Happy Birthday Rider Magazine: 35 Years Old
I’ve been enjoying a number of motorcycle mags every month for many years.
Rider magazine is among those and their April 2009 issue contains a series of articles that are likely of interest to many riders. One of my favorite articles in this issue is “Touchstones” (p. 64), by Bill [...]

At the end of 2008, the boys over at Motorcycle-USA.com did a great job reviewing many of the bikes that this sport-tourer.com website features.
Here are a few differences:
♦ They reviewed both versions of the Yamaha FJR 1300: With and without the electric shifting.  (FJR 1300 “AE” is the electric shifting model).
♦ They reviewed the BMW [...]

Yamaha has made an indelible mark in the sport-touring motorcycle world with its well-crafted FJR1300.  This is a “purpose-built” sport tourer, meaning it comes factory-equipped with shaft drive, saddlebags, a large gas tank and a fairing.  Here in the USA it comes in two flavors: the FJR1300A and FJR1300AE.
The “AE” version is unique in the [...]