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Picking up my 06 fjr tomorrow....how do i ride it?
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<blockquote data-quote="jammess" data-source="post: 1372996" data-attributes="member: 89387"><p>Well, the FJR is so powerful with plenty of torque I found I work the shifter much less and the bike doesn't mind at all being short shifted at around 3K RPM. The FJR is so smooth that in the beginning I found myself forgetting to down shift when coming to a stop. I found my 2010 1300A last summer so I haven't had it all that long. At first I liked the seat but after a few miles I have a Russell Day Long on order. I've installed a Cee Bailey windscreen, passenger peg lowering kit, fork brace which wasn't really necessary. new Michelin PR3 tires, and a generation 3 center stand. The generation two center stand is about 5/8" taller than the gen3 stand so the gen3 stand, believe it or not, makes a big difference in effort placing the FJR on the center stand. Oh, I also installed tip over bars front and back.</p><p></p><p>Took me awhile to get used to the FJR but I have slowly begun to kind of bond with the beast after spending the last 40 years on BMW. I still own a beemer which I'll keep but it's kind of not being ridden much anymore. The FJR is much easier and user friendly for riding around in town which surprised me.</p><p></p><p>I got to also say that the FJR is much easier to maneuver and do U-turns than my '04 R1150RT (sold) ever was. It feels to me that it has a lower center of gravity than the RT as well. I know the FJR is a heavy girl but to me she feels light or at least lighter than what I was used to. Not as light as my '93 R1100RSL though but the RSL weighs around 120lbs less.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jammess, post: 1372996, member: 89387"] Well, the FJR is so powerful with plenty of torque I found I work the shifter much less and the bike doesn't mind at all being short shifted at around 3K RPM. The FJR is so smooth that in the beginning I found myself forgetting to down shift when coming to a stop. I found my 2010 1300A last summer so I haven't had it all that long. At first I liked the seat but after a few miles I have a Russell Day Long on order. I've installed a Cee Bailey windscreen, passenger peg lowering kit, fork brace which wasn't really necessary. new Michelin PR3 tires, and a generation 3 center stand. The generation two center stand is about 5/8" taller than the gen3 stand so the gen3 stand, believe it or not, makes a big difference in effort placing the FJR on the center stand. Oh, I also installed tip over bars front and back. Took me awhile to get used to the FJR but I have slowly begun to kind of bond with the beast after spending the last 40 years on BMW. I still own a beemer which I'll keep but it's kind of not being ridden much anymore. The FJR is much easier and user friendly for riding around in town which surprised me. I got to also say that the FJR is much easier to maneuver and do U-turns than my '04 R1150RT (sold) ever was. It feels to me that it has a lower center of gravity than the RT as well. I know the FJR is a heavy girl but to me she feels light or at least lighter than what I was used to. Not as light as my '93 R1100RSL though but the RSL weighs around 120lbs less. [/QUOTE]
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