The FJR is without doubt a fine motorcycle. I am fortunate enough to a) live in a country where the FJR has been available for a year and b) be able to afford one.
However I chose the GTS in preference for the following reason. The GTS has far superior pillion accommodation. The pillion footrests on the FJR are high and set far back. This is to accommodate the upswept exhausts. This leaves your passengers legs bent and 'scrunched up' like a sports bike pillion. My wife is a shade taller than me and there was no way she was tootling around Europe on one of those. The GTS by contrast has massive pillion provision, a long seat with plenty of room. I still pine for the FJR too. But for the meantime my GTS is a better plaything. Barry Edwards
