Well I was able to get the last miles in to get the first service done on the new FJR. What a great break in they have for the FJR first 600 miles keep it under 4500rpm and vary speed occationally. Well under 4500rpm will let you go 85mph. After you have completed the first 600, then you can bump up to 5400rpm until you get to 1000 miles. That will let you go 105mph.
I have been on a couple of ride since the first service and now have 1100 miles on the FJR and I have to say, I'm really impressed with the handling and get up and go. The bike is very comfortable and doesn't have the heat issues that my ST1300 had.
I'm planning this week to head to the IBA national meet in Tulsa. I'm trying to get the new bike set up for the trip. I have my mounts in place for the GPS, xm-radio and SPOT so I think I'm ready to go. I'm hoping to get more ideas on how/where to set up a fuse block for the FJR. They have a seminar on electrical wiring that is being lead by another FJR owner so I'm hoping to get ideas from him.
Just returned from the National Meeting what a great time. I took off Weds. 8/13/08 and rode to Mustang, OK to pick up my wife from there we completed the ride to Tulsa, OK. The bike ran great and we missed the ran a few sprinkles but nothing to talk about. When we arrived, we were met in the parking lot by several other LD riders (would guess 150 motorcycles were there). We unpacked the bike went in and registered and put our bags in our room. We went back down stairs and joined in on the opening events. I went to a special meeting for the riders selected for the IBR 2009 rally. Great opportunity to meet most of the riders and talk about past riding experiences. After that I spent most of my time in seminars on different topics from rallying to electronics. I had several opportunities to talk to several other FJR owners on how they set their bikes up. I picked up several tips on modifications for my bike that will start this winter.
We departed on Sunday morning, I dropped my wife off in Mustang and I continued to Portales, NM to visit by grandson. I spent 200 milesof the trip in the rain. I only stayed overnight but it was a great visit. Anytime you get to see the grand kids it's a great time. I took off Monday morning for home. At this time the bikeis still running great it has 2700 miles on it. I do need to do several modification on the bike to get it ready for the Run What Ya Brung in 10 days.
Well this year has been a little different but I'm starting to get the riding in full swing. Before my accident I only had 4700 miles on my old bike since the accident I have 2700 on the new bike in only 3.5 weeks. By the start of September I'll have around 8200 miles in this year.
My plan is to complete a couple of modifications to the bike then at mid-night on the 30th head for Salt Lake City and the start of the RWYB.
