Treebeard74

I bought my FJ1200 from a guy who'd had it from new since 1997. He kept it in a carpeted room and it was pretty mint. Even has the original chain. I bought it this year and it had done 9000 miles. Day 2 I dropped it doing about 20 mph in Bristol. In my defence, I had to brake hard to avoid someone pulling out of a junction in front of me (no ABS) and the bike just skidded beneath me. They're heavy lumps these FJ1200s. I was cursing myself all the way home. Luckily only very superficial damage to a fairing guard! Phil

Afternoon all, I'm 6 foot 4 and usually a size XL or L in normal civvy clothes. Nowhere in the world of fashion am I a 3XL apart from the land of motorcycling! I'm looking for a summer biking jacket and I currently have a Weise Scout (3XL!) When I tried it on in the shop it seemed a good fit, as soon as I'm on the bike it's halfway up my back! I find that most jackets come up short in length and so was wondering if anyone knew of a retro summer jacket (or not that retro if you like), that was sufficiently long to keep the wind off my back. Cheers Phil

Hi all, I'm Phil, and I've been riding a motorbike for 10 years. Currently have a 1997 FJ1200 and from Gloucestershire. See you soon!