Saddletramp
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I decided working in my office at home made sense today. I had paperwork to complete & I knew customer calls would be minimal. But...The weather was 64 degrees, winds calm, & dry roads. My recently purchased FJR1300AE was calling my name. My wife was working on a project in her home office & I proposed a ride. She started putting on her leathers. We test rode the FJR a few weeks back but it was a windy day & cold so the ride was short.
As we left our residence, the bike needed fuel, so our initial ride was in some fairly heavy city traffic to get fuel. I learned two things right away. The first was... don't blip the throttle unless you're in neutral & when you leave the gas station remember to turn on the electric shifter! Okay, I was a klutz at first. My wife just giggled in our Bluetooth helmets.
Once on the road, it was fantastic! I quickly recalled why I loved my 2005 FJR so much. The FJR holds the road like it's on rails & it just begs to be zoomed around the curves. Even with the stock windshield the wind protection & smooth airflow was so much better than our Super Tenere.
We rode approx. 40 miles on windy, two-lane roads & ended up in front of a brew pub in the small town of Dayton, WA.
On the ride home, I pushed the bike a bit. My wife loved it. We effortlessly passed slow traffic without downshifting. The speedometer slid into the century mark several times without much effort. We both wondered what possessed us to sell our 2005 FJR.
Bonus. We had empty saddlebags & it was so great being able to lock our expensive helmets in the saddlebags. Believe me, when you don't have that option you miss it.
We foresee ourselves burning up the miles on some long-distant rides this spring/summer.
Several times as we rode home, I said to my wife...did I mention how much I love riding this bike? I could feel her smile through both helmets!
My wife summed it up well. Riding on an FJR for us, is like going home.
As we left our residence, the bike needed fuel, so our initial ride was in some fairly heavy city traffic to get fuel. I learned two things right away. The first was... don't blip the throttle unless you're in neutral & when you leave the gas station remember to turn on the electric shifter! Okay, I was a klutz at first. My wife just giggled in our Bluetooth helmets.
Once on the road, it was fantastic! I quickly recalled why I loved my 2005 FJR so much. The FJR holds the road like it's on rails & it just begs to be zoomed around the curves. Even with the stock windshield the wind protection & smooth airflow was so much better than our Super Tenere.
We rode approx. 40 miles on windy, two-lane roads & ended up in front of a brew pub in the small town of Dayton, WA.
On the ride home, I pushed the bike a bit. My wife loved it. We effortlessly passed slow traffic without downshifting. The speedometer slid into the century mark several times without much effort. We both wondered what possessed us to sell our 2005 FJR.
Bonus. We had empty saddlebags & it was so great being able to lock our expensive helmets in the saddlebags. Believe me, when you don't have that option you miss it.
We foresee ourselves burning up the miles on some long-distant rides this spring/summer.
Several times as we rode home, I said to my wife...did I mention how much I love riding this bike? I could feel her smile through both helmets!
My wife summed it up well. Riding on an FJR for us, is like going home.
