Greetings from Seville

[abg1976]

Coool Alf, good to know I also have people in my hometown!

[abg1976]

Hello fellassss
I was looking to be part of this family and get myself a nice fj...but I havent found anything half decent close home so I have to go far from my hometown (700 km away) and I  found this:




1989 Yamaha fj 1200, two owners, 65.000 km, top case + side bags ready, all original ,unmolested and looks almost mint. Price is a steal (1,363 $ ) I have the checklist with my with all the things I should look for (thank you guys!!!), but what do you guys think? I know is difficult just by looking at the pictures, but some feedback will be much appreciated
Muchas gracias

[abg1976]

oooops, sorry about the size here it is biiger size:

[movenon]

Well the price looks good. Is the mileage in km or miles ? Hard to tell much from a picture. How is the chain ? Any paint missing or damaged down by the oil filter ? Hows the battery ? Check for frame corrosion, tires that kind of stuff.  Its all fixable.  Have you test rode it yet ? I notice the fairing on the left side, on top has a piece of ABS missing. What is the knob on the right side panel for ? Just giving you things to look at. "The easiest money you make is buying it right". 
George

[FJmonkey]

It looks like he keeps it in his living room.... Did he charge you an admission fee to look at it?

[markmartin]

Don't fall in love with it until you see it in person, go see it in person, check for obvious signs of abuse, misuse, accident damage etc. I'd want it to start and run, at least halfway decent.  If it looks good, the steering seems OK, the suspension goes up and down, etc. --- Buy it. 

The price sounds really good for a bike with that mileage that is in good shape. For that price, I'd gladly clean the carbs or repair a leaky clutch slave even if there was some minor issue such as this.

Also, the Blue '89's are the best looking anyway.  :-)

[Pat Conlon]

Hola Alvaro, the bike's owner knew enough to change the mirrors...(a good sign)
'89 is a good year. And a good price.

I agree with Mark, check for the big stuff, the small stuff you can fix.
Start the engine cold and check for smoke indicating valve seals. Feel the engine, make sure it's cold.

I'd buy it.....

Best wishes.  Pat.

[IceFJ]

If you ask me and the above mentioned things are good I would say go for it 
My reason is that I bought a `86 couple of years ago and am really happy with it but the bike you are looking at has the things I miss having on the `86, that is 17" wheels and no anti-dive mechanizm on the front forks.
Also, like you have been warned about before, check all things made of rubber, tires for example.
My bike had 15+ years old tires that I replaced asap before riding any distance and the brake lines are on top of the to-do list.
I have had all kinds of bikes over my 30+ years of riding and the bikes that I am liking the most are my FJ and Honda XR400R for the off road
You will enjoy the FJ, just find the correct one for YOU !!   

[Bones]

Having MPH on the outer and KMH on the inner face on the speedo, I'd say it would be 65.000 miles not klm's. That would be a bit over 100.000 km. either way it's not a lot for these bikes, mine has 107.000 km, burns no oil, and still goes like a cut cat. Enjoy it.

                                                             Tony.

[abg1976]

Doooooooooooooooooohh!!
Good morning
This is why I get to you guys, I didnt noticed the missing plastic (movenon, thanks) and Bones, you are right, I was so blinded I didnt really noticed, it has 104.000 km, not 65.000...it is not the end of the world, I've been reading lots of posts here and milage is not an issue...but he told me over the phone 65.000 kms (I dont believe he didnt knew it was miles), so, what kind of seller is that...and the price now is too high!! I love this FJ, but is along way from home...let's see if the seller wants to drop the price...a lot.

Thankyouthankyouthankyou guys

[Alf]

Hola
Its even better 104.000 than 65.000 in a bike of this age: the engines gain performance when well used. Leaving them stalled get hardened the oil seals and the bike spend a lot of oil and leak for the head, cylinder gasket...

Read in my web the test between 3CV & 3XW FJs at the FJTeros in the menu. That pristine 3CV have been not used in a long time and it was immaculate with only 24.000 kms... until it started to be properly used and swear oil for all its gaskets

[abg1976]

Alf, as usual, spot on! It makes a lot of sense, most of the problems with older bikes appear when they are not used for long periods of time. Now the only thing I need is the buyer to lower the price (1,050 euros), the bike looks very well kept, but still high milage

[VOYAGER]

hi Alvaro I'm Glenn from aus i bought a fj 1100 about 23 years ago, it had 95000ks on the clock and my girl friend and i did 5000ks in 2 weeks and didn't miss a beat that is when i found out the odometer was f@#*& so who knows how many K's it had done  ,, my point is the fj's just go on and on , had it for about 4 years NOT A PROBLEM.
PS i now own a 1993 fj 1200 

[abg1976]

Hello Glenn
Im not concerned that much about the mileage, is that the guy told me 65.000 KM (he even put it in an ad)  and I dont believe that he didnt knew that his odo was in miles,not km...
I also have to ride 700 km to get back home, will you trust somebody who is lying to you?
Finally the price is too high now!

[aviationfred]

At 1050 Euros, and the photos that are posted, This looks like a heck of a deal. I have seen FJ's that look nowhere near as good as this one sell for more money.

Fred