Me too and as you get older moreo and more people you like and love seem to disappear. The circle of life is a rough one.
They are Trim boots. They were the first semi protective roadrace boots with Kevlar padding up front, though the rest was crap. One crash and slide and I hand stitched on a patch of leather. Not sure what happened to the company. Like these on ebay but are gone now...
My son and I went off road riding today and saw a tricked out Buell buzz by us while driving to the riding area ... they really catch the eye. Cool bikes and not very common to see now a days, at least in our neck of the woods.
Nice! Your bike is probably the closest (spec wise) to what I'd be after if I bought a new bike. Yamaha is building some cool stuff right now. It seems like most 'standard' bikes are heavy, which I don't understand - shouldn't they be lighter without all of the bodywork? I've been building a fun standard bike out of my old cbr600f4. It weighs about 30 lbs less than the FZ09 (In standard form), with similar power. The old cbr doesn't look anywhere near as cool as the FZ09, and the cbr is also missing the efi...
1st and 2nd EZ, 3rd I can float the front but not really bring it up. 2nd gear wheelies are EZ and good for about 45-50 mpg so plenty. Not condoning this activity.
Likes: Amazing motor! Light weight. Upright position very comfortable. Cool dashboard. Price. Picked it up used for $7,200 with 800 miles on it. Could have gotten one cheaper if I dove a little farther, but I hate spending that much time to go check out a bike, not knowing if I'll be able to work a deal or not. Figured I would work my way out in an increasing radius until I found the right bike. But this one looked showroom new. Blew my wad right there. Cool looks. Dislikes: Rear fender. Has to get "eliminated"! Seat kinda hurts after 2 hours. I'm working on that next. Suspension is barely safe. But used ZX6R and other shocks fit, and are available on eBay for about $60 and can transform the ride completely. Have one in transit. Pegs too high for my bad knees to handle. Fixed with lowered pegs off of eBay. Cheap. Foot controls are hard to reach with my feet, and not much adjustment. Blurple wheels! Really Yamaha? Really? Next time I change tires, I'm painting the wheels to match the tank.
Actually surprised it needs as much help as you posted. The suspension is the first thing to get the cheap treatment when making a price point bike. Cool you can fix it for relatively cheap. The Buell was an expensive bike new but has the top shelf Show stuff and is amazing. I like that. Super adjustable and works great.
Busted out another 275 miles yesterday as it was to hot to ride dirt. Loving this beast. St helens blast area, note old trees brushed to the ground like tooth picks. anything green is new since the eruption. Here you can clearly see the whole side and top of the mountain missing and the mud flow that changed everything. Here is spirit lake and thousands of trees floating in it... Super fun day with lots and lots of curvy back roads.
ALL THAT GRAY IS DRIFT WOOD? i see lots of fire wood u no if u cleaned all that up maaaaybe u wouldn't have fires from hell all the time just sayin but it still sure is purdy woodlove 2 spend about a month up there checkin stuff out
it is. All those bare hills you see were covered in old growth which is now all blown off the hills and in the lake.
awesome radian! i had almost the exact same one but mine was an 86 so it had gold accents. great do it all bike, great versatile motor too. the chassis was a lil small for me but i had one for 8 years before i got the zrx. mine was all stock but i had a full kerker 4-1 system and dynojet kit installed. good memories on the little yamahammer.
