I rode once with Fairlaner and that guys hauls the mail. He never hangs off like I do, but still flys. I kept up with him for about 10 miles before I was warn out passing cars. He does have an aftermarket suspension which helps.
Bingo! This is all I am wanting to do...although flying is not really necessary either. My new catch phrase is "I want to ride fast". It is not "I want to ride as fast as humanly possible on this here machine! My current pace is about as fast as I want to go on the streets. Could better technique help the dragging situation...I think someone said yes to that! Would it be safer...noone has stated yes yet, so I am not sure? But draggin a knee and trying to go as fast as I can is just not currently how I prefer to ride. I enjoy riding with my butt in the seat. If that means you can be fast but not good...I want to be fast, not good. Additionally, I like butter pecan ice cream too. However, I do understand that vanilla is the most popular and what I should be eating
That is why I never post up my speeds. I hope the speedometer of the filming motorcycle is too hard to read! :lol: Hanging off is only safer if metal is scraping or if you are really maxed out and need the extra contact patch on the tire. I just enjoy riding that way and it makes me faster as I can see through the turns better. All this talk makes me want to go out and ride tomorrow, as today the wife and I took out the dirtbikes and now I am tired.
This is one of the reasons I advocate track days. I will lean way further and go faster on the track than I will on the street. I know I just did this turn less than two minutes ago and being as no one is using any flags, it means it's going to be exactly the same as it was the last time I went through. I don't know this on the street, is there oil, gravel, a pothole, etc? However, having leaned harder and ridden faster on the track, when I come through a corner and it's tighter than expected, I'll still get that "Oh crap" moment but I'm usually able to keep my head and remember that I've been harder, faster, and leanier than I am right now, and I'm able to push it through with no ill effects.
I get it.
Like GixxerJason I too own both a FZ1 and an FJR. Quick story - I had been riding 600 sport bikes for 30 years but decided finally that I wanted to ride to places more than an hour away and needed a more comfortable seating position. I stumbled across the FZ1 forum and got hooked and found a brand new '08 for a good price. So I pick up the FZ, ride it around town like my usual habit for 6-7 months, then decide its time to take off on a day trip to Yosemite that ended up lasting nearly 18 hours, with probably 10 of it in the seat. I knew right then that I needed even more comfort - taking the wind blast off of an FZ1 at 80mph on the freeway for 3 hours when the temps are dropping and wind picking up is not the greatest experience (in my humble opinion).
I had the pleasure of taking said VFR for a short spin and I must say, that bike is BAD ASS! After I rode it, I looked up the horsepower online and it said 172. My FJR felt anemic on the ride home.
there's the fallacy then. You're playing their game. Get them to play the FJR game; challenge them to ride to Seattle and back.
....besides a peg scrap every now & again is good for the soul! lol
