2015 FJR1300 Information Released!

[mcatrophy]

As for using "touring" in town...

I use it most often when I have a passenger on back. Seems to smooth the ride with less sudden or "jerky" acceleration for them. Otherwise, I'm in Sport all the time.

I've only once had a passenger on my Gen III, then I found that using "touring" mode gave less helmet tapping while changing gear (posted here). Normally I found throttle control smooth enough in "sport" mode.

 

[mcatrophy]

On the open road, for me it's rare to find any advantage in "touring" mode.

MC: Is that because your idea of "the open road" is this? :winksmiley02:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/55945836@N00/7282523312

I have been there, but not on my bike . Eaten fish'n'chips on (actually under) Cromer pier several times .
Little ol' England (not to mention Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and continental Europe) does have all sorts of roads, from unmade-up country lanes, mountainous hairpins, single lane roads, right through to long multi-lane motorways. I've travelled examples of them all, and enjoyed (nearly) every single mile.

One big advantage of living where I do is that I'm close to any of these types of road, I can go out for an afternoon and choose my riding poison .

 

[joelmoto]

I had to wait for 2015 ... Red is too flashy. Graphite is just more masculine and aggressive.

Add a little black pin stripping and it would get attention. Have you ever seen a red Harley?

Just one persons opinion. Everyone is different!!

 

[Allen_C]

I had to wait for 2015 ... Red is too flashy. Graphite is just more masculine and aggressive.Add a little black pin stripping and it would get attention. Have you ever seen a red Harley?

Just one persons opinion. Everyone is different!!

That is exactly why red is the best color on the FJR!

 

[Warpdrv]

I had to wait for 2015 ... Red is too flashy. Graphite is just more masculine and aggressive.Add a little black pin stripping and it would get attention.

Not sure how the black pin striping will do on this Graphite.... already too much black on it as it is...

I'm shooting for all Blue accents on mine like the fz09 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NCIg4S52aCs/maxresdefault.jpg

 

[escapefjrtist]

<snip> I'm shooting for all Blue accents on mine like the fz09

My thoughts exactly. Looking forward to seeing the final product Warpdrv, gonna need pics!!

--G