joe@zinfandel.UUCP (05/11/84)
#N:zinfandel:4600025:000:1032 zinfandel!joe May 8 08:57:00 1984 Hello. I just picked up the FJ1100 I had ordered in mid January. It's been 4 days and I only have 200 miles on it, though most of them are of the tight canyon type. I can tell you that the bike is quietly awesome. The low and mid-range power is just waiting to lift me out and away. It can be shocking sometimes. I will give a twist of the grip to avoid a Cadillac sidling into my lane and I'm most of a block ahead of the former threat. All I expected was to get a car length or two ahead. It bears a lot of respect. I used to wear ear plugs with my RDs and GPzs owing to the noise of aftermarket exhausts, but this bike has large quiet mufflers that make low burbles at most speeds. The handling will never be ruffled by anything I can try. It holds a line ( any line ) while braking, it is lower than a Honda interceptor 750 and I can throw it back and forth like a Triumph. I recommend that anyone who is in the market for a top-of-the-line road weapon get on his or her local FJ1100 waiting list. Joe Weinstein