For those unaware, SabMag refers to a 'mailing list' originally subscribed by owners/riders of 80s era [Honda] Sabres, Magnas, Interceptors and other early V4s. I, and dougc are on both the list and this forum, and there may be others as well.
This request is being relayed for David Ryder, who resides in Cleveland, OH, and is one of the most experienced and competent riders I know, as well as being one heck of a good wrench.
His previous Sports Tourer was an ST1100, which he rode and maintained around a decade, I believe. His email will follow the copied request, below:
**** Relayed for David Ryder *******
I'm in the market for a sport tourer with better highway manners than my VFR. The two candidates in contention are the ST1300 and the FJR1300. I've had the opportunity to spend some quality time (700 miles of twisties) with the ST1300 recently, and I didn't turn cartwheels. The fueling was incredibly abrupt coming off a closed throttle, the windshield was either noisy (low positions) or buffeted me until my ears rang (higher positions), the weirdly shaped saddlebags don't pack easily AND are ludicrously fiddly to get in and out of (plus require a key for both actions). Handling was nice, I'll give it that, given its heft. So I'm looking for a kindly soul who'll be trusting enough to throw me their FJR's keys for long enough for me to get a feel for how it compares to the ST1300. Your bike will be ridden...it will NOT be abused. I don't do stupid things. I even make sure my foot stays up long enough to clear the outboard bag when I mount...no scuffs from this boy.
All the usual disclaimers apply about me repairing/replacing anything I break to your total satisfaction, etc.
*****contact David (not me) at [email protected]
My take is that his word is his bond. I've offered short term use of mine, but he wants to look at a later model.
This request is being relayed for David Ryder, who resides in Cleveland, OH, and is one of the most experienced and competent riders I know, as well as being one heck of a good wrench.
His previous Sports Tourer was an ST1100, which he rode and maintained around a decade, I believe. His email will follow the copied request, below:
**** Relayed for David Ryder *******
I'm in the market for a sport tourer with better highway manners than my VFR. The two candidates in contention are the ST1300 and the FJR1300. I've had the opportunity to spend some quality time (700 miles of twisties) with the ST1300 recently, and I didn't turn cartwheels. The fueling was incredibly abrupt coming off a closed throttle, the windshield was either noisy (low positions) or buffeted me until my ears rang (higher positions), the weirdly shaped saddlebags don't pack easily AND are ludicrously fiddly to get in and out of (plus require a key for both actions). Handling was nice, I'll give it that, given its heft. So I'm looking for a kindly soul who'll be trusting enough to throw me their FJR's keys for long enough for me to get a feel for how it compares to the ST1300. Your bike will be ridden...it will NOT be abused. I don't do stupid things. I even make sure my foot stays up long enough to clear the outboard bag when I mount...no scuffs from this boy.
All the usual disclaimers apply about me repairing/replacing anything I break to your total satisfaction, etc.
*****contact David (not me) at [email protected]
My take is that his word is his bond. I've offered short term use of mine, but he wants to look at a later model.
