New to FJO forum

[Brother-J]

Hi my name is Tom. I'm new to this forum but not to FJ's. I got the first one the dealer in Killeen Texas got in early 1984. I actually put a $1200.00 deposit on it in late 1983 after reading in article in Cycle magazine (see attachment). That article changed my mind about buying a 1983 Suzuki GS1100 (thank god). No offence to any Suzuki fans out there but I couldn't imagine anything better than that first ride on that bike. I crashed the bike in 1990 and stopped riding because I got married and had a kid. Well now that I'm divorced and the kid is grown I thought I do something with it. While looking for a parts bike last year I came across a 1985 in very nice condition but very low on compression in two cylinders for $1000. So I'm in the process of rebuilding the motor ( bored to 1188cc w/12:1 comp. pistons) but I'll get in to that in another thread so I can get some ideas from anyone who wants to chat with me. I'm thinking about building a drag bike out of the 84 or restoring it.

[Country Joe]

Welcome, Tom! You sound like you will fit in around here just fine.
Joe

[Brother-J]

Thanks Joe

[aviationfred]

 :hi:Welcome to the forum

Ask questions when in doubt or need a second opinion. There is a huge wealth of knowledge here.

Fred

[FJmonkey]

Welcome, there are a few original owners here and some are the first year '84 FJs. Happy you could join.

[Urban_Legend]

Welcome Brother J.
You have a very familiar story. Quite a few of us seem to have had a bike, sold it when we got married and and had a family. Lots of year break, then divorce and along comes a bike again. FJ's seem to be infectious and a lot of us can't stop at owning just one of them. The other bug associated with them is moditis. Again we just can't seem to stop at just one modification. There are a few FJ drag bike around and there should be plenty of info on good set ups in here some where.

Have fun

Mark

[aviationfred]

There is a FJowner locator that is completely voluntary. Pin yourself at your location. It also helps with knowing if there are other FJ owners near by, on a travel route or near a destination during a persons travel.

http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=10618.0

Fred

[Pat Conlon]

A belated welcome Tom!  Sorry, I was out of town the last couple of days...

Yep, our stories are close, except I managed to hold on to my '84. I do remember reading the teasers in '83 about this new Yamaha soon to be introduced.

Here's my story: http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=1601.msg12714#msg12714

Welcome to our group. I hope you can get to a FJ rally to meet some us.   Pat

[Brother-J]

Now that's a funny story

[Brother-J]

:hi:Welcome to the forum

Ask questions when in doubt or need a second opinion. There is a huge wealth of knowledge here.

Fred

Thanks Fred

[Brother-J]

A belated welcome Tom!  Sorry, I was out of town the last couple of days...

Yep, our stories are close, except I managed to hold on to my '84. I do remember reading the teasers in '83 about this new Yamaha soon to be introduced.

Here's my story: http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=1601.msg12714#msg12714

Welcome to our group. I hope you can get to a FJ rally to meet some us.   Pat

Now that's a funny story Thanks Pat

[ribbert]

Here's my story..........

Pat

I hadn't heard that before Pat, very funny. I suspect you're not the only one to have pulled that stunt, although I'm sure they didn't all end as well.

There was a legitmate ad here a few years back for a near new Kawasaki. It said "Newly married, did not understand what "do what you like" meant"

Noel

[Alf]

Welcome to the community Tom!

Keep us informed about your progress, please

Best regards

Alf

[Brother-J]

Welcome to the community Tom!

Keep us informed about your progress, please

Best regards

Alf

Thanks Alf, I will do

[fjbiker84]

Kinda amazing how many of us have similar life stories.  My last bike before my FJ was a new 86 Ninja 1000 that was stolen out of a motel parking lot in LA during an overnight stay back in March 1987.  Shortly afterward I got reassigned to the east coast and then on to other parts of the world - got married, raised a daughter, and never thought about getting back on a bike till my FJ and I crossed paths back in 2006.  Similar to Pat, I bought my FJ while on a business trip to Alabama and kept it there for many years while my family was stationed in Korea... not sure if it would meet their approval should they find out.  Eventually, to my surprise, when I finally told my wife about the FJ, she really didn't have an objection to me having it and it's been a welcome addition in the garage here in California ever since.  But I like Pat's story best.