seduced by the FJR

[chicken strip]

I am not a new rider, but am new to the FJR. My previous bikes include Harley, 03 Goldwing and a couple of Coucours. Having seriously flogged my last Concours, I have some muscle memory that does not relate to the FJR. PLEASE, be careful with all power (that was for me, not for you). I set up and came into a decreasing radius right hander, where in the past, I roll on and gain stability in the apex. There is an immediate decreasing radius left hander that follows with kind of a nasty granite wall that lines the outside of the corner. I know that it is hard to believe, but the roll on that increased my velocity by about 3-7 miles per hours on the Conours, increased my speed on the FJR ( I have put 300 miles on the bike) significantly more. Realizing quicklly that I would not make the corner, I stood it up and did hard in line braking. Thank goodness that the brakes are much better than the Concours. I hauled it down, and did one of those "Laugh In" (yes, I'm old too) tip overs in the wet 6-8inch sand along the road. The sand grabbed the front tire and locked it left, and down I went. No damage, as the bike fell in the wet deep sand. Yes, I kissed the bike, and the ground, and now have a tempered throttle wrist as I am watchful of the seductive speed and power of the FJR. : I am hoping to become worthy.

 

[bergs]

Holy crap dude! Take it easy out there!

Glad you're okay.

 

[Kevin Daly]

There is plenty of time to crash once you have the bike under your complete control.

Glad to hear you didnt hurt your new bike when you didnt hurt yourself

 

[LgFJR]

I also came from a Concours C10 and a Valkyrie..........and you're right on.......the FJR is an entirely new ball game. It's not so much twisting the throttle and increasing speed, more like initializing the launch sequence on a cruise missile........I have absolutely no idea how I've made it through the last year without a major ticket..........

 

[Texan]

I had a similar experience during my first several hundred miles on my FJR. You are right, lotsa power.

 

[TruWrecks]

It's not so much twisting the throttle and increasing speed, more like initializing the launch sequence on a cruise missile........

If that's true, what is my Hayabusa?

 

[TruWrecks]

Welcome to the wonderful world of Super Sport-Touring. :coolsmiley:

 

[bergs]

It's not so much twisting the throttle and increasing speed, more like initializing the launch sequence on a cruise missile........

If that's true, what is my Hayabusa?

Preparation for nuclear winter?

:shrug:

 

[kolonial72]

I feel ya. Came from a Honda Shadow 750. It's like night and being shot out of a cannon.

Oh, and the 'busa would be less like cruise missile and more like NCC-1701 going from full impulse to warp 7.

(Holy s***, did I just nerd out on a MC forum????)

 

[mdisher]

I feel ya. Came from a Honda Shadow 750. It's like night and being shot out of a cannon.
Oh, and the 'busa would be less like cruise missile and more like NCC-1701 going from full impulse to warp 7.

(Holy s***, did I just nerd out on a MC forum????)

Uh, yeah you did and it wasn't pretty.

 

[RadioHowie]

If that's true, what is my Hayabusa?

Okay, I'll give it a guess.....

A great big, bulbous clown-shoe of a motorcycle?

[SIZE=8pt]edit: A great big, fast, bulbous clown-shoe of a motorcycle?[/SIZE]

 

[FuzzyRider]

[SIZE=8pt]edit: A great big, fast, bulbous clown-shoe of a motorcycle?[/SIZE]

Or, according to Warchild,

A great big, fast, bulbous clown-shoe of a sport-touring motorcycle.

 

[JRO]

Sounds like your reactions are in pretty good working order.

Remember the day when anything that would turn under 12 seconds in a quarter was pretty much restricted to a dragstrip? Today, an amature can turn 11's on an FJR, and top out on a straightaway at 150mph++. That used to be professional-level performance. It does take some adjusting to. Some people don't survive it.

See that you do.

 

[Smilin' Kyle]

This has to be one of the funniest threads I've ever read on a forum! :lol2: Still, while wiping the tears from my eyes from the laughter, the point has not been lost: Wring back on the throttle and you're in Zone 5 'Burner. Message received! :blink:

 

[Brody]

I've tried to use a throttle rocker on several other bikes and it always bothered my wrist.

But for some reason, it is not only comfy for me, on the FJR but it also makes it easier to control the throttle with very fine inputs.

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Speakin' of Busa's,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,remember the lines in "Space Balls" when they are accelerating?.................

I test rode a B-King a week ago....................................talk about ludicrous speed. :shok:

No way I'd survive if I owned one of them.

 

[big_smile_2u]

I live in Fayetteville, AR and bought my FJR from a man in Houston, TX. I flew (by jet) down and rode the bike back. The seller picked me up at the airport. On the ride to his house he warned me than I had to be careful about speeding. He said that the FJR will run up on 100 without any special effect by me. I LMAO and told him I rarely rode over 70 on my VStar 1100 and he need not worry. He was kind and dropped the subject and only as I was leaving his house did he say again "Be careful, she'll be doing a 100 before you know it". I smiled and thought "No way". Well guess what... I found out he was absolutely right! It was the hottest day of the year. It was 105 when I hit Dallas and then it got hot in OK. Sooooooo I leanered that the FJR will cruise quite nicely at 100+ MPH. The off ramps is where I learned that I had to adjust my style (not that I really had one then). That's when I learn that the FJR's brakes where as good at stopping/slowing down as the rest of the bike was at going fast. WHAT A RUSH and it still is

Rick

 

[oldryder]

I commute interstate to work and have a spot a couple miles long where I haven't seen a cop in 10 years. The median is full of trees so theres no where for a cop to hide and oncoming is not a problem.

I often crank it up to 110 for that short stretch just for the fun of it. It's amazing to me that I can go from 80 indicated to 110 indicated with zero increase in noise or wind buffeting.

 

[Lowcountry Joe]

Dude...good story with a good ending. Glad you still have your ass skin to scratch in the morning. The speed capabilities of the FJR is amazing and addicting all at the same time. Going 55 or 60 on a VTwin cruiser or tourer seemed fast enough...but the FJR seems very happy and unfortunately I feel somewhat comfortable between 70 and 80 on most open 4-lane highways. That's not very fast for some I know, but for me it is a step-change. Of course I don't run like this without my Escort detector sniffing the air in front and behind. It has saved me MANY times. I carry a zip lock bag with me in case of rain since it ain't nowhere near waterproof! Some folks keep their detector just inside and to the front of their tank bag...a pretty good solution for several reasons. Whatever floats one's boat.

My main concern (apart from distracted unpredictable cagers) is animals running out from the sides of these country roads around here. But all this makes for interesting and educational rides and I hope you have many more good rides in your future.

 

[Toecutter]

Welcome to the wonderful world of Super Sport-Touring. :coolsmiley:

I am hoping to become worthy.

At least you have the right attitude. I gave up on worthy, and will settle for adequate. The FJR is more bike than I'll ever get bored with....