Roger, My GTS has only 15,000 miles. Your advise on long term maintenance tip would be greatly appreciated. I plan on keeping mine very long time.
Regards, Sail >>> Roger Van Santen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/25 10:05 PM >>> John Laurenson has done a good job of describing the FJR, but if you're really interested, sure, I'll give you some thoughts. The FJR power is really great--a lot of torque. Handling is light and agile compared to the GTS. It is stable at virtually any speed you want to ride, but the GTS has a slight edge in ride/stability. One of the first things I observed was that the FJR is a relatively small bike. It has been more of a challenge to add the "farkles" that I have on the GTS, but I'm gettin there. The FJR is far superior to the GTS in a parking lot and at slow speeds. I have almost 150,000 miles on GTSs and still feel anxiety when I have to ride at slow speeds. I don't give it a second thought on the FJR. The shaft drive is a definite plus. I have 8,000 miles on the FJR and the rear wheel and back of the bike is so much cleaner than the GTS (or any chain drive). Then there is oil consumption. In October, I ran a 24 hour endurance rally in New Mexico. I rode 1662 miles in that 24 hour period--you do the math to figure how fast I might have been riding. By the time I got home, I had about 4,000 miles on that oil change and had not burned a drop. As most of us know, the GTS would have been an entirely different story. Bottom line: The FJR is better than the GTS in weight, handling, power, and oil consumption. But I don't plan on getting rid of my GTS's in the forseeable future. I'm sure I didn't address some of the questions you might have, but hopefully you've a better idea. Now my dilemma. I know I'll ride the GTS to the rally in Colorado, but if I should ride the FJR instead, anyone who wants could try it on for size. What oh what should I do? Roger '93 GTS old rally bike '94 GTS just because '03 FJR new rally bike '01 FZ1 for sale ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sail Kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 8:49 AM Subject: Re: FJR1300 PRODUCTION CANCELED. > Would you mind giving us some comparative analysis on two bikes? > > Regards, > > Sail > > >>> Roger Van Santen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/24 9:07 AM >>> > That's news to me. I haven't heard it from my dealer and haven't > experienced it. Maybe I don't notice a surge because I've been on a GTS for > so long ;^) > > Roger > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thor Metzinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 7:59 AM > Subject: FJR1300 PRODUCTION CANCELED. > > > > Just heard this last week from the Excel Yamaha Dealers in Lakewood, CO. > > > > I asked when they were getting in the new FJR1300, all 5 people instantly > said, we > > aren't. > > > > Yamaha has cancelled production of 2002-3 & FJR1300A. They said it was due > to a > > severe power-surging problem. > > > > Has anyone else heard this news? What about you FJR owners? any surging? > > > > THOR > > >
