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FJR to Super Tenere, regrets, pluses
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<blockquote data-quote="AVGeek" data-source="post: 904791" data-attributes="member: 13631"><p>I have both as of right now. I'll echo a lot of what OCFJR said; as I said elsewhere here, the FJR is "effortlessly fast", while on the Super Ten you are more aware of your speed, and what it takes to get there. Also, for me, the stock windshield is causing some buffeting issues; I need to lean it back a bit to get smooth air over my helmet. I run the seat in the low position; if I went to the high position, it would solve this issue, but cause others (namely lack of inseam length on my part) that are harder to surmount.</p><p></p><p>At the time I picked up the Super Ten, I hadn't ridden the FJR for a bit. I was able to do a couple of hundred miles, then was out on the road for work again. I rode the ST the day I got back, then the FJR the next, and it was like learning how to ride all over again! My FJR has the stock seat and bars, and the seating position on the FJR is more "sport bike" whereas the ST is more like a mountain bike. The CoG is extremely low on the ST, which makes the FJR seem much more top heavy than it is. For me, the ST is much easier tipping into corners, and holding the line through. I also like the leverage afforded by the bars on the ST, they are so much wider that my arms are flatter when sitting (though I could use about an inch more height when standing). Bottom line, if I could only keep one bike, it would be the ST. Thankfully, I don't need to make that choice, as the rush of linear acceleration afforded by the right grip on the FJR is addicting (and better for dealing with the morons they give driver's licenses to in AZ).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AVGeek, post: 904791, member: 13631"] I have both as of right now. I'll echo a lot of what OCFJR said; as I said elsewhere here, the FJR is "effortlessly fast", while on the Super Ten you are more aware of your speed, and what it takes to get there. Also, for me, the stock windshield is causing some buffeting issues; I need to lean it back a bit to get smooth air over my helmet. I run the seat in the low position; if I went to the high position, it would solve this issue, but cause others (namely lack of inseam length on my part) that are harder to surmount. At the time I picked up the Super Ten, I hadn't ridden the FJR for a bit. I was able to do a couple of hundred miles, then was out on the road for work again. I rode the ST the day I got back, then the FJR the next, and it was like learning how to ride all over again! My FJR has the stock seat and bars, and the seating position on the FJR is more "sport bike" whereas the ST is more like a mountain bike. The CoG is extremely low on the ST, which makes the FJR seem much more top heavy than it is. For me, the ST is much easier tipping into corners, and holding the line through. I also like the leverage afforded by the bars on the ST, they are so much wider that my arms are flatter when sitting (though I could use about an inch more height when standing). Bottom line, if I could only keep one bike, it would be the ST. Thankfully, I don't need to make that choice, as the rush of linear acceleration afforded by the right grip on the FJR is addicting (and better for dealing with the morons they give driver's licenses to in AZ). [/QUOTE]
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