kballowe
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That's my first street bike. A well used Honda CB160.
Picked up a New '13 today
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bigjohnsd
2021 BMW R1250GSA
Can't believe you bought a '13 with all of the Soft Paint issues
I sure like mine and the bugs haven't complained about the soft paint, they still die.
I sure like mine and the bugs haven't complained about the soft paint, they still die.
DustOff
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Looks like I will be pulling the trigger on a '13 myself this weekend.
nankoweap
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kballowe
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Heck, I thought all the Yamaha's had soft paint.Can't believe you bought a '13 with all of the Soft Paint issues
I sure like mine and the bugs haven't complained about the soft paint, they still die.
Maybe just the ones that I've owned.
Soft windscreens, too.
bigjohnsd
2021 BMW R1250GSA
All paint is soft when you tip the damn thing over in the driveway! Don't ask how I know.
Ramblin
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Congratulations on the great deal you got.
Scooper
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Like some others here I too prefer the 2013 color over 2014. My wife had that red on a Star and though pretty it is very expensive to touch up. Too flashy for my style as well.
I trade a 2004 that I was very attached to with many trips and a couple Iron Butt rides but this 13 has so many new nice features I got over the trade quickly.
Congrats to you on your new bike.
Scooper
I trade a 2004 that I was very attached to with many trips and a couple Iron Butt rides but this 13 has so many new nice features I got over the trade quickly.
Congrats to you on your new bike.
Scooper
Congrats on the new '13. I'm also a fan of the color and get lots of compliments on it.
Having had one each of the prior generation FJRs, the word "refinements" (used by Allen_C) is spot on. So much of the bike is reminiscient of riding the previous models, but it includes stuff that makes it a more enjoyable machine: fly-by wire throttle w/ 2 modes, cruise, better stock suspension, etc.
Having had one each of the prior generation FJRs, the word "refinements" (used by Allen_C) is spot on. So much of the bike is reminiscient of riding the previous models, but it includes stuff that makes it a more enjoyable machine: fly-by wire throttle w/ 2 modes, cruise, better stock suspension, etc.
smitty141
My name is Smitty.. And I have a motorcycle proble
Looks like a real piece of **** to me... Who would ride a turd like that..
Smitty
Smitty
kballowe
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smitty141
My name is Smitty.. And I have a motorcycle proble
Hey Kevin, can you help me pull these feathers out of my mouth.. Crow really does taste like chicken...
Smitty
wheatonFJR
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Smitty,
Do you not put a year FJR on your profile cuz its too much work to keep changing it?
Do you not put a year FJR on your profile cuz its too much work to keep changing it?
kballowe
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Right now he is out riding the twisties, while "condidering" an FJR.
escapefjrtist
Searching for Dry Roads
Problem is wheatie, he's old like us and can't remember which current bike is in the garage!
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jscasteel
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The first three months I had mine, I was in a pretty violent thunderstorm, then a week later, I hit hail. Then a couple of days later, if I had'nt laid up in a motel, I would have hit a highway washout flood/rainstorm.
Still. it was a pretty good trip.
2degreesout
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I just picked up a used '13 from a guy in Marysville, OH. I rode it home Saturday, got a little wet. The cruise is nice on the superslab
El Toro Joe
FYYFF
wheatonFJR
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^^^^
The 13s Joe. That's where it's at. Awesome bike!
The 13s Joe. That's where it's at. Awesome bike!
