Just wanted to post up to confirm I’m not a bot or spammer and make sure the mods don’t delete my account…LOL
I recently sold my 2018 MT09 because I’m planning a cross country trip (Bay Area, CA-Charleston, SC), and even though I absolutely loved the MT, it wouldn’t cut the mustard for such a journey…for me anyway.
I signed up here so I could read up on the bike before I made my final decision. At first I was all over the place between bike choices…Super Tenere, V-Storm, Africa Twin, BMW 1200 GS, Triumph Tiger, FJR1300, Councours. I finally wound it down to the FJR or the S10. I couldn’t find a low mile 2016+ FJR anywhere and a S10 with excellent upgrades popped up on CL in my area. After seeing it in person I knew it was the one!…
So... here’s my new steed. It’s a one owner 2012 model in absolutely like new condition. It also has top of the line Traxxion Dynamics AK20 fork cartridges and a Penske 8983 shock, which was a major selling point for me. The tires are Anakee wild’s so I’m actively searching for something more road oriented and higher mileage. I hope there’s a tire out there that I can put about 6K miles on without having to change them during the trip. I’m open for suggestions. I also want to add a GPS and LED headlight bulb/auxiliary fogs since I ride to work early on a backroad while it’s still dark and there’s lots of kamikaze critters around…
Looking forward to learning all I can about this awesome machine and logging many, many, miles…
Here are a coupla pics. Thanks to Chris for the awesome deal and for being such a meticulous owner…
I recently sold my 2018 MT09 because I’m planning a cross country trip (Bay Area, CA-Charleston, SC), and even though I absolutely loved the MT, it wouldn’t cut the mustard for such a journey…for me anyway.
I signed up here so I could read up on the bike before I made my final decision. At first I was all over the place between bike choices…Super Tenere, V-Storm, Africa Twin, BMW 1200 GS, Triumph Tiger, FJR1300, Councours. I finally wound it down to the FJR or the S10. I couldn’t find a low mile 2016+ FJR anywhere and a S10 with excellent upgrades popped up on CL in my area. After seeing it in person I knew it was the one!…
So... here’s my new steed. It’s a one owner 2012 model in absolutely like new condition. It also has top of the line Traxxion Dynamics AK20 fork cartridges and a Penske 8983 shock, which was a major selling point for me. The tires are Anakee wild’s so I’m actively searching for something more road oriented and higher mileage. I hope there’s a tire out there that I can put about 6K miles on without having to change them during the trip. I’m open for suggestions. I also want to add a GPS and LED headlight bulb/auxiliary fogs since I ride to work early on a backroad while it’s still dark and there’s lots of kamikaze critters around…
Looking forward to learning all I can about this awesome machine and logging many, many, miles…
Here are a coupla pics. Thanks to Chris for the awesome deal and for being such a meticulous owner…
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