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Hello from the north

Started by bcguide, January 13, 2011, 10:17:04 AM

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bcguide

January 13, 2011, 10:17:04 AM
  i guess if I am going to be a pain is the === with my question I had better introduce myself

I my be the only one hear that was not  pleased with the purchase of my fj. I sold my 750 fazer to buy the fj 1100 and was hoping for a big improvement in in power and felt short changed in that department. The bike did grow on me and as a sport tourer it was a major improvement

I did grow to love the bike and put 65,000 km on it touring through the USA and Mexico. I parked the bike in 92 to fix the  2nd gear and then started in a new carere as a guide and outfitter which pretty much kept me busy during the riding season.

I sold the outfit in 2004 and tried to get back into riding by buying a honda ns400r it was not the bike for a small northern town with only 1 way in and 1 way out so into the shed it went  What to do? Duel sport and take advantage of all the back roads and trails great fun but I still missed street riding and touring so last spring I tried a yamaha yzf750r  great bike but not a sport tourer for a 48 year old guy Sold it an spent a lot of time thinking on what to try next and the only answer is fix the old fj

If all goes well i will be working 7 days a week until mid march and then I will rebuild the fj

So there it is my life story

Scott

Yamifj1200

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January 13, 2011, 10:28:44 AM
Welcome to the fire Scott,
  Theres a ton of FJ info here and a good group of folks willing to help out where they can. I hope you can bring your FJ1100 back to life again and enjoy the experiance.

Eric M


http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=14833.0


"All unattended children will be served an espresso and given a puppy"

Travis398

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January 13, 2011, 03:48:53 PM
Welcome Scott, don't worry about being a pain in the ass. They seem to tolerate me here.


When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

rktmanfj

#3
January 13, 2011, 04:52:20 PM
Quote from: Travis398 on January 13, 2011, 03:48:53 PM
Welcome Scott, don't worry about being a pain in the ass. They seem to tolerate me here.

So far, anyway...      :bomb:

Randy T
Indy

markmartin

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January 13, 2011, 05:20:37 PM
Quote from: bcguide on January 13, 2011, 10:17:04 AM


 .... a sport tourer for a 48 year old guy ......fix the old fj....

Scott

That seems to be a fairly common theme here, you'll fit right in.
Welcome.

bcguide... --- British Columbia or Boone & Crockett?

carsick

#5
January 13, 2011, 09:03:10 PM
Quote from: Travis398 on January 13, 2011, 03:48:53 PM
Welcome Scott, don't worry about being a pain in the ass. They seem to tolerate me here.
Admitting it is the first step to recovery.

racerman_27410

#6
January 13, 2011, 10:24:35 PM
welcome brother!  :hi:

this time around things will be different...  for you AND the FJ....  i just have a feeling about it :good2:


KOokaloo!
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