XJR Custom

[FJ111200]

That spare XS frame isn't a bad idea. I might hold onto that one for a day when I have some money.

Anything is possible with time, effort and loads of $$$$.
If you want me to take some measurements sometime, i've got 2 XS1100's and and XJR1200 to work from.

[Steve_in_Florida]

...and yeah, why didn't we get the XJR in the States? Wot's up widdat???

Steve

...Yamaha dealer convention here in the US, where they had both the TRX850 and the XJR1200 on display.  We heard nothing but very positive comments for both of them, and neither made it to the States.

I'll bet it was the GODDAM HARLEY LOBBY, terrified of the competition!   

[ribbert]

While that *IS* a SWEET BIKE, my first thought was hitting a large, hard-shelled June bug at wide-fuckin'-open throttle and evenly coating my visor and the front of my jacket with razor sharp chitin-shrapnel and sticky, yellow-green innards!

At least the FJ windscreen will deflect the remnants up-and-over us shorter riders.

...and yeah, why didn't we get the XJR in the States? Wot's up widdat???

Steve

Withholding any model from the biggest market in the world seems strange indeed.

With the lineage between the XJR and the FJ being so obvious I can understand their appeal but I cannot for the life of me understand why anyone would want a naked bike. Unless of course you only ride to the shops.
I recently rode the FJ a short distance without the fairing at highway speed and my immediate thought was, how did I ever do it, and at much higher speeds over much greater distances. Even with youth on my side I remember it being hard work, sometimes painful. Even without a stiff head wind it becomes the limiting factor in how far you can ride.
I did 725km's yesterday with much of the day at around 130km/h, even a 20yo would have trouble with that on a naked bike, and the only thing that needed a rest was my arse. Other than that I arrived back home feeling fine. I guess if you only do short or slow trips it wouldn't matter.
Noel

[FJ111200]

 

[fintip]

Maybe one day I'll get it, but I have driven 14 hour days at 80-100mph on a naked bike and not been bothered. I have never noticed any neck strain from being on a motorcycle--any motorcycle, any ride. It's just not something that comes into play for me.

I can imagine it would be very 'comfortable' to have the wind completely deflected from your face--I am thinking of whether I would prefer a road trip sticking my head out of the window of a car vs. sitting behind the windshield with the air blowing past. But at the same time, there's a thrill to standing up in a convertible or out of a sun roof--and that's more the feeling that motorcycling's about for me.

Tall windscreens and accompanying fairings are so aesthetically unappealing on a bike (for me), and with a full face helmet, the benefit is minimal (for me). I think the biggest problem with the original FJ1100 is usually that big windscreen, frankly. That breaks the aesthetics. If/when I do get an FJ11 someday, I'd like to cut a custom windvisor that's a lot shorter.

And yes, I get bugs on my visor and, much more rarely, on my mesh jacket. I wash them off. I've never been really bothered by them. Since I'm not crashing, might as well put that gear to use for something...

I guess we've been over all this before. I just always feel so puzzled to see someone care so much about something that means nothing to me. To each their own.

[Dan Filetti]

Maybe one day I'll get it, but I have driven 14 hour days at 80-100mph on a naked bike and not been bothered.

I doubt you would have the same opinion in a cold rain.  While I too do not like tall wind screens, it is amazing to me just how much our comparatively small sport-bike screens do to protect from the elements, most notably, cold rain. 

Dan

[fintip]

Maybe one day I'll get it, but I have driven 14 hour days at 80-100mph on a naked bike and not been bothered.

I doubt you would have the same opinion in a cold rain.  While I too do not like tall wind screens, it is amazing to me just how much our comparatively small sport-bike screens do to protect from the elements, most notably, cold rain. 

Dan

I grant you that. And on the same trip, I experienced some rain. Very unpleasant. On the FJ, it's nice to be able to lay down in exceptionally cold weather or in rain.