New Maryland member

[Tom Renda]

Hey folks - newbie from Maryland 

Own an 84 1100 since 2007. She had 15K when I bought her, she's up to 22.5K now.  Runs great - gets 50 mpg if you baby her (70 mph in the right lane, light hand on the throttle.)   I spent a fair amount putting her back to stock, mostly for a good OEM exhaust.

Although she has been very good to me, I am thinking about trading her at some point for a 92 or 93 FJ1200 with ABS if I can find one with similar miles.

I am retired and I especially like to ride in the hills and mountans near Frederick, MD, Canaan Valley, WV  and Charlottesville VA.

Other running bikes are 75 R60/6 (OEM white paint, rides like a flippin' hobby horse) , 85 RZ350 Bumble Bee (don't crack the throttle if you're not pointed straight) , 75 Commando 850 Mark III Electric Start [Sic!] (is any Norton truly a "running" bike?), and 2009 FZ1 (new leftover, jury is still out as I have less than 600 miles on her and can't redline her till 1000)

[weymouth399]

Welcome to the party Tom You should fit right in here.

Bob W

[rktmanfj]

Welcome, Tom!     

[racerman_27410]

Welcome to the group!

sounds like you have a nice variety of bikes to suit your occasions. 


KOokaloo!

Frank

[Mike 86 in San Dimas]

Hi Tom,
This is a great site. Seems the 1100s are coming out of the wood work, I think the last three new members ride 11s.
Welcome,
Mike

[hein]

Welcome Tom.
   Sounds like a pretty low milage 1100 you have. You might want to consider keeping it versus trading for a 92-93 abs model. There are lots of 92-93 abs models out there but not many with WORKING abs. I've got a 93 abs model and the abs failed at 35,000 km. Check out the availability of abs parts and then check out the prices, be sure you'r seated when looking at prices.
    I've also got a FZ1 2nd gen. Mine's a 06 that I bought in 2009 that I found collecting dust on a dealer's floor. While it doesn't have the midrange grunt of the FJ it certainly hauls ass after 7,000rpm. It now has 42'000 km. on it and has not given me any problems. The only downside to this bike is the stock seat or as I called it "a weapon of ass destruction". I got the stock seat redone by Eddy Copeland aka dirtroad on the fz1oa forum and it now rivals my FJ in terms of longhaul comfort.

Hein.

[Tom Renda]

Hein

Thanks for the tip -- I wondered about the reliability of the abs system and replacement costs of parts. 

Electronics are a reall ball buster.

(Stock seat on the FZ1 is almost as bad!)

Tom

[FJ Flyer]

Hey from the Bay.  I'm over south of Annapolis.  Henry is up in Baltimore. 

[Tom Renda]

South county was my old bike racing stomping grounds (I was with Team Snow Valley).

Beautiful area -- changed very little over the past 20 years. 

[Pat Conlon]

Welcome Tom!   Another rare and beautiful '84 joins our ranks.....cool.

[dbelch]

Welcome!  wouldn't happen to be chearing for the Ravens this aft?