saddletramp
New Member
I've noticed there seems to be a lot of former FJR owners that have switched to S-10's. I bought a new 2005 FJR in the fall of 2004 & at the time thought it was the best motorcycle for long distance riding I had ever straddled. Put 30,000 miles on it. Then I met and eventually married a tall, long legged woman who felt a bit cramped on my FJR & the R11150GS I owned at the time. So I sold the FJR after she sat on a Concours 14 & felt the passenger leg room was more spacious. The R1150GS was sold too.
I really liked the power of the Concours, & it had the smoothest powerplant ever, but I missed the versatilty of the BMW & the quality of the FJR. Plus the Kpass ignition on the Concours was too much hassle for the benefit. Meanwhile, I had purchased a used DRZ400s that I thought would fulfill my "off-road" needs. It was the second DRZ400 I had owned but didn't ride it as often as I had envisioned.
A few weeks back I talked my wife into sitting on a Super Tenere. She knew that I kept talking of getting a R1200GS but wasn't real hot on the idea after riding pillion on the R1150GS. She liked the S-10 & it fit her very well. We bought it & so far so good!
In summary, I understand how I went from an FJR1300 to a Super Tenere.
How about the rest of you former FJR owners?
I really liked the power of the Concours, & it had the smoothest powerplant ever, but I missed the versatilty of the BMW & the quality of the FJR. Plus the Kpass ignition on the Concours was too much hassle for the benefit. Meanwhile, I had purchased a used DRZ400s that I thought would fulfill my "off-road" needs. It was the second DRZ400 I had owned but didn't ride it as often as I had envisioned.
A few weeks back I talked my wife into sitting on a Super Tenere. She knew that I kept talking of getting a R1200GS but wasn't real hot on the idea after riding pillion on the R1150GS. She liked the S-10 & it fit her very well. We bought it & so far so good!
In summary, I understand how I went from an FJR1300 to a Super Tenere.
How about the rest of you former FJR owners?