LSUBOY
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Drove up to Bikeweek to test ride an FJR and get a look at the 06 Blue and Silver.
Got there at 7:30 and the line to test ride was 25 yards long. About 15 minutes after I signed up, the announcement came that "IF YOU ARE STANDING IN LINE TO RIDE AN FJR or an R6/I think it was, WE'RE SORRY BUT IT IS FULL FOR THE DAY".
That damn FJR has a following and is revered by folks like it's a Mafia Chief or someone. After putting time in on my 97 Royal Star and 05 Venture, I came away with these assumptions:
A. This bike is nimble, unlike ANY crusier. You muscle a cruser to do things while you just flick an FJR.
B. There is some HEAT emulating from it when you snug your legs up to the tank at a light; However, jacking my legs a couple of inches off the bike would make it go away and getting up to speeds negated it. My 05 Venture does the same thing but the heat comes down by your lower legs.
C. I feel for anyone like myself coming from a strictly cruser approach to the FJR because { I thingk} the transition to the DIFFERENT riding position of the FJR is gonna be a *****.
I wanted so badly to stretch-out my legs, they were aching at one point. And, I found changing gears with that baby spoon-sized gear shift lever to be a drill in concentration. Mah arms were killing me from having to lean froward to them small handle bars and I kept feeling as if the resting angle of my hands and wrists were in fact supporting the weight of my upper body. A cruise control will be a must.
D. The bike performs well and does things effortless. Doing 70 MPH is like yawning for it.
E. Order the bigger windshield as per I am used to NO buffeting at all.
In conclusion, I'm looking froward to getting my 06, I loved standing around the 06 demo bikes and listening to people come up and talk about the FJR like it was Elvis, I feel that it's gonna be a ***** keeping shoe marks off the top of the right rear bag and last but not least, I am gonna have to work on strengthing my legs and wrists/arms as per riding.
Eye brought an FJR hat too and have it on right now.......Bye Y'all!
Got there at 7:30 and the line to test ride was 25 yards long. About 15 minutes after I signed up, the announcement came that "IF YOU ARE STANDING IN LINE TO RIDE AN FJR or an R6/I think it was, WE'RE SORRY BUT IT IS FULL FOR THE DAY".
That damn FJR has a following and is revered by folks like it's a Mafia Chief or someone. After putting time in on my 97 Royal Star and 05 Venture, I came away with these assumptions:
A. This bike is nimble, unlike ANY crusier. You muscle a cruser to do things while you just flick an FJR.
B. There is some HEAT emulating from it when you snug your legs up to the tank at a light; However, jacking my legs a couple of inches off the bike would make it go away and getting up to speeds negated it. My 05 Venture does the same thing but the heat comes down by your lower legs.
C. I feel for anyone like myself coming from a strictly cruser approach to the FJR because { I thingk} the transition to the DIFFERENT riding position of the FJR is gonna be a *****.
I wanted so badly to stretch-out my legs, they were aching at one point. And, I found changing gears with that baby spoon-sized gear shift lever to be a drill in concentration. Mah arms were killing me from having to lean froward to them small handle bars and I kept feeling as if the resting angle of my hands and wrists were in fact supporting the weight of my upper body. A cruise control will be a must.
D. The bike performs well and does things effortless. Doing 70 MPH is like yawning for it.
E. Order the bigger windshield as per I am used to NO buffeting at all.
In conclusion, I'm looking froward to getting my 06, I loved standing around the 06 demo bikes and listening to people come up and talk about the FJR like it was Elvis, I feel that it's gonna be a ***** keeping shoe marks off the top of the right rear bag and last but not least, I am gonna have to work on strengthing my legs and wrists/arms as per riding.
Eye brought an FJR hat too and have it on right now.......Bye Y'all!
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