FJR1300 Ride reports?

Bought a 2004 in July and put 7000 km on it.

The bike is as smooth and quiet as a BMW, rides better, handles incredibly
well (confidence inspiring), the power is breath taking (30 km to 120 km in
second gear), and the brakes stop you on a dime. In can only describe the
experience as the closest you are going to get to flying a jet at VERY low
altitude. The only draw back is the heat on your legs, but it sure feels
good in the spring and fall.

The seating position is much more upright than most sport bikes and with the
current availability of numerous types of handlebar risers, its not
difficult to personalize the fit to yourself.

The luggage is extremely good quality and the bike looks great without it.

Overall, I would recommend it without reservation.

Serge


"Lone Ranger" <hihosilver.TakeThisOut@away.com> wrote in message
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 > "Mark" <Mark.TakeThisOut@marknorris.com> wrote:
  > >Anyone have first hand experience with the FJR1300 sport touring bike.
It
  > >is just coming to the US but has been in Europe for some time. I would
be
  > >interested in anyone that has taken it on a longer ride.
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 > Your behind times, its (FJR1300) been here in the USA for a couple of
 > years already. The magazines RAVE about it, I think it looks better in
 > person than in mags. Its kinda generic lookin though, kinda plain..one
 > local guy I know has one, he's had some trouble with the electric
 > windshield already. For a Sport Touring bike it looks pretty kewl,
 > fairly short reach to the handle bars, I have short arms and I can
 > reach the handle bars easily. Want a MUCH FASTER Sport Touring bike ?
 > Check out the Kawasaki ZZR-1200, the reach to the handle bars is
 > WORSE than some SportBikes though, be warned.
 >
 > S.Moore
  > >
  > >Thanks
  > >Mark
  > >
  > >--
  > >Mark Norris
  > >www.MarkNorris.com
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