I bought another FJ !!

[Millietant]

So, I forgot to mention earlier that one of the reasons I've been a bit busy and absent from here, was my trip to the Isle of Wight, to pick up another 3CV FJ 1200.

This one was first registered as new in 88 and it's the midnight blue and gold colour scheme. I also got a load of spares with the bike, including a tank in the white/silver paintwork of my other FJ's, a 3XW fairing + OE touring screen, a couple of spare tail pieces, an extra plain white Pyramid Plastics belly pan and a spare complete exhaust (with Motad Neta silencers), as well as a host of other bits.

I set out early in the morning to drive to Southampton to catch the ferry for a 1 hr sailing to the island and arrived at the sellers place just before noon. At 12.06 he fired up the bike to show me it ran

By 13.46, the bike was broken into enough pieces and everything fitted into my car and I began the 30 minute journey back to the port, arriving with minutes to spare to catch my ferry.

At 18.30 I closed my garage door at home, with everything but the frame, engine and swinging arm safety stored away. Those remaining bits are still in my car (2 weeks later!), waiting for me to finish building a new storage shed to create more space for me to move other non-bike stuff out of my garage. It was a fair bit of hassle to get the bike, but for around $300 US, it seemed like too much of a bargain to miss.

Hopefully I'll get the shed done in the next couple of days so I can get all of the FJ in the garage and get it ready to be the next project (once the VF 750 is done  ).

[Waiex191]

Nice!  I've been tempted but have remained strong.