jbh
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I am flying to AL tomorrow to get it, wish me luck.
Rented an 05 today - need advice on second gen
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Congratulations.
My prediction is it will be a flawless exchange. You will love the bike completely. You will ride it home and wonder why it took you so long to get a bike like this. You will come on this forum and become hopelessly entangled in the continuous exchange here.
Welcome to my (our) world.
Cannondale
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You need to come to a twt meet so i can drool over your new ride. Have fun on your ride back to Texas
jbh
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I do make them from time to time, mainly the Tuesday night things sometimes. I am also JBH on that forum. I have the blue Vstrom with the cruise control (I know everyone has a vstrom in that group). What do you ride?
Silent
Who said FJR's don't do dirt?
I feel like a special lil matchmaker :yahoo: :clapping:
Cannondale
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Niehart
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Congrats! Need a ride report on the trip back.
Corkus
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Rent a FJR you say? THANKS! I think I gotta rent me one of those!
I've rented a Harley Road King (whooo, not my kind of thing AT ALL...) A GL1800 Gold Wing (Wife loved it, I did not...) and a brand new at the time GSX-R600 (rode it for the ergos before buying an R1. Test successful, but didn't like the 600 engine one bit. No beans, no matter how hard I rang it's neck.)
jbh
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Im back. Sorry no pictures, it was more of a sprint to just get home. I drove 150 miles yesterday and stayed in MS, then drove 550 miles today to get home, all on interstate 20 - boaring slab. The bike is great, nicer than I expected, showroom condition. It runs smooth, I have no issues with the clutch, throttle pull, low speed handling (has power commander). The windflow is better than the gen1 bike I rented but I think in the future I will probably replace the shield.
The bike is comfortable, I was doing 200 mile runs between stops at the end today. Oh, did I mention is was fast?
The seller lives in a pretty area, the trees were at peak color and Barber Motorsport Museum is only 2 miles from his house (that is where we took a test drive, not on the race track though).
The bike is comfortable, I was doing 200 mile runs between stops at the end today. Oh, did I mention is was fast?
The seller lives in a pretty area, the trees were at peak color and Barber Motorsport Museum is only 2 miles from his house (that is where we took a test drive, not on the race track though).
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03HiYoSilver
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Niehart
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jbh, you have been assimilated. Enjoy!
jbh
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Thanks,
Thats what they said when I purchased my Vstrom.
This bike is great, I think I might see if the wife will let me park it in the living room because it looks like a work of art, I can't stop looking at it.
Can't wait to ride it again tomorrow, maybe after I wash it. It is a great handling bike with good ergo's, I hope to keep it for a while.
jbh
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Ok, I finally have a few pics, although it looks like any other 06 but I sure like it.
This is the cleanest bike I have owned (I buy used). I really like it and look forward to many enjoyable miles on it. I will be on this forum posting over time, debating on different farkles to add.
This is the cleanest bike I have owned (I buy used). I really like it and look forward to many enjoyable miles on it. I will be on this forum posting over time, debating on different farkles to add.
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