Hello from south Louisiana

thatsfunnyhuh · Post by **thatsfunnyhuh** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:27 pm

Hello all. My name is Patrick. Long time rider, first time FJR owner. I picked it up brand new out of the crate a couple weeks ago. All I have ever owned are sport bikes and cafe's. My latest was an 11 Kawasaki ZX10r ABS. It was a beast and a blast to ride. I traded it in on my FJR. I picked it up at lunch and brought it back to work and everyone was like "OH, an old guy bike". Hey now.....it's just age appropriate. I thought I was gonna get a Concours but when i rode the FJR i was like OH HELL YEA. Anyway, I did my research and the FJR just looked like a better bike and certainly a better value so that's what i got. It's only been a couple weeks but I am super happy so far. I look forward to getting to know y'all and learning about my new bike.

fontanaman · Post by **fontanaman** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:07 pm

Welcome to THE forum. It is a nice place the admins have set up here.

wnyfjr · Post by **wnyfjr** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:32 pm

Welcome! I spent a couple of years in Hammond back in the mid 80's. I do miss the food and festivals there!! You will enjoy the hell out of the FJR!!!

gixxerjasen · Post by **gixxerjasen** » Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:39 pm

Welcome, here's hoping your better than the other members we have from South Louisiana.

Redfish · Post by **Redfish** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 6:13 am

gixxerjasen wrote:Welcome, here's hoping your better than the other members we have from South Louisiana.

Uh...Hello? I am right here. I can see what you are typing. I may have to file a Hurt Feelings Report.

Welcome from a fellow South Louisiana member. There are at least two of us already here. I am by far the nicest, smartest, and I ride the best looking of bike. The other guy is pretty lame.

I am based out of Prairieville, my "friend" hppants lives in Lafayette. Tell us about where you are, what you know how to cook and what type of boat you have. We will move forward from there.

If you go to the Ride Reports section you will find a few good RRs from hppants. They might be worth your time.

Oh by the way, do you have the stuff to change our tires for free? Just asking...

LKLD · Post by **LKLD** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 9:40 am

C'mon RF, smartest? Really?

Congrats on the new bike, Patrick, and welcome to the forum!

raYzerman · Post by **raYzerman** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 9:44 am

Welcome to FJR world..... we'll let the southerners duke it out, but the smartest ones are way further north........

Redfish · Post by **Redfish** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 10:28 am

LKLD wrote:C'mon RF, smartest? Really?

Congrats on the new bike, Patrick, and welcome to the forum!

Really. I am MUCH smarter than hppants. This is obvious when you look at our bikes. He rides the shiny pink one. I ride the sophisticated, sleek, electronically advanced Liquid Graphite ES FJR. Even the casual observer can see I am the smarter of the two.

As far as the rest of the country/continent/forum is concerned I cannot say who is the smartest. I will say that right now I can ride my FJR and most of them cannot. That makes me feel smarter right NOW. That will change soon but at this particular moment...

Allen_C · Post by **Allen_C** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 1:13 pm

Welcome to the forum and the FJR! You traded from a beast of a bike to a great all around bike. You will love its capabilities, stamina and willingness to give you all she's got.

thatsfunnyhuh · Post by **thatsfunnyhuh** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 1:34 pm

HA! well i dont have a boat. other than riding i love to go to the range and kill the hell outa some paper.

as far as what can i cook well if it goes on the grill or in a crock pot i cook it. I live in that new neighborhood Eagle's Landing at the corner of Joe Sevario and 42. You know the one across from Mom's.

Seeing someone from the same city i was in was a reason i joined. and we are the same age. we have lived in P-ville for 18 years. We should get together some time.

HotRodZilla · Post by **HotRodZilla** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 3:51 pm

Now there's TWO of you from Prairieville? This forum just got a little dumber, and I'm sure, uglier. Dang. It's a good thing I'm here to keep the average up. Lol...

Redfish · Post by **Redfish** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 4:44 pm

I'm not FROM Prairieville, I just live there. Because my wife told me that was where I wanted to live.

wnyfjr · Post by **wnyfjr** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 5:05 pm

Redfish wrote:I'm not FROM Prairieville, I just live there. Because my wife told me that was where I wanted to live.

And a smart man listens...

thatsfunnyhuh · Post by **thatsfunnyhuh** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 5:07 pm

Yea i definitely would not say dumber. we have the second largest concentration of petrochemical refineries in the nation which is also why we are one of the leading cancer research areas in the world. good and bad but not dumb. even the auto industry recognizes that south Louisiana has an unusually high concentration of outstanding and nationally recognized technicians in the country. if you want to call us anything you can call us fatter. that is a fact.

but i am not from here either. this is just where we ended up when my wife said we are moving away from her parents. i said....say it with me....YES DEAR!

Hppants · Post by **Hppants** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 5:14 pm

Ahem... "yes, Dear".

Welcome Patrick from the other side of the swamp! Don't listen to your neighbor - he can't tell the difference between pink and gorgeous!!

Let's get together soon and share some (s)miles together.

gixxerjasen · Post by **gixxerjasen** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 5:18 pm

So basically what you are telling us is that the folks in South Louisiana are smart and good looking, with a few exceptions. Geez, why do we always have to attract the exceptions?

Redfish · Post by **Redfish** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 6:37 pm

gixxerjasen wrote:So basically what you are telling us is that the folks in South Louisiana are smart and good looking, with a few exceptions. Geez, why do we always have to attract the exceptions?

Hurray! I am finally considered "Exceptional"!

I may be a dumbass (okay, more than likely I am) but I do have some exceptional friends. Don't you agree, my friends?

HotRodZilla · Post by **HotRodZilla** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 7:24 pm

Well, Thatsfunnyhuh, wherever you're from, and regardless of whether or not you will stand up to your wife, if you're like our buddy RFH, you'll be a-ok. We give him Hell, but he's a good dude and a great cook!

BkerChuck · Post by **BkerChuck** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 6:16 pm

Welcome aboard!

Regarding RFH being the smartest......ask him why his bike is named scar......

Just sayin...

Redfish · Post by **Redfish** » Sun Jan 22, 2017 7:06 pm

BkerChuck wrote:Welcome aboard!

Regarding RFH being the smartest......ask him why his bike is named scar......

Just sayin...

Golly, you fellows sure misunderstood what I was trying to say. I did not mean the entire forum, I was only talking about myself and hppants, the South Louisiana members. I am certain that my friend hppants would completely disagree and the back and forth would begin.

And truly, I am still ahead of my friend hppants when it comes to crashes. I did scratch mine all to hell when it was only 12 hours old. But hppants did a Yard Sale Crash before his Gen3 was a year old.

I am hoping that this new Louisiana member does not feel any peer pressure to crash his FJR just to fit in with the group.

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