$4,500
Orange, California
Category
Sport Touring Motorcycles
Engine
1200
Posted Over 1 Month
1987 YAMAHA FJ1200 1WJ - CLASSIC SUPERBIKE 17,233 LOW, LOW ORIGINAL MILES WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW A 29-YEAR-OLD DAILY DRIVEN MOTORCYCLE IN THIS CONDITION? YAMAHA FJ’S HAVE A CULT FOLLOWING AND THE BIKE ALWAYS GATHERS A CROWD AND GETS PLENTY OF ADMIRATION. I BOUGHT THIS BIKE BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2015 AS A WINTER PROJECT. IT WAS DIRTY, THE BATTERY WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE, THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY, THE TIRES WERE UNDER INFLATED, THE CARB PILOT JETS WERE CLOGGED, THE CHAIN WAS LOOSE AND FILTHY, THE BIKE’S REGISTRATION PAPERWORK HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETED FROM PREVIOUS BUYER (CAUSING DMV BACK FEE’S), THE OWNERS MANUAL WAS MISSING, PRIOR SERVICE & MECHANICAL HISTORY WAS UNKNOWN AND THE BIKE WAS JUST A SAD PROJECT WAITING TO HAPPEN. BUT I COULD SEE BEYOND THE DIRT & THE DUST. THE BODY & PAINT LOOKED TO BE IN GREAT CONDITION AND THE REST OF THE BIKE COULD BE MADE TO SHINE AND RUN PROPERLY AFTER INVESTING A LOT OF MONEY, LABOR HOURS AND A MANDATORY TUNE & SERVICE. BIKE WAS SERVICED (CARB & VALVE ADJUSTMENTS) BY KARL IN COSTA MESA (NEWPORT BEACH) AND THIS BROUGHT THE BIKE INTO BASIC RUNNING CONDITION. I SPENT CLOSE TO 30 HOURS CLEANING, AND STEEL WOOL SCRUBBING, AND POLISHING AND TOUCHUP PAINTING TO GET THE BIKE INTO THE CONDITION ITS IN TODAY. THE FJ IS STARTED DAILY, RIDDEN 4-5 TIMES PER WEEK (40 MILE TRIP INTO AND OUT OF SANTIAGO CANYON (COOK’S CORNER), AND I HAVE PUT ABOUT 1,000 MILES ON THE BIKE OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS. THE 1987 YAMAHA FJ1200 WAS BUILT TO GOBBLE UP LONG STRETCHES OF INTERSTATE FREEWAYS OR FAST SWEEPING CANYON ROADS JUST THE SAME. MOTORCYCLIST MAGAZINE CHOSE THE FJ1200 AS THE BEST ALL AROUND SUPERBIKE FOR REAL WORLD RIDING BACK IN THE 1980’S. FEATURES INCLUDE: 1,188 CC, 4 - STROKE, DOHC, AIR COOLED 130 + HORSEPOWER AND 75 LB. FT. OF TORQUE 4 - MIKUNI BS36 CARBS 5.81 GALLON FUEL CAPACITY ELECTRIC START WET SUMP LUBRICATION CLOSE RATIO, 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED CLUTCH PERIMETER FRAME TO POSITION THE ENGINE FOR A LOW CENTER OF GRAVITY RISING RATE MONO-CROSS REAR SUSPENSION TUBLESS TIRES MOUNTED ON 16 INCH WHEELS CUSTOM CORBIN PADDED SEAT (ORIGINAL SEAT WILL BE INCLUDED WITH BIKE) REARSET FOOT PEGS HIGH CAPACITY OIL COOLER WITH DUAL TROCHOID PUMP AIR ADJUSTABLE, 41 MM FRONT FORKS ALUMINUM ALLOY FORK BRACE 3 WAY PROGRAMMED ADJUSTERS FOR BOTH DAMPINING AND SPRING PRELOAD TRIPLE VENTED DISC BRAKES WITH APPOSED PISTON CALIPERS AND SEMI-METALLIC PADS 4 PIPES INTO 2 PIPES (GLOSS BLACK) EXHAUST SYSTEM OWNERS MANUAL SERVICE MANUAL ORIGINAL YAMAHA BROCHURE (2) KEYS A COLOR MATCHED HELMET (NEEDS NEW VISOR & INTERIOR CUSHIONS) WILL GO WITH THE BIKE RECENT SERVICES: OIL & FILTER CHANGED (DECEMBER 2015) NEW BATTERY INSTALLED (DECEMBER 2015) CARBS CLEANED, CALIBRATED & SYNC’D (NOVEMBER 2015) VALVES ADJUSTED (NOVEMBER 2015) FINAL NOTES: CALIFORNIA REGISTRATION IS GOOD UNTIL MAY 2016 CLEAN CALIFORNIA TITLE IS IN MY POSSESSION FRONT & REAR TIRES IN VERY GOOD CONDITION (MINIMAL WEAR) FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE OVER ½ LIFE REMAINING REAR BRAKE PADS WILL NEED TO BE CHANGED BY THE END OF 2016 VERY MINIMAL SCRATCHES, DINGS OR CHIPS FROM ROAD DEBRIS PAINT & BODY IN EXCELLENT CONDITIONMIRROR LENSES ARE STARTING TO FADE, BUT ARE STILL USEABLE REAR CHAIN & SPROKETS (RECENTLY ADJUSTED & OILED) IN EXCELLENT CONDITION BIKE COLD STARTS BY USING THE MANUAL CHOKE, AND HOT STARTS WITH NO CHOKE BIKE NEEDS TO WARM UP BEFORE BLASTING OFF FOR A SPIRITED CANYON RIDE CLUTCH ENGAGES FINE, BRAKES STOP FINE, TRANSMISSION WORKS FINE NO OBVIOUS OIL LEAKS UNDERSEAT AREA IS VERY CLEAN AND IN GREAT CONDITION ORIGINAL TOOL KIT & OWNERS MANUAL IS STORED UNDER SEAT IN REAL COWL AREA ALL LIGHTS WORK ALL GAUGES WORK ELECTRONIC FUEL PETCOCK (ON OR RESERVE) WORKS FINE COLOR MATCHED CORBIN SEAT IS IN GREAT CONDITION PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTIONS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TEST RIDES ARE ALLOWED FOR SERIOUS RIDERS WITH FULL PAYMENT IN MY HAND SLIGHT OXIDATION / PITTING / ABRASIONS ON THE FRONT FORK LOWER SURFACES BIKE HAS BEEN AVERAGING ABOUT 33 MPG WITH A COMBINATION OF STREET & HIGHWAY RIDING VERY CLOSE GEAR RATIO TRANSMISSION (5TH GEAR AT 65 MPH = 4,000 RPMS) THIS WILL BE AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO SOMEONES VINTAGE JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE COLLECTION THIS IS NOT A BIKE YOU WILL SEE EVERY DAY WHILE OUT RIDING, AND IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION IT WILL REALLY STAND OUT IN THE CROWD. USE THE "BUY IT NOW" ADVERTISED PRICE AND START THE NEW YEAR OFF WITH A BANG!
Trim FJ1200 1WJ
