Does this count?

[hophead]

So I've been wanting a second bike now ever since I sold my last VFR, and I've been wanting some relevance to the Vintage Café forum and am picking up this beauty later this morning, will post photos in my garage next to the FZ1 later.
This is a 1986 FJ1200, just over 20k miles, second owner bought it from his good friend in 1990 and has kept it is immaculate shape. It's never even been in the rain and photo is from yesterday at his house. He has a detailed service history and the original tool set and owner's manual, shop manual, aftermarket Corbin saddle, Trapp exhaust and I think targa? windscreen, plus all the stock parts.

 

[Gabe]

So I've been wanting a second bike now ever since I sold my last VFR, and I've been wanting some relevance to the Vintage Café forum and am picking up this beauty later this morning, will post photos in my garage next to the FZ1 later.
This is a 1986 FJ1200, just over 20k miles, second owner bought it from his good friend in 1990 and has kept it is immaculate shape. It's never even been in the rain and photo is from yesterday at his house. He has a detailed service history and the original tool set and owner's manual, shop manual, aftermarket Corbin saddle, Trapp exhaust and I think targa? windscreen, plus all the stock parts.

Perfect Stunna-bike candidate!

 

[hophead]

No way gabe, that'd be the one in the backround, waiting on a rebuilt shock from Racetech...:teeth

 

[Tri750]

I had the exact FJ1200 new back in the day. Very smooth, very very fast. I was working on a stock car up in the foothills during that time and on the way home I would use the dash clock to time myself getting home. Things got stupid so I eventually taped over the clock.
That thing hated Fresno summers. On 90 degree plus days, it would ping like a mutha.
The powerband was sneaky too. It would take off hard and middle of third gear it would shoot the front end up in the air if you weren't careful, even with my giant fat body on it.

 

[hophead]

Hey Tri yeah it should be a lot of fun but I have to sort a few things first, maily upgrade the front brakes, thinking new blue dot calipers and master cyclinder from an R1 or R6, or even the FJR1300, SS brake lines, HH pads, new rotors....it has the supertrapp exhaust and supposedly a jet kit installed (have not verified anything yet), but it is definitely running rich and burning way too much gas for the miles so I think something isn't optimal.
Later I'd like to go with 17"X5.5" rear and X3.5" front from a Gixxer 750 or 1000, like '88-'92 but that will be after brakes and tune-up first, I have all the stock parts from the owner, who bought it in '90 from his best friend, the original owner so I'm only the 3rd person to ever ride it and has only 20, 300 miles on it.
As soon as I get my rear shock back from Racetech (via Berkeley Yamaha), I can tear into the FJ.