my new fj1200

hi, this got delivered yesterday, its in very good nick under 11500 genuine k's and goes like the clappers, the plan is that this is my last bike, but its a bit hard to ride at the moment ,my wrists have been sore for about 3 months now,

 

Nice find!

 

When I got my (93) FJ1200 ... it had 24,000km's on it. Now it has 84,000.

 

Could almost laugh at the wrists comment except I'd imagine it's not really due to doing that :? What did you do to them, and have you seen the Velcro fitting supports you can get? They (I think) are for sprains but offer good support when riding too.

Looks a nice bike anyway, nice find.

 

ROFL!!! i have carpal tunnel and when i ride my dirtbikes the vibrations just put them right to sleep i have those foam grips on my XJ to help this but on long rides they still fall asleep

NICE BIKE DUDE!!!! love the colors!!! superbiky! what year?

 

the paperwork says 88, but it has the 90 colours and the add said 89, ,so 88 to 90 covers it, i think. it is a nice bike and rides and goes well, very quiet with the stock exhaust which i like, bloody wrists, i havent been to the doc yet,, no power, always aching , i can ride the maxim but nothing else as its to painfull, even took an old z650 out yesterday and it hurt, i will look into the support things,

 

Heli-Bars used to make a set of higher bars for that bike. They may still have a set or two in stock.

 

Wow, you can find anything on Ebay!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WRIST-SUPPORT ... 35c63061ce

They got these too, not sure how good they are tho, not as adjustable as the proper doc ones
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dual-Hand-Wri ... 43b4b0a411

 

Wow. A truly penultimate XJ if ever there was. Beautiful bike.

 

if you are looking for wrist splints go to the doc first so he can measure your arm and what not, get you the right kind for your wrists. i wore some that were wrong for my writs and made my carpal tunnel worse

 

Huh, I was sure I said about going to the doctor cause he might get them free, must've deleted it by accident :?

Yes make sure you get the right ones!

 

sorry i might not of read it right, im beat, been riding all day. just torn up.

 

Sweet bike , what a great find !!

 

absolutely beautiful bike...

 

thanks fellas, better get to the doc, break my heart if i couldnt enjoy riding it, even my kids love it, have to admit you can feel the extra weight pushing it around the shed, i was a bit surprised how quick it is for a big old thing, cheers ken

 

Beautiful bike!!! And the wrist, ice it when you are sitting around having a few pints!! Really, had my left wrist operated on for carpel tunnel still have numbness in my thumb. So when my right wrist got bad, it was way worse then my left, I just started icing it a used a wrist guard to immobilize it at night, and when I didn't need to use it, so that it wouldn't bend and cause more problems. Worked like a charm and I do not have anymore problems with it.

 

thanks for the tip, will give it a go,

 

here it is with its new belly pan, all done for now, upgraded the clutch ,no more slipping, done a bit under 2000 k's in the last month now its registered and the poor old xj just sits with the others although i take it for a 10 k ride every week to keep the oil moving around, the difference between the 650 and the 1200 is staggering,

 

Beautiful bike. Id like to see the gauges.

 

yeah sure,i will organize a photo, are you interested in the layout of it or something?

 

NICE FIND! A guy up the street from me has one of those sitting in his garage that he rides once or twice a year.... I've been working on getting him to sell it to me for 3 years now....

 

thanks jmilliken, one thing ive found is the bars buzz alot and my right hand goes numb after 1/2 an hour, am learning to minimize this, my grip puppies are due to arrive soon, this is the only thing that distracts abit from this bike at the moment so really not that big a deal, it really eats up the miles. also knowing that in any gear you can pull away with the speed of a 1000 startled gazelles is reassuring at times.

 

For the buzzing, Randy at rpmracingca.com sells some 'vibranators', tuned handlebar end weights that cancel out the vibration frequencies from the engine at the handlebars. Definitely worth it in your case I think, he had them commissioned himself, so no one else sells them.

 

gday fintip, i borrowed a set from a friend down the rode and although they helped a bit they didnt do enough to warrant the price, not yet anyway, the grip puppies are going on soon so i will see how they go, ive been told you can get a throttle lock so you can take your hand off the throttle and stretch it every 10 minutes or so, i did a 400k ride last week and am finding it it easier all the time,around town it doesnt worry me because your stopping all the time.

 

here you go ryan , 2133km's in 29 days, hope this helps.

 

Ken,I just found this while browsing I have no idea how useful or whether it's cheap but the more parts suppliers you can find with older bikes the better.
Hope it's useful.
http://yamaha-parts.victordrummond.net/ ... 1200-parts

 

beautful bike! a dream bike of mine to someday own for sure!!

 

thanks for the compliments, gunna, ive used victor before when i upgraded my clutch to coil springs, he's very helpful and superfast reasonable postage, iam just doing my 1st oil change now and am on my way back downstairs to see if its stopped dripping,' it still puts a smile on my face when i can find somewhere quiet to give it a blast in 2nd and 3rd,,,not going that fast but you get there quick,, cheers ken

 

WOW!!!
That is one purdy son of a gun Ken..!
Solid GRATZ all over ya' sir! 8) Thanks
for sharin' that badboy!!!