Saturday morning I hooked up the trailer, and went down to the bike shop.
Arriving there we rechecked the bike for "hidden" damage (bent front forks, cracked frame etc>) found nothing. I then asked him to start it. First turn she fired up. What a beauty!
Load it I said, and sat down at their computer, and did an online transfer.
Drove from there to a school in Randburg where the boys were playing in a water polo tournament, and from there we took it home.Unloaded it, checked the petrol, engine oil, started her up, and went for a ride. This bitch goes like a demon. 4FS - no one told me that 1200's are this quick. Oh, boy, are we going to have some fun!
Anyway, it needs a complete headlight assembly, and the speedo outer housing.
Have seen some other options which I like.Am posting two pics here.
First up - the original look - note the bare front, with headlight and flickers a la old fashioned style (which, by the way, I like)
.And this "conversion, which is really nice. The owner retrofitted a Fazer 600 bikini fairing with headlights to the XJR. Also flickers, and different mirrors.
Looks damn fine, and might actually be cheaper than replacing the front with the original parts!
More to follow
Salagatle!
2 comments:
Go for the fazer look! And please don't kill yourself!
I kinda think the Fazer look is a good option. And no, I don't plan to do myself in - it's a scary machine to ride though. Way too much power....
Salagatle!
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