gday steber, i only just found this thread, so its a bit late but none the less for me i went up from my xj650 to an fj1200. I find theres more...
thanks for the comments men, im very lucky to have all my toys, the way i look at it , those bikes are my enjoyment in life (outside of the...
only the fj and the r1 are registered, i wont renew the r1, i take them out once a fortnight to keep the oil moving around , lotso quiet back...
thanks quebecois59
ok the r1 arrived yesterday, in good nick, once my knee can bend again after an accident 5 weeks ago i will take it out for a test run, starts on...
ive put a few pics of it on here before , But , any opportunity i take it [img] [img] [img] [img]
it was a load off my mind knowing it went to a good home, it is a great bike,, it was on ebay but i sold it privately bushy, i did finish...
hehe, good onya fitz, the new owner just called to say they made it back safe and sound to victoria, almost 4000km round trip,, asked him if...
i did actually, i told him the web site and also how it was an essential part of owning a XJ, that is if you want to learn the bike backwards and...
g'day, decided to sell the xj, been a great bike, still is a great bike, it just doesnt get ridden anymore and it deserves to get out and about,...
im getting hard to impress as i get older, but thats pretty good,
gday from brissy,good luck with it, doesnt seem like many parts available locally, but you never know if your patient, , ken
thats terrible news, sorry to hear that, its easy for me to say but keep your chin up, , good luck, ken
good luck with it rayjay, 1 thing ive found is there's always a couple of things needed, while your disconnecting the speedo cable to thread thru...
good onya cutlass, coming along nicely, ken
go ahead and do it, but we need photos , enjoy it,
good pick up on the wisecos ,are you going to run premix or an oil pump? i prefer the pump personally,
good one, sounds like you and your mate are having lots of fun, thats what its all about.
all right, sorry dave, fingers crossed you'll find 1 soon, yesterday morning i took it up the local twisties (Mount Mee) thats what its called...
agree 100% fitz, there just a big xj, its the same for both of them, solid bikes, , i'll never sell the xj , i take it out once a f/n to keep...
davec, happy to oblige , are they in short numbers in canada? There appears to be heaps in the US and cheap, overhere, there not common but...
the fj is a good sports tourer, get some bags and off you go, a ton of touque and a surprising turn of speed, as usual a photo [img]
yeah the fj fits on ok, it has a bit you can add on but i dont need it, what you see there is 180 cm or 6 foot, at the moment the cb750 is on it...
i would love a daytona special , this one is excellent but expensive, in fact any good ones that come up ,people are wanting silly money. i still...
thats the way i set my slides , cant go wrong, anyway for anyone who's not sure what an rd350lc looks like , here tis again, , sorry i cant help...
scrubbing up nicely, nothing wrong with a bit of age related patina, they will look good parked next to each other with the front wheels pointing...
over here in ozland that wouldnt last 5 minutes at that price, 3 1/2 grand plus over here for one that looks that good
Re: Hoping this is the next for my collection cant wait to see some good pics, lucky b@#$tard. as you know ive the LC, but would love an AC to...
Re: Hoping this is the next for my collection im green with envy, shouldnt take to much to get it ticking over, hows the rest of it? chrome,...
is it pre-mix or auto lube, im not familiar with your bike but on the rd250/350lc, they both share the same bottom end but the oil pump is...
good advice, get use to it before you play to hard, get a feel for it. then enjoy
as fitz said, the cb750 is going up in price, while our dollar was high, every man and his dog was importing them over here to oz where they go...
as an aside, there were known as a hiroshima screamer in their day due to the fact they really seem happy if you ring their neck without...
welcome aboard charlie, im up in brissy myself, im actually about to sell mine, its been a great bike but not ridden any more and it deserves to...
thanks again men , it was 5 grand, which is good for over here, ,, i have to admit its a much better than the picture
thanks mate i sure am enjoying it, it goes a bit like my xj650 but i dont like to rev it hard like the yammy, if anything id say my xj feels a...
been trying to get one of these in good nick at the right price for awhile now, and here it is, it was imported from the USA to here recently and...
thanks for the compliments, gunna, ive used victor before when i upgraded my clutch to coil springs, he's very helpful and superfast reasonable...
here you go ryan , 2133km's in 29 days, hope this helps. [img]
ouch, tickles doesnt it, did a similar thing myself but only the top half folded back,
gday fintip, i borrowed a set from a friend down the rode and although they helped a bit they didnt do enough to warrant the price, not yet...
thanks jmilliken, one thing ive found is the bars buzz alot and my right hand goes numb after 1/2 an hour, am learning to minimize this, my grip...
yeah sure,i will organize a photo, are you interested in the layout of it or something?
good one, sounds like your doing fine, once you have it sorted you'll have plenty of fun
here it is with its new belly pan, all done for now, upgraded the clutch ,no more slipping, done a bit under 2000 k's in the last month now its...
to me it looks like bigfitz was helping you
good onya, looks like you's had a good time
me 2, heres mine , i must have put this up here a dozen times now , i cant help it, mines a little more modern with the water cooling [img]
just got one myself a couple of months ago,they march along quite well for a big old bike
after smoking just about anything that would burn for 26 years i just quit, cold turkey, i was drinking beer, about midnight and only had enough...