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I had to pay the rent and it needed work. I love that bike.

My era of these bikes. They were the best ! My pick would be the same as yours. I had 3 of the 4 and the Suzuki was my favorite. I never had that Honda but had the CB900F sport bike. Great video, thank you!

Amazing bikes, I have a couple of FJ1200s and I had a mint XJ1100 a few years, sorely missed 😢

8:11 the laugh...😊😊

I had the same 1980 Honda 900 in the same red color and I loved it but it didn't like rain. Every time I got caught in the rain it drowned out and I would have to wait until it dried out to ride again. It's only flaw in my opinion and a very smooth riding bike. I rode it from Florida to Ohio and back once. Your video brought back memories. Thank you!

I just got ahold of a 81 GS650 as a barn find. It has the third party sissy bar and trunk on it. Can't wait to ride it... 🖖😎

Nice review . I bought an 86FJ1200 new and still riding it. Won't ever sell it. You described it pretty good 👍

Love watching your videos several times , takes me back to 1974 when as a youth I would cruise sometimes blast along the country roads in our beautiful British Lake District.

One thing the Japanese got right from that period and were superior to than most other brsnds is when fitted with stock chrome downpipes or headers they used to double skin them so they never discolourrd or turned blue as a rule anyway. Discoloured downpipes or headers is a pet hate of mine. I remember nearly all the British bikes discoloured their pipes as did BMW and many other brands as a result brand new bikes quite ofyen looked very secondhand sfter onlt a short number of miles.

The GS Suzukis from that period were really top notch motorbikes, Suzuki got it pretty much right. Thank God for men like you who bring them back to life and keep them alive.

I had a nearly new one and loved chasing round Europe for 40k miles. Hard luggage made it weave at high speed and the 4into 1 pipe I put on needed expensive re jetting. Loved it and only swapped it when I got a great deal on a zx6r. Fast , comfortable and cheap to run 😊

A great review. It was a pleasure to listen to. What’s more you nailed it!

Great review 👍🏻🍻👏🏻🎸

I'm 70 yrs old , rode bikes for a decade in my youth , till I could afford a car . Got over my mid life crisis with a 1985 Yamaha SJ 750 cop bike , then had an end of life crisis when the marriage broke up and found the bike of my dreams , 2010 Suzuki Bandit 1250s with 17,000 km on the clock and living the dream . Way more bike than I can utilize fully as reflexes and confidence not what it was . However I know the power is there ,and when I give her a squirt , I Crack a smile that does not go away . The sense of freedom is the same on a modern bike , but better. ABS , injected and I'll ride till hey take my license off me . New Zealand .

I have a 1980 GS1100LT, a one year wonder. Has the 16 valve TSCC engine and chain drive. Its a period correct beast

There is no way to use all that HP. But it is very cool.

79 XS1100 was my second street bike, loved it, put drag bars on mine as well. Went though 2 motors, finally traded it in for my dream bike a brand new 06 V-max. Which I will ride forever!

No doubt a great bike but for me its too ugly to live with in keeping with the modern bikes nowadays.

The six pot bikes sound great like the formula one multi cylindered cars before they went hybrid.

What a fantastic beautiful top quality motorbike, hard to believe it's age . To me its much more lovely to look at than Suzukis current bikes. Some of the new bikes are so damn ugly compared to the 70's and 80's models. Ugly seems to be the in thing nowadays save for a handful of retros ! Or maybe I'm just getting old lol, I'm 68 now.

Who does your OEM painting/pin stripping ?

what a lovely sound❤

Absolutely loved the video, thanks for putting it together - your work, expertise, and knowledge are appreciated! 👍 Those 85 mph speedos were good for a couple of shifts on a Liter Bike....🤷😂 That particular colorway FJ 1200 will be forever gorgeous! 😍 In a word, iconic.

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That kick starter that went forward would give you a good rap in the shin, should your foot slip off the pedal. I did love my Super Hawk, though.

New subscriber , I love how the XJ looks w the faring. It does scream the 80’s but that’s what I like. Lol, beautiful bikes, I’ve been looking for something from this era.

My first bike was a blue 1976 CB360T. Lots of good memories. It would be fun to ride one again. Perfect bike for putzing around town and for getting out on the 2-lane highways.

The FJ was part of me arc to only buy the most powerful bike I could afford at the time. I replaced it with a 2001 ZX9R, bought new.

I’ve always loved the FJ1200. It looks gorgeous and is probably the most comfortable bike I’ve been on. It just fit me well. It would be interesting to compare it to its “Mini Me” , the 550 Vision.

Great video. I sure miss those days. Back in 82 I bought a new 1981 XS1100 standard model on sale for 3,600.00 They were getting ready for the new maxim models. I was living in South Africa at the time. I rode that bike cross country many times, from inland to the coast. Best long ride ever. 10 year later, living in New Hampshire USA I bought a used 1100 Maxim. Had that a few years. Nice bike, but I preferred the standard XS1100.

That XS1100 is just a beauty and looks like a great all around bike. You can tell a lot of evolution happened by the time the FJ1200 hit the streets.

In the 90s I took my xs1100 special to the isle of man and pushed it hard on TT course on mad Sunday......even then nobody got past me and only a super motard gave me trouble though the mountain. Poor handling , oh yes but ignore the wobbles and weave and it never gets completely out of control . One I wish I'd never sold , replaced with xjr 1300 that had lost the soul of the xs

great but there was FJ 1100 first, i had one and i'm still owner of the FJ1200 - love it😊

Love the FJ

My brother still has the '85 FJ1200 I had up to 25+ years ago. The reserve is on a relay/solenoid that fails. Don't know if you can get the relay and you wouldn't know unless you run onto reserve and it doesn't work. California spec ran far too lean, if you like it hot, head into town in full gear on an FJ1200 in a heatwave. They can be made to do 170 which is getting along ok on a classic. I don't miss the clunk into 1st from cold.

Hi Jon, great bikes, bullet proof, I would route the clutch cable past the key on the xs1100 special, looks tidier. 👌

It's funny what you forget. Watching this, I recall high siding an FJ1100, while in the Army, back in the early 90's. Once that rear end let go, at a decent lean angle, there was no saving it. Such a huge bike....so heavy. It, literally, just disappeared out of my hands, and off I went into the air. Thanks for the memories!

I bought my 79 used in 1981 and had it for 3 years. She was a Great ride.

The FJ 1200 is fast sitting still :)

To be fair the Honda made the CB1000 in 1983 and would have faired better from a performance stand point. It's tough for a 900 to compete with the 1100's. I had the 1982 CB900F Super Sport. Loved that bike. Stock and near perfect. Wish I would have kept that one. All great bikes. Thanks for the video.

i've driven the '83 xs1100, an amazing motorcycle. A truly wonderful ride. ;'0) M

Always loved the XJ. The up and down from the shaft drive when on the throttle was annoying at first but I got used to it. Thankfully never had a 2nd gear failure as some of this family of Yamaha engine commonly had.

I just love these videos. Thank you so much. I've commented before that my first bike was a 78 GS 400. To me, at the time it was stupid quick. Not fast. No real top end but crap it was so quick and nimble. But to be fair my comparison was an 85 4 spd. Chevette. Lol Plus I loved the kick start. Rebel without a clue. Lol. Thanks again.

As a teenager I had all the Cycle World, Cycle and Motorcyclist mags in my room. I learned how to ride sitting on my bed staring at my posters of Schwantz, Cooley, Roberts, Rainey and Spencer. My first bike was a 78 GS 400 THEN THE 86 CB 650 Nighthawk. Then the FJ 1200. I loved them all but the FJ was spectacular. Though I am a fan of the kick start. Just sold my GS 1150 G. 😢 Currently I'm running a 2012 FJ 1300 and I gotta say, it's very easy to get into speed trouble. Thanks for this channel. It fabulous.

I gotta disagree with you on the XJ1100 lol! That is a beautiful bike and I love that faring! I would take that off your hands any day! I guess it is because I grew up in the 80s lol!

My dad also worked at D&B Yamaha in the mid to late 80s. I was there on spring break with him and got to see one of the first Vmax and FJ1200s on their show room floor, as a 15 year old! I drooled over both of them but I think the Vmax was easily my favorite bike, just by how it looked! I unfortunately have never ridden one and am now 54 lol!

My dad was a mechanic at Maxey's Cycles in OKC back in the late 70s and early 80s. He put a turbo on a XS1100 for a customer. He said it was one of the few bikes that ever scared him. My dad was a motorcycle mechanic for decades and had rode a lot of bikes. Hearing him tell the story of getting on the express way in OKC the first time test riding that bike is hilarious! He passed away in November of last year. RIP Dad, I miss all your great stories!

I got mine in 2005. it was stolen (probably to order) in 2009... the only thing I didn't like about it was the small tank capacity. it could do everything else perfectly and the relatively low BHP was offset by that amazingly tractable engine. I never found 'the limit' on the twisty bits and it could keep up with far more powerful bikes because it was so nimble incidentally: it arose from Honda's development test bed when they were designing the single sided swinging arm for the VFR series (the RC30). they used the engine from the Revere (which was shaft drive) and the engineers realised that in the end, they'd made a great bike. it was called the Bros in Japan and the Hawk in US and Canada... the export models had a few more of those really nice castings than the Japanese version a really great bike that could do everything well (except go touring two-up)

I own the model that replaced this bike, but was only produced for 1 year; a 2014 Honda CTX1300. Pretty much the same motor and same purpose. I've had it two years and I love it. Great machine. Sort of like a baby Goldwing.

And they still run great and thanks to the internet parts are there...lol