The Honda ST1300 is the longest standing model in our 2008 comparo, with the 1300 a revision of the long-serving ST1100.2008 Honda ST1300After a momentous crossing of the Golden Gate, our S-T troop plodded forward on Highway-1, winding up the serpentine PCH toward Stimson Beach and Point Reyes. Fog…

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…2004 Sport-Touring Shootout. Although the FJR wasn't the most powerful (Kawasaki ZZR1200) or the most luxurious (Honda ST1300), its hunger for speed combined with its far-ranging versatility made it our class favorite.Still, the "Supersport-Tourer," as Yamaha likes to describe it, was not without a few…

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…K1300GT.Speaking of gears, the BMW transmission registered?its lowest marks on its otherwise impressive scoresheet, yet still rated?ahead of the Yamaha. True, a very BMW-eque ?clunk? accompanies stomping down on the shift pedal going from neutral into first gear. However, the six-speed gearbox is precise?and…

…help shield a rider's hands from the breeze. But it's the new $11,500 Yamaha FJR1300 everyone wants to measure up against the ST1300. Well, despite the corresponding nomenclature, there is a clear distinction between the two. The FJR is suited to a YZF-R1 rider looking for a bike that packs in enough comfort…

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…of Alaska. 5,191 minutes later, Ryan was in Key West, Florida, having traversed the entire North American Continent, the long way, on his 2005 Yamaha FJR 1300, outfitted with Metzeler Z6 Interact sport-touring tires. And with those 5,191 minutes, or, if you prefer, 86 hours and 31 minutes, Ryan totally…

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…contemporary aids that were once so reviled.Both the Yamaha and BMW have ample binders, featuring linked and ABS technology. However, back-to-back the FJR got the most praise from our testers."Personally I don't like ABS on a motorcycle, so the fact that the FJR doesn't come with it is a bonus to me," said one…

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…various large capacity scooters. It is expected that they would use the technology on a whole range of bikes in the future. (The Semi-Automatic FJR 1300 has a conventional gearbox mated to an automatic clutch!) And FinallyIn Mumbai, India, a biker who was hit by a car, survived after being thrown over…

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