Eric
Active member
1st Forgive me.
I have been looking and thinking about an FJR since I decided to give up track days and sell my GSXR-750. I crashed last year at VIR in turn 7 and have been healing every since. I had a FZ-1 for about a year in 2006. and I still have my faithful back up VTX-1800 for Cruising.
Here is my fear. I fear the FJR will not live up to my needs.
What I want is a bike that is close to being as fast as my FZ-1, but more comfortable. I want my wife ( who is larger than I, and that is all I will say about that :dntknw: ) to be comfy also.
She likes the VTX, but since the crash I have lost strength in my right arm and that bike is very top heavy, so with her on it I have problems in town.
I have been reading here on it, and I notice that many of you put this bike in the same class as the FZ-1, That will not work for me, I need more comfort in the leg room department. and my wife couldn't ride my FZ-1 because her knees got cramped in 30 minutes, is this the same for the FJR?
Also, I notice that the that very few FJR owners are concerned about power. ( I hated my VTX until I put a 40 hp shot of nitrous on it, and it is still the slowest bike I own)
If this bike won't at least pull the front wheel on its own power ( without burping the clutch) anywhere in 1st gear I will probably not be happy. ( at least not wothout Nitrous )
I am looking at an 07 for $11995 this would be the most I have ever paid for a bike,( I usually but 2 year old bikes about every 2 years) so I want it to be the best bike I have ever owned.
I thought about an 05, but heat issues and lack of colors has pushed me to the 07, I like the Black Cherry.
I also notice that most of you appear to be older than me ( I am 39 and holding )
Forgive me for asking, but is this The goldwing I said I would never own?
From what i have said here do you think I should continue toward the FJR or look elswhere?
Sorry this is so long, but Thanks
Eric
Full throttle till ya see GOD,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Then BRAKE!!!!!!!
I have been looking and thinking about an FJR since I decided to give up track days and sell my GSXR-750. I crashed last year at VIR in turn 7 and have been healing every since. I had a FZ-1 for about a year in 2006. and I still have my faithful back up VTX-1800 for Cruising.
Here is my fear. I fear the FJR will not live up to my needs.
What I want is a bike that is close to being as fast as my FZ-1, but more comfortable. I want my wife ( who is larger than I, and that is all I will say about that :dntknw: ) to be comfy also.
She likes the VTX, but since the crash I have lost strength in my right arm and that bike is very top heavy, so with her on it I have problems in town.
I have been reading here on it, and I notice that many of you put this bike in the same class as the FZ-1, That will not work for me, I need more comfort in the leg room department. and my wife couldn't ride my FZ-1 because her knees got cramped in 30 minutes, is this the same for the FJR?
Also, I notice that the that very few FJR owners are concerned about power. ( I hated my VTX until I put a 40 hp shot of nitrous on it, and it is still the slowest bike I own)
If this bike won't at least pull the front wheel on its own power ( without burping the clutch) anywhere in 1st gear I will probably not be happy. ( at least not wothout Nitrous )
I am looking at an 07 for $11995 this would be the most I have ever paid for a bike,( I usually but 2 year old bikes about every 2 years) so I want it to be the best bike I have ever owned.
I thought about an 05, but heat issues and lack of colors has pushed me to the 07, I like the Black Cherry.
I also notice that most of you appear to be older than me ( I am 39 and holding )
Forgive me for asking, but is this The goldwing I said I would never own?
From what i have said here do you think I should continue toward the FJR or look elswhere?
Sorry this is so long, but Thanks
Eric
Full throttle till ya see GOD,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Then BRAKE!!!!!!!