Understanding the details can be a good thing unless it becomes obsessive and gets in the way of actions/decisions. That's called analysis paralysis and is a real thing. The deal of knowing something is bad or good without giving it a chance to see how it works is something different.
Something Different?
I am still trying to figure out if this guy is for real, a troll, or just a shit stirrer. My grouchy friend the bent nail guy does have a point. These lively and entertaining discussions could probably not have occurred had the OP simply RTFM.
I thought I was pretty familiar with the FJR platform when I bought my '15ES. I had been maintaining Dad's FJR for 8 years and had been a member of this forum for quite a few years. Yet I felt compelled to read and re-read the owner's manual the first night I had it. I still go back and consult that manual. Amazing how much information Yamaha put in that thing.
This is a Kinder and Gentler Forum these days. We are doing our best to embrace newb/noob questions. I hope we are doing The Right Thing.