Nice to know. In the meantime I finally got mine sitting nicely in the
garage waiting for the next sunny day with only a small 200 miles on the
odometer as that was all I could cover before I saw rainclouds popping up
and ruining my day.
As I am still in the phase of riding in the bike , I can't tell you much
about power (the manual says I should not stay too long above 5000 rpm and
so I do NOT go there at all) but I can tell you this on torque: if I release
the clutch in 1st gear without any throttle this baby doesn't stall, it
pulls ! Oh by the way: this gearbox shifts like butter.
About the weight: as it says in Joergs message - no hard luggage yet
(expected end of May) - this would probably add another 20 lbs each. Even
if the "Motorrad" test says it's a lot heavier, it doesn't feel like it. As
a matter of fact it feels much lighter than the GTS and this becomes very
clear while pulling to get him on the main stand.
Other things I noticed:
- first of all the look: you'd never guess this bike is a 1300. While
sitting in a pub - in the middle of a ride you MUST get a drink - I watched
the FJR and compared it to my brothers Diversion 900 standing next to it,
and noticed they look very much alike in terms of size from a distance : not
bulky at all, very discrete infact;
- for someone who's been riding a GTS for 4 years: steering is enormously
light;
- I don't have to tell you you practically sit up straight but I've been
playing around with the screen and there is indeed a huge difference between
default and up: infact if it wasn't for esthetical reasons I would ride with
the screen up all the time. There still is some buffeting around the head
when it's up but it is much less than when it's down. You also feel the
wind changing from pushing your shoulders to pulling in the back as you tilt
the screen.
- finally the throttle: I haven't taken her much out on uneven roads as yet
but I did notice that the strong hand you need to keep the GTS going
smoothly at slow pace on uneven surface is no longer needed.
Maybe more after some 1000 miles plus...
Rudi
Ex GTS'er
Took a giant leap of faith a couple of months ago - not yet regretting.
-----Original Message-----
From: jalschwe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: dinsdag 17 april 2001 17:49
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: FJR Fluff - Update on facts
I just read an test in "Motorrad" Germanys leading bike magazine. They have
a first full test on the FJR 1300. First of all: Great Bike. Really.
On the other hand, there are a couple of interesting things to learn....
a.) A FJR 1300 is NOT 237 kg light, fully dressed it comes to 275 kg.
b.) It has NOT a torque of 134 Newtonmeters, it has 129.
c.) It has NOT 145 Horsepower, it has 137.
Hard Luggage is not available at the moment.
Front Breaks need "a hard hand".
ABS is not available.
And, last but not least - it isn't cheap at all...Bike, Hard Luggage (IF
available), Heated Grips and some other details will ad up to 29.000 DM. US$
??? Around 13.500 $.
I will stay with my good old GTS for a while.
Joerg
