Just bought a new 2022 20th Anniversary Edition ES...

[WTP07]

She sure is pretty. Pick her up next week. Get the side cases sometime in May.

 

[rinferno]

Shes beautiful, kinda like a Midnight Maxim with less gold. I guess I just dated myself with that comment.

 

[WRXer]

 

[Bounce]

Nice.

Jet Black can look awesome. Keeping it looking that way is the challenge.

 

[WTP07]

My 08 is black. It's going to get covered in bugs anyway.

 

[Azor50Ron]

My 08 is black. It's going to get covered in bugs anyway.

Guess they need to come out with a composite bug color.....the only color I've had that showed least bug spots was Kawasaki neon green...

 

[roger dodger]

I love it ...

It's not as hot as RED ... but not as cold as BLUE.

 

[escapefjrtist]

Jealous...that's a great looking machine!

~G

 

[SkooterG]

Jealous...that's a great looking machine!

~G

I am with stupid! Me loves that color combination! I wish they offered here down south. But then I would have a lot less benjamins in my pocket.

 

[BlakeCG]

I need a car. gonna need a fast car. faster than that...

 

[Bounce]

Might I suggest a TTRS?

 

[capt42104]

Absolutely stunning! I ordered mine a month ago here in California and am waiting patiently.

 

[art miller]

Absolutely stunning! I ordered mine a month ago here in California and am waiting patiently.

I did not know this edition was being offered in the U.S.???

 

[escapefjrtist]

Black anniversary edition isn't offered in the US, we get Cobalt Blue...which isn't half bad. But...it's definitely not the 'Bandit Edition'!

~G

 

[torch]

Black anniversary edition isn't offered in the US, we get Cobalt Blue...which isn't half bad. But...it's definitely not the 'Bandit Edition'!

~G

You get your anniversary edition next year. It will be identical to that one, but Yamaha will call it a 2023 model and insist it is somehow different.

 

[BigOgre]

The OP's doesn't have the gold stripe on the tank it does it? Not sure with the glare in the pic.

 

[capt42104]

I did not know this edition was being offered in the U.S.???

You know I cannot say for certain what color it will be honestly. The website the salesman and I looked at a month ago showed a 2022 FJR1300ES in a dark blue color called Cobalt Blue. Seems it would not be cost effective that we would get something different in US as opposed to Canada. Then again, I have not dealt with Yamaha since the 80s so I will get schooled and report if it ever shows up. Going on a month now.

 

[WTP07]

The OP's doesn't have the gold stripe on the tank it does it? Not sure with the glare in the pic.

No Gold stripe, just a small badge near the top of the tank.

 

[WTP07]

You know I cannot say for certain what color it will be honestly. The website the salesman and I looked at a month ago showed a 2022 FJR1300ES in a dark blue color called Cobalt Blue. Seems it would not be cost effective that we would get something different in US as opposed to Canada. Then again, I have not dealt with Yamaha since the 80s so I will get schooled and report if it ever shows up. Going on a month now.

Quite regularly the US colours are different from the Canadian ones, in the same model year. My 08 is a California bike, in metallic black. Same year in Canada is Silver.

 

[capt42104]

Interesting. Checked with my dealer today and he still has no update or even a tentative date. He did say they get a month's lead time on what is coming so at least I will get a month's notice! Back to the holding pattern.