What did you ride pre-FJR

[panayoti]

69 450 Honda, 305 superhawk, 75 Honda 750, 7 years motorcyleess, 73 Maico 450, 83 CR 250, another 13 years motorcycless. Mid life crisis cure 03 SV650 sold sv for something more comfortable.......... 06 FJR first new bike in my life.

 

[TheAxeman]

Still have it.

Prior to that a 1987 Suzuki 1400 Intruder (still got that too), a 79 Kawi KZ-650 (sorry I got rid of it), and a 72 Honda CB-350.

 

[Rogue]

Kz440LTD

GS750E

CB550F

GS750E

GS1100E

RF900R

Connie

SV650

 

[MKO]

Tough to categorize the V-Strom. I chose Dual Sport, but that's a stretch.

My first bike was one my buddy and I built using a B&S 2.0 HP motor from an old reel-type lawn mower in 1969. Does that count? At first we didn't have a centrifical clutch so we put a pully on the end of a shaft that rode in a piece of copper pipe that pivoted on the frame. Top end was 20 mph, but we were in heaven!

My first real motorcycle was a brand new 1974 Honda CB 360 that I paid full msrp for because I didn't know any better. The shop owner spent 20 minutes giving me a riding lesson in a vacant parking lot. In 76 I bought a used 75 Kawasaki 900 Z-1 (see avatar). Favorite bike of all time. I used to cruise the streets looking for vettes, mach 1's, Trans Ams, (baisically any thing with glass packs), Nortons, CB 750's and especially Harleys. This would be a recurring theme through the years.

In 77 I bought a new 75 CR 250 Elsinore and eventually began racing Hare Scrambles. I ended up dislocating my hip in a nasty jump in which I performed an unintended flying W over the handle bars. After straightening the swing arm I sold it. It would be almost 30 years before my next dirt bike.

I crashed the Z-1, had it repaired and it was stolen from my apartment two weeks later. After my deductible the insurance helped me buy Suzuki's first 4-stroke, 77 GS 750. Great bike but no Z-1. Sold the 750 to my neighbor and bought a 78 GS1000. In 1981 I bought a used 79 BMW R100RS,. which I still have. Sold the gs 1000 to the same neighbor that bought the GS 750 and bought a brand new 82 GS 1100EZ. I kept that bike for 21 years.

After the first kid got through college, I bought my 4th Suzuki, an 02 DL 1000 V-Strom. In 2004 I sold the GS1100 and bought a 1971 Triumph TR6R 650 (see personal photo). Last year I ordered and received the FJR A in June. After riding it I decided there was too much overlap in the sporting characteristics of the FJR and the V-Strom so the strom got the pink slip. I took the proceeds from that and finally bought another dirt bike, the 05 WR 450. I quickly learned that 30 years and 50 lbs. take their toll, but its a blast!

 

[Bounce]

What's a curiser? Sounds french to me.

it's one of those food processors.

 

[warsw]

Street

Honda trail 90.....................(1965)

Honda 125 scrambler...........(1968)

Honda CB 450.....................(1974)

Honda Shadow Spirit 1100....(2000)

Honda Valkrie Interstate.......(2001)

Honda Shadow Spirit 1100....(2006)

Dirt

Suzuki PE 250

Yamaha YZ 400

Honda CR480

Kawasaki KX 250

Yamaha Kodiak 450 4X4

Now my only bike and having a ball the "FJR 1300A"

 

[huchieglide]

1st bike: 78 Yamaha 175 enduro

2. 79 yamaha IT 175

3. 79 Honda XR 500

4. 79 Yamaha XS 750 Special

Kids came along, thought it practical to sell the bikes

5. 1993 Suzuki GSXR 750, not the best bike to "get" back into motorbikes. Bought it used in 95 with 900 miles on it, sold it 3 months later with 1900

6. 01 KLR 650, sold

7. 02 DL 1000 VSTROM, sold it when I put the $500 down on the FJR

8. 93 XR250L, Got to have a dual sport in Southern Oregon, but turned out to be a bit to small

9. 06 FJR 1300A

10. 03 Suzuki DRZ 400S

I find the talk of the Dl 650 Very interesting as it is on my next bike consideration list. But just picked up the DRZ about a month ago, and have no plans to sell the FJR, so that fantasy will have to wait.

 

[sgoat]

These guys were in the garage (July 2002) prior to my first FJR.

 

[boogahboogah]

Here's my previous ride. Did a Strugis loop, Nova Scotia loop, plus lots of smaller rides. Don't miss: Weight, lack of tankage, lack of horsepower, seat that would make my spine tingle in 45 minutes, lights not too bright, did I already say weight ? Not my photo, couldn't find the right files... Had leather bags with matching studs, sissy bar, touring luggage that strapped to the sissy bar, etc.

Still way happier with the FJR, simply no comparison !

Previous ride from long long ago...

Ring-ning-ning-ning-ning......riiiing ning ning ning ning ning (cloud of blue smoke) ...

 

[FlyingLow]

These guys were in the garage (July 2002) prior to my first FJR.

Scha-weeet!

I had an '84 FJ, too, from'88 to'90. One of my all time favorites.

Damn clean Connie you have [had?] there.

My most recent, pre-FJR bike was a Kawi GPZ1100, '95 redux with water cooling, so I voted sport-touring in the poll.

 

[DucatiSSsp]

Past Bikes:

'81 GS450E

'84 GS700ES

'83 GS850G

'83 XN85D(650 Turbo)

'81 GS1100E

'87 CR250

'93 900SSsp

'97 TL1000S

'93 CBR900RR(racebike)

'01 WR426F-in garage

'05 FJR1300-in garage

Hopeful Future bikes:

'93 888SPO :dribble:

'07 or '08 tiger

'07 or '08 GSXR750

 

[ponyfool]

Immediately preceding the FJR was a Suzuki Bandit that I spent thousands of dollars on trying to make it more like an FJR:

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[Xbrit]

2005 Goldwing ABS

2004 Triumph Speedmaster

2003 VTX 1800

1999 Triumph Speed Triple

1999 HD Ultra Classic

1999 HD Road King

1997 HD Road King

1997 Valkyrie

1993 Suzuki Bandit

and so on.............

 

[evilmedic13]

None. This is my first and only bike. I doubt many can make that claim . Amazingly, through both good sense and luck I'm still alive. Though many have tried to end that streak, one even tried in the first 40 minutes I owned it. Too bad for them I know what rear view mirrors at stop lights are for, coupled w/ an almost psychic 6th sense for idiots and danger, spider man is my cousin!

 

[Mike-H]

Gotta admire a humble man without any attitude.... :blink: .... :derisive: .... :lol: ....

 

[doit]

I have swapped my 05 Blackbird for the FJR and love it to death, they can do things that you would think a bike of this size would struggle with.

 

[colin]

Anybody know these???

Honda Deauville....my first ride....

NT650V to some.

giddyup.....

 

[smokeFJR06]

"I'm stuck in the cabin all weekend and the walls are closing in. I got rain,freezing rain, sheet, and posible snow all in one slow moving weather system. Not riding this weekend."

Greetings Airboss, from Normal!!! We must be living right here in Normal (for you non-Illinois people, Normal is a short distance from Pekin) because we've had nothing but rain (pretty much) and lots of it! I just keep thinking about March and April when I should be able to take the cover off the bike.

Oh, by the way, I left the cruiser world (Yamaha V-Star 1100 Classic) for my FJR. I think maybe because FJR is a much sorter name!

Smoke

 

[Mogan]

Past steeds:

'97 VMAX

'80 XS1100 Midnight Special

Current Stablemate:

'05 K1200S

 

[MikeYork5]

I've had this since I bought it new in 1987 - and like I say it is the work horse - does nothing great but everything well - I still enjoy riding it -

Then more recently added something to the stable that I've wanted for sometime -

Then the FJR last year -

And with some luck soon -