wumhenry Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Had a BSA Victor 441 (street not scrambler) for less than a year in 1968/69 -- the only motorcycle I ever rode until 2014, when I bought a Harley Heritage Softail a few months before retiring from Civil Service after 41 years. I soon traded that in for a '15 Road King, for reasons that take too long to explain here. I had the dealer upgrade the Road King by installing "Screaming Eagle" Stage III mods and had it dyno-tuned. As measured on the dyno after tuning, it puts out 95 peak hp and 111 lb-ft peak torque, with a torque curve that hits 100 lb-ft at 2300 rpm and stays above 100 almost all the way up to 5000 rpm. I've logged over 16,000 miles on the King and was pretty happy with it, but a guy who usually leads the Meetup group I ride with has a Suzuki GSX-S 750, and when he rips it from a standing stop I can't keep up with him. That got me to thinking about switching to a hyper naked bike, and I want one that can carry panniers. I am 6'4", and when sitting on a '17 FJ 09 in a showroom it seemed like a pretty good fit due to the high seat. Question: assuming equal driver skill, could a '17 or '18 fj 09 beat a Suzuki GSX-S 750 in a quarter-mile drag race? If not, to Hell with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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suncoaster Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Welcome. Yep, the FJ-09 will easily beat a GSX-S750. Sounds like you're going to test that for us ? GSXS750 0-60mph 3.0 sec FJ-09 0-60mph 2.9 sec https://www.zeroto60times.com/body-style/motorcycle/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wumhenry Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 Thanks! But the page you linked doesn't have any data for Suzukis or the FJ 09. (It has specs for an FZ 09 but not the FJ.) Can you post an updated link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suncoaster Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 The link works for me - anyone else ? (Chrome) https://www.zeroto60times.com/body-style/motorcycle/ Scroll down: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted December 5, 2017 Supporting Member Share Posted December 5, 2017 Yes, the link works just fine. ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wumhenry Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 I'm also getting the full monty now. Don't know what the problem was before. So the 2015 GSX-S 750 was 0.2 secs quicker in the quarter mile. Maybe that's not a deal-breaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member texscottyd Posted December 5, 2017 Supporting Member Share Posted December 5, 2017 I'm also getting the full monty now. Don't know what the problem was before. So the 2015 GSX-S 750 was 0.2 secs quicker in the quarter mile. Maybe that's not a deal-breaker. That 11.2 time quoted for the FJ may be negatively impacted by the stock speed governor. It shuts off the party at 114 mph, while I would expect a bike running 11.0-ish times to have a trap speed around 120 mph. In real world riding, the FJ motor is a gem. I’ve never found it to be lacking for power... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcal616 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 the magazine testing is done with the factory speed nanny ?... the little FJ-09 easily does 75mph + 75mph with a little more to go ? w/o the speed nanny in the real world... 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...
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