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Big touring bike

I've kept my eye out for a GK for years. They pop up from time to time. There was a nice one here in Santa Fe a while back that got away as I couldn't act soon enough. The GK is still on my "someday" list if it works out.

Here's what a Craigslist search came up with.

https://tucson.craigslist.org/mcy/d/marana-82-suzuki-1100e-and-1100gk/7240987045.html

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Not sure what will become of the Venture I was gifted last week. I haven't had time to do anything with it yet.
 
GS1150Pilot said:
2nd gear on big Yamahas is pretty inevitable. My XS11 had to have that repaired, and the VMax I owned had already had it done.
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Looking through the service records for my 2003 FJR, apparently it has already had the transmission rebuilt. This was in 2012 and the bike only had 23k miles on it.

The dealer's shop repair order says "it makes a sudden slip in second gear while accelerating hard".

Long list of parts, $675
14hrs of Labor $1,035

Ouch!

My only peave about the FJR's shifting is the rough clack it makes going into first gear while stopped. I try to avoind that whenever possible. Not sure if it hurts anything, it just makes me cringe.
 
Burque73 said:
My only peave about the FJR's shifting is the rough clack it makes going into first gear while stopped. I try to avoind that whenever possible. Not sure if it hurts anything, it just makes me cringe.
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That was one of the fun parts of my Sportster. CLANK! "Don't pussyfoot around, take your left heel and stomp me into first!"
 
Burque73 said:
My only peave about the FJR's shifting is the rough clack it makes going into first gear while stopped. I try to avoid that whenever possible. Not sure if it hurts anything, it just makes me cringe.
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Have you seen Mr. Bill lately? Next time you see him, have him shift his Spyder into gear.

I thought there was something wrong with my wife's Spyder, but have learned that they ALL do that.
Probably similar to Rob's Sportster, but I haven't been near one lately for comparison.

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My friends '07 venture royal stopped shifting altogether. The spring on the shift drum detent broke. Have to remove right saddlebag and the entire right side exhaust just to get the clutch cover off.
 
'07 is a V-twin, right? Not sure if that would be any easier than the V-4, just not sure when the V-4 Venture ended.

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Yamaha supposedly fixed the trans problem in 85 after serial# 0001413.So anything after that must be operator error.:cool:
 
Well tomorrow I'm picking up an 86 Cavalcade with 56,000 miles. Supposedly everything working runs and rides. $500. Looks nice. I'll have more info by tomorrow night.
 
red1100 said:
Well tomorrow I'm picking up an 86 Cavalcade with 56,000 miles. Supposedly everything working runs and rides. $500. Looks nice. I'll have more info by tomorrow night.
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This thread made a good afternoon study break. How did the Cavalcade turn out?
 
Funny thing, on the FJR forum, guys are talking about going smaller. As in a smaller sport touring motorcycle. After riding the FJR for three years, I'm kind of thinking the same thing. I went to the Triumph dealership last weekend and sat on a Tiger 900 GT low and loved it! It fit me like a freaking glove! Do I need two Sport Tourer's in my garage? No, well maybe... FJR for west of the Mississippi river, Tiger for east of the Mississippi.🤔
 
Got it home today. $500 clean title and I got collector plates with it.It's definitely a big boy.So I don't know the models so I'll have to read up on it.It has air chambers in the seat and air adjustable suspension but no cruise.I'm going to have to get help getting it off the trailer but then it will have to sit a few weeks anyway cause I promised my 40 Buick and 52 Ford pickup I'd have them done before winters over. So by late spring I should have the cavalcade done.View attachment 62093
 
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Curious to see it, but "invalid attachment specified" when it comes to the picture.
 
Thanks for fixing the picture. Well I like this one but not too hot about the gray/silver color. So I'm thinking about painting it.I really like blue so I'm thinking about the brilliant blue on 60s Chevelles/camaro. Mid 80s 911s, mopar B5 biue and the like. The Suzuki has different shade panel painting on it but I would do a one shade. I'm going to go for a ride when the rain quits in the next week or so.
 
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