There's been a development...

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:00 pm

Yeah, the idea is to buy it as I want it from the dealer...get the rack and cowl put on before delivery and then pretty much just ride it for the next 5 years or so. I hope the seat is comfy for 3 or 4 hours...XJ seat is wonderful in that respect...ER5 seat a less desirable perch.

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:04 pm

and I found the link...uberbling Z750

Lucas · Post by **Lucas** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:53 am

Felix you going to test the Z1000 as well
or just stick to the Z750

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 11:26 am

Just the 750. thou' out of budget...especially once the addons are considered...I don't need any more power than the 750 - it's already more powerful than the XJ, which I think has plenty of go...

Post by **MadKaw** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:19 pm

How about this one... Not too close though..
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Motorcycle-2005- ... dZViewItem

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 1:54 pm

Hmmm...the screen on that looks ok...

esie · Post by **esie** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 3:36 pm

Felix wrote: I hope the seat is comfy for 3 or 4 hours...XJ seat is wonderful in that respect...ER5 seat a less desirable perch.

Nuh-uh, the seat is certainly not comfy for a few hours!

The foam is thin, and also as the suspension is only adjustable in the back, this can make for a very hard seat! If you are looking at doing regular long rides on it, look at getting your seat remoulded to suit your backside.

Felix, I think you are in Ipswich? There is a guy at Capalaba who has a very good name for remoulding seats:

John Moorehouse Ergo Seat Covers
3239 Old Cleveland Rd. Capalaba
Ph: (07) 3245 3979

http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~maddoggy/index.html

Cheers

Anne

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:25 pm

Yeah, out at ippy.

That's a bit disappointing, actually. The foam in the XJ is nearly 4 inches thick

Makes it really quite comfortable for long stretches. We want to do a tour down to Dubbo next year...maybe I should buy an FJR??

bonester · Post by **bonester** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:50 pm

Good news on the gearbox! How did you get them to pay for that one?

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:59 am

Dunno Bonester...but we have gotten good value out of NRMA. Total premiums total around $2000, total of our two claims would be around $8k...

red_dave · Post by **red_dave** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:06 am

esie75 wrote:
Felix wrote: I hope the seat is comfy for 3 or 4 hours...XJ seat is wonderful in that respect...ER5 seat a less desirable perch.
Nuh-uh, the seat is certainly not comfy for a few hours! The foam is thin, and also as the suspension is only adjustable in the back, this can make for a very hard seat! If you are looking at doing regular long rides on it, look at getting your seat remoulded to suit your backside. Felix, I think you are in Ipswich? There is a guy at Capalaba who has a very good name for remoulding seats:

John Moorehouse Ergo Seat Covers
3239 Old Cleveland Rd. Capalaba
Ph: (07) 3245 3979

http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~maddoggy/index.html

Cheers
Anne

Or you could get a sheepskin cover and join "Team Nana"

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:25 am

I am probably talented enough to be able do my own seat...if that is all that bothers me...but then again my brothers FZ6n is pretty comfy...