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From the days before FJ Forums.........

Started by Millietant, March 29, 2020, 09:32:38 AM

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Millietant

March 29, 2020, 09:32:38 AM
Not exactly a rally, but back in late 1990, FJ's were very popular amongst my group of biking friends - all the FJ's here were part of our group, just out for a normal Sunday ride. The ambo in the foreground is my first 1TX FJ (by then sold to my boss) and my 3CV is at the back behind the FZR. A couple of the group are missing from the photo as they parked before us in a slightly different place.



Dean

'89 FJ 1200 3CV - owned from new.
'89 FJ 1200 3CV - no engine, tank, seat....parts bike for the future.
'88 FJ 1200 3CV - complete runner 2024 resto project
'88 FJ 1200 3CV - became a race bike, no longer with us.
'86 FJ 1200 1TX - sold to my boss to finance the '89 3CV I still own.

fj1289

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March 29, 2020, 11:52:21 PM
Quote from: Millietant on March 29, 2020, 09:32:38 AM
Not exactly a rally, but back in late 1990, FJ's were very popular amongst my group of biking friends - all the FJ's here were part of our group, just out for a normal Sunday ride. The ambo in the foreground is my first 1TX FJ (by then sold to my boss) and my 3CV is at the back behind the FZR. A couple of the group are missing from the photo as they parked before us in a slightly different place.





The white and silver sure was popular.   Still my second favorite - behind the much faster red and silver!

Motofun

#2
March 30, 2020, 07:40:58 AM
We all know (but few will admit) that the '84 and '85 were the true sportbikes.  Everything after that was just a touring bike....... (popcorn)   :yes:
'75 Honda CB400F
'85 Yamaha RZ350
'85 Yamaha FJ1100
'89 Yamaha FJ1200
'09 Yamaha 125 Zuma
'09 Kawasaki KZ110 (grand kids)
'13 Suzuki GSXR 750 (track)
'14 Yamaha FZ-09
'23 Yamaha Tenere 7
SOLD: CBX,RZ500,Ninja 650,CB400F,V45 Sabre,CB700SC,R1

Bob

#3
March 31, 2020, 10:32:04 AM
My first FJ group ride was in Niagara Falls, 1998...



...we did it again in 2000 with a few more FJs...

Bob N.
'93 FJ
'17 V-Strom DL650
Whitby, ON

Millietant

#4
March 31, 2020, 01:46:13 PM
Latecomer  :sarcastic: :sarcastic: :sarcastic:
Dean

'89 FJ 1200 3CV - owned from new.
'89 FJ 1200 3CV - no engine, tank, seat....parts bike for the future.
'88 FJ 1200 3CV - complete runner 2024 resto project
'88 FJ 1200 3CV - became a race bike, no longer with us.
'86 FJ 1200 1TX - sold to my boss to finance the '89 3CV I still own.

FJ Flyer

#5
April 01, 2020, 05:05:19 AM
Hey, in the late 90s there was the Yahoo FJ group, which was the genesis of this forum.
Chris P.
'16 FJR1300ES
'87 FJ1200
'76 DT250

Wear your gear.

rlucas

#6
April 01, 2020, 07:14:56 AM
Quote from: FJ Flyer on April 01, 2020, 05:05:19 AM
Hey, in the late 90s there was the Yahoo FJ group, which was the genesis of this forum.

Christ, I'm old...

rossi
We're not a club. Clubs have rules. Pay dues. Wear hats and shit.

"Y'all might be faster than me, but you didn't have more fun than I did." Eric McClellan (RIP '15)

Millietant

#7
April 01, 2020, 07:35:14 AM
Quote from: FJ Flyer on April 01, 2020, 05:05:19 AM
Hey, in the late 90s there was the Yahoo FJ group, which was the genesis of this forum.

LOL, by the late 90's I'd already been riding with fellow FJ'ers for over 10 years.......fark......I'm old too ! :wacko2:
Dean

'89 FJ 1200 3CV - owned from new.
'89 FJ 1200 3CV - no engine, tank, seat....parts bike for the future.
'88 FJ 1200 3CV - complete runner 2024 resto project
'88 FJ 1200 3CV - became a race bike, no longer with us.
'86 FJ 1200 1TX - sold to my boss to finance the '89 3CV I still own.

Pat Conlon

#8
April 02, 2020, 03:42:31 PM
...and before the Yahoo group, we were on Netpath.....it was just last week....
1) Free Owners Manual download: https://tinyurl.com/fmsz7hk9
2) Don't store your FJ with E10 fuel https://tinyurl.com/3cjrfct5
3) Replace your old stock rubber brake lines.
4) Important items for the '84-87 FJ's:
Safety wire: https://tinyurl.com/99zp8ufh
Fuel line: https://tinyurl.com/bdff9bf3

fj1289

#9
April 02, 2020, 09:48:16 PM
Wow!   I feel like a spring chicken - I didn't get my 89 until early 2000 lol

Millietant

#10
April 03, 2020, 02:06:04 AM
34 years of continuous FJ ownership  :shok:
Dean

'89 FJ 1200 3CV - owned from new.
'89 FJ 1200 3CV - no engine, tank, seat....parts bike for the future.
'88 FJ 1200 3CV - complete runner 2024 resto project
'88 FJ 1200 3CV - became a race bike, no longer with us.
'86 FJ 1200 1TX - sold to my boss to finance the '89 3CV I still own.

FJ Flyer

#11
April 03, 2020, 06:18:34 AM
Quote from: Pat Conlon on April 02, 2020, 03:42:31 PM
...and before the Yahoo group, we were on Netpath.....it was just last week....

That pre-dates me.  Got my FJ in '96 and found the Yahoo group in '98.
Chris P.
'16 FJR1300ES
'87 FJ1200
'76 DT250

Wear your gear.

Millietant

#12
April 03, 2020, 07:07:28 AM
I didn't find this group until 2018......... :Facepalm:

How stupid am I ???????.................... (and that's a rhetorical question  :sarcastic:).
Dean

'89 FJ 1200 3CV - owned from new.
'89 FJ 1200 3CV - no engine, tank, seat....parts bike for the future.
'88 FJ 1200 3CV - complete runner 2024 resto project
'88 FJ 1200 3CV - became a race bike, no longer with us.
'86 FJ 1200 1TX - sold to my boss to finance the '89 3CV I still own.

FJ1200W

#13
April 03, 2020, 09:00:55 AM
Quote from: Millietant on April 03, 2020, 07:07:28 AM
I didn't find this group until 2018......... :Facepalm:

How stupid am I ???????.................... (and that's a rhetorical question  :sarcastic:).

You own a FJ, so that pretty much means your BRILLIANT
Steve
Columbia, Missouri
USA
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