tomfromon Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Hi everyone, Tom here from Ontario, Canada. I've had several bikes from my first Yamaha Seca 400 to 2 FJ1200's, currently own a Ducati Multistrada 1200 which I'm seriously considering trading for the new FJ-09 for several reasons. Dealer network, cost of ownership and lack of confidence with quality control to name a few. Can't wait to check out the FJ in person, great forum! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabefzr6 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Welcome. Good to have you here. This forum promises to be a great place for info... once the bikes start showing up at dealerships. Have a look around. There have already been some lively discussions so far. 2008 Street Triple G 2015 FJ-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member hawkeye Posted December 6, 2014 Premium Member Share Posted December 6, 2014 Hi everyone, Tom here from Ontario, Canada. I've had several bikes from my first Yamaha Seca 400 to 2 FJ1200's, currently own a Ducati Multistrada 1200 which I'm seriously considering trading for the new FJ-09 for several reasons. Dealer network, cost of ownership and lack of confidence with quality control to name a few. Can't wait to check out the FJ in person, great forum! Cheers Hi Tom,I have considered the MTS1200 as a possible next bike but never pulled the trigger for the reasons you mentioned. Just curious as to what your experience was regarding cost of ownership and QC. Can you elaborate? I'm about 95% certain the FJ-09 is my next bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomfromon Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 Hi Hawkeye, sorry for the delayed response. Usually I do my homework with bikes but with the Multistrada I just lost my mind, it was a pure visceral-lustful reaction without thinking of the insurance costs (high), cost of ownership from farkles to future maintenance, etc and of course the resale value. Long story short it's not for me as a long term bike and the longer I wait the worst pill I need to swallow. To keep it long term I would pay for the longest extended warranty I could buy and spend a stupid amount of dough on mods I'll never get back however it's the type of bike that once you finish a ride spirited or not you just forget about everything negative or practical I just said if that makes any sense. I'm sure I will have regretful days but right now it doesn't make any more sense for me; down the road who knows? That's my take. Cheers and good luck. P.S. I just (today) put a deposit on a brand new FJ, just waiting for them to arrive to pick a color! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Guru Posted December 11, 2014 Premium Member Share Posted December 11, 2014 Hi @tomfromon, great to have you on board. Thanks for joining ! Where from Ontario are you? Which dealer did you choose? Denaut Mansion Country Inn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomfromon Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 Glad to be here guru; I'm dealing with Powersports Canada Ducati/Honda/Yamaha in Ottawa which have been very fair to deal with so far however I live southeast about an hour ish in a small town (Gananoque). Cheers, Tom Read more: http://fj-09.org/posts/recent#ixzz3Lbhs7yoT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member hawkeye Posted December 11, 2014 Premium Member Share Posted December 11, 2014 Hi Hawkeye, sorry for the delayed response. Usually I do my homework with bikes but with the Multistrada I just lost my mind, it was a pure visceral-lustful reaction without thinking of the insurance costs (high), cost of ownership from farkles to future maintenance, etc and of course the resale value. Long story short it's not for me as a long term bike and the longer I wait the worst pill I need to swallow. To keep it long term I would pay for the longest extended warranty I could buy and spend a stupid amount of dough on mods I'll never get back however it's the type of bike that once you finish a ride spirited or not you just forget about everything negative or practical I just said if that makes any sense. I'm sure I will have regretful days but right now it doesn't make any more sense for me; down the road who knows? That's my take. Cheers and good luck. P.S. I just (today) put a deposit on a brand new FJ, just waiting for them to arrive to pick a color! Thanks for the candid response. Sounds like many of the concerns I had for purchasing the MTS1200 were valid, which is why I never dared test ride one...I knew I'd be sucked right in, logic and responsibility be damned! Best of luck with the new FJ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Guru Posted December 12, 2014 Premium Member Share Posted December 12, 2014 Glad to be here guru; I'm dealing with Powersports Canada Ducati/Honda/Yamaha in Ottawa which have been very fair to deal with so far however I live southeast about an hour ish in a small town (Gananoque). Cheers, Tom Read more: http://fj-09.org/posts/recent#ixzz3Lbhs7yoT Wow, Gan ! That's close. I live in Delta, I'd say 20 minutes from you. I bought my bike (a 2015 FZ-07) at Performance Shed in Harrowsmith. Denaut Mansion Country Inn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomfromon Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 Glad to be here guru; I'm dealing with Powersports Canada Ducati/Honda/Yamaha in Ottawa which have been very fair to deal with so far however I live southeast about an hour ish in a small town (Gananoque). Cheers, Tom Read more: http://fj-09.org/posts/recent#ixzz3Lbhs7yoT Wow, Gan ! That's close. I live in Delta, I'd say 20 minutes from you. I bought my bike (a 2015 FZ-07) at Performance Shed in Harrowsmith. Holy that is close! Finally someone that lives in my area to share with and most likely ride with too! I did pursue PShed however they weren't in a position to take my trade-in at this time which is totally understandable however a deal breaker for me so went elsewhere. I sat on FZ-07 in the showroom, very cool bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Guru Posted December 13, 2014 Premium Member Share Posted December 13, 2014 You probably sat on a red one then, haha. I wanted a white one and Yogi was happy to sell me one. (see pic, it's Yogi btw, hair like that would prove to be a challenge for me) Yes, they are a small mom'n'pop business and I can understand that they would have some trouble working out a deal trading in a Duc. Excellent choice btw to go for a FJ09. From what I hear and see, it's a beautiful machine with a sweet, sweet engine. I have lots of Yamaha products and you are going to love the ease of ownership. You really can't go wrong with it. I'm usually a bit of a loner when it comes to riding but we should ride together sometime for sure. It will be fun. First we will have to tackle winter. Denaut Mansion Country Inn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomfromon Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 Yogi! Haha great pic, he's a great guy to deal with just too bad I couldn't do the deal like I wanted. Yeah I sat on the red FZ 07 I've had a few Yamaha products myself; an '81 SECA 400 (first bike), an '84 FJ1100 & a '91 FJ1200; looking forward to going back to the dark side... You probably sat on a red one then, haha. I wanted a white one and Yogi was happy to sell me one. (see pic, it's Yogi btw, hair like that would prove to be a challenge for me) Yes, they are a small mom'n'pop business and I can understand that they would have some trouble working out a deal trading in a Duc. Excellent choice btw to go for a FJ09. From what I hear and see, it's a beautiful machine with a sweet, sweet engine. I have lots of Yamaha products and you are going to love the ease of ownership. You really can't go wrong with it. I'm usually a bit of a loner when it comes to riding but we should ride together sometime for sure. It will be fun. First we will have to tackle winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducbill Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Hi Tom, congrats on Fj-09 are you selling your Multi or trading in just wandering what you got out of it and milage codition it was in, I'm probably putting mine on the market and KBB is $ 10-13k hope to get enough residual $ to cover next bike. Still looking towards ride on Fj-09 to make sure it's the one but I'm sure to miss the grunt and awesome pull from down low the Duc produces when driving out of Apexes. Enjoy your new ride, sorry to hear you've hot to wait for spring. Not to rub it in but I wrung the Ducs neck Monday and it's gonna be hard to walk away from when it's gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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