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Congrats on being back in the saddle again! Opinions differ on that matte blue, but I thought it was awesome when I saw it in person. Your going to love the improvements made on that bike from what you rode previously.

28,422 for me last year.  Probably the majority of those miles are commuting miles between late March and early December.  Which brings the odo to read 91,422 on my '15 bought new labor day weekend '16.  Of course for "some people" that would be done in 11 months.  

People have posted enough links to threads that show how to post pics on this forum. Read them and learn how. You can do it, I have faith in you.

When I first read the title, I thought to myself that I should warn you, that if the 05 you happen to be looking at is yellow & black, you should look to see if it still has a large hole in the oil pan. lol. But then that particular bike had significantly more miles on her. The 05 is a great...

I voted for the Gen IV V designation. I believe the mechanical changes that were made supersedes the cosmetic changes that were made between '05 and '06. Sure parts of the frame changed as well, but it added nothing significant IMO. And what was the big change between '12 and '13? More...

Congrats!! I don't imagine there are very many '13s in the 100K club. Especially one from such less than favorable climates for bike riding.

As many times as I dropped Old Yeller, I didn't waste too much time to install canyon cages on the new bike. I figure if I am going to continue to do rallys, I just know there's a cemetary out there some wheres where I'll drop it. But looking at these cages on my bike, I can see where it'll...

A real nice write up Gary. But I suspect that the majority of the folks who make up this forum, are willing to, and have, helped others even if they are not members of this forum. I think some of this is in part to the type of rider that the FJR attracts. Mature people, both in age and...

It pained me as well to think that she might just get torn apart and sold off one little bit n piece at a time. But I have to admit a new bike is some mighty powerful medicine to help get over a lost love. I thought you had repaired your old bike. Turned out not to be fixable?

^^^ Only 50K? Man, you must not ride much. lol Lemme know how that feels Tony to have to start over again.

Are you sure Mike's doesn't read "Having fun yet?".

That's the attitude twistedcricket! With only 68K, it's finally broken in. But be forewarned, it might be a loooong time before it "gives up". And although the engine is bullet proof, it is not muffler proof.

Old Yeller was loaded up and hauled away this morning. Upon closer inspection last week I noticed a couple things that caused me a little concern. So it's final odo reading was 223,113 miles. It even tugged at my wife's heart a bit to see her leaving the yard for the final time.

^^^ As AJ said, it's a heavyweight streetfighter. You know it's kinda funny how Yamaha can take the same engine, from FZ-07 or the FZ-09, and come up with several different variations of essentially the same platform and everyone goes Oh and Ah over it. But heaven forbid someone comes up with...

Not so sure about the sound, but I really like the way it looks.

Just got back from a demo ride of several choice Yamaha offerings, including the venerable '16ES. All I can say is it really SUCKED big time to have to get back on Old Yeller afterwards. The bike is truly a fabulous machine. I have test ridden the '15 last year and frankly IMHO the '16 is a...

Been commuting 27 miles ea. way, 8 months out of the year for the past 10+ years. I find being a heavier bike that it has it's advantages as a daily ride particularly on the rainy days. It feels more sure footed. I would also think, and probably wrongly, much lighter bikes would be less...

You do realize Jasen you're talking about Tony right? South Florida to MN = hop + skip + jump For the rest of us it's a long a$$ ride. And thanks Tony for the offer.

I have nothing useful to add to this thread. But I was just thinking... 9 10/10ths and 2 IBRs. So in 112 cumulative days of riding you managed to put on approximately 112K miles, or nearly half the miles on it's clock on a 12 yr old bike. And this doesn't even include the other 1K/day rides...

<<<<<<< prefers yellow n black But I bet you already knew that. sans Yamaha decal and fractured reflective stripe on panniers