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Jumped from the Honda ST1300 to the FJR ?
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<blockquote data-quote="BentAero" data-source="post: 201371" data-attributes="member: 3651"><p>I just sold my '04 ST1300A that I put over 34K miles on. The buyer rode it away Friday afternoon.</p><p></p><p>I only have 200 miles exp on a '05 FJR, and 320 on my '07A, but I can already say this: If your riding tastes run more to the sporty side, go w/ the Feejer. If they stay more on the sedate side, go w/ the ST.</p><p></p><p>Just picking the two off of their sidestands, the FJR seems like a mini-bike in comparo.</p><p></p><p>While installing heated grips on the FJR yesterday, I noticed an interesting (to me anyway!) tidbit in regard to the handlebar vibration issue. I have an extra set of ST1300 bar ends. When I removed the FJR bar ends, I was surprised by the difference in weight. I put them on my wife's el-cheapo food portion scale and the ST barends weigh rougly FOUR times more than the Yamaha units. Hmmm... with a little modification, I can make the Honda ones work on the FJR. I'll post results at a later date.</p><p></p><p>BTW, my ST made my right hand go numb nearly all the time, worse so if I had my glove cinched too tight. My first real ride on the FJR was 219 miles. No numbness at all. Go figure...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BentAero, post: 201371, member: 3651"] I just sold my '04 ST1300A that I put over 34K miles on. The buyer rode it away Friday afternoon. I only have 200 miles exp on a '05 FJR, and 320 on my '07A, but I can already say this: If your riding tastes run more to the sporty side, go w/ the Feejer. If they stay more on the sedate side, go w/ the ST. Just picking the two off of their sidestands, the FJR seems like a mini-bike in comparo. While installing heated grips on the FJR yesterday, I noticed an interesting (to me anyway!) tidbit in regard to the handlebar vibration issue. I have an extra set of ST1300 bar ends. When I removed the FJR bar ends, I was surprised by the difference in weight. I put them on my wife's el-cheapo food portion scale and the ST barends weigh rougly FOUR times more than the Yamaha units. Hmmm... with a little modification, I can make the Honda ones work on the FJR. I'll post results at a later date. BTW, my ST made my right hand go numb nearly all the time, worse so if I had my glove cinched too tight. My first real ride on the FJR was 219 miles. No numbness at all. Go figure... [/QUOTE]
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