Found a very good price on a 1986 Yamaha FJ1200, with just about 46k miles on the odometer.  A very nice young guy (who originally hails from New York State) is selling it. I’m not in love with it now, but I think it has potential. And I love those damn bikes. Have since 1984 when they came out.

The FJ pictured to the left is a 1985 FJ1100, but the ‘86 FJ1200 is very similar in color scheme and appearance. The current owner uses it as a daily rider, so that says something to me regarding his trust of his machine (when I drove out to his place to check ‘er out, I actually trailed him home the last mile or so, it turns out).

It’s not terribly clean, it will need some shop time, and it will need some cosmetic attention. But the asking price of fifteen hundred bucks seems pretty fair to me. I could see spending another grand at the shop to really bring it up to nice shape, do some aesthetic improvements…

I’ll sleep on it…

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