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FZ 750 & new baby at home

Started by Alf, May 19, 2015, 02:16:54 AM

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Alf

Like a new baby has just arrived at home (human baby, not a motorbike  :greeting: ) this summer I cant lost 6 days going & coming from mainland Spain in a ferry (mainly because my wife could kill me travelling with 2 children alone)



So I decided to buy another FJ to leave it in Madrid to make fast rides with my friends... but I found this babe (this time yes, a motorbike) in Malaga: a time.capsule 1991 FZ 750 completely new and original with only 23.000 kms in the odo. So I could not resist the temptation and I bought it for peanuts






movenon

Wow ! Looks nice and original.  :good2:
George
Life isn't about having the best, but about making the best of what you have...

1990 FJ 1200

ken65

congrats all round, looks like little Valentino Rossi  has his 1st bike all ready lined up :good2:

X-Ray

Excellent news on both fronts!

Nice original FZ that's for sure.
'94 FJ1200 Wet Pale Brown
'93 FJ1200 Dark Violet/Silver
'84 FJ1100 Red/White

'91 FJ1200 Dark Violet/Silver ( Now Sold)
'92 FJ1200 Project/Resto Dark Violet/Silver (Now Sold)






For photos of my rear wheel swap, heres the link  https://www.flickr.com/gp/150032671@N02/62k3KZ

ribbert

Quote from: Alf on May 19, 2015, 02:16:54 AM
Like a new baby has just arrived at home (human baby, not a motorbike  :greeting: ) this summer I cant lost 6 days going & coming from mainland Spain in a ferry (mainly because my wife could kill me travelling with 2 children alone)


Alf, you make it sound like a courier dropped it off at the door and your wife would probably kill you if she saw your post, one photo of the genderless baby and three of the bike! Priorities man, priorities!

From someone who has recently been through it, good luck with the one on the right when she's a teenager, she's gorgeous (her mother's genes?). Being a father to teenage girls is hard work.

When it comes to boyfriends, I like that saying "Shoot the first one and the word will spread" 

Your newborn already had more hair than me dammit.

Err, nice looking bike too Alf.

Noel
"Tell a wise man something he doesn't know and he'll thank you, tell a fool something he doesn't know and he'll abuse you"

TexasDave

Quote from: ribbert on May 19, 2015, 05:57:57 AM
Quote from: Alf on May 19, 2015, 02:16:54 AM
Like a new baby has just arrived at home (human baby, not a motorbike  :greeting: ) this summer I cant lost 6 days going & coming from mainland Spain in a ferry (mainly because my wife could kill me travelling with 2 children alone)


Alf, you make it sound like a courier dropped it off at the door and your wife would probably kill you if she saw your post, one photo of the genderless baby and three of the bike! Priorities man, priorities!

From someone who has recently been through it, good luck with the one on the right when she's a teenager, she's gorgeous (her mother's genes?). Being a father to teenage girls is hard work.

When it comes to boyfriends, I like that saying "Shoot the first one and the word will spread" 

Your newborn already had more hair than me dammit.

Err, nice looking bike too Alf.

Noel
++++1 what Noel said. Had 3 girls-- thank the Lord they looked like their mother! Hope you have a shotgun for when she gets older. Good looking bike but GREAT looking kids.  Dave
A pistol is like a parachute, if you need one and don't have one you will never need one again.

Alf

Thank you for your compliment, guys!

And yes, I´m looking for a shotgun to welcome my daughter future boyfriends. She´s terrible!. She is 5 years old and the other day tell me that she has 2 boyfriends at the school

When I asked her about the opinion of the "old" boyfriend (5 years old!) about the new acquisition, she told me

"he dooesn´t have to know, daddy"

the fan

Beautiful girls and nice bike.

I had no idea that Yamaha continued to sell the FZ750 after the 1986 model year.

I had an 86 in Red/White/Blue as my first real sportbike and still have a soft spot for that bike. I have memories of an almost psychotic power delivery and razor sharp handling... and I don't dare ride another one for fear of finding out different...

Alf

Quote from: the fan on May 19, 2015, 07:29:27 AM
... I have memories of an almost psychotic power delivery and razor sharp handling... and I don't dare ride another one for fear of finding out different...

Well, the idea is fitting an Exup swing arm to use 17" rims with modern rubber, shorter dog-bones and R1 front brakes, similar treatment to my FJ. I rode with a 86 model a lot of times in my youth and I remember that the engine have nothing to envy comparing with my (then) powered FJ1100, so Its a good point to think I´m going to enjoy a lot... and if not, I´m offered the double that I´ve paid for, so anyway I think is a good investment  :good2:

Dads_FJ

Quote from: ribbert on May 19, 2015, 05:57:57 AM
Quote from: Alf on May 19, 2015, 02:16:54 AM
Like a new baby has just arrived at home (human baby, not a motorbike  :greeting: ) this summer I cant lost 6 days going & coming from mainland Spain in a ferry (mainly because my wife could kill me travelling with 2 children alone)


Alf, you make it sound like a courier dropped it off at the door and your wife would probably kill you if she saw your post, one photo of the genderless baby and three of the bike! Priorities man, priorities!

From someone who has recently been through it, good luck with the one on the right when she's a teenager, she's gorgeous (her mother's genes?). Being a father to teenage girls is hard work.

When it comes to boyfriends, I like that saying "Shoot the first one and the word will spread" 

Your newborn already had more hair than me dammit.

Err, nice looking bike too Alf.

Noel


I like "Whatever you do to my daughter, I'm going to do to you".

John S.

'84 Yamaha FJ1100
'89 Yamaha FJ1200
'94 Yamaha WR250
'80 BMW R100S/Sidecar
'39 BSA WM20

fj1289

congrats on the daughter!     :good2:

I've always wanted to build up an FZ750.  A man by the name of Tony Tice used to have an excellent website documenting the changes to his FZ750 -- haven't found it again but still looking...

Here is a quick pic of it though - www.sportbikerider.us/SP/8721

Chris

fj johnnie

 Congrats on the child, and the FZ. I too had an FZ 750 back in 85,86. What an awesome motor. I still have an all original 85 to this day. Enjoy that smooth powerful five valve motor. The first of it's kind.

jo-sommer

Congrats on both of those new family-members!

And I can only agree to those who mentionned about being a teenage girl's father. I always made sure that I had to clean my .50 when her boyfriends visited her...

Greetz Jo
having fun

yamaha fj rider

Alf, congratulations on both babies.

Kurt
93 FJ1200
FJ 09
YZ250X I still love 2 strokes
Tenere 700
FJR1300ES

FJmonkey

Both look like great additions to your family.
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