FJR1300A: It’s back and it’s better, even though it never left.

2013 Yamaha FJR1300A – Riding Impression It’s back and it’s better, even though it never left.

November 30, 2012 By Paul Dean 6 Comments
Photographer : Jeff Allen

Yamaha FJR1300A - action right-side view

Over the past decade, sport-touring has been on a bit of a roll. And the one bike, more than any other, responsible for getting that ball rolling was the FJR1300. When it burst on the scene here in 2002, the FJR proved wonderfully capable of both carving up the backroads and cruising the open roads, [...]

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Filed Under: Riding Impressions, Touring/Sport-Touring Tagged With: 2013 motorcycles, FJR1300A, Sport-Touring, Yamaha

2013 Yamaha FJR1300 and FZ8 – First Look Major makeover for the 2013 FJR, Slicker suspension for the FZ8.

October 2, 2012 By John Burns 6 Comments

2013 FJR1300A Yes, it really has been ten years since Yamaha’s big sporty-tourer came to America, and Yamaha has seriously upgraded it for 2013. Number one in the minds of many long-distance riders will surely be the addition (at last) of electronic cruise control. And while the engineers were adding that function to the Yamaha [...]

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Filed Under: First Looks, Standard/Naked, Touring/Sport-Touring Tagged With: 2013 motorcycles, FJR1300A, FZ8, INTERMOT 2012, Yamaha

Yamaha FJR1300 – Best Used Bikes Best Sport-Touring Bike, 2002 & 2004 Ten Best Awards.

November 21, 2011 By Cycle World 1 Comment

Years sold: 2002-present MSRP new: $11,499 (2003) to $15,590 (2012) Blue Book retail value: $5345 (2003) to $13,375 (2011) Basic specs: A fully faired sport-tourer that’s equal parts sport and touring—and damned good at both types of riding. Its headline features are quick-detach hard saddlebags, an electrically adjustable windshield and a 1298cc inline-Four engine good [...]

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Filed Under: Best Used Bikes, Features, Touring/Sport-Touring Tagged With: FJR1300A, Touring/Sport-Touring, Yamaha