Seriously...

[Tor-King]

Why can't the North American market offer this?...



Instead, Yamaha offers 14 cruisers!  What is with that? 

[Pat Conlon]

If you really want one, there are ways, but you better move quickly.

[Tor-King]

If they had it available in Canada, I would buy it.  I can only imagine shipping fees, duties, exchange rate and other costs related to import such a bike to Canada!  That is "if" we even can.  Transport Canada would, I am sure have something to say.  Everyone knows we get hosed enough here.   

[4everFJ]

I read somewhere that it is mainly because of US emmision rules that makes it difficult/impossible to market the XJR in the US. After all, it is the oldFJ carb engine that powers it...

It is still available in Europe, but has been discontinued from Yamaha.

If you want something along the same lines, look at the XSR900.

[ribbert]

I read somewhere that it is mainly because of US emmision rules that makes it difficult/impossible to market the XJR in the US. After all, it is the oldFJ carb engine that powers it...

It is still available in Europe, but has been discontinued from Yamaha.

The XJR has had FI for about 10 years and didn't they just release a 2016 model?

I don't believe any major manufacturer would commit commercial suicide by building something that couldn't be sold in the US, the worlds biggest vehicle market.

I have no idea why it was never sold there but Honda and Suzuki had similar 1200/1300 model bikes that never went there either. There's probably an explanation on the net somewhere.

Honda built a similar retro bike, the CB1300F, that I believe was never imported either.



You would be surprised at just how many cars and bikes were never offered to the US, they must have had a reason.

Noel

[4everFJ]

The XJR has had FI for about 10 years and didn't they just release a 2016 model?

I don't believe any major manufacturer would commit commercial suicide by building something that couldn't be sold in the US, the worlds biggest vehicle market.

I have no idea why it was never sold there but Honda and Suzuki had similar 1200/1300 model bikes that never went there either. There's probably an explanation on the net somewhere.

You would be surprised at just how many cars and bikes were never offered to the US, they must have had a reason.

Noel

You are right, it got FI in 2007, forgot about that...

It is being discontinued at the end of the year. Yamaha has decided to drop it because they won't be making it Euro4 compliant (more emmission rules..).

And yes, it is quite strange that a lot of the naked 'muscle bikes' didn't make it to the US. Maybe there is no market for them being a Harley country?

[Tor-King]

Ultimately, I would love to see the FJ make a return.  I am sure they can make it pass emission regulations.  There are still a number of mass produced air cooled machines that are reliable runners and are obviously passing government regs. (the CB1100 is one that has made a return).  It is Yamaha's turn to bring back a true retro bike.  Everything they are producing is a NEW bike in retro colours.

[JPaganel]

Vast majority of the time cars don't get to the US market because of the crash standards. None of the Euro-compliance testing is applicable, and it's a very expensive process to get a bunch of cars wrecked just right.

Bikes don't have that, so that's a mystery to me.

Tuning FI for a different set of enviro standards seems pretty trivial.