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Great -- thanks, Scott. I remember your invitation from earlier, and was hoping you might be part of that Carnation group. I'll see you there. And the rain: I get it...I ride for the joy of riding, and while I know it doesn't bother some, I find no joy in getting soaked and chilled.

5/14 has suddenly become a little problematic, but as discussed earlier in this thread I'd really like to sit on a FJR with risers or Helibar to push me over the edge into FJR ownership (probably now in '17, to get a 6-speed '16 at leftover pricing). I've taken several test rides, and it became...

...and the video version:

New and generally positive (if a bit lukewarm in spots) review of the '16 in CycleWorld...surprised to hear that the saddlebags "will not hold an adult-size full-face helmet": https://tinyurl.com/jh6blu5

My understanding is that there are both standard risers and Helibars available...no idea which is perceived by the majority as the better of the two.

Great -- thanks, guys...much appreciated. Lonewolff, I'll be sure to seek you out in particular, since you sounds like your setup is precisely what I have in mind. AuburnFJR, no need to put me in the headcount for lunch and shop consumables...I'll just plan to quickly drop by, sit on a...

So here's a question for the attendees: I've been strongly kicking around the idea of a FJR1300 for a year or two, and have yet to pull the trigger for two reasons (well, beyond liking the bike I have), one of which was addressed by Yamaha with its new six-speed tranny for 2016. The other is...

As someone who has just recently -- well, over the last year or so -- explored the sports touring segment (after a lifetime of a cruiser focus) and has become enamored with it, can anyone tell me why, if I read correctly, I get the sense from this thread and elsewhere that the sports touring...

Hmmm...they sure look blue in this manufacture video that was posted earlier:

Yes -- from my subjective point of view. I'd suggest that my three WHOLE test rides is probably more than most prospective consumers give a bike before pulling the trigger, so a lack of experience with a new bike is part and parcel of the consumer experience. While it'd be nice, you can't...

As one of those dipshits who doesn't own a FJR but has taken one for three test rides at slow and, yes, highway speeds and is keenly interested in making one my own, keep in mind that Yamaha is making these changes largely to appeal to dipshits like me. Sure, they also hope to entice a segment...

If accurate, then apparently I will not be getting a FJR next year after all. Maybe a leftover in 2017. Guess we'll see.

". . . a top cog that’s significantly taller than that of its five-speed predecessor. The end result promises improved acceleration and more relaxed revs at freeway cruise." ...aaannnd my main reason for not pulling the trigger on the FJR is gone. :-)

The thread is still young; who knows how large the greatness I have birthed will grow. Maybe Yamaha will delay the announcement further. Then folks will need to comment on the color when it is announced, whenever that may be. Oh yes, we're just getting started... By the time this thread is...

If I do nothing else in this life, I can at least point to this (so far) 21-page thread and say, I did that. My wife and kids don't realize the celebrity they have in their midst.

My daughter has been riding with me since she was about ten years old, and we've many times rolled on the throttle...but I've never had her on the bike without a passenger backrest. Might seem like hand-wringing to some who have posted, but younger kids are inattentive enough without me...

I wish the service department @ their sister store -- I-90 Motorsports in Issaquah -- was as brag-worthy. Last year I-90 tried to bill me $10 for the time it took their service guy to pour in a small bottle of Stabil (I told them I was picking up a bottle on the way home for the bike's winter...

Woohoo! C'mon, orange!

I'm glad to see this thread, as I've been wanting to post something similar for a while. I signed up for this forum earlier this year when my eye was caught by the 2014 FJR for reasons I'm really not clear on, given that I've been a cruiser rider for...forever. Eventually I decided that the...

I know, I figured that was the case; it was my lil' attempt at humor. No worries...keep your pole hidden; I retract my offer of posting a poll.