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ItsHotMan,

You have seen some good advice here.  I hope you are a listener.  For your own good, please keep the RPM down below 5000 for a good while, as you learn.  The time will come when you can be safe above that range, but please do not rush things - it just ain't gonna be safe for you, yet.

Please be aware that the FJ can put you into speeds that the brakes will need time and space to shut down.  As a new rider, you want to leave yourself twice as much space as you think you need, at any given speed, for braking.

I would not recommend an FJ as your first bike.  It would be best (as in, safer for you) if you buy a used 400cc~500cc bike, for a decent price.  You can a nice return on that price later, when you sell it.  This smaller bike should not be a large expense, once you sell it later.

All the best . . .

[dbc]

wow thanks I'm taking it easy on my bike also going to class course  been doing lot of practices in parking lot wearing safety gear also on you tube there's a motorcycle cop Robert Simmons paying it forward   he teaches slow speed skill on motorcycle for free he's awesome. like this site most just read haven't dealt with RPM yet he's kind of high so little at a time just simple upgrades bike is plenty fast enough.



91 FJ1200

David Cruz

[Ted Schefelbein]

Any competent sport bike is capable of getting you into the area where your skill set is not up to the bikes performance. You will begin to write checks your riding skills can't cash. The bike is the writing instrument, in this case. One of my very first observations with my brand new, still under Yamaha factory warranty 1991 FJ was that it was as competent at 130mph, as it was at 65. I, however, was not. Coming off a Honda CB 900F, that was eye opening. I realized very early in the payment book history that I had a ways to go. That lesson came into even sharper focus with my 1995 750 GSXR.
The bad news is I ain't Wayne Rainey. But, the good news is, I ain't Wayne Rainey. I think about that before every ride.

Enjoy, but, ride safe.

Ted

[Millietant]

Welcome on board Brian - this is a great place for FJ owners.

Can I also add to the rider training advice...get what you can as soon as you can...but if you're stuck, watch and practice some of the basic stuff from here -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjLVwTGt2Ds

Despite the name, "Canyon Chasers" are full of great advice for beginners and longer term riders as well.

I remember being told many years ago at my first racing school (in the early 1980's) that there is a difference between someone who has been riding/racing for 25 years (saying they have 25 years of years of experience) and someone who has been developing their riding for 25 years.

In that first instance, it was described to me as "having 1 year of experience, repeated 25 times"........always critique yourself and don't be afraid of critique from those who know.

Ride it carefully, know your limitations and grow into the bike and you will love it for a long time.......even today the FJ is a valid choice for a fast, reliable mile-eating bike.