jjsC6
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I'm not sure how you can say that it is just a ZX modified. Only the engine is the same, and even it has major changes to it. Nothing else about the bikes are shared - frame, shaft drive versus chain etc. It's like saying that a Pontiac G8 is nothing more than a Corvette modified to for sedan duty because their engines of the same basics.The FJR was designed from the ground up as a sport tourer and is now in its seventh year of refinement. As mentioned , Yamaha has listened and used the feedback to continue to improve the FJR. The C14 is basically a ZX14 modified to be a sport tourer and as a result inherited many short comings. A slightly more powerful and smoother engine on the C14, that's it. Here is an excellent unbiased resource: https://www.motorcycle-usa.com/272/543/Moto...Comparison.aspx
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