FJ1200 3CV '88 in Tokyo Japan

[rom_selecta]

Hi All!

I buy and sell bikes in Japan and this is the 3rd FJ I have picked up at the auctions, but the 1st that I decided to keep (it was just so damn cheap - about $350). While is is not the cleanest of the 3, it was the one that ran best which is odd considering it was the one with the highest mileage - 84000 miles to be exact!! Its an imported model, perhaps from the States seeing as its in miles.
Whoever owned it before seemed to keep it mechanically good but made a mess of the cosmetics - covering it with stickers and no cleaning it.

So now I am gettting stuck in to stripping it down, repainting the frame (it has surface rust), cutting and polishing the rest, reupholster the seat, replace the screen (its cracked), get a better exhaust, jets and airfilter and then see how I go from there   



Took her for a test ride on Saturday night via the Daisan Keihin Expressway, the Metropolitan Express Bayshore Route over Yokohama Bay, under Haneda Airport, around Tokyo Bay to Odiba then over Rainbow Bridge, past Tokyo Tower then back home to Asagaya, Tokyo. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Unknown+road&daddr=%E7%92%B0%E5%85%AB%E9%80%9A%E3%82%8A%2F%E9%83%BD%E9%81%93311%E5%8F%B7%E7%B7%9A+to:%E9%A6%96%E9%83%BD%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F%E6%B9%BE%E5%B2%B8%E7%B7%9A+to:%E6%B9%BE%E5%B2%B8%E9%81%93%E8%B7%AF%2F%E5%9B%BD%E9%81%93357%E5%8F%B7%E7%B7%9A+to:Unknown+road+to:Unknown+road+to:Unknown+road+to:%E5%A4%96%E8%8B%91%E6%9D%B1%E9%80%9A%E3%82%8A%2F%E9%83%BD%E9%81%93319%E5%8F%B7%E7%B7%9A+to:35.651283,139.686106+to:%E9%A6%96%E9%83%BD%E9%AB%98%E9%80%9F3%E5%8F%B7%E6%B8%8B%E8%B0%B7%E7%B7%9A+to:Unknown+road+to:%E9%83%BD%E9%81%934%E5%8F%B7%E7%B7%9A+to:%E9%83%BD%E9%81%934%E5%8F%B7%E7%B7%9A+to:Unknown+road&hl=en&geocode=FTXoIAIdd5VSCA%3BFTRQHwId0MJSCA%3BFUccHQIddFZTCA%3BFfilHwId4NlUCA%3BFTLMHwIdu4BUCA%3BFfH5HwIdcGdUCA%3BFYscIAIddFpUCA%3BFS4tIAIdiCVUCA%3B%3BFQLBHwIdBh1TCA%3BFZazIAIdePVSCA%3BFUG1IAId4u1SCA%3BFQS7IAIdIqtSCA%3BFbPoIAIdVJVSCA&mra=dpe&mrcr=6&mrsp=8&sz=19&via=5,8,11&dirflg=d&sll=35.650972,139.686227&sspn=0.002005,0.00327&ie=UTF8&ll=35.565188,139.668503&spn=0.51387,0.837021&z=11

Only an 80 mile trip but great veiws and the bike ran a treat the whole way. Only one minor hiccup... what seemed to be clutch slippage at high revs for about i second, but it only did it once. I tried to replicate it but couldnt 

Next big trip is down to Izu Peninsula and camp in a cave on the beach then head back via the Izu Skyline - well known by drifting fans and locals!
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Asagaya+Station,+Japan&daddr=%E7%92%B0%E5%85%AB%E9%80%9A%E3%82%8A%2F%E9%83%BD%E9%81%93311%E5%8F%B7%E7%B7%9A+to:%E5%9B%BD%E9%81%93129%E5%8F%B7%E7%B7%9A+to:Shizuoka+Prefecture+Shimoda+City%E5%90%89%E4%BD%90%E7%BE%8E%EF%BC%91%EF%BC%99%EF%BC%90%EF%BC%92+%4034.6526,138.917204+to:Asagaya+Station,+Japan&hl=en&geocode=FcXPIAIdP6pSCCkr6bl-dvIYYDHMColjM1fQwg%3BFVStHwIdToRSCA%3BFQj0GgId4ntOCA%3BFbjBEAIdVLVHCA%3BFcXPIAIdP6pSCCkr6bl-dvIYYDHMColjM1fQwg&mra=ls&via=1,2&dirflg=d&sll=34.834096,139.01001&sspn=1.037026,1.674042&ie=UTF8&z=9

[Harvy]

Good morning to you Rom.... and welcome to the group.......do you live in Japan full time? You may find you become a very valuable asset!   
You will find more info here in the various group sections then anywhere else on the web.

You have questions?.... we have answers!

Harvy

[racerman_27410]

Welcome to the group 

was the minor slippage at high rpm in second gear?


kookaloo!

Frank

[rom_selecta]

Welcome to the group 

was the minor slippage at high rpm in second gear?


kookaloo!

Frank

I think it was in top gear or the next one down. I was doing about 120mph LOL

[rom_selecta]

Good morning to you Rom.... and welcome to the group.......do you live in Japan full time? You may find you become a very valuable asset!   
You will find more info here in the various group sections then anywhere else on the web.

You have questions?.... we have answers!

Harvy

Ya, I am a full time Tokyo-ite 

No questions so far, but I am sure there will be soon, after I get a better feel for where the bike is lacking or get the modding bug (as I so frequently do).

[Harvy]

Good morning to you Rom.... and welcome to the group.......do you live in Japan full time? You may find you become a very valuable asset!   
You will find more info here in the various group sections then anywhere else on the web.

You have questions?.... we have answers!

Harvy

Ya, I am a full time Tokyo-ite 

No questions so far, but I am sure there will be soon, after I get a better feel for where the bike is lacking or get the modding bug (as I so frequently do).

Mate, you are among fellow sufferers of moditis here!
You may find that the answer to your slipping clutch is simply to double up on your clutch diaphragm spring.

Harvy

[rom_selecta]

Mate, you are among fellow sufferers of moditis here!
You may find that the answer to your slipping clutch is simply to double up on your clutch diaphragm spring.

Harvy

Cheers... not too worried at this point as I gave it a good flogging again after that happened and it didn't do it again. I guess the bike was just working out its kinks... its probably been sitting in a warehouse or garage somewhere for a while and not been ridden. It was out of registration for about 6 months.

[Travis398]

Welcome rom_selecta, i wish i bought my FJ for $350.  enjoy 

[Pat Conlon]

Its an imported model, perhaps from the States seeing as its in miles.

Welcome Rom, nope, that's not one of ours.  You have a European model.... Note the back fender.    Cheers!   Pat

[rom_selecta]

Cheer! Maybe a from the UK then... with the mileage it has, maybe someone Ironbutted it here from thre 

I had made a small start - cleaned off all the sticker residue that was all over it, started cleaning the rust off and replacing missing bolts  and reupholster the seat. What I really need right now is to find a cheap new screen... any suggestions?

[Pat Conlon]

Hey rom, you're still in the Intro section, go over to the Maintence section and post the question.
You will get much better exposure and more answers.

[Harvy]

What I really need right now is to find a cheap new screen... any suggestions?

Rom........try www.eaglescreens.com.au

They are in Perth.......have all models covered.......good quality and pre-drilled for your fitting pleasure.

Harvy

[rom_selecta]

They were the 1st I tried and they were a bit on the expensive side. I have found a mob in the UK who does it for about 60% less... just checking my options