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New guy here, in Texas, (Colorado transplant) 2019 FJR a, Had a pic of this bike on fridge for 5 yrs, Patience pays off! Got a Corbin Smuggler inbound as well, saw one on P model and just had to do it. Any advice, tips, ect about the trunk or any must, must not haves?

Welcome - go ride that thing!

Welcome!

Welcome.
After 5 years...ride the hell out of it. Then decide what you want to do to it.

Welcome aboard. You're gonna like the FJR.

Welcome! Must have? Fuel. Don't forget to put unleaded fuel in it.

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Welcome to the asylum! Must have? More vacation time because you're going to want to go riding.....a lot!

Welcome. Lots of people here have 50k plus on their fjr's for a reason. I smile ear to ear everytime I get on. Like others have said, ride the bike for a while then decide on after market stuff.

From what part of Texas do you hail?

Welcome to FJRiders, weberg1.

Must have? Helmet, gloves, jacket, pants, and boots. You can get hurt and/or arrested without them. Oh yeah, GAS CARD, because you can only go about 225 miles before you need more gas.

Smartassery comes in wagon loads around here.

Welcome. I'm betting you will grow to love your new ride as much as many others of us in here have. What part of Texas?

Welcome! And that means I'm no longer the latest FNG aboard. A wealth of information to glean from this forum.
Semper Fi!

Welcome to you weberg1! You'll get plenty of knowledge from the folks on this forum. Have fun on the new FJR!

weberg1 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 9:45 pmNew guy here, in Texas, (Colorado transplant) 2019 FJR a, Had a pic of this bike on fridge for 5 yrs, Any advice, tips, ect about the trunk or any must, must not haves?

weberg1,

Welcome to the forum! Pull up a seat, and be among friends. Lotsa good people here, lotsa good help, if needed.

Got a link on-line, to your bike photo?

Welcome! As others have said ride it awhile and figure out what it is that you may want to have. read through these threads and see what others have done to get ideas. Attend a tech day if one is available in your general area or attend a weekend riding event so you can see and talk to other FJR riders.

Welcome, but uh...

weberg1 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 9:45 pm New guy here, in Texas, (Colorado transplant)

You are moving the wrong way, all the good riding is where you came from. We love these bikes and some of us keep them forever and others spend big $$$ replacing them every few years with a newer shinier version of the same bike. I suspect you'll be enjoying yours just as much.

Magnolia Tx. Put 120 on a "get to know each other ride" today. I can see we are going to get along quite well.
I pointed it N.W. and then the smile kicked in. I really needed this. Thanks for the welcome.

Welcome.

You really don't need to do anything to an FJR. Like Wheaty posted above. Ride it and get to know it. Then you will know if you need to change something. For example some people change the windshield, for me the stock windshield works perfectly. I also don't feel the need for risers. Personally I had to change the seat. I like Corbin seat, your mileage might vary.

I also have the Corbin smuggler. I really like it, but mostly use it for day rides. I take the Smuggler off and put the rear seat back on to go on long trips. It's easier to strap a bag down that way.

I would recommend these reflective stickers right away. They are cheap and look good. If you ride at night they really make you visible.
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Everything else can wait 3k or 4k miles.

Welcome!! Ride it a few thousand to figure out what would make the ride more comfortable for you; seat, raise the handle bars, tall windshield, etc. Once you have that nailed down, figure out what you will need to add to take it on a two or three week vacation.