I guess I should have mentioned that I'm the photographer for the article, and the reason we used the '13 was that the '14 was not yet available from Yamaha. I won't give away the conclusion, but let's just say we've racked up many more miles on the FJ than the connie (I've got about 2500 on it...
Thought you guys might be interested in the comparo between the FJR and Connie in the April '14 issue of RoadRUNNER. Check it out if you see it on a newsstand.
I'm sure this topic has been discussed already, but in a month or so a co-worker and I are going to a long tour on these two bikes and we'll be doing a bit of a comparo, anyone have experience on both?