:blink: Sounds like you have been doing some research as far as throttle body sync and suspension settings and are almost ready to jump in feet first and buy yourself an FJR.
Out of concern for your well being and longevity, not to mention pocket book (replacing panels and speeding tickets) I can't stress enough that you take a MSF rider course first then get yourself a used small to midsize bike 250cc to 650 cc to really get your bearings and most of all experiance and confidence.
It's not a matter of if you will drop your bike or have a possible get off (mis-judging speed in wet weather while taking a turn, hitting gravel in a turn, putting your foot down in a puddle of oil at a stop light and falling over), it's a matter of when.
While you are gaining experiance on the smaller bike you can begin to make more valid judgements as far as what type of rider or riding you like to do and hence what kind of bike you will ultimately look for. Are you an in town cruiser, do you aspire to take long trips, are you a sporting type?
Just like automobiles motorcycles are designed and aimed at different riding populations. Trying to fit a square peg in a round hole just won't work and trying to utilize the ultimate crotch rocket on a 5,000 mile tour in nine days would be suicide for your lower back, neck and wrists. Knowing what you are, who you are, what you are looking to accomplish and what you want to do will determine what you buy.
The denizens of this board think highly of the FJR and many like me think it is the ultimate sport touring machine, but we all arrived at that point because we all have had decades of experiance on many different kinds of bikes, dirt, dual, road, naked standard, crotch rockets, cruisers and tourers to find us at a point in life where we knew what we wanted to do and what bike would satisfy the mission statement.
We also have the years of experiance to know to have a HEALTHY respect for the capabilities and power of a bike like the FJR, twist the throttle and you are triple digits before you can blink, but the downside is you are on a six hundred pound missle that you need experiance to deal with if you get into a dicey situation.
Don't get me wrong, there is nothing more I'd like to do then welcome another member to the FJR club, but I think you would serve yourself better by gaining riding experiance under all kinds of conditions before you jump in with both feet.
SMC (Yamaha 175 enduro, Yamaha RD 250, Honda 360, Honda 450, Kawasaki Mach III, Yamaha XS 500, Honda 550 four, Honda CX 500, Yamaha XS 750, Honda CBR 750, Kawasaki 600 Ninja, Kawasaki 1100, BMW 650, BMW 1100 RT, Harley Davidson Road King, BMW 1150 RT, '05 Yamaha FJR, '06 Yamaha FJR are some of the bikes I've owned or had a fair amount of saddle time in)
