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Posted: 4/9/2021 4:10:08 PM EDT
One for sale a few hours from me. Looks to be in very nice condition and the price is reasonable. I have a soft spot for vintage bikes.
 
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Posted: 4/9/2021 4:20:54 PM EDT
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I worked at a Yamaha dealership from 1981-1984 or so. It was an FJ1100 at the time.
It was a decent bike for the time, but kinda clumsy riding since it was a pretty large/heavy bike. I prefered the earlier Seca 900, but I think that bike was only made one or two years. Then the FZR1000 came out in 1987 and there was really no comparison. It was much smaller, sported an aluminum frame, five valves per cylinder, water cooled, huge brakes, it was miles ahead of the FJ. I still have mine that I bought new in 87. The most fun riding Yamaha around that time was the Seca 650 Turbo. I probably road 25 of those over the years that I worked there. Many were totaled in the first week of ownership. It was kinda doggy stock, but Yamaha came out with a boost upgrade service bulletin (I installed many) that really spooled up the turbo. Oddly, some of the bikes were way faster than others. I recall a couple of them being able to stand up on the back tire at 50+mph which was quite a feat at the time. Tony 
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Posted: 4/9/2021 5:02:03 PM EDT
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Rock solid bike. Will eat as many miles as you want. Dependable and easy to maintain.
Good friend of mine has like 100K on one. I doubt he would ever part with it. |
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Posted: 4/9/2021 5:55:57 PM EDT
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It’s not a modern R1, but it should be fun and will be rock solid.
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Posted: 4/9/2021 5:58:09 PM EDT
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Tks guys. Love my vintage wings but this bike is speaking to me.
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Posted: 4/9/2021 8:41:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The most fun riding Yamaha around that time was the Seca 650 Turbo. I probably road 25 of those over the years that I worked there. Many were totaled in the first week of ownership. It was kinda doggy stock, but Yamaha came out with a boost upgrade service bulletin (I installed many) that really spooled up the turbo. Oddly, some of the bikes were way faster than others. I recall a couple of them being able to stand up on the back tire at 50+mph which was quite a feat at the time. GpZ750 turbos would eat their lunch and desert. |
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Posted: 4/11/2021 4:07:15 AM EDT
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4 nasty carbs to fuck with
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Posted: 4/11/2021 8:51:09 AM EDT
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Do it, OP.
My brother bought a 1991 FJ1200, and I bought a CBR1000F the same year. I liked his bike better. |
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Posted: 4/11/2021 5:40:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 4 nasty carbs to fuck with
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Posted: 4/12/2021 7:03:33 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: my other 3 bikes all have 4 carbs.. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: 4 nasty carbs to fuck with You must hate yourself I'm over a dozen carbs too between bikes, tractors, and outdoor equipment. Chainsaw carb flipped me the bird yesterday 
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Posted: 4/12/2021 6:32:33 PM EDT
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I had a 1986 in 1988-89.
I was 19 and beat it to DEATH. Fun bike,weak clutch from factory. Took some interstate rides.Air cooled cooked in summer. Ran ay local drag strip,11.60's. Ended exploding the trans locking up real wheel at 65mph racing a ZX7R and a Vmax... Sold it broke, bought a ZX10. Fj1200 was fun bike.  Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 4/12/2021 8:23:01 PM EDT
[#11]
Cool pics, thanks for posting them.
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Posted: 4/12/2021 8:36:21 PM EDT
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I had an 89 FJ1200, I beat on it hard on the track and chucked the transmission. Rebuilt it and sold it, moved over to the Suzuki GSXR1100 master race!
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Posted: 4/12/2021 8:54:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I had a 1986 in 1988-89. I was 19 and beat it to DEATH. Fun bike,weak clutch from factory. Took some interstate rides.Air cooled cooked in summer. Ran ay local drag strip,11.60's. Ended exploding the trans locking up real wheel at 65mph racing a ZX7R and a Vmax... Sold it broke, bought a ZX10. Fj1200 was fun bike.https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/148262/20210412_182617_jpg-1902437.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/148262/20210412_182559_jpg-1902438.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/148262/20210412_182546_jpg-1902439.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/148262/20210412_182531_jpg-1902440.JPG I'm way past the hot dogging, wheelie stage in life. to be honest..I just really like the look of it. |
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Posted: 4/12/2021 8:56:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You must hate yourself I'm over a dozen carbs too between bikes, tractors, and outdoor equipment. Chainsaw carb flipped me the bird yesterday then I'm up to 9..
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Posted: 4/12/2021 10:17:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: so riding on the back wheel is normal? I'm way past the hot dogging, wheelie stage in life. to be honest..I just really like the look of it. Riding on the back wheel isn’t normal? And there’s a time when someone gets too old to wanna ride wheelies? When the hell is that? I hope it isn’t anytime soon.......I’m 50
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Posted: 4/12/2021 10:40:53 PM EDT
[#16]
Great bike, miss mine.
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Posted: 4/13/2021 8:02:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 4 nasty carbs to fuck with |
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Posted: 4/13/2021 10:12:14 PM EDT
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LOL
Everybody bitching about the 4 carbs.............come on man................don't you guys own a set of mercury synch gauges! I still have mine! 
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Posted: 4/13/2021 10:36:00 PM EDT
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Buddy of mine had a hopped up early eighties FJ600 with Dunlops, Kerker exhaust and all the other go fast parts and when we went and test drove the 1200 he said 'fuck that shit'. Stuck with his 600.
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Posted: 4/13/2021 10:42:29 PM EDT
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I had an 89 also, loved it except some previous owner had painted it purple. Hard finding parts for the early fairings, they weakest them almost every year.
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Posted: 4/13/2021 10:53:31 PM EDT
[#21]
great in a straight line, corners like a log truck
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Posted: 4/13/2021 11:10:35 PM EDT
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I worked in a Yamaha shop in that era. Decent bike for sport touring, but we did a lot of 2nd gear replacement in them. Yamaha even a kit for the job. Problem was even the new gear set had shitty engagement and if it wasn’t shimmed correctly it would just eat itself like the first set.
Check 2nd gear. |
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Posted: 4/14/2021 12:08:51 AM EDT
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Thanks OP, I just spent the last hour looking at vintage jap bikes for sale...
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Posted: 4/14/2021 12:32:35 AM EDT
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Good solid bikes! A bit more up right seating than the FZR bikes so you can spend all day in the saddle comfortably.
God awesome torque that can very easily get you in trouble. *Actually enough to get me out of the trouble l caused. 
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Posted: 4/14/2021 8:38:10 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: LOL Everybody bitching about the 4 carbs.............come on man................don't you guys own a set of mercury synch gauges! I still have mine! |
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Posted: 4/14/2021 9:26:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I worked in a Yamaha shop in that era. Decent bike for sport touring, but we did a lot of 2nd gear replacement in them. Yamaha even a kit for the job. Problem was even the new gear set had shitty engagement and if it wasn't shimmed correctly it would just eat itself like the first set. Check 2nd gear. |
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Posted: 4/14/2021 9:58:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: will do. tks. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I worked in a Yamaha shop in that era. Decent bike for sport touring, but we did a lot of 2nd gear replacement in them. Yamaha even a kit for the job. Problem was even the new gear set had shitty engagement and if it wasn't shimmed correctly it would just eat itself like the first set. Check 2nd gear. Having said that, 2nd/4th gear set replacement is pretty simple. Air cooled bike, pull the clutch, pipes and carbs, drop the engine, it comes out the right side after you take the frame piece off, flip it over and pull the bottom case half. We were a big Yamaha dealer in Toronto and we did a lot of them. A lot. We even made a jig thingy for sliding the engine in and out the side. |
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Posted: 4/14/2021 10:49:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Having said that, 2nd/4th gear set replacement is pretty simple. Air cooled bike, pull the clutch, pipes and carbs, drop the engine, it comes out the right side after you take the frame piece off, flip it over and pull the bottom case half. We were a big Yamaha dealer in Toronto and we did a lot of them. A lot. We even made a jig thingy for sliding the engine in and out the side. from the pics it looks like it's been well taken care of. 88000 kms can't see any evidence that it's been down.    
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Posted: 4/14/2021 11:07:10 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: LOL Everybody bitching about the 4 carbs.............come on man................don't you guys own a set of mercury synch gauges! I still have mine! I have them, and carb dip and spray and jets and needles and and and. I also have many FI bikes I never have to fuck with
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Posted: 4/14/2021 11:25:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: so when are you coming north again? from the pics it looks like it's been well taken care of. 88000 kms can't see any evidence that it's been down. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/135/__59__3_-1904376.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/135/__59__4_-1904377.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/135/__59__2_-1904378.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/135/__59__5_-1904379.jpg It looks like it had an engine rebuild at some point. The block is supposed to be black when new. How much? It does look well taken care of. |
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Posted: 4/14/2021 11:58:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Buddy of mine had a hopped up early eighties FJ600 with Dunlops, Kerker exhaust and all the other go fast parts and when we went and test drove the 1200 he said 'fuck that shit'. Stuck with his 600.  It wasn't Scott Parker was it? |
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Posted: 4/15/2021 9:58:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Riding on the back wheel isn't normal? And there's a time when someone gets too old to wanna ride wheelies? When the hell is that? I hope it isn't anytime soon.......I'm 50
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Posted: 4/20/2021 1:57:17 PM EDT
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and she is home. the seller was the third owner, he has known this bike and the other two owners since the first one bought it brand new. he only sold it because he is dealing with some serious medical issues and can't ride it. I told him if I ever decide to sell it he will be the first person I call. that made him feel better about letting it go because as his wife told me..it is his baby.
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Posted: 4/21/2021 6:35:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: and she is home. the seller was the third owner, he has known this bike and the other two owners since the first one bought it brand new. he only sold it because he is dealing with some serious medical issues and can't ride it. I told him if I ever decide to sell it he will be the first person I call. that made him feel better about letting it go because as his wife told me..it is his baby. https://i.imgur.com/GatMJNvl.jpg Looks like a fun ride, enjoy your wrenching time. |
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Posted: 4/21/2021 6:39:29 AM EDT
[#35]
An 86? If it has original brake lines I'd swap those out for braided steel. Probably needs maintenance on the front forks and new springs and a rear shock. Edit course I haven't worked on a motorcycle in probably 20 years
I never road one but they had a reputation for lasting forever back then |
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Posted: 4/21/2021 6:42:20 AM EDT
[#36]
Awesome!
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Posted: 4/21/2021 8:33:38 AM EDT
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Love the FJ1200, one of my all time favorite bikes. There were some very cool bikes in the '80's, and the FJ was and still is a beautiful bike. If I were going to buy something like that now, I think I'd go for a V65 Sabre with the upper fairing, but I'd never not consider a FJ! As soon as I get to a place where I can keep more than one bike, I'm totally going to get my '80's on!
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Posted: 4/30/2021 11:20:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: An 86? If it has original brake lines I'd swap those out for braided steel. Probably needs maintenance on the front forks and new springs and a rear shock. Edit course I haven't worked on a motorcycle in probably 20 years I never road one but they had a reputation for lasting forever back then It runs well and the brakes are good so the lines,etc will be a winter project if I don't discover any serious issues. Waiting on a new back tire for it right now. Lots of tread on the current one but it has cracks in the sidewall. |
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Posted: 4/30/2021 11:22:12 AM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Love the FJ1200, one of my all time favorite bikes. There were some very cool bikes in the '80's, and the FJ was and still is a beautiful bike. If I were going to buy something like that now, I think I'd go for a V65 Sabre with the upper fairing, but I'd never not consider a FJ! As soon as I get to a place where I can keep more than one bike, I'm totally going to get my '80's on! |
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Posted: 5/5/2021 9:21:02 PM EDT
[#40]
Quoted: One for sale a few hours from me. Looks to be in very nice condition and the price is reasonable. I have a soft spot for vintage bikes. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/135/__59__1_-1898662.jpg I got to ride one in 2000, swapping with a buddy who was on my R1. What I remember of it was some very strong midrange, and handling like a Garbage Truck over some nasty pavement. I think you'll find that one of those bikes will still be a nice place to spend a day-just remember what they say about meeting your heroes. |
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Posted: 5/6/2021 4:08:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I got to ride one in 2000, swapping with a buddy who was on my R1. What I remember of it was some very strong midrange, and handling like a Garbage Truck over some nasty pavement. I think you'll find that one of those bikes will still be a nice place to spend a day-just remember what they say about meeting your heroes. I've read the forks left a lot to be desired.. I ride very conservatively so no chance of me going off a corner in to the rubarb at mach 1. I tore in to it yesterday due to a "ball of flame" issue they have with the elbow in the fuel petcock falling out. I've found a couple of WTF things someone before has done. Like putting the petcock in backwards and rerouting the fuel line to compensate..which caused a huge kink in the line. Then they didn't hook the vacuum line back up on the petcock..  See the big white sticker on the left..that shows you the proper location for the fuel line..where it is in the picture is how they had it run.. The vacuum line is under the kinked fuel line.  Then there was this..  The other 3 had a better gap..but they are champion plugs and not the equivalent of the proper NGK ones. I'm going to go over the bike with a fine tooth comb before I take it out.. |
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Posted: 5/6/2021 5:06:21 PM EDT
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Quoted: One for sale a few hours from me. Looks to be in very nice condition and the price is reasonable. I have a soft spot for vintage bikes. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/135/__59__1_-1898662.jpg Looks pretty clean. It was one of my first dream bikes way back then, I might even still have the dealer's flyer around here somewhere.That was before I saw the 86 600 Ninja, then the 1100 FZR...then the 89 GSXR750! 
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Posted: 5/6/2021 5:08:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I worked at a Yamaha dealership from 1981-1984 or so. It was an FJ1100 at the time. It was a decent bike for the time, but kinda clumsy riding since it was a pretty large/heavy bike. I prefered the earlier Seca 900, but I think that bike was only made one or two years. Then the FZR1000 came out in 1987 and there was really no comparison. It was much smaller, sported an aluminum frame, five valves per cylinder, water cooled, huge brakes, it was miles ahead of the FJ. I still have mine that I bought new in 87. The most fun riding Yamaha around that time was the Seca 650 Turbo. I probably road 25 of those over the years that I worked there. Many were totaled in the first week of ownership. It was kinda doggy stock, but Yamaha came out with a boost upgrade service bulletin (I installed many) that really spooled up the turbo. Oddly, some of the bikes were way faster than others. I recall a couple of them being able to stand up on the back tire at 50+mph which was quite a feat at the time. Tony https://i.imgur.com/7iXAQXs.jpg?1 Beautiful. |
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Posted: 5/6/2021 5:11:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Tks guys. Love my vintage wings but this bike is speaking to me. It was the perfect Sport/Touring back then. I bet she'll still put a catch in your breath if you open her up. |
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Posted: 5/6/2021 5:11:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: GpZ750 turbos would eat their lunch and desert. The scariest bike I ever road was a GPZ Turbo. |
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Posted: 5/6/2021 5:13:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I had a 1986 in 1988-89. I was 19 and beat it to DEATH. Fun bike,weak clutch from factory. Took some interstate rides.Air cooled cooked in summer. Ran ay local drag strip,11.60's. Ended exploding the trans locking up real wheel at 65mph racing a ZX7R and a Vmax... Sold it broke, bought a ZX10. Fj1200 was fun bike.https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/148262/20210412_182617_jpg-1902437.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/148262/20210412_182559_jpg-1902438.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/148262/20210412_182546_jpg-1902439.JPGhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/148262/20210412_182531_jpg-1902440.JPG You like to pop wheelies?
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Posted: 5/6/2021 5:14:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I had an 89 FJ1200, I beat on it hard on the track and chucked the transmission. Rebuilt it and sold it, moved over to the Suzuki GSXR1100 master race! Im looking for an '89 1100. One of these days I'll build or buy a 711.
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Posted: 5/6/2021 5:16:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: LOL Everybody bitching about the 4 carbs.............come on man................don't you guys own a set of mercury synch gauges! I still have mine! I have one too. It was a BITCH to use. I said, Fuck tht and sent my bike to a shop.
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Posted: 5/6/2021 7:28:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It was the perfect Sport/Touring back then. I bet she'll still put a catch in your breath if you open her up. my road sofa will still be my all day ride bike but it will be fun to just go out for a couple of hours on the fj. |
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Posted: 5/14/2021 9:30:28 PM EDT
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I had a 95 dark blue , it’s a great feeling to pass trucks and go up steep hills without down shifting.
I hated taking the carbs off, but I hated taking the carbs off of my Fz1 also. I had the Fj on a dyno almost stock 120 hp and 80 ft lbs |
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