be a mish mash of panels and I nearly gave up and died of borebom over posting with Photobucket. :dash1:
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What a Gold mine you have for FJ lovers... The abuse cannot be excused but some redemption can be made with effort and restoration...
:wacko3: WOW...FJ dirty porn eh!!! :lol: :rofl2: :rofl:... :biggrin:
You have your work cut out..but...it certainly is achievable to get at least one good up-and-running FJ out of what you have there :good2:
John.
A bit of polish, she'll be right. :good2: :biggrin:
First installment of "British Fj Pickers" (popcorn)
I'm currently waiting for an available date to borrow a van so I can collect the remaining complete bikes and the larger Honda parts. I have most of the smaller suff home and the NOS Honda spares, CB72 l/h air filters or brake shoes anyone? :sorry: Didn't find much more FJ stuff other than some more broken plastics, once they are home I will give them both a pressure wash and try a battery. :good2:
Hi Wallace,
Last summer we picked up an '86 (61Kkms) as a project for $500. Worst part was fairing parts we pretty broken. Turned over but did not run. Tank was really rusty and carbs clogged up. Rebuilt carbs and runs fine. This one also has F4i rear shock, anti-dive block off plates, and, unipods.
It is "wrapped" in flat black with carbon fibre wrap accents (ie on scoops)
This is the result:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7434/9093908604_aa0f2a799c.jpg)
Have fun with it!
Jeff
Hi Jeff, your FJ has a really clean look, I like that a lot :good2:. I was looking at the bike I have without the fairing and the forks look really raked compared to the 95 Speed Triple I have, does the rake differ throughout the years/models?
Mike
Good question; it is amazing to me how many pieces do NOT interchange when it comes to the frame and body work, even though the models all look pretty much the same to the un-trained eye.
Have to leave that answer to some of the detail folks on here.
It is good you have two of the same model to put together.
Regards,
Jeff
Welcome and good luck. It does look like a lot of work there ahead of you. I would be curious to know if you need/want both of the lower air dams? I have been looking for one.
Quote from: VaughanCustoms on July 09, 2013, 09:00:19 AM
Welcome and good luck. It does look like a lot of work there ahead of you. I would be curious to know if you need/want both of the lower air dams? I have been looking for one.
Would I be right in saying you are in Burford Georgia, America and not Burford Oxfordshire in England? I am in Staines near London Heathrow airport so postage migh be a problem!
I have the bikes home now and after a pressure wash they look a lot better than when they were in the pile of scrap metal. Checking the Road Tax online the parts bike was likely last on the road March 1994 and the other complete bike August 2002. Both bikes turn over if dropped into gear and that's about as far as I am likely to get for a while as I have another couple of major projects to be getting on with first so they may end up being sold. :cray:
Mike