OrangevaleFJR
R.I.P. Our FJR Riding Friend
I have been commuting and riding my DRZ exclusively for the last 4 weeks. The reason I did this is because my FJR's Pilot Roads are toast and I wanted to try the new Avons and I didn't want to buy them until, well, now.
Since I am so close to getting the Avons, I brought the FJR out of the garage and have been riding it for the last few days. Now, understand that I bought the DRZ400SM (Super Moto for those that don't know) for a few reasons, but when the 17 inch wheels are on, she's here for flickability and fun in tight twisties. Flickable she is. She can fly around tight turns with ease. So much so that in riding what I consider an easy pace on the DRZ, I often find myself stuck behind sport bikes. Those guys on the fat piggy GSXRs are just so slow!
So you get it: I have a bike that can be thrown around the tight turns at high velocity with ease. That said, most roads aren't tight and twisty. Most roads have fairly wide turns and the tightest stuff you come across is a right hand turn. Getting back on the FJR, I was so pleasantly reminded how it is absolutely the best roadbike I have ever owned. It is so easy to maneuver through traffic at a crawl, and then can blast off at any time in pretty much any gear. We all know that.
What you might not all know is that the FJR is so much more comfortable in the turns than these flickable bikes. The flickable bikes sure can corner due to their fat tires and low weight, but in a turn you have to be so smooth to take the nervousness out of their attitude. The FJR has no nervousness in the turns. She takes them smoothly even when you blow your line! Coming from the DRZ to the FJR I get an overwhelming feeling of being on a comprehensively competent machine. Everything just happens they way you want it to and there are no surprises in her actions even if you hit bumps mid turn, or dive for the apex too early.
We ride an awesome bike.
Since I am so close to getting the Avons, I brought the FJR out of the garage and have been riding it for the last few days. Now, understand that I bought the DRZ400SM (Super Moto for those that don't know) for a few reasons, but when the 17 inch wheels are on, she's here for flickability and fun in tight twisties. Flickable she is. She can fly around tight turns with ease. So much so that in riding what I consider an easy pace on the DRZ, I often find myself stuck behind sport bikes. Those guys on the fat piggy GSXRs are just so slow!
So you get it: I have a bike that can be thrown around the tight turns at high velocity with ease. That said, most roads aren't tight and twisty. Most roads have fairly wide turns and the tightest stuff you come across is a right hand turn. Getting back on the FJR, I was so pleasantly reminded how it is absolutely the best roadbike I have ever owned. It is so easy to maneuver through traffic at a crawl, and then can blast off at any time in pretty much any gear. We all know that.
What you might not all know is that the FJR is so much more comfortable in the turns than these flickable bikes. The flickable bikes sure can corner due to their fat tires and low weight, but in a turn you have to be so smooth to take the nervousness out of their attitude. The FJR has no nervousness in the turns. She takes them smoothly even when you blow your line! Coming from the DRZ to the FJR I get an overwhelming feeling of being on a comprehensively competent machine. Everything just happens they way you want it to and there are no surprises in her actions even if you hit bumps mid turn, or dive for the apex too early.
We ride an awesome bike.
