FJ1200 Gets Honorable Mention

[FJ1100mjk]

Got my Feb/March issue of Motorcyclist magazine yesterday. A decent one. Sort of like Motorcycle Consumer News, but with ads. Anyways, there's a sub-section in their Garage section called Smart Money, that highlights older bikes that are still good performance/riding buys. This month's is the 1987 - 1996 Honda CBR1000F.

In their sidebar list for "Also Smart", they mention others: FJ1200, ZZ-R-1200, and the RF900.

1986 - 1993 FJ1200:

"Big and heavy, but with acceptable handling, the air-cooled, carbureted, rubber-mounted engine with a spread of power wide enough to tour two-up or carve a canyon solo. ABS was an option on later models. The FJ has proven itself to be a robust and reliable bike that's still worth seeking out."

[Dan Filetti]

Got my Feb/March issue of Motorcyclist magazine yesterday. A decent one. Sort of like Motorcycle Consumer News, but with ads. Anyways, there's a sub-section in their Garage section called Smart Money, that highlights older bikes that are still good performance/riding buys. This month's is the 1987 - 1996 Honda CBR1000F.

In their sidebar list for "Also Smart", they mention others: FJ1200, ZZ-R-1200, and the RF900.

1986 - 1993 FJ1200:

"Big and heavy, but with acceptable handling, the air-cooled, carbureted, rubber-mounted engine with a spread of power wide enough to tour two-up or carve a canyon solo. ABS was an option on later models. The FJ has proven itself to be a robust and reliable bike that's still worth seeking out."

Funny, I bought a '94 CBR1000F after the '85 FJ burned down.  The (so called) Big Hurricane was a 'grandfatherly' motorcycle, that was too heavy, with too long of a wheelbase, and not nearly enough low down torque for the displacement.  It really needed to be spun up for any real excitement.  I can honestly say that the GsxR750 is lighter and faster and quicker than almost anything that the Hurricane had with 3/4 of the displacement.  The only exception, *maybe* being top-gear roll on from say 60 mph.  The Hurricane was more comfortable riding position though...

Random input, but I just found it odd that the two bikes were grouped together, as they were from my 'previous lives'.

Happy New Year folks,

Dan

[Mike 86 in San Dimas]

They pictured the best looking one too.  In the same issue they had a blip on the new FJR's. Finally a sixth gear. I am always thinking maybe this year I will pull the trigger on a new bike. While the new sport bikes get my adrenaline flowing. I come back to the FJ (R). Not wealthy enough to own multiple bikes, so it just makes the most sense for me and for the same reasons I bought my FJ 30 years ago. Maybe not the best in any one area, but pretty damn good in several. I am not a racer, but LOVE sport bikes. I like to cruise too, but don't like riding cruisers. Like touring, but those big boats just ain't for me. Sport bikes do it for me but ergonomics too radical for the riding this old fart will be doing. Especially if I ever get the old lady to ride along. (why do they like Harley's'?) Price on the exotics are out of range. So it's back to the FJ again.
Well it wont be this year either. Two weddings in the family. Son in Boise this July (maybe see George), niece Dallas in June (any riders in that area familiar with Jenny Anchondo on FOX News) (no WCR for me this year), and our 40 year wedding anniversary. My wife is dragging me to Italy (WCR is more fun). I know poor me. So no new bike this year. Next year, as always, it will others reasons. But you know if I weren't happy with my 86, I would have made a change a long time ago. Stop reading the motorcycle magazines and check out the RPM site!   

[FJmonkey]

Mike, any chance of making the Central rally? I am hoping to make both this year. Things are looking better this year.

[Mike 86 in San Dimas]

Very slim. If I were to force  one in it would be  wcr.

[movenon]

They pictured the best looking one too.  In the same issue they had a blip on the new FJR's. Finally a sixth gear. I am always thinking maybe this year I will pull the trigger on a new bike. While the new sport bikes get my adrenaline flowing. I come back to the FJ (R). Not wealthy enough to own multiple bikes, so it just makes the most sense for me and for the same reasons I bought my FJ 30 years ago. Maybe not the best in any one area, but pretty damn good in several. I am not a racer, but LOVE sport bikes. I like to cruise too, but don't like riding cruisers. Like touring, but those big boats just ain't for me. Sport bikes do it for me but ergonomics too radical for the riding this old fart will be doing. Especially if I ever get the old lady to ride along. (why do they like Harley's'?) Price on the exotics are out of range. So it's back to the FJ again.
Well it wont be this year either. Two weddings in the family. Son in Boise this July (maybe see George), niece Dallas in June (any riders in that area familiar with Jenny Anchondo on FOX News) (no WCR for me this year), and our 40 year wedding anniversary. My wife is dragging me to Italy (WCR is more fun). I know poor me. So no new bike this year. Next year, as always, it will others reasons. But you know if I weren't happy with my 86, I would have made a change a long time ago. Stop reading the motorcycle magazines and check out the RPM site!   

Waiting Mike .. Sorry we couldn't get together last time. Contact jscgdunn on Italy, Jeff went there last year . 
George

[PaulG]

.... (why do they like Harley's'?) .....

Another story....  eons ago I knew this "biker dude" who - before going to the strip bar - would purposely unbalance the carbs on his Harley, causing it to shake almost uncontrollably.  Well wouldn't you know when he would offer a young lady a lift home on that shoe-box size pad on the rear fender.... he didn't even have to ask. 

[hein]

Other then the XR 1000 circa 1984 all Harleys ran single carbs. how did he unbalance this setup?

[Pat Conlon]

The rider was unbalanced.

[PaulG]

Other then the XR 1000 circa 1984 all Harleys ran single carbs. how did he unbalance this setup?

You are assuming that it is a stock set-up.


https://www.google.ca/search?q=dual+carburetor+harley+davidson&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijreC-36LKAhWIWxQKHaOZBYoQsAQIGw&biw=1366&bih=648