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Unread postby Brick » Mon Apr 25, 2016 9:50 pm

Star Motorcycle & Yamaha Street Demo Event - Ridenow Concord
Ridenow Concord
254 Concord Pkwy S, Concord, NC 28027
Ph: 704-784-5500
Friday, May 06, 2016 - Saturday, May 07, 2016
10:00AM - 5:00PM
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Come out and demo any of these bikes:
Bolt C-Spec, Bolt R-Spec, FJRA,FJRAE, FZ-07, FZ-09, FJ09, R6, R3, Raider BC, Stryker, VStar 1300 Deluxe, VStar 950 Tourer & XSR900.

There are a few bikes here I want to demo. Including the new FJRAE, FZ-07, FZ-09, XSR900. I intend to go on Friday.
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Re: Yamaha demos in Charlotte

Unread postby PirateRiderBen » Mon Apr 25, 2016 10:06 pm

Aw man I really wanna ride the Raider!



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Re: Yamaha demos in Charlotte

Unread postby flip » Tue Apr 26, 2016 12:13 am

Thanks for posting this. I'd like to try out their 3 cylinder bikes and maybe the FZ-07. I'd thought about take a ride up to the mountains that Friday but I may just go check this out instead.
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Unread postby Brick » Tue Apr 26, 2016 5:22 am

Ben the Stryker has your name all over it! [THUMBS UP SIGN] flip let me know what time you are going to be there.
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Unread postby PirateRiderBen » Tue Apr 26, 2016 7:15 am

Stryker is a girls bike. The raider is where it's at! 1900cc's!


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Unread postby Ed » Tue Apr 26, 2016 12:40 pm

FZ-09 and FJ-09 are fun to ride... both REALLY need a better shock, but Ohlins can hook you up ;)
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Unread postby Brick » Tue Apr 26, 2016 4:09 pm

Ed wrote:FZ-09 and FJ-09 are fun to ride... both REALLY need a better shock, but Ohlins can hook you up ;)


So can Cogent Dynamics. I just rode over and dropped off the forks for my SV650. New springs... Fresh oil and proper setup they should be great! [THUMBS UP SIGN]
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Unread postby Ed » Tue Apr 26, 2016 4:24 pm

Yup... Rick and Joyce can do whatever you need.
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Re: Yamaha demos in Charlotte

Unread postby flip » Fri May 06, 2016 4:39 pm

I made it out to the demo rides today. I rode an FJR1300, FJ09, FZ09 and FZ07. This was the fist time I had ridden a Yamaha street bike. It was a lot of fun but apparently I'm hot a Yamaha guy. None of them felt right to me. Even though I'm a big, heavy guy, the FZ07 was the one that I would probably be most apt to buy, assuming those 4 were my only choices. <grin>

Ride Now and Yamaha, thanks for a good afternoon. <thumb>
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Unread postby Bob » Fri May 06, 2016 6:27 pm

Thats what test rides are for! You done good--never buy a bike without a test ride. <squid>
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Re: Yamaha demos in Charlotte

Unread postby 007 » Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:35 pm

Brick wrote:
Ed wrote:FZ-09 and FJ-09 are fun to ride... both REALLY need a better shock, but Ohlins can hook you up ;)


So can Cogent Dynamics. I just rode over and dropped off the forks for my SV650. New springs... Fresh oil and proper setup they should be great! [THUMBS UP SIGN]


Did you add in compression and rebound adjustability?
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Re: Yamaha demos in Charlotte

Unread postby Brick » Wed Jun 22, 2016 8:05 pm

007 wrote:
Brick wrote:
Ed wrote:FZ-09 and FJ-09 are fun to ride... both REALLY need a better shock, but Ohlins can hook you up ;)


So can Cogent Dynamics. I just rode over and dropped off the forks for my SV650. New springs... Fresh oil and proper setup they should be great! [THUMBS UP SIGN]


Did you add in compression and rebound adjustability?


I just had Rick do the forks on my 99 SV650 too! Added the new for caps for pre-load... They are night and day from what they were! Needed it badly! <squid>
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Re: Yamaha demos in Charlotte

Unread postby 007 » Wed Jun 22, 2016 8:26 pm

You will have to ride my X. Rick did separate rebound in right fork and compression in the left. I just installed new Bridgestone S21s and its like the tires just glide over the pavement, chip seal, gravel, whatever. A veritable magic carpet.
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Re: Yamaha demos in Charlotte

Unread postby Brick » Wed Jun 22, 2016 9:14 pm

Flip did you ride the Super Tenere? If not you missed out! [THUMBS UP SIGN][SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

Steve no there is no external compression or rebound adjustments.


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