FJ On youtube

[wildfire]

Got the link below from youtube. The ending tells a story.

1987 Yamaha FJ1200

[~JM~]

I was waiting for a more Bambi vs. Godzilla type of ending. Or one of those faces that jump out & scream at you.

[wildfire]

I was waiting for a more Bambi vs. Godzilla type of ending. Or one of those faces that jump out & scream at you.

Hmm maybe instead I should have posted a link to another set of random knockers 

[The General]

Short & brilliant!   Loved it.  Who`s bike is that? (Makes me want an ambulance!).......and a campfire! 

[wildfire]

I have no idea who owns the bike. To that point are there any Fj owners on here that have videos posted on youtube of their bikes?

[The General]

I have no idea who owns the bike. To that point are there any Fj owners on here that have videos posted on youtube of their bikes?

Here`s one with a couple of mine & some mates` bikes, taken in March this year. https://vimeo.com/89188154 

[wildfire]

I have no idea who owns the bike. To that point are there any Fj owners on here that have videos posted on youtube of their bikes?

Here`s one with a couple of mine & some mates` bikes, taken in March this year. https://vimeo.com/89188154 

Thanks General . Ha, now that is a FJ paradise. Some unusual mods on some bikes there too. Its amazing that after all these years the FJ still looks cool without looking dated.

On a side note did the Yamaha RD 350 powervalve ever make a splash in Oz?. It was the  first  bike I bought ( I stole all the others..just kidding).

The FJ in my young eyes was the big brother  the RD 350 powervalve

http://classic-motorbikes.net/images/gallery/yamaha%20rd350%20ypvs.jpg

[~JM~]

Was there a model year where the primary colors were white with blue trim?

The first FJ that I ever saw, had a nitrous bottle on it. The young kid that was riding the bike, said that he hadn't tried the N2O yet. I don't even know if the system was connected, or if it was just an empty bottle bolted up. It sure looked mean & fast!

[wildfire]

Was there a model year where the primary colors were white with blue trim?

Yes there was a blue and white model. Cant remember the year. However I think that model may only have had a quarter fairing whereas the later models had a full fairing. Having said that it was a long time ago.

[The General]

I have no idea who owns the bike. To that point are there any Fj owners on here that have videos posted on youtube of their bikes?

Here`s one with a couple of mine & some mates` bikes, taken in March this year. https://vimeo.com/89188154 

Thanks General . Ha, now that is a FJ paradise. Some unusual mods on some bikes there too. Its amazing that after all these years the FJ still looks cool without looking dated.

On a side note did the Yamaha RD 350 powervalve ever make a splash in Oz?. It was the  first  bike I bought ( I stole all the others..just kidding).

The FJ in my young eyes was the big brother  the RD 350 powervalve

http://classic-motorbikes.net/images/gallery/yamaha%20rd350%20ypvs.jpg

I know Ken`s got an RD350lc he might chime in. http://s814.photobucket.com/user/kennymick65/media/honda%20cb750/yamaha%20rd350lc/IMG_7007.jpg.html
There`s a big following here but not sure if our imported model is same as U.S. 

[wildfire]

General , I recognise that colour scheme. Its earlier than a 85 if memory serves me right. I have only been in the US a few years. My RD 350 was less than year old when I bought it in Ireland. I used to think the sound when you turned the ignition on was so cool. 

[ken65]

my elcy is an 81 model, they came out in 80 till 82, they never made it to the states because of emission laws, the powervalve came out afterwards i believe ..

i think the powervalve raises and lowers the port height to even out the band a bit more than the LC, but i could be wrong.

[aviationfred]

Here are a couple of videos that I have posted of my 89'

http://youtu.be/64qZEZ12Cp0

http://youtu.be/MO3eFkOqrTE

http://youtu.be/Wtf4u7SlkZQ

Fred

[simi_ed]

My '84 RZ (Kenny Roberts black/yellow model) had the power valve, and did the dance when the key was turned on.  Fun bike, I miss it. 
I wonder what it would be like with a 580cc Banshee motor in a RZ ...

Ed

[~JM~]

Was there a model year where the primary colors were white with blue trim?

Yes there was a blue and white model. Cant remember the year. However I think that model may only have had a quarter fairing whereas the later models had a full fairing. Having said that it was a long time ago.

That sounds about right! I only remember it having a small fairing. I was looking at it from the right rear corner. The bike was primarily white with mid to light shade of blue stripes or swooshes on it. The time frame that I saw that bike would have been somewhere between '88-'90. I seem to recall it being an 1100. At the time, I was riding a Honda VT500FT Ascot & was in awe of liter plus bikes, especially one with an N2O bottle on it.

Thanks.