2002 FXR150

[Indiana_Jones]

Can u pay someone else to put the tyre on?

-Indy

[Two Smoker]

Can u pay someone else to put the tyre on?

-Indy

how do you mean?
when i say fitted that means they put the tyre on for you......

[FROSTY:Me]

what happened to those yoki sprints?
darn they were sticky tyres

[Antallica]

I've had no problems with the MT75's but The BT's sounds tempting, maybe I'll get a set one day.

[Indiana_Jones]

how do you mean?
when i say fitted that means they put the tyre on for you......

Well u said u had to take the wheel off?
can someone else do that?

-Indy

[Antallica]

Mine's looking super sexy now that it's super naked!

w3rd!

[jrandom]

Don't go for MT75's, great commuting tyre, crap if you want to cain it....... You can't go wrong with the Bridgestone BT39SS or Dunlop TT900....... they stick like shit to a blanket.....

And where the feck were YOU when I posted asking for advice on which tyres to buy for the FXR, eh?

Dammit. I might have to go shred my rear tyre as an excuse to buy a set of BTs, now...

[Edit: http://www.bridgestone-eu.com/articles.asp?ID=270 Gnnnnnnnnggghhh... must have NOW.]

[FROSTY:Me]

Mine's looking super sexy now that it's super naked!

w3rd!

Hey Ive got a headlight /indicator bracket if ya wanna run her as a nekkid bike

[Antallica]

Yeah I think when I get another beast machine, I'm going to mod her nice and proper... get rid of all that plastic poop.

[tuscan]

Well, FXR's my first bike (I'm assuming the SJ50 doesn't count... ) and I love it!

Seems to go and stop pretty good and is heaps of fun to blast around the city on. At 12 000 rpm you can pretend you're on something really fast. Cheap to fill up as well!

So far no complaints, although a bit more speed would be nice, but probably unnecessary for the type of riding I do anyway.

A question though... As someone who, up until now at least, has been mostly interested in cars, I have always used the old 0 - 100kmh as an indicator of straight line performance. What would people's estimates be for this measure, regardless of its use, for an FXR? :spudwhat:

Just wondering...

[tuscan]

Oh yeah, brakes are pretty good...as I found out today when a van pulled out straight in front of me

[texmo]

Indy,
If your after a jacket go to retro scooter on Mt. Eden road they have a jacket for $180 down from $360, they are alwase cheep there as the guy who owns the place isnt trying to get money out of the shop its just his toy.......

[Tricky Dicky]

I've had it for two years now and it definitely doesn't go quite as quick as it used to. Compression is OK so I reckon maybe a new plug will help (hasn't had one for a year). Can anyone recommend what the best one for it is? Or could it be something else? It's going into Wellington motorcyles for an 'a' grade service in the new year so I could get stuff done to it then.

Great bike though, replaced the tyres and mirrors when I got it and it made all the difference. I always run it on BP ultimate 98 and it loves the posh juice - when it only costs $20 a month on fuel riding it to work every day, why not?


I rode various Yamaha RD's in the UK fifteen or so years ago and the FXR's a vast improvement on what I remember them to be like... and compared to the 350 Enfield Bullet I had in India, well, there is no comparison. Though the bullet was heaps cooler, not being able to get it into 1st (or 2nd) half the time riding in the Himilayas wasn't fun. Well, ok, actually it was, but for the wrong reasons. If only I'd had the fixxer there and the Bullet here I'd have been laughin'

Fave bike? CBR 400 RR ex-race bike I borrowed for a few days from a bike shop owner in Kho Samui, Thailand. That island's one big circuit - yee ha, watch out for that buffalo.

[jeremysprite]

More trolling of old threads aye...
Yeah FXR's are mint. What colour does peeps like best? I think the silver is da shiz.

[phoenixgtr]

I've had it for two years now and it definitely doesn't go quite as quick as it used to. Compression is OK so I reckon maybe a new plug will help (hasn't had one for a year). Can anyone recommend what the best one for it is? Or could it be something else? It's going into Wellington motorcyles for an 'a' grade service in the new year so I could get stuff done to it then.

Great bike though, replaced the tyres and mirrors when I got it and it made all the difference. I always run it on BP ultimate 98 and it loves the posh juice - when it only costs $20 a month on fuel riding it to work every day, why not?

Try cleaning out the carb. I did that a couple of months ago and it made a world of difference. A new plug would be a good idea too, if that ones a year old. I find mine actually runs better on 91 than on 96 or 98, but I don't think thats a real problem.