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Started by geesterzr1, August 26, 2009, 03:26:00 PM

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geesterzr1

August 26, 2009, 03:26:00 PM
Well, it's about time I found this forum!  I'm Dan and I'm on my second FJ1200 (this one is an 89') all original and a blast to ride.  I also ride an 07' R1 for short bursts of adrenaline on the one or two twisty roads we have here in Kansas.  Anyway, thought I'd say hello, and I'm sure I'll find plenty of usefull info here!

threejagsteve

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August 26, 2009, 05:21:26 PM
Hello, geesterzr1, and welcome!
"If you wanna bark with the big dogs, you can't pee with the puppies!"

higbonzo

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August 26, 2009, 07:41:03 PM
Hello and Welcome.

I never road a bike that would redline past 10,000.  I'll bet that R1 is a riot.  I guess the good thing about a long flat road is you can see the po po easier.

Later, Phil      :bye2:

Dan Filetti

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August 26, 2009, 07:51:15 PM
Quote from: higbonzo on August 26, 2009, 07:41:03 PM
I never road a bike that would redline past 10,000. 

Phil-

My GSXR750 red lines @ 14,000.  It's not got the grunt of a liter bike, but life north of 9,000rpm is mind blowing.

Live Hardy!

Dan
Live hardy, or go home. 

higbonzo

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August 26, 2009, 09:39:41 PM
Quote from: Dan Filetti on August 26, 2009, 07:51:15 PM
Quote from: higbonzo on August 26, 2009, 07:41:03 PM
I never road a bike that would redline past 10,000. 

My GSXR750 red lines @ 14,000.  It's not got the grunt of a liter bike, but life north of 9,000rpm is mind blowing.



I'll bet....   :wacko3:  Maybe I'll own a bike that will rev that high before I die.  :good:

Later......    :bye2:

geesterzr1

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August 26, 2009, 11:07:08 PM
Thanks for the welcome fellas!  The R1 is fun, but if I'm riding for any distance or taking a trip it's always the FJ.  I had a bmw k1200rs for several years, and while I really loved it, the ergonomics and cost of maintenence just don't match up to the good ole' bullet-proof FJ.  Ride on gentleman..........

rossco

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August 27, 2009, 12:37:07 AM
Ërgonomics= FJ

FJmonkey

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August 27, 2009, 12:51:48 AM
Welcome to the club. No secret hand shake but you need to know the club password "Kookaloo!". It happens at lower RPMs on the FJ than it does on the R1. If it pulls your eyes so far back in your skull you get tunnel vision then Kookaloo!!!!  We have some good twisties here in SoCal, enough that if I had 2 bikes my other would be an R1. So I envy your harem dude.  :drinks:
The glass is not half full, it was engineered with a 2X safety factor.

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ssuv93

#8
August 27, 2009, 11:58:21 AM
Hello and welcome Dan / geesterzr1! This a great place to "meet".

          Murray from Maine :hi:
"We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm." - Winston Churchill  (falsely attributed to George Orwell)

"oderint dum metuant"  Lucius Accius, 40B.C. +-  as said by Caligula & Cicero

geesterzr1

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August 27, 2009, 12:47:14 PM
Ahh,,,, kookaloo.  Thanks for the info!  I gotta be careful with kookaloo on the R1, it can lead to heavy fines and possible jail time.  Thanks for the welcome fellas!
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