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I have to tell you, I'm appreciating this forum. My two current forums are XS11.com & XJbikes.com with a strong attachment to micapeak.com which is an ace mailing list. These help incredibly & with great passion the bikes I currently own & love. I appreciate the decency and straight answers I'm...

Tires; I've got Michelin Commander II on my XJ1100 and XJ700 Maxim-X, Dunlop 404 on the 650 Maxim. The Commander II are getting 25K in reviews and after 8K on the 1100 I see no wear. O'course there's wear but it still looks like the original tread depth. The 1100 is about 100 pounds lighter than...

Ross & Wobble, Thanks for the thoughts. I'm still reading threads and doing google searches to better understand the bike but I'm wondering about downsides to the FJR that cost money & likely end up with time in the shop. From what you mention it seems pretty easy to work with & I've read the...

Hello to everyone, First my history and then a few questions; I have three XJ bikes from the 80s that I've restored and would like a more modern cruiser as well, perhaps the FJR is the right one for me. My 82 XJ1100 is a fine cruiser and other than minor issues of attending to maintenance due...