:blink: You all are soooo right!
I have owned many, many motorcycles in my life since 1973 and none of them come close to the FJR in being able to do everything so well.
It's dependable, fast, agile, stops on a dime, all day comfortable and has long legs, weather protection is great. It's ergonomics are comfortable and stable, does not vibrate like a oscilating washer on spin cycle, does not fry your legs, feet or seat while riding.
It's able to really straff corners well, testified by the numbers of us who live for the twisty turnies and getting our chicken strips down to nothing or scraping a peg or two.
It's stable and confidence inspiring at all speeds legal and not so legal.
Since 2006 it's got the capacity to add whatever electronic farkles you want without surpassing the stators output.
Your hands don't tingle after riding for a couple of hours or all day.
It invites you to commute on it and make the bothersome ride to work a joy. It enables you to dream up all kinds of long distance rides all over the U.S. and Canada without a second thought because you know it will always perform and be there for you, witnessed by the numbers of us who are well into five and six digit readings on our odometers.
I only pray that when Yamaha comes out with the third generation FJR that they don't fall into the trap of bigger is better and try to be the first kid on the block with a larger engine and corresponding heavier weight.
If most of us wanted to go that route we would of bought a Goldwing or a BMW LT.
We are a dedicated passionate group of sport tourers.
Keep it light, keep it fast, make it's handling sharp, and give it brakes that haul down the prodigious speeds possible in the blink of an eye, yet make the ergonomics all day comfortable so those 1,000 mile days are a walk in the park as opposed to the re-creation of the trail of tears.
....so Yamaha keep doing what you have with the FJR in the next generation....just lighten the weight up as best as possible and add cruise control!
