Here's one that should make you all nod knowingly!

[beacher]

You guys helped me make up my mind to give up the '81 Yamaha XJ750 Seca that I had had for the last 27 years, when it gave me about 6 months of trouble, and was starting to look like a hole in the ground in which to throw money, and move up to a new FJR. (Sorry 'bout the convoluted sentance. . .) The last thing I did with the Seca, was to take it to Arlin Harmon, here in Tacoma, owner of Full Throttle Cycle, and builder of beautiful custom VTwins, to put the Seca on his dyno, and see if we could figure it out from there. No joy. . . So, today I stopped in to see him, and he told me that after I had shown him my FJR (he spent about 20 minutes, prowling it, shook his head and commented, "Man, that's a lot of bike for the money!"), he had talked to his brother about it, and his brother had gone out and bought a 2007! Arlin said he took it for a ride and fell in love with it! I truly don't imagine that he's going to switch over, but I thought that was a pretty nice compliment for our bikes.

BTW, last Thurs., I had intended to take the bike on it's first road trip, down to Talent, Or. (about 420 miles), but decided to take the car instead when the weather forcast said, "mid-90's"; good decision! As I passed through Grant's Pass at 5 p.m. that day, it was 111•! I probably saw about 200 bikes on the trip, and not 1 set of leathers. All light shirts and jeans, and I can't begin to imagine how hot it was under the helmets! Yeah, yeah. . . I know. . . "What a wuss!", but I was comfortable, and had nice music. One of the guys at the music store had tried to talk me into taking the bike, anyway, saying that the breeze would help, but at 111•, I'm pretty sure that it would have just felt like a blast furnace! Of course, now that I'm home and want to ride, it's pouring down rain, and s'posed to keep it up 'til Thurs./Fri. My luck :angry2:

 

[Toecutter]

Yeah, yeah. . . I know. . . "What a wuss!"

<nods knowingly....>

 

[JRO]

he had talked to his brother about it, and his brother had gone out and bought a 2007! Arlin said he took it for a ride and fell in love with it! I truly don't imagine that he's going to switch over, but I thought that was a pretty nice compliment for our bikes.

It's not so surprising. I have an aquaintance who builds custom harleys; has over a dozen of them at his own house. The 'bikers' drop a lot of coin at his place. What does he use for a daily driver?

A Suzuki.

 

[jnor]

I'm with ya on the heat......I hate it also!!

 

[87Doodle]

I'm with ya on the heat......I hate it also!!

I am actually cooler on my 05 with leathers on my legs because it insulates me from the engine heat better.

 

[TriggerT]

Anything above 90 or 95 is to the point where I am not having fun anymore. I would rather ride in the mid-teens than in the mid-90's.

 

[big ears]

I keep my windshield down. It is always hot here except a few weeks in the deep of winter.

 

[Warchild]

Yeah, yeah. . . I know. . . "What a wuss!"

<nods knowingly....>

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Sorry, these 'heat' threads just seem funny to LD guys......

The stock windscreen, an appropriate on-board hydration system, and triple-digit ambient temps are nothing more than yet another aspect of The Fun!!!

 

[paste007]

After riding through Death Valley the first Saturday in August, where it hit 122 in the shade, with ground temp's around 175 and direct sunlight temps of 146, I can assert that the FJR, at least the preferred 2006 a model, can handle the heat. The stock screen (down position), with two of Skyway's hydration jugs, made the day tolerable. When coming out of DV and it hit an even 100, it actually felt rather cool. I guess living in Bakersfield, CA., does tend to acclimate one to triple digit temps, but the FJR is definitely a warm weather bike.

 

[War Machine]

Yeah, yeah. . . I know. . . "What a wuss!"

<nods knowingly....>

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Sorry, these 'heat' threads just seem funny to LD guys......

The stock windscreen, an appropriate on-board hydration system, and triple-digit ambient temps are nothing more than yet another aspect of The Fun!!!

Even though I prefer the Colder Days of Winter over the Dog Days of Summer, I would never have passed up the opportunity to ride on that trip.

 

[saread]

A bunch of us made a run out to Glacier National Park on Friday - triple digits every day but yesterday, ATGATT. I never really thought of anything under 100 as refreshing until then. Short stops, decent speed and lots of water made the weather tolerable. Beautiful park.

 

[Back In The Saddle]

It regularly gets 95+ here in So Cal. But I lived in Bakersfield also for 10 years (that's why they call it "Bako"). The heat is OK for me for about four hours max. That's with the windscreen all the way down. It's really annoying when you're in that heat and stuck behind cage drivers with no clue - or stuck in traffic.

 

[luvtoride]

Anything above 90 or 95 is to the point where I am not having fun anymore. I would rather ride in the mid-teens than in the mid-90's.

I am in complete agreement

 

[Rob]

I rode yesterday. I started at 0715 it was 88F. By the time I got to the freeway about 8 miles away, 0740 it had hit 92F. Do you really want to know how the next few hours went?

 

[Phugedaboudet]

so how much ya selling the Seca for?

You guys helped me make up my mind to give up the '81 Yamaha XJ750 Seca that I had had for the last 27 years, when it gave me about 6 months of trouble, and was starting to look like a hole in the ground in which to throw money, and move up to a new FJR. (Sorry 'bout the convoluted sentance. . .) The last thing I did with the Seca, was to take it to Arlin Harmon, here in Tacoma, owner of Full Throttle Cycle, and builder of beautiful custom VTwins, to put the Seca on his dyno, and see if we could figure it out from there. No joy. . . So, today I stopped in to see him, and he told me that after I had shown him my FJR (he spent about 20 minutes, prowling it, shook his head and commented, "Man, that's a lot of bike for the money!"), he had talked to his brother about it, and his brother had gone out and bought a 2007! Arlin said he took it for a ride and fell in love with it! I truly don't imagine that he's going to switch over, but I thought that was a pretty nice compliment for our bikes.
BTW, last Thurs., I had intended to take the bike on it's first road trip, down to Talent, Or. (about 420 miles), but decided to take the car instead when the weather forcast said, "mid-90's"; good decision! As I passed through Grant's Pass at 5 p.m. that day, it was 111•! I probably saw about 200 bikes on the trip, and not 1 set of leathers. All light shirts and jeans, and I can't begin to imagine how hot it was under the helmets! Yeah, yeah. . . I know. . . "What a wuss!", but I was comfortable, and had nice music. One of the guys at the music store had tried to talk me into taking the bike, anyway, saying that the breeze would help, but at 111•, I'm pretty sure that it would have just felt like a blast furnace! Of course, now that I'm home and want to ride, it's pouring down rain, and s'posed to keep it up 'til Thurs./Fri. My luck :angry2:

 

[beacher]

Too late m'man; I donated it to VOA for a $1,200 tax deduction for '08. Along with the bike went almost another bike in spare parts that I had stashed, because I really had meant to keep it forever, but after 3 different (supposedly) good mechanics struck out, and having acquired a bad case of lust for the FJR, I gave in to the temptation to get a new bike. My only wish is that my legs were a couple of inches longer, but I see that a lot of people on this board suffer from being a couple of inches short on one end! Once I'm rolling, it doesn't matter, and you guys have made me more than aware of what happens when one gets complacent about stopping!

 

[johndaub]

Anything above 90 or 95 is to the point where I am not having fun anymore. I would rather ride in the mid-teens than in the mid-90's.

+1 Mid-teens are good.

 

[mdisher]

Anything above 90 or 95 is to the point where I am not having fun anymore. I would rather ride in the mid-teens than in the mid-90's.

Amen to that, although there are a few exceptions like WV roads.

 

[AVGeek]

I rode yesterday. I started at 0715 it was 88F. By the time I got to the freeway about 8 miles away, 0740 it had hit 92F. Do you really want to know how the next few hours went?

Daily commuter here, on a black 08. One way run into work is only about 24 miles. Although it has been cooler in the mornings the last week or so, enough that I have to raise the windshield a bit until I drop further into the valley.

Oh yea, Rob and I live in the same furnace, in case you missed it