Well, I just called my yamaha dealer, and yes, he just has a test bike in
his show room. And yes, he will provide me a free ride for a weekend with
unlimited... (ok ...he just said that word and makes a small pause...then:
Joerg, lets say a gas full of tank) Kilometers. Sometimes the snow will
melt, even in Bavaria.
To bee continued...
Joerg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rudi Lemmens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: FJR Fluff - Update on facts
> 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
>
