Burgman's gone... Replaced with...

[neilab28]

I have never been into motorbikes but it does look good.

Enjoy

[horobags]

Very very nice mr busa, enjoy.

[Hughie]

How closely related to the old FJ1100/1200 is it?
Those things only lacked one thing to make them near perfect and that was shaft drive.

FJR was totally new in its design and doesn't carry any features over from the early air-cooled 1100/1200. As stated,for a touring bike it's got some serious oomph.

Halfabusa,make sure if you change the shaft oil you use the right oil. Also,has the rear suspension linkage ever been removed and greased? It has a 12,000 mile service interval.If you have a look at it you will see that the very front linkage bolt is a right swine to get out.You have to remove both fairing panels,the complete exhaust system and the centre-stand complete with mounting brackets to get it out.All that and you have to keep the bike upright with no centre-stand and you can't use a paddock stand either.I have to jack it up under the sump and use tie-downs on the bench. What Yamaha were thinking is beyond me and they never even re-designed the new one,it's the bloody same! All for the sake of a grease nipple.

And for that reason it gets neglected and can seize.

[Steve_D]

Snap!
Chopped my 650 Burg for an FJR. 2010 model with 12000 miles on the clock. Got a few extras - comfort touring seat, knuckle guards, foot guards, touring screen. Just got back today from a near 2500 mile European trip to Lake Garda. Fucking awesome. Hit 140 mph in Germany fully loaded but backed off when it started wobbling! Had 4 close calls during the trip - did a two-wheel slide on a drain cover, stopped on a diesel spill at a fuel station and slid to a stop (just held it up), nearly chopped a ginger cat in half on a motorway in the middle of nowhere (just missed it) but worse of all my real arse clincher of a moment was when I was overtaking a car in in the dark on an A road in the rain. Going along at about 70 mph, dropped down to third, went into the opposite lane (no oncoming traffic), gave it some throttle and when I got to about 85 mph and the power was really coming in the rear wheel lost traction, it revved to about 9500 rpm and fish tailed like crazy! Nearly shat my pants. My 650 Burg was heavy but this thing weighs a ton - when it's not moving. Already dropped it once reversing it off my drive, only did about a grands worth of damage!!! http://www.fjrowners.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; is a very good site to join.

Here she is:


And here I am in Monaco just two days ago.



Enjoy, but be careful!

[halfabusa]

Halfabusa,make sure if you change the shaft oil you use the right oil. Also,has the rear suspension linkage ever been removed and greased?

Yes mate, i've registered to fjr club forum and been reading about it. Seems the linkage is the bike's achilles heel and i'm thinking of booking it for a service of the linkage with the recommended specialists down in gloucestershire as i think it's a bit of a big task to take on by myself. The bike has full service history but as you pointed out and as i read so far from the forums, it's not something that is done by majority of servicing dealers, even Yamaha doesn't admit it needs oiling (due to the sheer amount of labour costs being likely to scare off buyers)

[Hughie]

They do state 12,000 miles for it (and the head bearings) but when you tell customers it's at least a 2 hour job just for the rear linkage,well,you can imagine what they say. I've done less than a dozen and I know we've sold a lot more than that.

Glos? That's getting close to me.

[wozza]

Congratulations, lovely machine...though a bit too heavy for me now.

[halfabusa]

Steve_D - That looks painful mate Sorry to see it lying like that on the side of road. It really is a scary beast which needs to be approached with caution and demands respect. I did register to that forum too. Looks like a great place for information and friendly bunch.

Data - Thanks mate! This one is really the Starship Enterprise! I felt a bit guilty getting rid of the burgman after all that work you put in helping me to deglaze the clutch but it had to be done after i lost my trust in it leaving me stranded second time in 2 years. Looking forward to meeting you again. Send my regards to Sandra and Smokey

Globs - Yes, they do cost huge amounts new (around £14k?) and this example seems to have been looked after well. Most people seem to average between 45-48mpg but it only has 5 gears which is strange for such engine displacement. It's been years since i used a manual bike so it would take time to get used to again i suppose. The only struggle i got was when trying to turn on the indicator while i had the clutch in.

Dave Weller - Please don't tell me you got bored of the deauville already! You had one of the last production ones and it looked like a keeper this time... I really liked your deauville, which was one of the reasons i was looking for one before i came across the FJR.

[Steve_D]

On my trip this year I averaged 43mpg. It does burn a lot more fuel when regularly doing 100 mph+. Last year on a similar trip on the Burgman I averaged 39mpg going a LOT slower.

[halfabusa]

On my trip this year I averaged 43mpg. It does burn a lot more fuel when regularly doing 100 mph+. Last year on a similar trip on the Burgman I averaged 39mpg going a LOT slower.

Steve_D, regarding your previous post, it is a heavy bike but i think yours is heavier than mine. The 2001 models were only 237kg dry (260ish wet) from what i've read online whereas 2010 onwards models were a lot heavier at 263dry (close to 300 wet?)

Compared to a burgman 650 it's not that bad i think

As you unluckily experienced, the heaviest feeling is when backing off the driveway or pushing it around. However, it's easy once it gets going. I've only been using it for 3 days yet but i had a chance of filtering through heavy traffic on a few occasions and didn't feel it to be too wide for it.

My commute has changed from inner london to mostly motorway traffic in Kent though, so the real test would be if/when i go back to london again for commuting

Got to say though, the biggest issue with mine (i think they improved it on later models) is the engine heat coming to my legs. It's like inferno! Will help a lot in winter though hehe.