Throwing in the towel?

[madmax-im]

I love my FJR. I've got 35,000 miles on it and it's an '07. Been to Vancouver Canada, across the Canadian Rockies to Calgary, south thru Glacier and Yellowstone. My FJR definatly costs me a lot more money than the XS in repairs, but it's a lot less maintenence (and a helluvalot faster )

I've owned 2 FJ1200s' and a Honda ST1100...so those rides are what spoiled me in sport touring...can you sport tour on our vintage bikes...hell yeah but you cant match the comfort,smoothness or weather cheating of an integrated bodyand fairing...or range per tank of gas... The past two XSEast rallies Marty and Tom have ridden their FJRs' and they are beautiful bikes in their own right..IMHO the FJR is the best looking of all the sport touring bikes out there...cant wait to get one

[randy]

Ben, you'd better have some beers cold Sat morning. I'm bringing everything I've got. Spare coils, pickups, ballast, TCI, reluctor, advance mechanism - the works. Even if we have to convert it to mech advance, at least you'll be back on the road.

Oh, just don't make me work on gears - eek!

[madmax-im]

Ben, you'd better have some beers cold Sat morning. I'm bringing everything I've got. Spare coils, pickups, ballast, TCI, reluctor, advance mechanism - the works. Even if we have to convert it to mech advance, at least you'll be back on the road.

Oh, just don't make me work on gears - eek!

Yee Haw..The cavalry to the rescue....!!! I cant get Arrogant Bastard...anything else you'd like??? Geez I didnt expect you to bring everything 'cept the kitchen sink..LOL NO ...NO Gears..they're good

[madmax-im]

Fickle fickle fickle. When you start having a THIRD of the problems I've had with my XJ.. then you can have one of your little pitty parties!

You sound like a married celebrity. Today..."I love you, everything is wonderful and the world is good.." Tomorrow... "Boo hoo.. this isn't the fairy tale I dreamed of!! I want a divorce!"

I'll send ya a frikkin coil if ya quit whinin'... (If I can find where my kid put 'em) lol. BUT.. they're 28 years old too. What's next?? "I think I'm going to have to get rid of my bike.. the dang thing needs tires AGAIN!"


LMAO.. Just re-reading this thread.. I think Ben just went through menopause or mid-life crisis and back in 13 posts! lol.

Tod

Nah I'm long past that stage...LOL Women have menopause...men have womenopause...LOL and no I dont want a divorce just another mistress

[Montreux_Blue]

Solution, find another cheap XS/XJ fixer upper. You already know how to work on them and you would have a rotation for when one is down, work on it and ride the other. Plus you could customize one and leave the other stock so it would be like two different bikes. Just a thought.

[fredintoon]

I loved this bike for 26 years...but now that its the sole bike in the stable I find that riding it daily is a chore. ..I am stuck with this as my sole ride...(

Hi Max,
how in the world did you end up with only one bike?

[madmax-im]

Hi Max,
how in the world did you end up with only one bike?

Well I sold the others because I needed the money and had other priorities...namely renovation of our home ...once thats done and the house sells then the stable will grow once again.

[madmax-im]

Solution, find another cheap XS/XJ fixer upper. You already know how to work on them and you would have a rotation for when one is down, work on it and ride the other. Plus you could customize one and leave the other stock so it would be like two different bikes. Just a thought.

Thats not a bad idea and I may do that eventually...however at this point in time I am trying to I am trying to lighten the material stuff ...will be wanting to relocate to another state once the house is sold... I am still going to want a more up to date ride as stated earlier...

[kirmit77]

You can never go wrong with Texas!

[madmax-im]

You can never go wrong with Texas!

Yeah there are many great people there...but we have North Carolina in our sights...Texas is too hot or too wet or just too damn spread out. Cities are huge especcially Houston...was there once..it was awful...I hated the summer heat and humidity.

[foreda]

Texas

If you don't like heat and humidity, bypass Louisiana as well. Oh and I almost forget the mosquitoes.. big as aiplanes down here!! Buttttt.. I can ride all winter and not freeze my arse off or have to deal with sneaux.. he he das how we spell!!

[fredintoon]

Well I sold the others because I needed the money and had other priorities...namely renovation of our home ...once thats done and the house sells then the stable will grow once again.

Hi Max,
Yeah, I had two bikes but had to sell the more marketable one, an R90 BMW, to pay my daughter's college tuition fee. Then she dropped out.
I will never be caught like that again.

[XJOK2PLAY]

but nonetheless a new sport tourer will join the stable.

I hear ya... those new Kaw Concours 14's are great bikes for the money!

Take care.
Bob

[xs11lover]

I don't believe your going to get rid of the Maxim. But if you are you should stop and see me, I could get a 94 fzr 1000 to trade you without much trouble.......but I wouldn't give the xj back when you change your tune...

[madmax-im]

If you don't like heat and humidity, bypass Louisiana as well. Oh and I almost forget the mosquitoes.. big as aiplanes down here!! Buttttt.. I can ride all winter and not freeze my arse off or have to deal with sneaux.. he he das how we spell!!

eaux kay...LOL