beemerdons
Certifiable Old Fart
Point well taken! Si, mi Amigo MM2, it is just my own personal cross to bear. Sigh!Aha!!!! Something we can all agree on..... :blink:THE BASTARD!!!
AANNNDDD....he is YOUR bastard stepson. :bleh:
:rofl:
Point well taken! Si, mi Amigo MM2, it is just my own personal cross to bear. Sigh!Aha!!!! Something we can all agree on..... :blink:THE BASTARD!!!
AANNNDDD....he is YOUR bastard stepson. :bleh:
:rofl:
Mmmmmm, my brain hurts and wants to know....which parts of you?05 ABS....keeps me nice and toasty all winter long LMAO
Mike, I already have received a phone call this morning from ShinyPartsUp, wanting to know what parts Barb was referring to. With your being a Man of the World and all, you probably don't need help with this; but, you have my phone number if you do!Mmmmmm, my brain hurts and wants to know....which parts of you?05 ABS....keeps me nice and toasty all winter long LMAO
Do the math Mikey, you're a smart man LOL
Gee Mikey,Mmmmmm, my brain hurts and wants to know....which parts of you?05 ABS....keeps me nice and toasty all winter long LMAO
Do the math Mikey, you're a smart man LOL
Hubba, hubba, hubba!!!Gee Mikey,Mmmmmm, my brain hurts and wants to know....which parts of you?05 ABS....keeps me nice and toasty all winter long LMAO
Do the math Mikey, you're a smart man LOL
aint that like Barb...always wanting you to use your head.
+1 - to the '04- '05. as the best bang for the buck
May we call you Scotty?
I'm figuring that you must be Scottish since:
a ) You say you toss the caber.
b ) Your original post specifically asks "What year would give me the best bang for the buck?" revealing your inner frugal nature.
No you may not call me Scotty.I have just a drop of Scottish blood.Just enough to make me some what frugal.
The good news is that the 1st gens were sold under the PDP, meaning the original owners had to order them from dealers sight unseen. Many of these owners found out later that they really aren't the "touring" type of rider they had hoped they'd be, and so didn't put many miles on them. It isn't all that unusual to find an '04 or '05 bike with less than 20k miles on it.
What do you mean by not the type of touring bike they thought it was?Are we talking comfort levels of varying types from different model years or were they expecting say a goldwing type bike?
Not like a Wing or even better, an Ultra. Not as cushy. Pillion seat not as nice. Not as many on-board factory farkles.What do you mean by not the type of touring bike they thought it was?Are we talking comfort levels of varying types from different model years or were they expecting say a goldwing type bike?
Ok so Scotty it is then, :evilsmiley03:No you may not call me Scotty.I have just a drop of Scottish blood.Just enough to make me some what frugal.+1 - to the '04- '05. as the best bang for the buck
May we call you Scotty?
I'm figuring that you must be Scottish since:
a ) You say you toss the caber.
b ) Your original post specifically asks "What year would give me the best bang for the buck?" revealing your inner frugal nature.
What do you mean by not the type of touring bike they thought it was?Are we talking comfort levels of varying types from different model years or were they expecting say a goldwing type bike?The good news is that the 1st gens were sold under the PDP, meaning the original owners had to order them from dealers sight unseen. Many of these owners found out later that they really aren't the "touring" type of rider they had hoped they'd be, and so didn't put many miles on them. It isn't all that unusual to find an '04 or '05 bike with less than 20k miles on it.
...pussy-grips!
THE voice of experience.Avoid Gen II bikes, IMHO they have electrical grounding problems. stick with Gen I, probabl2004. I had a 2005 with no problems, have 2006 AE and several electrical failures.
Yep....my emphasis added.THE voice of experience.Avoid Gen II bikes, IMHO they have electrical grounding problems. stick with Gen I, probabl2004. I had a 2005 with no problems, have 2006 AE and several electrical failures.
+1, Gunny! I picked up my 2003 FJR "Miss Lucy Liu" in September of 2002. In May of 2003 I went with the Dale "Warchild" Wilson heat insulating blanket modification per his exact instructions. With the heat blanket and a tank bag on Lucy, the 1st gen heat issue is totally gone! No more than any other water cooled four cylinder in the Phoenix Summer with our 121F degree high temperatures!!!FWIW on the tank heat "issue". When I stuck my Bagster tank cover on the bike it became a complete non-issue. Since then I can't feel any tank heat at all. The Bagster may not appeal to everyone style wise, but it is a function over form thing.
I also went ahead (more recently) and made an insulating blanket to go between the tank and engine, but I honestly couldn't feel any difference.
My lower legs don't get that hot because I've done the simple and cheap heat mods detailed elsewhere. Very easy.
As Jim said, I wouldn't trade the 1st gen "heat issues" for the 2nd gens electrical unreliability.
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