fredogauvino Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Hello group, Well, lately I have read just about every post on this site, and finally decided to trade my 2012 Triumph Street Triple R for a sparkling new FJ-09 candy red with heated grips. So its all your fault ! What win me over was the low pipe... I plan to make some short trips with my son, and was scared that he could burn himself on the underseat pipes. I loved the Street Triple, but the bike is so hot in traffic that I was getting a thermal vasectomy every day. And since that I work in Montreal... Needless to say that I do encounter a lot of traffic. I guess that ABS and Traction are also useful. I will probably give a feedback on how the FJ compares to the Street... Now please keepup burning fossil fuel so that the snow can melt and I can break-in the FJ. One last question: - I know that TCS prevents you from doing wheelies. - Does ABS prevents you from doing stoppies ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eatpasta Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Well, lately I have read just about every post on this site, and finally decided to trade my 2012 Triumph Street Triple R for a sparkling new FJ-09 candy red with heated grips. So its all your fault ! I loved the Street Triple, but the bike is so hot in traffic that I was getting a thermal vasectomy every day One last question: - I know that TCS prevents you from doing wheelies. - Does ABS prevents you from doing stoppies ? ohhhhh you're going to fit in here juuuuuuuuust fine! Im not sure what kind of cans you have on your Triumph, but I never feel any heat at all on my Speed Triple.... then again I have LV carbon cans. and I think you should change your user name to Thermal Vasectomy - that would be amazing. as far as the stoppie thing goes, I think you need to be the one that does a full report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredogauvino Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 Finally ! Freezer time is over... Im picking the beast tomorrow in a cold 3 celcius... I cant sleep anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papifun Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 hey Fredo... Im about to put a deposit too on a Fj-09.. from Laval. I was looking at the Street Tripple also after Salon de la moto but after long research i think the FJ-09 is best buy for your $$ and insurance cost just right... ride safe.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredogauvino Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 hey Fredo... Im about to put a deposit too on a Fj-09.. from Laval. I was looking at the Street Tripple also after Salon de la moto but after long research i think the FJ-09 is best buy for your $$ and insurance cost just right... ride safe.. Great ! I just picked the bike this morning in a wet, cold and muddy 3 degrees Celcius... Heated grips helped but I did not have to do a lot of highway... My plan was to go to work with it, but after 2-3 kms I was already dirty. So I turned around and got in the car. Good decision because it rained a lot during evening rush hour. 3 Celcius and rain in traffic is not fun. :-S Here are my impressions on the bike so far : - It is quieter than the street triple. - The bike is very nimble, the steering feels lighter than the street triple, probably because of the width of bars. - In mode B, it's not scary at all. I briefly tried the STD mode, and could already see the difference. I think that it is slower than a Street triple while in mode B. - The seating position is very confortable. - The windscreen sucks. It was on the highest position, and I kept getting wind buffeting. So I switched to the lower position, better but not perfect. I think I am going to get rid of it, and put a short screen to get a cleaner airflow, or maybe remove it completely ! Did someone try that ? Other than that i am very satisfied, I think I am going to have a lot of fun this summer ! Fred Gauvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vespadaddy Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 HRC is gonna be seriously pissed off if this pic of Pedrosa on a Yamaha goes public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papifun Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Fredo... did some CSI lol.. seems u bought from a great salesman in Laval.. congrats on your purchase. I hope to put deposit on mine. the Biker world is small... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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