What have I got in an FJR?

[Cal City FJR]

Well, SOMEONE'S pullin' our leg: buy a bike out of spite without knowing what it is? :blink:
Pullin' our leg or got more money than.... I dunno.

No leg pullin. I have good credit at Harley and Yamaha. For whatever reason the Harley dealer wanted to hassle me. So I went and bought a bike I had read about, road and liked.

Well you made the right choice. The Hardly has all the technology of a lawnmower. All they are good for is being noise makers. I believe you will grow to appreciate your choice.

Know you have rode it already but beware of the brakes. Unlike the (HD JUNK) if you grab a handful of the front brake on this you will be over the bars. Real stopping power here and go power to boot!

 

[daviddowns2000]

Then he tells me that he thinks the FJR is faster. I don't understand. Is he pulling my leg?

OK, so it's an R1...he's either pulling your leg, has a defective butt dyno, or his R1 is really screwed up.

 

[Docholiday]

Duggram, Give us an update when you've spent enough time with the FJR. Do a couple of day long rides and tell us what you think. I believe that we have all told you we think it is the best all round bike you can buy at a reasonable price. Just be careful. Statistics show a 3 fold increase in accident rates in riders that switch from a cruiser to a sport bike. The FJR is not an R1 but it sure has its share of sport in the sport touring.

 

[SR-71]

What the FJR? Just a good handling, moderately powered sport-tourer. As I'm sure you've found out already, there's a night & day difference between a JFR and HD (or Buell).

The FJR is a nice machine with a good level of power, but as for the FJR being faster than a R1... there's no contest. The R1 has a much better power-to-weight ratio. Given the same skilled riders, the FJR would be seeing the R1's tail lights in short order.