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New (to me) 2014 FJR
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<blockquote data-quote="Goodman4" data-source="post: 1432712" data-attributes="member: 28933"><p>Just saw this and first, congrats! Second, I agree with the advice people gave you here. The weight is very different from the Harley to the FJR because the Harley has the weight much lower making the FJR top-heavy when &lt;5 mph. I've dropped mine a couple times in parking lots and turning around.</p><p></p><p>You have probably already figured out managing the RPMs on your trip back from Colorado. The FJR is two bikes to me. She behaves like a smooth tourer at &lt;4000 RPMs but above that she becomes a sport bike and really opens up. To be safe, get really familiar with it before experiencing any of that power at higher than 2nd gear. Don't let her talk you into getting a ticket or something worse. My 2007 says bad things to me all the time <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goodman4, post: 1432712, member: 28933"] Just saw this and first, congrats! Second, I agree with the advice people gave you here. The weight is very different from the Harley to the FJR because the Harley has the weight much lower making the FJR top-heavy when <5 mph. I've dropped mine a couple times in parking lots and turning around. You have probably already figured out managing the RPMs on your trip back from Colorado. The FJR is two bikes to me. She behaves like a smooth tourer at <4000 RPMs but above that she becomes a sport bike and really opens up. To be safe, get really familiar with it before experiencing any of that power at higher than 2nd gear. Don't let her talk you into getting a ticket or something worse. My 2007 says bad things to me all the time :) [/QUOTE]
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