The new Gen III Yamaha FJR1300 - owner observations

[Warchild]

At least two of us have taken delivery of the new Gen III FJR1300.... lots of photos/comments/observations:


Warchild's thread  on his Gen III FJR1300

Fairlaner's thread on his Gen III FJR1300



 

[falconati]

I do love that dash.

[Warchild]

I do love that dash.

It is quite awesome.

The far right Information Pod (which just has the startup logo "FJR" in the below pic) contains multiple pages of data you can cycle through, all menu-driven. Yamaha put a lot of thought into this:

[UFO]

Dale,

Thanks for the links.  The new FJR looks like a nice update.

[Mac]

Is the seat any better? The Gen 1 I had was literally a pain in the ass.

[miles]

Is the seat any better? The Gen 1 I had was literally a pain in the ass.

Apparently it is exactly the same.  100% unchanged.

[Mac]

Apparently it is exactly the same.  100% unchanged.

Well, I may be looking at the new Trophy harder now, unless Honda pulls something fantastic out of the dark morass which is their R&D dept.

[Carbonero]

Well, I may be looking at the new Trophy harder now, unless Honda pulls something fantastic out of the dark morass which is their R&D dept.

Lots of good options for the seat.

The Sprint GT has been slow-adopted in the aftermarket, so if you don't like the seat on the Trophy, you're no better off, and with a WAY more expensive bike. The ~10 years of FJR life suggest it's probably worth looking at if it's a bike that was already on your short list.

$.02

[mcrider007]

Is the seat any better? The Gen 1 I had was literally a pain in the ass.

The Gen I and GEN II have different seats that are not interchangeable.  The 2013 seat appears to be the same seat as the GEN IIs.    I thought the GEN I seat was too soft and replaced it with a Rich's seat.   I think the GEN II has a much better seat then the GEN I and after 5 years I am still using the OEM seat.....but a lot of other GEN II owners have different opinions.

[Squidbuzz]

I have replaced my totaled Buell Uly with a Gen III FJR.  The dealership received it today and I will hopefully get it home sometime next week.

The adventure begins.

[mxvet57]

I have replaced my totaled Buell Uly with a Gen III FJR.  The dealership received it today and I will hopefully get it home sometime next week.

The adventure begins.

WHAT


I heard Prubert and Ben saying something at coffee last sunday but didn't think any thing about it.

[RedCBRRider]

That might have been why we were talking about it.  Just sayin'.  

[Squidbuzz]

Yes, the FJR is at the dealership and I will take delivery of it tomorrow.  It is sweet.  And yes, the dash is killer.

So Ed, yes, I am now a FJR owner.  Hopefully I will get the miles out of it like you have with yours.

If you are interested in photos of the totaled Uly, there are here:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4623536874383.2189755.1471577914&type=1&l=56ac86bf34

[Squidbuzz]

Quite fitting that it should be raining and 41° when I bring the bike home.  I had it out for about an hour on its maiden voyage.  Also, it is number 198.

[bungie4]

I went and had a look at #20 yesterday. I'm fighting temptation.. I think I need an intervention.

[spinalator]

I am getting SQL errors on the FJR forum. Someone broke the internet.