fjrchik
Just a girl in the world, having rode 3 FJRs
Hey all!
Made it to Texarkana around 12:30 to find John from Austin there picking up his bike too. Got all the paperwork done and bikes loaded up. Met up with John and his son at Quizno's for lunch and then headed outta town. There was an FJR moment when all the planets were aligned as Ryan and I were passing John on the freeway and at the same time there was an FJR passing us on the other side! Was rollin down the road and ryan (L8RG8R) noticed that the mirrors seemed to be flopping around a bit. We checked them at a gas station and they were incredibly loose!! So out come the tools and apart comes the dash! It was a little tough to get the left side apart but the right side was very easy. Tony pointed that out in his thread earlier. But what he doesn't know and we now do, is that Yamaha has failed to give you the proper tool in the kit to remove the battery with. You need an allen wrench that they don't supply. We wanted to remove the battery because on the right side mirror, one of the screws was missing. It had already fallen off and we couldn't get to it without removing the battery but we couldn't! So everyone needs to get themselves the proper allen wrench for that!!
We got everything tightened up and all the parts put back on. Wow - surgery already on day one! What's a girl to do? Back on the road and home in time to hit Dallas rush hour. Got a major thumbs up from a guy on a harley that passed us! He knew he was in the presence of greatness! Then we get into Arlington and the sky starts turning brown. And the gravel is flying. My baby is covered with dust and needs a bath already. After we got it off the trailer I rode around the block and only had time to notice a coupla things.
1. The seat is wider. which makes it harder for me to touch the ground. dang it!
2. The sound is very different than my 03 had. a bit deeper. cool.
3. Shifting is ALOT less work than on my 03. No thunking either!
This bike makes my 03 feel like a dinosaur! I can't wait for tomorrow!!
Here's some pics for ya to daydream on:
Me with mine and the other 2 behind me are John's and Tony's. How cool to see 3 in a row!
Outside shot. The color is constantly changing on this bike but the flecks in it are amazing! Truly beautiful color.
Tony is tying mine down and John's loaded up behind his Element.
That's all for now! More shots and opinions to come early next week. Major thanks to Ryan for trailering it home for me! u rock!!
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Made it to Texarkana around 12:30 to find John from Austin there picking up his bike too. Got all the paperwork done and bikes loaded up. Met up with John and his son at Quizno's for lunch and then headed outta town. There was an FJR moment when all the planets were aligned as Ryan and I were passing John on the freeway and at the same time there was an FJR passing us on the other side! Was rollin down the road and ryan (L8RG8R) noticed that the mirrors seemed to be flopping around a bit. We checked them at a gas station and they were incredibly loose!! So out come the tools and apart comes the dash! It was a little tough to get the left side apart but the right side was very easy. Tony pointed that out in his thread earlier. But what he doesn't know and we now do, is that Yamaha has failed to give you the proper tool in the kit to remove the battery with. You need an allen wrench that they don't supply. We wanted to remove the battery because on the right side mirror, one of the screws was missing. It had already fallen off and we couldn't get to it without removing the battery but we couldn't! So everyone needs to get themselves the proper allen wrench for that!!
We got everything tightened up and all the parts put back on. Wow - surgery already on day one! What's a girl to do? Back on the road and home in time to hit Dallas rush hour. Got a major thumbs up from a guy on a harley that passed us! He knew he was in the presence of greatness! Then we get into Arlington and the sky starts turning brown. And the gravel is flying. My baby is covered with dust and needs a bath already. After we got it off the trailer I rode around the block and only had time to notice a coupla things.
1. The seat is wider. which makes it harder for me to touch the ground. dang it!
2. The sound is very different than my 03 had. a bit deeper. cool.
3. Shifting is ALOT less work than on my 03. No thunking either!
This bike makes my 03 feel like a dinosaur! I can't wait for tomorrow!!
Here's some pics for ya to daydream on:
Me with mine and the other 2 behind me are John's and Tony's. How cool to see 3 in a row!
Outside shot. The color is constantly changing on this bike but the flecks in it are amazing! Truly beautiful color.
Tony is tying mine down and John's loaded up behind his Element.
That's all for now! More shots and opinions to come early next week. Major thanks to Ryan for trailering it home for me! u rock!!
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