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Re: Greetings from a middle aged noob
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:55 pm
by LKLD
Welcome, Wilco! Make yourself at home, but first, get everyone a drink.
Re: Greetings from a middle aged noob
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 9:35 pm
by Abercrombie FJR
Welcome to the forum from the state next door.
I got a picture of Lake Superior last fall also. I stopped into visit friends from Knife River before hitting Aerostitch in Duluth the next morning.
Re: Greetings from a middle aged noob
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 10:31 pm
by escapefjrtist
Welcome from Seattle-ish!
An '04 was my first FJR...pretty good bike that was!
--G
Re: Greetings from a middle aged noob
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 12:09 am
by Wilco423
Thanks all for the welcomes! The bike only has 28k on it, so I'll be hard pressed to wear it out before any eventual upgrade.
NBB wrote:Welcome Wilco. What part of MN are you from?
Plymouth (west metro). You?
LKLD wrote:Welcome, Wilco! Make yourself at home, but first, get everyone a drink.
Well, I've had some in all your honors'... does that count?
Re: Greetings from a middle aged noob
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 12:22 pm
by Tyler
Howdy and welcome!
Re: Greetings from a middle aged noob
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 1:17 pm
by Viper_Dad
Congrats on getting an FJR and welcome to the forum!
Re: Greetings from a middle aged noob
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 11:36 am
by NBB
Wilco423 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 22, 2018 12:09 am
Thanks all for the welcomes! The bike only has 28k on it, so I'll be hard pressed to wear it out before any eventual upgrade.
NBB wrote:Welcome Wilco. What part of MN are you from?
Plymouth (west metro). You?
Blaine. And I work near the Plymouth/Minnetonka border. So I ride/pass by your neck of the woods frequently!
Did you see the thread about the tech day coming up hosted by Trippermike? See MN Tech Day 4/28 thread.
Re: Greetings from a middle aged noob
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2018 3:17 am
by Wilco423
NBB wrote:Blaine. And I work near the Plymouth/Minnetonka border. So I ride/pass by your neck of the woods frequently!
Did you see the thread about the tech day coming up hosted by Trippermike? See MN Tech Day 4/28 thread.
Nice! I did see that, thanks! I'm hoping I can get off work and come do the TBS.
Re: Greetings from a middle aged noob
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2018 12:33 pm
by Cav47
Wilco, before you go to that tech day, come down here to Illinois and pick up your SNOW you let loose on us.
Never mind, it will melt soon.
I had an 04 as an introduction to the FJR platform. Loved that bike. But at 88K, I found a replacement. You can wear them out, but not likely in MINNESOTA! Lol. If you need a passenger backrest, let me know.
Welcome to the board. Tech days are fun and good for meeting really helpful people. Post a few more times so you get that red name thing gone.
Re: Greetings from a middle aged noob
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2018 2:09 pm
by Wilco423
Cav47 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 25, 2018 12:33 pm
Wilco, before you go to that tech day, come down here to Illinois and pick up your SNOW you let loose on us.
Re: Greetings from a middle aged noob
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2018 2:44 pm
by philharmonic
Wilco423 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 22, 2018 12:09 am
Thanks all for the welcomes! The bike only has 28k on it, so I'll be hard pressed to wear it out before any eventual upgrade.
[quote="NBB}
Yeah, I figure this will be my last bike too.
{I am assuming my next stop will be an UPgrade and not a DOWNgrade.}
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Re: Greetings from a middle aged noob
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2018 3:29 am
by Wilco423
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I won't upgrade, just that it will be harder to justify!
Re: Greetings from a middle aged noob
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2018 11:30 am
by Harald
Wilco423 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 22, 2018 12:09 am
Thanks all for the welcomes! The bike only has 28k on it, so I'll be hard pressed to wear it out before any eventual upgrade.
You have to try REAL hard to wear out an FJR. My 07 has 130,000 miles on it and still runs great. There's a guy in Ohio with almost 400,000 miles on his.
I sure like the new features on the 2016 and newer FJR's, but it's hard to justify an upgrade to my frugal self when the current (paid for) steed still works fine.
Re: Greetings from a middle aged noob
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:11 am
by specs95t
Harald wrote:Wilco423 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 22, 2018 12:09 am
Thanks all for the welcomes! The bike only has 28k on it, so I'll be hard pressed to wear it out before any eventual upgrade.
You have to try REAL hard to wear out an FJR. My 07 has 130,000 miles on it and still runs great. There's a guy in Ohio with almost 400,000 miles on his.
I sure like the new features on the 2016 and newer FJR's, but it's hard to justify an upgrade to my frugal self when the current (paid for) steed still works fine.
Congrats and welcome.
I bought a 2004 barn find a year ago and have found it to be an amazing machine. Mine had less than 5k on the clock - so it will be a long time before I move on to something else.
One thing that I noticed is that the FJR is a near perfect bike....
Power - no problem
Comfort - hours and hours, single or with passenger
Storage - lots or even more with a central trunk
Handling - sweet and trusty
Looks - come on it's a rocket ship
Lighting - better than some modern cars
So the real issue is that there is really little to do except maintain and ride....
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