It's Not a BMW, Honest!

[SoCalFJR1300]

Ok that does it!

I have to get a set of YAMAHA stickers to put on each side of my fairing. (Red to go with the black)

Too many people think it's a BMW when I stop for gas!

"Nice Beemer"

What year is your BMW, it's gorgeous!!

 

[FJRay]

Let them think what they want. We have enough FJR owners already and they couldn't spell Yamaha anyway.

 

[bluesdog]

I just tell them it's a special, one-off custom model, and I'm testing it for the factory. Also that I'm sworn to secrecy, and am not allowed to disclose technical details..

 

[ionbeam]

Let your inner evil loose and slap a couple of these on the gas tank.....

Now let's see some confused BMW owners try to reconcile that.

 

[Spud]

Kawasaki owners have even more of a complex.....

I've seen a few of these badges before on Connies, C14's also...

 

[SoCalFJR1300]

I need a YMW!!

 

[wfooshee]

Let your inner evil loose and slap a couple of these on the gas tank.....

Now let's see some confused BMW owners try to reconcile that.

Fixed to remove redundancy.

 

[gixxerjasen]

Let your inner evil loose and slap a couple of these on the gas tank.....

Now let's see some confused BMW owners try to reconcile that.

Where can I get some?

Of course, the lack of smoke coming from my final drive would give it away.

 

[Queensland Ken]

It's happened a few times with the FJR's

"What a great looking bike, which BMW blah blah ..."

When I bought the Triumph Trophy, even BMW riders were waving, had dozen or more comments the 3 months I owned it.

It had all the similar flaws of the BMW's so I sold it lol lol.

 

[FJR Bill]

The most common gas station remark to me on my Black 2009 is: "What a beautiful bike, it's a BMW right?.

Bill

 

[SoCalFJR1300]

I've also gotten......."what year is your BMW"??

 

[rckendall]

I've heard of a Kawasaki Versys owner (red) who put Ducati decals on the tank. Many people were convinced.

Richard

 

[yamafitter]

I've heard of a Kawasaki Versys owner (red) who put Ducati decals on the tank. Many people were convinced.
Richard

Only Ducatis sound like a washing machine with a load of marbles in it when the bike is running.

 

[Aasland]

I've gotten the "is that a BMW?" question about the FJR too. Funniest was "Is that a Harley?" and pointed at my bright yellow 2000 VFR. WTF ?!?

Now with the NInja 1000, fitted with sidecase carriers, "Do you stunt? Is that why you have those bars on the back of the bike?"...

 

[RichDoyle]

Confusion galore among the peasants. I had these Hondas, in succession over a period of 19 years: a ST1100, ST1300, another ST1300, a NT700.

For every single one of these, at some point, more than one person though I was riding a Honda Pacific Coast

 

[HotRodZilla]

Confusion galore among the peasants. I had these Hondas, in succession over a period of 19 years: a ST1100, ST1300, another ST1300, a NT700.
For every single one of these, at some point, more than one person though I was riding a Honda Pacific Coast

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, but you cant blame them for that!!

Lol!!!

 

[BikerGeek99]

Put a car tire on the back.

It'll open a whole new realm of gas station discussions.

DAMHIK.

 

[SwollenRaccoon]

Just got told that last Friday at a gas station, waiting for my buddy, also riding a 2008 FJR. "Nice BMW"........"Uh, thanks, but it's a Yamaha". Talked to the guy for a while, and he OWNS a GS BMW! Must have been from the low end of the intelligence scale.

(Even though he was in his car, I made sure to not invite him on a ride, since he's obviously dim)

 

[SoCalFJR1300]

Put a car tire on the back.
It'll open a whole new realm of gas station discussions.

DAMHIK.

Not THAT desperate.