got er dun, was not bad leaving 7 a.m. got there 1130 a.m. 208 total miles one way, only got too hot to bear that last 1 hour or so in the morning. If was my cycle, I would get the tallest handlebar risers around and get a bigger, more far back and lower seat for me. Every 50 miles I had to stop did so 5x's all at kwik trip gas stations to get off that thing my butt and more so my hands got numb for being too low and down. Is pretty bad when your entire hands get tingly and numb after every 40-50 miles or so having to stop.
Anyone know if they make way upfront hwy. pegs for a yamaha fjr1300? I was totally surprised I did not get any leg cramps prone to only 1 leg/feet position which is about 4-5 inches back more so than I would prefer. You know it is time to go on a diet when my gutt was hitting the gas tank from leaning forward a smidge to reach the low and too far forward handlebars (sorry not steering wheel....
)
Only got on it ONCE from a stop sign since the wife was following me behind me in her SUV kept it under 80 mph.... fast enough for me on that thing.
What did my kid do once he got the cycle? WE chatted for an hour or so and in the dead heat of the day early afternoon in 91 degree temps took it out for another 70 mile ride for an hour or so but he said he came back sunburnt and dead tired needing a nap. I said try 3 1/2 hours of riding, although i never went 70 miles in one stretch of riding (not driving-LOL
) that morning without stopping and was only in the 80s when I was riding that thing.
Funny thing was I met an older guy my age or so 50ish with his kids parked next to me in an SUV at one of the kwik trip stops and he said how was the riding looking at me funny, me somewhat older and fatter than the average frj1300 rider am sure. I said NOT mine but the kids cycle taking it to him and he said the same thing about being a good DAD riding such a cycle that far me telling him I live about 3 hours south of here.
I went over 3 blocks away before he left to ride to see where he is keeping that cycle stored. Not a HUGE fan on the storage area is closer to college campus by 2 blocks and thought it would have a closing door even if unlocked but all it is is a concrete blocks 1 1/2 car garage stalls underneath a 20 or so apt. complex for college housing and saw a bunch of grizzly looking long haired white and blacks smoking in upper deck look like a bunch of hoodlums while I was sweeping out the 3 inches of dirt, dust, and rock accumulated it looks like in that concrete stall for decades. You know it is bad when my heavy duty push broom was unable to push 3 inches of dirt/rock anymore needing to use a piece of plywood laying around to sweep it onto the board about 10 times. I told him if he does not lock the steering (sorry handlebars-LOL
) facing inward towards the wall it will probably get stolen this summer more than likely. and put a cover over it to disguise it since not many kids in that area am sure have a 4-5K cycle mostly scooters or smaller cycles.
Might look into a wheel lock of some sort around the front fork or back shaft drive around the rear wheel but he said he has chains and locks at his gym he goes to that he might use just in case.
