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Newbie from Virginia
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 1:58 pm
by Viper_Dad
Hello all! I've been the proud owner of a 2008 for about a year and a half now. I discovered the FJR after my '04 Honda CBR600RR became too hard on my back. I sacrificed none of the performance but gained SO much more comfort! I mainly ride out-and-back from my home outside Richmond, Virginia. I'm the third local owner of my bike, she currently has 35K miles and I've named her "Raven". Looking forward to getting to know everyone!
Re: Newbie from Virginia
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 2:28 pm
by wheatonFJR
Congrats and welcome to FJRiders...from south and west of you.
Re: Newbie from Virginia
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 2:47 pm
by spklbuk
Welcome amongst the rogues neighbor!
Re: Newbie from Virginia
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 3:15 pm
by Festus
Welcome VD! Wait....probably not a good name to abbreviate
Re: Newbie from Virginia
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 3:28 pm
by fontanaman
Wecome to the FJR community. That 08 is a low mileage model. Get out and ride it! Congrats on your purchase and welcome to the forum.
Re: Newbie from Virginia
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 3:43 pm
by Cav47
Welcome! I thought Virginia was for lovers, not vipers? 35K is just broken in. You have done well. It will serve you well.
Re: Newbie from Virginia
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 8:00 pm
by Hppants
Welcome. Couple of fjr get together events in the region of your area (SEOR and EOM). Check em out.
Tell us about your cage - is it the V10 variety?
Re: Newbie from Virginia
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 8:26 pm
by bigjohnsd
Welcome to the Animal Farm. Jump on the Raven and head West the last week in June. The Premier FJR Rendezvous is The Black Hills Roundup II here in Spearfish SD. Ride the Black Hills, enjoy the Camaraderie of 50 other FJR deviates. Looking forward to crossing paths down the road.
Re: Newbie from Virginia
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 8:51 pm
by LKLD
Welcome, Viper, and congrats on the bike too!
Rob
Re: Newbie from Virginia
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 10:38 am
by Viper_Dad
Thanks for the welcome! I've met up with a few folks from Virginia, even ride with one of them fairly regularly. I got into motorcycles later in life, around age 40, but have always been a Dodge Viper enthusiast. Ever since I first laid eyes on that Viper GTS on the show floor in Washington, DC, gleaming in Viper Blue with white stripes, it's been a love affair. Sports cars didn't really fit my newly divorced lifestyle so I picked up a 2006 Dodge Ram SRT-10 Quad Cab... it would haul groceries, haul straw, haul a trailer, and haul ass! It made a nice companion to my CBR but then life threw a curve ball at me so after 6+ years I sold the truck, got remarried, and put the money toward a house large enough to fit our newly blended family. As my priorities change my dream does not... maybe one of my kids will buy me that '96 GTS someday! Until then, I satisfy my need for speed with my beloved FJR. And yes, I do miss that truck every day.
Re: Newbie from Virginia
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:28 am
by Festus
Viper_Dad wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2018 10:38 am
I've met up with a few folks from Virginia, even ride with one of them fairly regularly.
So now I'm just "one of them". I feel so used
Re: Newbie from Virginia
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 1:09 pm
by Viper_Dad
Festus wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:28 am
So now I'm just "one of them". I feel so used
I wasn't sure you were ready to go public with our relationship. Okay, Festus and I are riding buddies. There, I admit it! He suggested I join this forum... I hope he doesn't make me regret that decision.
Re: Newbie from Virginia
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 1:14 pm
by Viper_Dad
So here's "Raven" on our recent ride around the Northern Neck of Virginia. I love going naked some days... well, the bike at least.
Re: Newbie from Virginia
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:40 pm
by El Toro Joe
Head on up to the Southeast Ohio Ramble, first weekend in May...hope to see you there.
First round is on you...
Re: Newbie from Virginia
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:59 pm
by Top_Speed1
Welcome to the Forum, and like Joe stated above; head up to SEO, you'll have a blast and meet lotz of good folk too.
Re: Newbie from Virginia
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 4:52 pm
by wheatonFJR
Top_Speed1 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:59 pm
Welcome to the Forum, and like Joe stated above; head up to SEO, you'll have a blast and meet lotz of good folk too.
I'm heading up from SC...taking the curvy way up, stopping in Wytheville overnight. Heading from Wytheville to the RollerCoaster SE Ohio hills on Thursday. Riding Friday and Saturday all over SE Ohio...then heading back home the scenic way via US 119 south of Charleston.
Re: Newbie from Virginia
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 4:55 pm
by 0face
Welcome!
Re: Newbie from Virginia
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:57 pm
by Bugnatr
Nice pictures and nice bike. Most of us old farts gave up on humping a turtle sport bike years ago while we could still walk
Re: Newbie from Virginia
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 8:10 pm
by raYzerman
Viper_Dad wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2018 1:09 pm
Festus wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:28 am
So now I'm just "one of them". I feel so used
I wasn't sure you were ready to go public with our relationship. Okay, Festus and I are riding buddies. There, I admit it! He suggested I join this forum... I hope he doesn't make me regret that decision.
Whatever you do don't go over to Intech's tech day......
Re: Newbie from Virginia
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 10:26 pm
by Viper_Dad
Oh I can’t wait to get the details on those tech days...