Comments on: Yamaha FJR1300

By: Quentin Peegloss

Quentin Peegloss — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:23:03 +0000

One has had the FRJ1300 from new back in 2001.
Now with 15000 miles she is still going strong and one can not see why i need to replace the old girl.
Very reliable indeed and shit of a stick when required.
The best buy i have ever made and i continue to think so today as the engine sounds as sweet as the day i bought her new from ones local Yamahar dealer.

By: BillyFields

BillyFields — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:52:26 +0000

been a beemer boy since I rode down to Panama on an R90/6 in 1980.. always beemers.. nothing else came close.. then on a whim I cheated and got a 06 FJR in 2007 and had it for one summer upon which I traded it in on a loaded R1200GS. Good bike – jack of all trades, does everything well but nothing especially well – took it to Alaska (from Ontario) but could never get the FJR out of my head.. long and short of it I sold the GS this past spring (phone rang off the hook!) and bought an 07 FJR.. IMHO this understated machine belongs in the Motorcycling Hall of Fame.. truly.. sure footed, powerful, diesel torque, ABS safe, comfortable, brilliantly engineered and as reliable as my Toyota..

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:01:39 +0000

Had my 2003 FJR since 2006 and still love to ride it. Had a Concours before which was a great bike with better wind and weather protection but the FJR is faster, handles and brakes better. You can throw it around corners, cruise comfortably as fast as you dare and the way it overtakes always delights me. I can’t believe how many vehicles you can overtake in a few seconds. But all this makes it a wonderfully safe bike. Ride within your limits and it’s the great sports tourer.

By: Woodrow Ellerson

Woodrow Ellerson — Fri, 21 May 2010 00:15:18 +0000

I’m very pleased with my FJR!

By: tony brown

tony brown — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:30:14 +0000

i bought my fjr 1300 on 58 plate and i was happy till i read ride magazines article ,how worried should i be. Tony brown.

By: cody nowak

cody nowak — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:57:50 +0000

I have a 08 A love the power and am still impressed (after apx 1yr ) when I crack the throttle WFO the bike still gives me an ear to ear!! this is my first Yamaha after apx 17 liter or bigger bikes (Yes I like to have power and speed) And I do get a certain satisfaction on leaving a Crotch rocket rider dumbfounded at smoking him off a light (as I am a little older than alot of them) . The Fjr is pretty nimble as well as powerfull Although I have not had to use the ABS under actual conditions – when I tested it it worked as advertised. I find as of now that I have no use for an Auto tranny but I can understand the usefull aspect of this for someone that has joint issues or arthritis! but not for me (now any way)! For anyone looking for power, comfort and good handling in an atractive package you can not go wrong with the FEEJER!!