kingfisher Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Over the years, I have gone through a number of bikes, and made a number of trades to try something new. I liked my 2015 FJ 09, but became tempted to trade for a Suzuki GSX S 1000. I should have payed more attention to my gut, that told me that I was trading off too good a motorcycle. Most of the trades made were good ones, but I regretted that one ever since. The Suzuki was a good bike, but not ideal to the longer distance riding that I enjoy. I’ve been keeping an eye on a new old stock 2015 FJ at my local dealer, that has been sitting on the showroom floor for two years, since the FJ was not a popular seller locally. After paying less than $8000, I’m back on the FJ again. Had a red one, now a gray. This bike is better than the sum of it’s parts; great ergonomics, an exceptional engine, Yamaha quality, agility, light weight, etc. I’ve been lurking on the forum since the trade; it’s good to be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member martyl Posted November 27, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted November 27, 2017 Welcome back! A Motorcyclist's Church is the open road.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member DavidS Posted November 27, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted November 27, 2017 Welcome back and I'm glad you found what you really wanted.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfisher Posted November 27, 2017 Author Share Posted November 27, 2017 I remember that Suzuki... it was a nice looking bike, but quite a different animal from the FJ. Kinda wandered why you did that... do you remember? Welcome back. I guess I still had the sport bike tendency at the time. I realized that the Suzuki was at it's best at speeds that are best kept to the track. The FJ has all the performance that I need, plus all of it's other attributes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kernowjim Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Good to see you back on an FJ. I was in a similar position to you and whilst looking to replace my Triumph Explorer 1200 (a great big heavy beast), I narrowed it down to the FJ (Tracer here) and the GSX-S1000. In the end I chose the FJ over the GSX-S. I liked the Suzuki very much but it was cramped compared to the Yamaha and the engine, whilst smoother in places over the FJ, it was buzzy and needed to be revved. I understand the FJ now and why Yamaha have deliberately engineered so much character into the engine. Brilliant bike, no idea what I'll replace it with one day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcal616 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 we know the FJ-09 is street bike(FZ-09) in a Gentlemen's blazer... or maybe a Yamaha swiss katana blade?? well Yamaha sure did bring a knife to the gun fight tho with the FJ-09... 2012 wr250f - C-class 30+ age group 2015 fz-07- Hordpower Edition-80whp 2015 fj-09- Graves Exhaust w/Woolich tune by 2WDW @120whp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basstodave Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 we know the FJ-09 is street bike(FZ-09) in a Gentlemen's blazer... or maybe a Yamaha swiss katana blade?? well Yamaha sure did bring a knife to the gun fight tho with the FJ-09... Did you mean that the other way round? Yamaha brought a gun to a knife fight? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcal616 Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 we know the FJ-09 is street bike(FZ-09) in a Gentlemen's blazer... or maybe a Yamaha swiss katana blade?? well Yamaha sure did bring a knife to the gun fight tho with the FJ-09... Did you mean that the other way round? Yamaha brought a gun to a knife fight? lol the gun fight is the liter bikes... not saying the FJ-09 is gonna fail as the knife in a gun fight but it sure will leave some deep cuts to liter bike egos... 2012 wr250f - C-class 30+ age group 2015 fz-07- Hordpower Edition-80whp 2015 fj-09- Graves Exhaust w/Woolich tune by 2WDW @120whp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empire00 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I rode the GSX 1k at a demo day event. I was pretty disappointed with the "street" ergos. It went from a sore in 30 minutes bike to a sore in a hour bike. It was a pretty good wheelie machine though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmie Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I agree kingfisher, that speed is best kept to the track. I'm not saying that I do the right thing "all" the time.....but, well, ya know. So glad that you still find what you need to keep the motorcycling spirit alive in you with the FJ. Kimmie......the lady who likes to take little detours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jo1000 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Over the years, I have gone through a number of bikes, and made a number of trades to try something new. I liked my 2015 FJ 09, but became tempted to trade for a Suzuki GSX S 1000. I should have payed more attention to my gut, that told me that I was trading off too good a motorcycle. Most of the trades made were good ones, but I regretted that one ever since. The Suzuki was a good bike, but not ideal to the longer distance riding that I enjoy. I’ve been keeping an eye on a new old stock 2015 FJ at my local dealer, that has been sitting on the showroom floor for two years, since the FJ was not a popular seller locally. After paying less than $8000, I’m back on the FJ again. Had a red one, now a gray. This bike is better than the sum of it’s parts; great ergonomics, an exceptional engine, Yamaha quality, agility, light weight, etc. I’ve been lurking on the forum since the trade; it’s good to be back.This the reason why I always have 2 bikes, I bought a GSXS 1000F but I wouldn't get rid of my FJ09. Different bikes, one is sporty fast, handles great. FJ handles good and nice and comfy for long trips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Welcome home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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