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Re: [ST] FJR1300



I thought the FJR1300 had an on-the-fly adjustable
windscreen via a small electric motor activated by a
thumb switch?  

I'm pretty sure I saw that on Bike Week or
Motorcyclist a few months ago when Yamaha made the
annoucement...


- --- "Bird, Garry" <BIRD@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Just took a test ride on an FJR1300.  Over all it
> was not bad.  Tons of
> power.  I was allowed to rev it to 7000 rpm and it
> pulled like a locomotive.
> My legs or knees didn't touch the fairing even when
> I was humping the gas
> tank and I'm 6'2".  The bags seemed to be of
> adequate size and the way they
> detach from the bike is neat.  When you lift the
> carrying handle, it
> releases the bag from the bike.  No sliding,
> hooking, locking stuff up.
> Just drop them on, fold the handle down and lock
> with the key.  The only two
> things I did notice was the windshield was too short
> for me...the air was
> hitting me right in the nose and making too much
> racket in my helmet.  Then
> again, no more racket than on my Sprint but I
> expected more from the big
> fairing/windshield combo.  Apparently Yamaha does
> offer a higher windshield.
> The other was that some of the engine heat is coming
> up between the fairing
> and the frame and it was HOT.  Keep in mind that it
> was about 90 degrees out
> and that in itself is darn hot for us Canucks.  The
> shaft drive didn't seem
> to affect the handling when going on or off of the
> power, either.  Also, I
> had the two position rear suspension set on soft and
> it seemed pretty okay
> to me.  Lastly, the injection was smooth as glass.
> 
> Just wanted to share an experience.
> 
> __________________
> Garry Bird
> e-mail: bird@xxxxxxx
> 
> 
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