85 Yamaha FJ1100, anyone have experience with them?

85 Yamaha FJ1100, anyone have experience with them?

11-08-2006, 02:39 AM

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85 Yamaha FJ1100, anyone have experience with them?

I'm looking at picking up a project bike this weekend, I know that it needs second gear (seems to be a weakness in them), fork seals, tires, and probably rebuilding the carbs on it. It's been sitting in this guys garage for a while, so it's dry rotted some things like the clutch cable and throttle cable. I've got him talked down to 800.00, my question is, is it worth it or would I be better off looking for something newer. I basically want a cheep bike to get back into the groove of riding after about 5 years of no bike.

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