Ferret gets a new ride

[Stichill]

Nice, ferret! Great color choice. I rode one of those during the demo days and was so impressed with its smoothness. It feels like it's milled form a solid chunk of billet. Enjoy!

 

[Blockhead_imp]

Good choice Ferret...beautiful bike, congrats!

 

[the Ferret]

Thanks guys. Took 2 rides on it today. So different than the ST. Of course spent 10 years and 110,000 miles on the ST. It's like learning how to ride all over again lol. How much gas do I give it? when do I start to lean? how far can I lean? When do I start braking? How hard can I brake? When do I upshift? when do I down shift? you know, things you take for granted after a while on a bike. I'll get used to it.

 

[flynrider]

Congrats on the new FJR, Mickey! I was looking one over at the dealership a few weeks ago. Beautiful bike. If I was going to bite the bullet and get a sport-tourer, that would be it.

 

[use2b_imp]

Sweet and Congrats , guess the CB will be collecting dust for a while now.
love the smell of a new motorcycle cooling off .....

 

[nymarty_imp]

Congrats on the new bike!


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[emptysea]

Very nice....not a Honda....but very nice.

Enjoy!

 

[tuareg]

Congrats! Beautiful bike...
Now ready for the Iron Butt CC50! :biker:

 

[Wisedrum]

Enjoy your new bike! New bikes are always refreshing until you are used to them. Only than you will find out how refreshing they really are.

On one of my trips in Norway I crossed ways several times with a Dutch rider on his FJR 1300, one of the early models. He rode it all the time and didn't have a car. The bike has run more than 150.000km without any problems year in and out. Wish you luck with it, you will certainly have.

Wisedrum

 

[noroomtomove]

Blue

"Oh Jesaulenko, you beauty!"

Go Blues

Regards NRTM

 

[venturer434_imp]

Congrats Ferret !

 

[TCinNC_imp]

Congratulations, it’s a great bike, I put 50k on a 2008. I had a Givi 47 L top case on mine, I found that it always had plenty of room for my stuff. Enjoy!

 

[Bigskyorbust_imp]

Congrats .. love that color .. looks almost like a matte blue . Really nice . I see a lot of miles in your future on this bike !

Enjoy


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[dsan1964_imp]

Very cool . Nothing like a brand new one! Good luck and start chewing up those miles. Looking forward to a full report!


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[the Ferret]

Yep, new bike smell lol

Rode it over to the lake this morning with Mrs Ferret riding pillion. I'm starting to get a better feel for it. The electronics still baffle me. Tough being a 20th century guy on a 21st century bike lol

Tomorrow I'm riding the CB. Going to feel like a super motard I'm thinking. There's only a 60 pound difference between them, but the FJR seems huge by comparison.



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[LongRanger_imp]

I'll wager the electronic gizmos on my RT are even more confounding. The intention was good but the execution is absolutely baffling! When the battery or electronic key fob dies, I'll be in deep doo-doo.

 

[use2b_imp]

love the ram air under the shield and predator face on that thing .

 

[Desert viper_imp]

Way to go Mickey! As far as a rear top box I strongly recommend SHAD. Many different sizes and interchangeable top color panel. I have the 48 liter on my R1200R.....great prices here Cli-maxridinggear.com

 

[the Ferret]

I'll wager the electronic gizmos on my RT are even more confounding. The intention was good but the execution is absolutely baffling! When the battery or electronic key fob dies, I'll be in deep doo-doo.

:rofl: they probably are. This is the basic A model and not the hyper ES model. Suspension is set manually although there are a ton of buttons and knobs for me to figure out for that. Getting the menu set up how I like is challenging to say the least even after reading the manual and watching a youtube vid. I'm on my third attempt now. Getting closer lol

 

[Capo]

That’s a great machine for mile munching, and is a spirited performer as well, best of luck!


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