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Apr 19th, 2004, 09:04 AM
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#1 | | Newbie
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NORTH GEORGIA
Posts: 3 Interests: camping backpacking and exploring with my dog duke Occupation: shipfitter mayport naval station .flordia
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Hello riders i,m thing about this bike would this make a good frist bike and can one Ride this bike on long trip like tenn to sturgis? Thanks Rookie  | 
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Apr 19th, 2004, 12:52 PM
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#2 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 802 Model: 2004 Yamaha FJR1300 Interests: riding... Occupation: RN
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Originally Posted by ROOKIE Hello riders i,m thing about this bike would this make a good frist bike and can one Ride this bike on long trip like tenn to sturgis? Thanks Rookie | As long as you get the new rubber mounted Sporty. I wouldn't ride the prior ones long distance w/o a kidney belt.  | |
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Apr 19th, 2004, 01:17 PM
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#3 | | Administrator Has posted 500+
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tucson AZ
Posts: 1,558 Interests: Fishing, wood working, flipping off Fred Fox Occupation: Founder of Bike Talk....retired and lovin' it
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The '04 is a leap forward in riding comfort for sure. Back in the dark days after finding out my FXWG would not swim, I had an 883 for a spell. It was fun and nimble, not very fast and would beat you to death on anything longer than a 250 mile day. At least having to stop every hundred miles or so saved my kidneys......
For around town the 883 is not bad. For trips it will be short on power and range and be pretty uncomfortable IMHO. | |
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Apr 19th, 2004, 11:53 PM
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#4 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 620
| If you got the extra bucks, pony up for the 1200. I haven't ridden a rubbermount sporty yet but i wonder how far off they're going to be from an FXR as far as ridability goes? | |
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Apr 21st, 2004, 12:13 PM
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#5 | | Newbie
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: THE ROAD
Posts: 3 Interests: ADVENTURE,TRAVEL Occupation: WELDER
| Go for it . I have an 883 r and love it. Ride safe  | |
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