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Honda ST1300 vs. Yamaha FJR1300
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<blockquote data-quote="Spinner" data-source="post: 319629" data-attributes="member: 1587"><p>I rode an 2003 ST1300 for three years before buying a 2006 FJR. The FJR is the bike I wanted in the fall of 2002 but they were still not being sold in the USA at that time. I settled for the ST. Big mistake. I never could warm up to the looks of the ST. I hated the diesel clatter sound of the engine and the fact that it had virtually no exhaust note. While the ST13 handled infinitely better than the ST11 that I rode for five years previously, it was still top heavy, quite a load riding two up at slow speeds. Most importantly for me, the fun factor just wasn't there with the ST. The FJR (admittedly not perfect in stock form) looks great, sounds like a motorcycle should sound. It's a hundred pounds lighter than the ST and feels two hundred pounds lighter at slow speeds. The FJR's engine is much more responsive and powerful than the ST's although being and inline four it does vibrate a little. This is the bike I should have waited for in 2002.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spinner, post: 319629, member: 1587"] I rode an 2003 ST1300 for three years before buying a 2006 FJR. The FJR is the bike I wanted in the fall of 2002 but they were still not being sold in the USA at that time. I settled for the ST. Big mistake. I never could warm up to the looks of the ST. I hated the diesel clatter sound of the engine and the fact that it had virtually no exhaust note. While the ST13 handled infinitely better than the ST11 that I rode for five years previously, it was still top heavy, quite a load riding two up at slow speeds. Most importantly for me, the fun factor just wasn't there with the ST. The FJR (admittedly not perfect in stock form) looks great, sounds like a motorcycle should sound. It's a hundred pounds lighter than the ST and feels two hundred pounds lighter at slow speeds. The FJR's engine is much more responsive and powerful than the ST's although being and inline four it does vibrate a little. This is the bike I should have waited for in 2002. [/QUOTE]
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