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FJR vs K1600 ?
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<blockquote data-quote="fjr" data-source="post: 1323312" data-attributes="member: 1503"><p>&lt;blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="Bill Lumberg" data-cid="1322544" data-time="1467737359"&gt;&lt;p&gt;</p><p></p><p>Comfort and ergo wise, the RTW and K bikes are head and shoulders above. But when it comes to service availability, parts availability, and company support, the FJR and Yamaha are far ahead. For LD touring, I had to make several mods just to get the FJR close in terms of comfort. But I got it close. Wouldn't trade the FJR for anything. But if Yamaha made the RTW or K bike, I'd be on one of them..... &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;</p><p></p><p>I kind of disagree about service availability. Bring a FJR into a Yamaha dealer that sells one or two a year and the techs are clueless. Never been in a BMW shop that didn't have an RT guy who did them all day.</p><p></p><p>Just my experience though.</p><p></p><p>Still have an 02RT that I refuse to part with. Only had a K12GT so can't speak about the K16. The FJR is the winner over the K12GT though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fjr, post: 1323312, member: 1503"] <blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="Bill Lumberg" data-cid="1322544" data-time="1467737359"><p> Comfort and ergo wise, the RTW and K bikes are head and shoulders above. But when it comes to service availability, parts availability, and company support, the FJR and Yamaha are far ahead. For LD touring, I had to make several mods just to get the FJR close in terms of comfort. But I got it close. Wouldn't trade the FJR for anything. But if Yamaha made the RTW or K bike, I'd be on one of them..... </p></blockquote> I kind of disagree about service availability. Bring a FJR into a Yamaha dealer that sells one or two a year and the techs are clueless. Never been in a BMW shop that didn't have an RT guy who did them all day. Just my experience though. Still have an 02RT that I refuse to part with. Only had a K12GT so can't speak about the K16. The FJR is the winner over the K12GT though. [/QUOTE]
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