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That we in Russia do with motor cycles by the long Russian winter

Started by Schultz, December 04, 2014, 07:20:48 AM

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Schultz

Present that six months in a year you do not ride.What to engage except as by the improvement of the motor cycle?
Fj magnificent motorcycle without doubt

FJmonkey

The FJ cleans up well when you have the down time during winter. I have the opposite problem, nearly no winter here in Southern California. I have to trade riding time to stop for major projects. That explains why your FJ is looking good.
The glass is not half full, it was engineered with a 2X safety factor.

'86 Ambulance - Bent frame, cracked case, due for an overhaul
'89 Stormy Blue - Suits my Dark Side

~JM~

Yes, You Southern California riders have it rough.

All that excellent riding weather. It's a wonder that you can even change your oil. LOL!

~JM~

Greetings Schultz,

Do you have a plan of attack? Will you be modifying the bike or just detail cleaning it?

Schultz

Quote from: ~JM~ on December 04, 2014, 08:45:02 AM
Greetings Schultz,

Do you have a plan of attack? Will you be modifying the bike or just detail cleaning it?
The motor will be covered with heat-resistant varnish.And the overall appearance will be possible uluchshen.K mechanics have no complaints, and all that was defective, I did
Fj magnificent motorcycle without doubt

Schultz

Quote from: FJmonkey on December 04, 2014, 08:16:35 AM
The FJ cleans up well when you have the down time during winter. I have the opposite problem, nearly no winter here in Southern California. I have to trade riding time to stop for major projects. That explains why your FJ is looking good.
Winter is not just for this.V off-season you can relax on the roads, gain strength, repair equipment
Fj magnificent motorcycle without doubt

andyoutandabout

Yep, same here Monkey. It's so fortunate the Fj can push on with relatively little maintenance, cause I'd rather be riding than fixing and our California weather usually allows the former. I say usually since its been storming in the Bay area all week.
When I think of other bikes I've owned, I don't believe they'd be as 'flexible' with service intervals as my Fj has proven to be thus far.
The metal parts seem to polish up fine when they get some attention.
Even the brittle plastics respond well to some epoxy.
I was accustomed to a winter lay up in the UK from about November thru mid March. I don't miss that feature one bit.
The cost of living were I am is really getting crazy, but owning a motorcycle here kinda balances the books for me at any rate.
Andy
life without a bike is just life

novaraptor

Gotta agree with the other year rounders. I get kind of envious of the time out for maintenance that a lot of you get in the winter, but I'm not going to move from the desert for that, so I try to do most of my necessary stuff in the morning. Sometimes, though, I have to make the time....
1990 FJ1200
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