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Not so much what I did TO my FJ, as what I did WITH my FJ, which was completely neglect my adult responsibilities. I have a to-do list at the house that is literally a mile long. Therefore, in the interest of responsible prioritization, I rode 200+ miles for breakfast tacos...

@norcal616 - No disrespect intended at all... I think it would be amazing to see a sub-10 second run from an FJ without some major modifications, and I wish you the best of luck! Keep us posted on the progress & results.

I didn't want to be the one to spoil the party, but I have the same thoughts. I'd love to be proven wrong, however!

@Brick - Damn... Thanks for reminding me how much the roads suck along the Texas gulf coast. Looks like a gorgeous ride!

Spent the afternoon getting the setup dialed-in on the new Ohlins shock and updated forks. What a transformation! It's like I got an entirely new motorcycle that just happens to look like the old one...

15+ years of road racing, with multiple sprint and endurance championships, plus another five years as a track day instructor, and my wheelie skills are still pathetic. I'm convinced that fundamentally it's an innate feeling that you either have or don't have... I was fairly fast once I got rolling, but my starts were consistently horrible, largely because of my deep-seeded wheelie aversion. My racing days were mostly in the pre-electronics era, and while I learned to tolerate power wheelies on liter bikes, I was never totally comfortable with it. Meanwhile, my teammates could rip off four gear stand-up wheelies without batting an eye... bunch of damn hooligans.