My new bike Yamaha fjr 1300

[rocketbill]

Owned a 2005 standard but it slid down the highway and was totaled after hitting a deer. After that I bought a Suzuki C109rt nice bike classic Harley looks but with a very good engine. Took a 1700 mile trip on it this summer but I nicknamed it the "pig". Same 150front and 240 back as the rocket but it held its weight lower. Found a fjr , a bike that I had my eye on for a long time, the wife had her hackles up years ago when I was going to buy one because it looks like a ****** rocket with bags. I love this fjr afer the test ride I swore I will never own a cruiser again, fast, stops now! and turns, I can corner like I never thought on the bigger bikes. Only problem is I am having trouble keeping the speed down. 6.6 gal tank is reeaally nice! Loved the 6.3 on the rocket. What is up the the small tanks on a lot of bikes these days? The gas cap is like the rocket, don't like the ones you have to take off and sit somewhere else while fueling. Never want a cruiser again except a rocket, was looking at old pics of my rocket and Dammn that was a great bike, that stupid deer. If I ever own a cruiser again it will be a Rocket, hopefully they will keep producing gen3,4,5. I love my fjr but no cruisers have me like the Rocket.

 

[rocketbill]

My Yamaha fjr 1300.

 

[scot in exile]

You screwed up with your 2005 classic because it was worth a fortune as the classic did not come out until 2006.
What you had was a 2005 std good bike but not as fast as your FJR

 

[rocketbill]

It was a Triumph rocket 3 and I loved that bike. My current bike is awesome I love riding but that new roadster the flat black with the white stripes, wow!

 

[Greeny]

FJR is a great tourer. Very few problems and comfortable.

 

[rayjay]

Great bike..reliable and solid..fast and comfortable.
Battery is a pain to get to iirc

RJ

 

[tdragger]

Excellent choice. A real mile eating machine. If you notice below, 5 of the top 10 finishers in this year's Iron Butt Rally are on the FJR.


Rider Miles Points Motorcycle
1 Derek Dickson 11,799 92,524 2005 Yamaha FJR1300
2 Josh Mountain 12,963 90,065 2006 Yamaha FJR1300A
3 Wendy Crockett 11,363 89,217 2005 Yamaha FJR1300
4 Craig Brooks 10,770 86,939 2011 BMW R1200GS
5 Matt Watkins 11,621 85,615 2005 Yamaha FJR1300
6 Tim Pawlowski 11,065 85,260 2006 Yamaha FJR1300A
7 Eric Bray 11,166 85,200 2012 BMW R1200GS
8 Alex Schmitt 11,275 84,693 1998 Honda ST1100
9 Greg Rice 11,083 81,703 2012 Honda Gold Wing
10 John Coons 11,594 81,502 1994 BMW R1100RSL

 

[El Toro Rosso]

Excellent choice. A real mile eating machine. If you notice below, 5 of the top 10 finishers in this year's Iron Butt Rally are on the FJR.


Rider Miles Points Motorcycle
1 Derek Dickson 11,799 92,524 2005 Yamaha FJR1300
2 Josh Mountain 12,963 90,065 2006 Yamaha FJR1300A
3 Wendy Crockett 11,363 89,217 2005 Yamaha FJR1300
4 Craig Brooks 10,770 86,939 2011 BMW R1200GS
5 Matt Watkins 11,621 85,615 2005 Yamaha FJR1300
6 Tim Pawlowski 11,065 85,260 2006 Yamaha FJR1300A

While technically true, note that 5 of the top 6 finishers are on FJRs. I have owned two of them and both were great bikes. The FJR community does include a heck of a lot of long distance riders.

 

[vanguard138]

Excellent choice. A real mile eating machine. If you notice below, 5 of the top 10 finishers in this year's Iron Butt Rally are on the FJR.


Rider Miles Points Motorcycle
1 Derek Dickson 11,799 92,524 2005 Yamaha FJR1300
2 Josh Mountain 12,963 90,065 2006 Yamaha FJR1300A
3 Wendy Crockett 11,363 89,217 2005 Yamaha FJR1300
4 Craig Brooks 10,770 86,939 2011 BMW R1200GS
5 Matt Watkins 11,621 85,615 2005 Yamaha FJR1300
6 Tim Pawlowski 11,065 85,260 2006 Yamaha FJR1300A
7 Eric Bray 11,166 85,200 2012 BMW R1200GS
8 Alex Schmitt 11,275 84,693 1998 Honda ST1100
9 Greg Rice 11,083 81,703 2012 Honda Gold Wing
10 John Coons 11,594 81,502 1994 BMW R1100RSL

OK, we HAVE to have someone in this group that can compete with these guys.

 

[geoffb]

The 2013 FJR is a big improvement on earlier versions and they were all very good bikes. I've now owned 4 over the last 10 years. Possibly the best sports tourer ever.

However nothing compares with the astounding torque of the Rocket.