Recent content by Effjay

For perspective, those SoCal twisty roads were often decreasing radius and bumpy which upset my 2004 Gen1 suspension and caused LH side centerstand tang to drag and lever up the rear wheel too! Not a happy thing, so I'd crank up the rear passenger preload lever to increase ground clearance.

Coupla questions re: Gen1 > Gen2 > Gen3 since I'm still shopping newer (but not new) BMW RTs with ongoing consideration instead for brand new Feejer; 1) Did Gen2 or Gen3 standard suspension (not ES) increase ground clearance over Gen1? Footnote: for sporty SoCal canyon riding (where I...

I'm an occasional lurker here, having sold my 2004 Gen1 (PDP waiter) in 2007. Liked that moto a lot having had several Yamahas prior back to then nearly new 1972 R5C. Others followed and were owned for years but this thread is about "convince me" on Gen3 FJR... Replaced my prior FJR with 2007...

As I mentioned in the thread by the guy coming off the BMW GSA, I've had eye-to-eye discussions with the 3 local county Yamaha dealers and left my name/number with each indicating I'm ready to buy if at the right price. The 3rd of those was last Saturday with a dealer I've done biz with for 30+...

Having sold my BMW R1150GS a few weeks ago (still keeping my R1100S oilhead), I'm seriously considering a '13 FJR. I owned a Gen 1 '04 FJR from new but sold 3 yrs later and replaced with a new '07 R1200RT in search of better ergos for this aging Baby Boomer. OK, so now the RT is gone (with...

But (um) wasn't there a trade-in involved? IMO, substantial trade-in over-allowance or equivalent discount off MSRP is what we who are considering buying a new 2012 are looking for. I'm factoring all this good info if/when local dealers call me back and say they're willing to deal with no...

I called around to local Yammie dealerships today and found a 2013 FJR 20 miles away. So now I've seen one and do like it. I was allowed to carefully straddle the beast which reminded me how much porkier these things are than BMW boxer motos I've been riding for the last 5+ yrs. :ph34r: It...

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It seems I've been chugging the coolaid mightily while checking here daily for updates and comments on the new Gen3. Thanks go to Dale, Richard and the "Me too" guy posting their direct observations for our mutual benefit. I think I might have my BMW oilhead GS sold (TBD tomorrow), so its time...

So I'll ask again, why not use grip puppy sleeves over the OEM grips? They work well on BMW heated grips and should also on an FJR.

OK, I now have one of my BMW motos on the block at C-L. So this morning, I stopped by the largest Yammie dealer in my SoCal county (they support a riders club I'm in but don't pay me to plug 'em) to see what they've done on 2013 FJR pre-orders. Maybe this aspect has already been posted but I...

Richard, thanks for sharing pics and impressions on your new scoot. Gen3 changes have definitely gotten my juices going and I really like the color too. So now I gotta go ride my old Beemer GS today (um) to take some fresh pics and get a C-L ad posted. PMing ya...

Dale, it seems the number 13 is a lucky one for you. Last night, I got through 700+ posts in the 2013 announcement thread where I thought I'd read no plans by you to pop for a new scoot. What a change - congrats! As to the heated grips, maybe consider slipping a pair of Grip Puppies over the...

Oh my, a check of Yammie's FJR website a few days ago then logging into this forum this evening has my juices flowing for a new one. I'm only at pg 15 of this thread but compelled to comment now. I sold my 2004 FJR (since new - PDP waiter) 5+ yrs ago needing better ergos for age-related...

I am stunned. I was just notified by JDog of our loss. Tim was not only a forum bud while I owned my FJR, but a riding companion in our local club (like JDog) whom I considered my friend. I hadn't heard from him, so an email got this reply two weeks ago: "Joe and I just got back from 6k miles...