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I second the Rocket III, its a very big and cool bike, easier to handle than most any other cruiser bikes i have ridden, once the wheels turn its balanced.
Oh and make sure your holding on when you open the throttle, the bike has so much torque that it almost feels like it will shoot out from under you, (not kidding,) thats why you should test ride it, plus the Rocket has a very very cool triple sound that only gets better if the pipes are modded.
As for the FJ40 go for it it looks great, things to watch for, a choppy ride if the stock springs are swapped,
dodgy brakes unless it has discs up front (86 and newer),
carb icing if the original intake /engine are not installed.
If driven in the winter then the rear heat option is good to have as the single heater isnt too good in the defrost mode.
RUST in the footwell, the front fender supports at the edges, the rockers, the rear quarters and the rear valance under the doors.
Make sure that a new fuel tank has been fitted to the underside of the passenger seat they do rust out, its easy to swap out
The roof can also have rust along the edges where it meets the sidewalls.
Otherwise a great offroad truck with 4:11 gears not good for long drives as you will be doing about 60 or so and figure about 10 to 13mpg.
Usually a rear fuel tank is also added, to increase the range of the 13 gallon stocker
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