I only got to sit on one at this year's bike show. Being used to my FJR, the first thought the FZ-09 brought to mind was "I would get in so much trouble on this thing." :rockon:
Man, y'all are some serious scooter haters. Don't you know they're considered the gateway drug of the 2-wheeled world leading to more serious lifelong addiction? :rockon:
"Go ahead... try it. It'll be fun and won't hardly cost you anything!"
On a serious note... should the opportunity...
I own (and ride) two scooters along with my FJR. I also drive a full-size pickup. My neighbor has a modded scooter that scared the crap out of me the one time I rode it. Maybe sometimes people do something simply because it's fun.
And I play no favorites or discriminate against any rider. I...
I swapped my FZ6 for an FJR... and I wouldn't go back. Sure, the FJR is heavier, but you don't feel any of it once underway. It's more comfortable, faster, has rock-steady handling and great brakes. A lot of power but it's civilized... grab a bunch of throttle and it doesn't surprise you. It...
Only somewhat related...
On an afternoon ride earlier this year (along a notorious pirate navigation route) I had stopped at a gas station to fill up and take a break for some hydration. While I'm sitting there, an older guy on an HD pulls up to the pumps for a refuel. When he's finished, I...
Normal peripheral vision is between 200 degrees and 220 degrees. Federal safety standards require that helmets provide 210 degrees of vision. (This is the US standard... May be different in different places).
Unless you aren't able to turn your head or you have some irrational fear of using...
River Pirates: The helmetless, leather-clad, do-ragged, tasseled-handlebar variety who frequently ride from bar to bar along a popular route out of the Twin Cities that runs south along the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi River.
Potato Parade: Reference to the sound made by large groups of...
Well, not actually paper. The cardboard sleeve from a package of Dentyne ice. Basically turning back into pulp and embedding throughout the jacket's mesh.
However, the gum was intact. :thumbup:
And an additional thought after watching the River Pirates' Potato Parade yesterday... You are in no...