Bare Necked XJR-1300

[08FJR4ME]

https://www.yamaha-motor.com.au/products/motorcycle/road/sport/15-xjr1300

 

[hppants]

Hell of a lot easier to check the valves on this one!

It will do well over seas.

 

[08FJR4ME]

They should sell it here. I am sure it would go over well.

Oh well,

Dave

 

[El Toro Joe]

I'll bet it would be a real nut roaster in stop and go traffic...

 

[dcarver]

Freaking beautiful bike. I want one. Maybe JamesK will ship one over for me?

 

[SwollenRaccoon]

Pretty sure that's been available in Europe (and maybe other markets) for quite a few years. Yeah, I'd like to try one out.

 

[Intech]

Looks a lot like the early Bandits. I would love to ride one. Love the look.

 

[Bugnatr]

An Aussie friend has had one for years. Bike looks great in his photos.

 

[mcatrophy]

Review here.

 

[lnewlf]

basically my old FJ1200 sans bodywork....bulletproof, monster torque roll on, would leave my Feej for dead...put 100K on er and she still ran like new.

 

[Fly Bye]

They should sell it here. I am sure it would go over well.
Oh well,

Dave

I agree, why don't they sell it here?

 

[exskibum]

I agree, why don't they sell it here? :fool:

Because it's an air cooled 1250cc engine that only makes 97 bhp and 80 ft-lbs of torque?

From the review link mcatrophy posted, it's apparently NOT a naked FJR. Pretty tough to get an air cooled engine to pass our emissions standards without some serious compromises. And while those power specs are fine for a pre-90s retro bike, they are pretty anemic against today's competition.

 

[Benhur]

I have one of these ....I can assure you its not anaemic against any bike...I have smoked r1s at the lights.....low down torque is monstrous and acceleration at any gear between 3000 and 6000 revs is enough to stretch your arms. Its weak point is that it is not designed to give high BHP at high revs like a sports tourer....but I have the FJR for that.

they are fun to ride and on city streets and on b roads, there is little that can keep up...On the high way however you suffer because of the lack of wind protection. the trick on these bikes is setting up the suspension properly to ensure good traction and balance...

Oh and the XJR gains enormously from an akrapovic can....Mine makes 115nm and 115BHP at the rear wheel....on a body which weighs much less than an FJR.

mind you I would never even dream of travelling across europe on an XJR - my neck would break and the luggage capacity is crap....

 

[wfooshee]

XJR has been around since '98, i think. Don't really know anything about it since we don't get them, but it does seem to be something along the lines of a Bandit or maybe the Suzuki GSX1100 Katana. Big air-and-oli-cooled inline 4. Doesn't have the revs or raw power of the water-cooled motors, but those bikes are a lot lighter than FJRs, too.

 

[Bearly Flying]

Well I have a 30 year old FJ1100, (Daddy to the XJR1300, and the FJR)

That will pretty much kick your ***.

 

[Queensland Ken]

I think they have been around since about 1998 here in Australia.

They got Euro 3 standards back in 2007.

Was one of the bikes I as looking at in 2006, the FJR won out.

But they had a real butt ugly number 1 yellow sticker on the tank, horrible.

 

[Niehart]

I'll play.

 

[Benhur]

my mate has just bought a 28 year old FJ....it kicks *** for a retro bike...get it up to 30-40mph and just open the throttle.....

I have ridden all three yamahas...there is no doubt the FJR is the king of big end horsepower in my opinion...the way an FJR will just launch from 160km/hr is just so cool.....but the FJ/XJR bikes are enjoyable under different circumstances ...they complement each other

I do agree that I dont like the sticker on the side though...mine is this one

 

[08FJR4ME]

It's a HARLEY KILLER !!!