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Interesting that on Yamaha's site they are already showing 09 information, but NOT for the FJR.
Midnight Silver (mmm, maybe the same as the 08 AE).
Midnight Silver (mmm, maybe the same as the 08 AE).
Actually, I just got this from a very reliable source...
For 2009 they are going to flip the color schemes and the AE will be raven black and the A models will be that nice dark silver.
My Yamaha executive source (he asked not to be named) said that the reason for the change was twofold. First off, there was too much division between the clutch crowd and the clutchless crowd and flipping the color schemes would help to blur the distinction thereby uniting the FJR community at large.
He said the other reason is that since the AE's riders are the black sheep anyway, it just makes sense their bikes should be too...
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For 2009 they are going to flip the color schemes and the AE will be raven black and the A models will be that nice dark silver.
My Yamaha executive source (he asked not to be named) said that the reason for the change was twofold. First off, there was too much division between the clutch crowd and the clutchless crowd and flipping the color schemes would help to blur the distinction thereby uniting the FJR community at large.
He said the other reason is that since the AE's riders are the black sheep anyway, it just makes sense their bikes should be too...
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ngarider
Ride More, Talk Less
I heard they're going to rename the 08 color for the non-AE to "Fastest Black", to shut up all the damn GenI owners. 
The AE gets the color moniker of "Lazy *** Silver"
The AE gets the color moniker of "Lazy *** Silver"
FJR919
Well-known member
I called my dealer today and he told me the dealer conference where info on the 2009 FJR will be revealed is being held September 7-10. So unless someone's got access to a source in Yamaha, color info and other changes to the '09 won't be available until then.
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Crash Cash
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Yeah, Suzuki can offer the cheap-*** SV-650 in two colors, but the double-the-price FJR only comes in one. And yeah I'm pissed about having a "Dr. Pepper" colored bike when black came out the very next year.
Don't take it so hard... Personally, I'd rather have the eggplant color than the plain black any day.
Violione
Sir Loin of Beef
Not just ordinary green paint, but Chi-Pet green paint!
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petey
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That is clearly a Kawasaki, not an FJR.Not just ordinary green paint, but Chi-Pet green paint!
Braenen
Well-known member
It should be retroreflective silver and come with a rear mast and a yellow strobe beacon.
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