Yahoo, I picked up my new 06 FJR1300A from the dealer yesterday. :yahoo: The dealer was 190 miles away so I road my 06 Honda Shadow Spirit 1100 (My trade) there and road the FJR back. Funny how the trip home was longer (236 miles). It made for a 426 mile day. What a great day.
I thought that it might take a little time to get use to the different riding position, coming off a cruiser and all, but after 25miles I felt right at home. I didn't get the lower back pain that I get when spending long hours on the cruiser.
There were a few things that I didn't care for. One was the grips. They are way too hard and too small around. I have some grip puppies on order that should fix it, I hope. Second was, the way the tranny shifted. It was very stiff and sometimes it took a couple hits to get it to the next gear. I am hoping that it will smooth out with more miles and a switch to synthetic oil. I guess that was it (only two gripes). I'm not doing very well.
I didn't find the on/off throttle problem everyone was talking about to be a problem at all. I did feel it at first but it didn't seem to take long and I completely forgot about it. It just seemed to go away.
The things I did noticed, coming from a cruiser was, I had brakes, I had power anytime I wanted it and going through a corner that was a thrill on my Shadow was just a casual cruise on the FJR. I never did come close to dragging my bags though.
I guess I just need more practice. Well that was my yesterday. I probably should go for a ride and get some more practice. :yahoo:
Oh by the way, how do I stop this windshield from retracting every time I turn the key off?
I thought that it might take a little time to get use to the different riding position, coming off a cruiser and all, but after 25miles I felt right at home. I didn't get the lower back pain that I get when spending long hours on the cruiser.
There were a few things that I didn't care for. One was the grips. They are way too hard and too small around. I have some grip puppies on order that should fix it, I hope. Second was, the way the tranny shifted. It was very stiff and sometimes it took a couple hits to get it to the next gear. I am hoping that it will smooth out with more miles and a switch to synthetic oil. I guess that was it (only two gripes). I'm not doing very well.
I didn't find the on/off throttle problem everyone was talking about to be a problem at all. I did feel it at first but it didn't seem to take long and I completely forgot about it. It just seemed to go away.
The things I did noticed, coming from a cruiser was, I had brakes, I had power anytime I wanted it and going through a corner that was a thrill on my Shadow was just a casual cruise on the FJR. I never did come close to dragging my bags though.
I guess I just need more practice. Well that was my yesterday. I probably should go for a ride and get some more practice. :yahoo: Oh by the way, how do I stop this windshield from retracting every time I turn the key off?
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