C'mon kids, people have been making noise about a 6th gear since '01 when the bikes first came out on the other side of the pond and '02 for here. 4300 rpm is about 75 mph on the pre-'06 bikes, (I don't know for '06 bikes, but probably a little less rpm for that speed). Now, the rev limiter is 10k, so you're still under half way though the rpms. WTF do you want a 6th gear "cruising" overdrive for?
Yamaha reads these forums. Keep wishing for this crap and you'll end up with a $20k FJR. If you wanted a $20k bike, they already exist, you just bought the wrong brand. :wacko:
Seats? Quityerbellyachingalready. Your butt is unique to you. No seat will fit everyone the way you want it to. Frankly, if you folks simply rode more, the seat wouldn't feel as 'bad' to you as it does. Part of the issue is you not being used to the seat itself. I put 22k on my FJR before I bought a custom seat. And I only did it then because it got uncomfortable after 600 miles a day and I wanted more comfort for extended rides. I am not saying this should be the case for everyone, but people that whine that the seat prevents them from riding for more than an hour or two need to toughen up by riding more or explore different riding pants/skivvies.
Smoother shifting? :baaasmiley: So, you want someone else to ride it for you? Someone with more experience on a FJR? This complaint is all about the rider, not the bike. Go practice some more.
Windshield? Geeze, half of you want it larger, the other half smaller. Again, nothing will please everyone. Every bike out has aftermarket screens available for it.
Every bike.
Cruise control? Yeah ok, I do have to admit it seems strange we couldn't order that option. It's not like they didn't already have it on other bikes Yamaha has sold. (Venture).
One thing that came up in this thread that I do wholeheartedly agree with is the ordering of specific options. If we have to wait 6 months for the bike, you'd think we could at least pick from the standard color palette offfered for the rest of the world, never mind additional options.
In the end, we will do things to our bikes to make them suit our specific needs and desires. This will almost always be the case. After all,
stock sucks. :lol:
Of all the vehicles I've owned over the years, only one remained stock because it did everything I wanted it to do so well. But frankly, I never used it to it's potential either. At least I'm using the FJR's abilities over a wider range than I did for most of my other vehicles. :biggrinsmiley:
