Best year/best value/best FJ to start with?

[hawkaholic37]

Yep, that's the one

[gumby302ho]

You mean the father an son bull joke. '' Father and son bull are up on a hill looking down at several cows, son bull says to his father, " Lets run down there and fuck one of those bulls cows" the father bull replied " No son, we will walk down and fuck them all"!!!! Pardon my french.

Minor correction, depending on the company you keep...

Ooops, still suffering the effects of Canada Day celebrations! Thanks for the correction Mark, on a side note, the 86 ITX is the best looking cow of all the FJ's and you know it!

[FJmonkey]

Ooops, still suffering the effects of Canada Day celebrations! Thanks for the correction Mark, on a side note, the 86 ITX is the best looking cow of all the FJ's and you know it!

You will not get any argument from me on that, the red & silver/white are the best colors for an FJ. But I am still fighting my Dark Side with my '89. It looks really good in the sunlight and we get lots of that here in SoCal. I might need to a second set of plastics and tank so I can sport her around in the Red and Silver/White when I feel like it. 

[moparman70]

Well I was holding off but I can't anymore...

BEST LOOKING is the 86 ---- it looks good standing away from it and looks good when you are riding it looking forward --- side scoops are slender and make the bike look sleek -----

not the 87 ( colors are just wrong on the 87 and doesnt look right---- but its close 2nd -

BEST VALUE -- 88-90 models --- your get the better front end that allows the blue dot brakes to be done with ease -- also  17 inch wheel on front -- and no 2nd gear issues

91-92 - close 2nd for Best Value - although the pointy front end doesnt appeal to me 

I speak the truth --  lol smiley face and all that Jazz

[Pat Conlon]

Hey Hawkman

Buy this bike. Do it now.
http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=14203.msg143255#new

26k miles. It's just barely broken in..

Seriously

[Derek Young]

Hey Hawkman

Buy this bike. Do it now.
http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=14203.msg143255#new

26k miles. It's just barely broken in..

Seriously

+1!
Great advise Pat!


Derek

[hawkaholic37]

Thanks for the thought guys. I am (hopefully) going to look at a '92 that is for sale in my area tomorrow. It is bone stock and very clean, from what it looks like and from what the seller has told me. I will keep everyone up to date.

[Blackcloud89]

Well that's too bad on that bike in Fall City.  I certainly think you did the right thing though.  I passed on an '07 VMax in my bike hunt- something just didn't feel right.  There's a line by Robert DeNiro in Ronin- "If there is ever any doubt- then there is no doubt."
Shame on the one in Wenatchee too- though at least the seller was forthcoming on the bike's actual condition.

Good luck on the continuing search!

[novaraptor]

Of course, the best year/value would be whichever one you happen to own. I would be slightly miffed by the "theft deterrent" description of my silver/white 1990, and it is a bit irritating when I show a pic of my project red/white '84 and get oohs and ahhhs over it just because of the paint job, but it comforts me to know that if I and someone on an "ambulance" were both cruising at trans 100mph and we came to a fork in the road and went our separate ways, the officer behind us would undoubtedly chase the red/white for his trophy wall...
Good hunting to you. I see happiness in your future..

[Dads_FJ]

"Best Value" is one that's already modded, like this '89.  Shit for the price you could fly out here to Minnesota and ride it home, it's been done before.

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/mcy/5086209435.html

[Flynt]

"Best Value" is one that's already modded, like this '89.  Shit for the price you could fly out here to Minnesota and ride it home, it's been done before.

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/mcy/5086209435.html

He's underselling the mods too.  YZF750 forks and looks like FZ swing arm...  probably has a nice rear shock on it too.  This is a lot of hardware for the $$.

Frank

[Pat Conlon]

Yes, I agree Frank....

[Mike Ramos]

Memo: Preacher & Mr.B;

Perhaps he realizes the value?  Not actually underselling the mods...?

I mean, well just an innocent thought...!!!!

All in good fun gentlemen.

Ride safe and of course keep smiling!

Midget

[Pat Conlon]

With those USD forks, perhaps he is tired of all the feminine attention....or his wife is...

Just thinking out loud....

[fj1289]

"Best Value" is one that's already modded, like this '89.  Shit for the price you could fly out here to Minnesota and ride it home, it's been done before.

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/mcy/5086209435.html

He's underselling the mods too.  YZF750 forks and looks like FZ swing arm...  probably has a nice rear shock on it too.  This is a lot of hardware for the $$.

Frank

Looking at how the rear end looks "tucked" I'd say it's the shorter YZF 750 swing arm vice the longer FZ1 swing arm.