FJ1200 -Jap Import-is it a resticted model

[ken65]

finally got the bike complianced today and the engineer mentioned that it was delivered to Europe then imported back to japan, he mentioned that it wasn't unusual for that to happen as some japs didn't want the restricted bike,so there you go its not restricted, getting roadworthy and rego Mon morning , it will be good not having to sneak around the back streets testing it.

[fj11.5]

Nice mate,you  can stop checking your mirrors for red & blue lights all the time

[ken65]

yeah it will make it more enjoyable not worrying about the fuzz, but whats worse is my wifes a registra at a court house and she lets me know what she thinks about riding unregestered, a while back i was giving the rd a thrash around the neighbourhood and she said  "i thought you were going to take it easy" she reckons she heard me four blocks away.

another thing that went thru my mind was if this is restricted its quick enough for me,

[ribbert]

yeah it will make it more enjoyable not worrying about the fuzz, but whats worse is my wifes a registra at a court house and she lets me know what she thinks about riding unregestered, a while back i was giving the rd a thrash around the neighbourhood and she said  "i thought you were going to take it easy" she reckons she heard me four blocks away.

another thing that went thru my mind was if this is restricted its quick enough for me,

I have been guilty of this all my life, particularly test driving vehicles I had been working on that were unregistered. I once got caught, and let off, in a Formula 3 on the street.
I always thought I was OK as long as I didn't attract attention to myself (with exception of the F3)

Well those days are well and truly over. I was already aware of the on board equipment some police cars have that automatically scan up to 2,000 rego plates an hour but I got done a while back, test driving a car, by cops in a divvy van having a slow shift. I was legally parked in a quiet suburban back street of an upmarket suburb, nothing suspicious. They told me if things are quiet, they randomly punch in a couple of hundred plates over a shift. "I just got unlucky" (his words) - $700

There's no sport in it any more.

Noel

[ken65]

i remember about 25 years ago listening to a scanner and you could here the cops calling out the rego number and the reply "no interest",  a couple of hundred an hour i reckon max, your absolutely right, its no fun anymore, i wonder how many accidents are cause by drivers glued to the speedo?

[ribbert]

i wonder how many accidents are cause by drivers glued to the speedo?

I reckon speedo watching, particularly on the bike, has just about reached that point here. It has become a hazard in itself. We are world leaders in speed detection, both in number of devices and technology.
With such low tolerances and the very high chance of being caught it has become a distraction.

Whenever I cross the border I feel like a load has been lifted and can just enjoy the ride more knowing I would have to do something way outside the limits (by our standards) to get done.

This is what I use the GPS for most, travelling secondary roads, of which there are many more than main roads.

Noel