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#Post#: 3515-------------------------------------------------- |
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Stopping in to say Hello |
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By: Octupi Date: March 30, 2016, 8:24 am |
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Hi all. Just saying hello and brief history of my riding. |
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Started riding when I was 8yrs old on an old Yamaha enduro bike. |
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Moved up to an old MX 125 after that and then on to a YZ125. |
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From that I got my first road bike at 18yrs old, and old '81 Yam |
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Virago 750. After quite a few years without a bike I picked up |
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a highly modded Yam FJ1100, got married and kissed that goodbye. |
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Then a Yam 1600 Roadstar into a Yam FZ1 and finally what I |
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currently ride, a '12 Yam FJR. |
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As you can see I've ridden all Yamaha as my personal bikes, but |
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have ridden just about every type out there including Honda, |
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Suz, Kaw, Harley, Indian, KTM and Husqvarna. |
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My current situation is that I hardly ride my FJR much anymore |
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as NW Ohio is so boring to ride in and I want to get back to my |
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roots of dirt bikes and trail riding. This has led me to |
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considering trading/selling the FJR and picking up the 690R |
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Enduro. |
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I went and sat on one yesterday and man that thing is tall. I'm |
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only 5'10 w/ a 32" inseam and I tip toe it. Already found the |
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Koubalink and will make the final decision in the next couple |
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weeks. |
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Plan on reading a lot here and trying to decide if it's the |
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right move for me. |
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Re: Stopping in to say Hello |
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By: Billy500 Date: March 31, 2016, 12:00 am |
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Welcome octopi, sounds like we have some of the same bike |
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experience and age I am 47. I also had a fjr and was one of the |
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bikes I really miss. I am 6'1" and the enduro height is no |
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problem (I wear boots) except if you get off kilter going up a |
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hill, or off balance and then the tall bike just exacerbates the |
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problem and usually tip over :). Just got my 690 around a month |
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ago and love hitting the dirt again. Had not ridden in the dirt |
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since I was a kid. If you want to do short commutes and dirt |
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ride this is a great bike, although it can be done I think the |
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fjr would be 100 times better for any distance travel. |
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Re: Stopping in to say Hello |
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By: Octupi Date: March 31, 2016, 7:15 am |
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hey Billy500, thanks for the welcome. |
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While I like my FJR, I don't love it. I might love the new |
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Gen3 w/ cruise and ES, the Gen2 is nice but not exactly what I |
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want. It's freaking wide as well, but I have dragged a knee or |
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two on it on the Dragons tail, so handling it isn't an issue. |
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:) |
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My main goal for the 690r is just that, short commutes and fire |
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roads and double tracks and occasional single track. I would |
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definitely put a lowering link on it to help me out. The weight |
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won't bother me as I stay in pretty good shape for a 44yr old. |
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Re: Stopping in to say Hello |
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By: Billy500 Date: March 31, 2016, 1:15 pm |
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Sounds like this might be a good bike for you. I found out quick |
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that it is not my old kx 125. I found myself on my back more |
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than once :) When the power kicks in it is a beast in the dirt. |
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