luxrybound
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I'm the big 40 here and can't complain about me or the bike.
Average age of FJR owners
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huckstr
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Sorry to raise the average again...
67 years old and Have been riding 51 years.
I have a lIst of all the bikes I've owned some where, and there have been a lot of them. Dirt bikes, scooters, sport bikes, sport tourers. Never met one I didn't like, even the early Brit bikes that left me with oil soaked shoes and a good deal of hitch hiking home... I even had an ex SF Police three speed, hand shift, suicide clutch, hard tail Hardly when I was in college, I used to ride that thing back and forth between SF and LA regularly. Somewhere in there there was a Lambretta 150 with a side hack, a bunch of BMWs including everything from a 250 cc single, 500 cc, 600 cc, 800 cc, and 1000 cc examples, and a big bunch of others, including some recent electric examples.
Just think of what you youngsters have to look forward to :scooter:
67 years old and Have been riding 51 years.
I have a lIst of all the bikes I've owned some where, and there have been a lot of them. Dirt bikes, scooters, sport bikes, sport tourers. Never met one I didn't like, even the early Brit bikes that left me with oil soaked shoes and a good deal of hitch hiking home... I even had an ex SF Police three speed, hand shift, suicide clutch, hard tail Hardly when I was in college, I used to ride that thing back and forth between SF and LA regularly. Somewhere in there there was a Lambretta 150 with a side hack, a bunch of BMWs including everything from a 250 cc single, 500 cc, 600 cc, 800 cc, and 1000 cc examples, and a big bunch of others, including some recent electric examples.
Just think of what you youngsters have to look forward to :scooter:
Hi,
I am 37. FJR is my 3th bike. I started with small volume's (50 cc and than 125 cc Jawa and CZ - old like veterans at that time...) around my 14. Than when get married I sold my bike and 12 years did not ride any.
4 years ago re-started with CBF600S and after one year got "real bike" FJR. And I am very happy with.
I am 37. FJR is my 3th bike. I started with small volume's (50 cc and than 125 cc Jawa and CZ - old like veterans at that time...) around my 14. Than when get married I sold my bike and 12 years did not ride any.
4 years ago re-started with CBF600S and after one year got "real bike" FJR. And I am very happy with.
TomInPA
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At 57, I decided the Cruiser I was riding was aging me faster just getting from point A to point B. So I took it to Reno and drove this back.
What a difference!
What a difference!
Scotty
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Gee, you are older than me! Hope I can still be riding for another 10 years.
ionbeam
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[/Assist]This ought to raise the average a bit. I am 75 yrs old and I begin riding when I was 16 . Had a Whizzer bike. Here is my starter motorcyle when I was 17.
Mac
wheatonFJR
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Nice sheepskin on that bike...
Yer only a few years older than petey there mac...all is good.
Yer only a few years older than petey there mac...all is good.
Right ON, Mac!
Love the look of that thing.
Bet it cornered like it was on a rail. :blink:
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I don't know about cornering BUT if you had an old stump you needed pulled out it would do the trick.
Right ON, Mac!
Love the look of that thing.
Bet it cornered like it was on a rail. :blink:
Mac
wheatonFJR
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My mom had 6 brothers on their Nebraska farm...each of them had a bike at one point. They gave her rides from college in Omaha back to the farm in Newman Grove at Christmas time...in my minds eye, I suppose that the bike she rode on looked something like that one there Mac.
Great photograph of that bike...and the barn as well.
Great photograph of that bike...and the barn as well.
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Bugnatr
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She's a beauty.
So how did the light on the fender work at night? Vibrate a bit? Was it bright enough to see or were you too young to care?
Actually the light worked quite well, of course we were not going at warp speed back then. If I remember right 85 mph was the top end. However they built bikes quite strong back then, none of this plastic stuff, this was real iron. I proved it one time as I missed a curve going about 50 mph and went off about a 12 foot embankment Thankfully there was a big open field that I landed in. I rode the bike for about two bounces then fell off, as I was rolling on the ground the bike was going end over end above me. The bike finally crashed down on the front end and stayed on the ground running wide open with smoke rolling out of it. I finally got enough nerve to approach it and turn off the key. My uncle , on a road about a quarter mile away seen the bike in the air and come roaring down there with his pick up.
She's a beauty.
So how did the light on the fender work at night? Vibrate a bit? Was it bright enough to see or were you too young to care?
Between the two of us we loaded the bike in his pickup, try that one when you are not excited, and he took me home. The windshield was gone and one handle bar was bent but I was able to straighten it out and a few days later , after all the swollen places went down , I was riding again. Lucky for me I was wearing my Harly hat that day or I might have been hurt.
dcarver
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And that Harley could go places offroad that FJR's fear to tread.Actually the light worked quite well, of course we were not going at warp speed back then. If I remember right 85 mph was the top end. However they built bikes quite strong back then, none of this plastic stuff, this was real iron. I proved it one time as I missed a curve going about 50 mph and went off about a 12 foot embankment Thankfully there was a big open field that I landed in. I rode the bike for about two bounces then fell off, as I was rolling on the ground the bike was going end over end above me. The bike finally crashed down on the front end and stayed on the ground running wide open with smoke rolling out of it. I finally got enough nerve to approach it and turn off the key. My uncle , on a road about a quarter mile away seen the bike in the air and come roaring down there with his pick up.
She's a beauty.
So how did the light on the fender work at night? Vibrate a bit? Was it bright enough to see or were you too young to care?
Between the two of us we loaded the bike in his pickup, try that one when you are not excited, and he took me home. The windshield was gone and one handle bar was bent but I was able to straighten it out and a few days later , after all the swollen places went down , I was riding again. Lucky for me I was wearing my Harly hat that day or I might have been hurt.
Great pix Mac. Wow.
wheatonFJR
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...Don, maybe haven't been Ashe's goat trails. or jwilly's water crossings, or one my accidental gravel hill climbs...
The limitation is the rider, not the bike.
I agree though...that bike looks like a hardy beast.
Medic Man
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Bought the FJR new in 07. I'm 31 now.........R1's are to dang uncomfortable<!--quoteo(post=767141:date=Jul 25 2010, 11:19 AM:name=BanjoBoy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BanjoBoy @ Jul 25 2010, 11:19 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=767141"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->(My wife/sister really likes the FJR more)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Same person ?
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Fireman10000
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Back from the dead. I'm 33, father of 3, husband, and looking for an FJR.
That puts you as a youngster on this here forum.... sonny!
Seriously I'm not sure but there may only be a few people in their twenties, max. Most are over 40. I'm still in the 40's for about a year... :dribble:
Enjoy the forum, get an FJR and enjoy the bike. They are awesome for touring and canyon twisties. Many can keep up with most sport bikes (that embarrasses the crap out of the squids that think they are fast on their sport bikes) and still have fun and haul some gear.
Two-Wheeled Tourist
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I'm 26, owned my FJR since I was 22. Bought it brand spankin' new so all 100k+ miles are mine. Never was a crotch rocket fan, can't do the cruiser thing because of knee injuries (and realizing they just weren't for me), and I always dreamed of riding long distances across the country. I was also a heavy commuter in CA so I wanted something with power and cargo room for carrying all my stuff. Sport touring bikes were the perfect solution - be a speed demon when I feel like it but always comfortable in the process! I'm not alone in bucking the trend either; when I met the person who eventually became my husband he was a 22 year old on a BMW K1200RS.
I actually find it amusing to see the faces of customers when they realize that a young, short female rides the monster bike that sits outside of the motorcycle shop I work at. :lol:
I actually find it amusing to see the faces of customers when they realize that a young, short female rides the monster bike that sits outside of the motorcycle shop I work at. :lol:
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petey
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Congrats young lady, 100K+ miles in 4 years, and being a working gal is pretty good :good: ...I'm retired and didn't quite make that amount in 4 years.
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