Newbie from France

[nonodge]

Hello friends
I'm french fj owner
I bought my first FJ 1200 in 1989 and the second in 91.
I swapped the rear wheel (600 Fazer 17') and a front Wheel from fzr 1000 88 will be swapped in a few days.
My Fj add up 91000 Kms.

[PaulG]

Bonjour, mon ami. Comme sava? 

Sorry if the spelling is off, but that is as far as my grade school Francais goes, other than some fruits, vegetables and household items.

Lots of information and entertainment here, but it sounds like you already know your stuff after owning it for 14 or so years.

Looking forward to your nuggets of knowledge.   

[Steve_in_Florida]

I bought my first FJ 1200 in 1989 and the second in 91.

Bonjour and Welcome! 

Did you purchase your FJ's new?

Where are you located?

I spent the 1990's in Europe, and have many fond memories of traveling in France. One instance stands out: Witnessing a total solar eclipse from the vantage point of the Citadel in Bitche in 1999. The darkness advanced across the countryside like some giant taking a stroll. Pretty incredible in a way that cannot be conveyed through words.

Another motorcycle trip took me to Biarritz. Beautiful!

Santé!

Steve

[FJmonkey]

Welcome to the club, I guess we don't have to explain Kookaloo to you....

[movenon]

Welcome to the forum ! Post some pictures when ever you can . Glad to have you here. 
George

[nonodge]

Bonjour, mon ami. Comme sava? 

Sorry if the spelling is off, but that is as far as my grade school Francais goes, other than some fruits, vegetables and household items.

Lots of information and entertainment here, but it sounds like you already know your stuff after owning it for 14 or so years.

Looking forward to your nuggets of knowledge.   

Je vais bien ,merci.
Not easy for me too!I left school in 1978 ...

[nonodge]

I bought my first FJ 1200 in 1989 and the second in 91.

Bonjour and Welcome!  

Did you purchase your FJ's new?

Where are you located?


I spent the 1990's in Europe, and have many fond memories of traveling in France. One instance stands out: Witnessing a total solar eclipse from the vantage point of the Citadel in Bitche in 1999. The darkness advanced across the countryside like some giant taking a stroll. Pretty incredible in a way that cannot be conveyed through words.

Another motorcycle trip took me to Biarritz. Beautiful!

Santé!

Steve

Happy you visited France.
I live 200 kms from Paris.
I remember august 11 1999.It was strange and unforgettable.
The next solar eclipse in France will be on september 3 2081.
I'm not sure to see it !!!

My Fj were news.The first has been broken by accident with a car...

Happy new year everybody  

[Pat Conlon]

Welcome to our family....

My sincere condolances to you, and your beautiful country, on what happened in Paris today.

It just breaks my heart, and makes me very, very angry.

[aviationfred]

Welcome to the site.  A great place for like minded people.

As I am sure you already know, getting parts from the OEM dealer is getting more difficult. The place to order parts is from Randy at RPM http://rpmracingca.com/

His service is un-beatable and he delivers world wide.

I also had the chance to visit your beautiful country. I spent 30 days in Toulon back in 1989.


Fred

[MOTOMYSZOR]

Vive la FJ1200!!  

Welcome one more Europe FJ user

Your rear wheel swap from Fazer 600 is new for me.....
As far as I know rims from smaller bike are not strong enough for Her majesty FJ....

[nonodge]

Vive la FJ1200!!  

Welcome one more Europe FJ user

Your rear wheel swap from Fazer 600 is new for me.....
As far as I know rims from smaller bike are not strong enough for Her majesty FJ....

I find this swap on a french forum.
A lot of fj owners swapped their rear Wheel like me.
Do you think it's dangerous?

[FJmonkey]

I find this swap on a french forum.
A lot of fj owners swapped their rear Wheel like me.
Do you think it's dangerous?

The weights between 600cc and 1200cc are not miles apart. You also mentioned many others have already made this swap seemingly with out hurting themselves. I think you are safe with your new rear wheel. My rear wheel came off a 750cc and I have thousands of miles on it with zero issues.

[simi_ed]

I've had a wheel from a YZF600 on my FJ for 7-8  years, as have numerous others. I would not be too concerned.