…narrow defeat in our '06 comparo, the superb-handling Yamaha FJR1300 was back for top honors in our '08 shootout.2007 Yamaha FJR1300 Motoring at a rapid pace up the coast past Cambria and San Simeon, it is easy to fall in love with the Yamaha FJR1300. We already discovered as much in our previous S-T comparos…

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…Yamaha's FJR1300 as the top dog in our 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…

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Yamaha has built one stout sport-tourer in the FJR. It can keep up with a ZZR on a twisty road while providing nearly the comfort of the ST1300.Midway up the coast, our group pulled into Nepenthe, a spectacular hillside restaurant/souvenir shop overlooking the rugged coastline. A combination of fresh…

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Both Madson and Harley tapped out the Yamaha FJR1300 as their For My Money selections.2008 Super Sport-Touring - For My Money Picks Ken HutchisonMCUSA Editorial DirectorFMM: KawasakiI don't always like to go with the trendy pick but the Kawasaki really is a great Sport-Touring bike. Not only is it one…

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The Yamaha FJR1300 has been the class leader in the Super Sport-Touring segment, but The BMW K1200GT has emerged from the Motorrad garage as a new challenger to knock the latest FJR off its throne.Yamaha has owned the Super Sport Touring class since it coined the term when the FJR1300 was introduced…

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Yamaha is hoping the FJR1300 Sport Tourer adds to the 20% growth they have experienced over the past few years.Over the past five years, Yamaha has been cranking out the hits like the Beatles in their prime. The tuning fork crew has been ace at anticipating the market and delivering exciting product…

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…precipitation, so I capped off my brain's whiny pie-hole and began taking mental notes on what the FZ1 was telling me. First off, I was glad that Yamaha had fitted a windscreen 17mm taller than on the outgoing model, about the only concession the company made that wasn't intended to make the comfy old…

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…neighborhood of 140-plus ponies. Still far above the respective 124.2 and 123.8 rear-wheel horsepower numbers we gathered from the BMW K1200GT and Yamaha FJR1300 during last year's ST comparo.Although massive hp numbers grab headlines, Lavine's road test experience left him pleased as punch not just by the…

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…" says Yamaha spokesman Brad Banister. "There will certainly always be a few vocal motorcyclists who must have the bike, but we haven't heard resounding interest in this type of motorcycle like we have with, say, the FJR1300, which was originally a Europe-only model." This position by Yamaha is a bit…

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