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Old 02-18-18, 06:23 PM
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Just curious.

I do

Yamaha FJR1300




and

Suzuki GW250




Other motorcycles before.
Old 02-18-18, 07:35 PM
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I use to ride a cbr 600RR. I shouldn't have sold it.
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Had an 06 gixxer 600 in highschool with yoshi's lots of peg scraping, stand up wheelies.....you know the fun stuff lol
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It's deja vu all over again.

I've got a Honda ST1300 that I've put 180,000 miles on and a 1981 Suzuki GS650G that has 44,000 miles on her. I do prefer riding the bikes more than the cars...
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Owned several bikes over the years in my younger days (well before cell phones and texting). Nowadays I don't have anywhere near the courage to ride a bike in traffic with so many "drivers" paying so little attention to actually driving their vehicle.
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Originally Posted by Gronemus
It's deja vu all over again.

I've got a Honda ST1300 that I've put 180,000 miles on and a 1981 Suzuki GS650G that has 44,000 miles on her. I do prefer riding the bikes more than the cars...
Wow, that is lot of miles. Ride on!
Old 02-19-18, 09:33 AM
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Two favorite bikes are 2003 Goldwing 1800 with about 67k on it and my 1998 Valkyrie with about 35k. That's me on the Valk in my profile pic.
Got a VTX 1800, but will probably unload that this spring.
Completely agree on riding in traffic and don't do it. Mine are for out of town trips and in 1.5 miles from the house I'm on a 2 lane country road.
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I had a 2006 LS430, and rode bikes on track only.
1989 GSXR 1100, 98 GSXR 750, 2001 Aprilia RSV Mille R. 2007 ZX6R, 1974 Kawasaki F11, 1987 Suzuki RM125 & 2003 RM125
I still have the bikes listed, but sold the 1989 GSXR 1100.
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Had an FJR (with electronic shifting - 2006) and rode it from Houston to Sturgis and back, FL to North GA mountains.

Not a scratch.

Come back home, some idiot runs a stoplight. Fortunately, it was at relatively low speed and only my hand was broken in 3 places.

That was the end of my riding.
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When I was looking at getting into riding bikes, I too wanted an FJR1300 to tour the country on. Ended up with the 89 GSXR 1100 and found it too hot to ride around town/in traffic.

Maybe someday, I'll get an FJR.
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I've had a hand full since about the age of 17 mostly back when I was in my late teens to mid-20's. My first one was the '86 FZ 600 and the last one was the Harley that I got rid of about 6 years ago. The one I enjoyed the most and wish I still had was the Fazer 700 but really should have held on to the '88 FZR1000 that I bought new. That was me at about 19 yrs old and how I didn't kill myself on that thing I don't know. Back then we didn't have to wear helmets and I rode around in shorts and t-shirts all the time.
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Here's my ST right before leaving for a trip out west...

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Originally Posted by Gronemus
Here's my ST right before leaving for a trip out west...

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I took a quick test ride on an ST1100 when they first came out and loved it. That is definitely a bike I would like own some day.
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I have a BMW R1200GS. In the last couple of years I sold my 1994 HD Softail Custom, and my 1995 Ducati 916....both of which I wish I had not sold. I'd like to buy the 916 back. The BMW is the best bike I have ever owned. It does everything well..
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I had a cbr600rr myself, had a nasty wreck and decided to take a break from riding for a while.


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