Official Sites
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The official
Yamaha USA
Website, just click on the "Sport" category link in the middle
of the page, then on the "Super Sport Touring" link in the blue navigation bar.
Tons of photos, a FLASH demo of the windscreen going up and down,
Priority Delivery program info, specifications, etc.
Yamaha Motor Canada is the Canadian site, nicely done with FLASH enhancements.
Yamaha Motor UK, the Yamaha motorcycle Website in the UK, where the FJR1300 has been available for almost 2 years. Note: the USA site has far more photos and information
Un-official Sites
| FJRowners is an excellent Website and message board in the UK devoted to the FJR1300. In my view, the best of the online forums -- highly recommended. |
The Reference Site for German FJR Owners.
A Belgian FJR Owners Website.
Pierre Sousa Lima's Website in the Azores.
Mark Johnson's FJR site.
Todd Witte's FJR page.
Benny Bryant's FJR page (w/custom painted FJR).
Delphi's forum for the FJR1300. Better than Yahoo, but IMHO not as good as the FJRowners Website above.
Yahoo's forum for the FJR1300. Fair, but has lots of ads, plus Yahoo is kinda lame about spamming its subscribers. It also requires a large display to leave enough room for the posts after all the ads are shown.
Gunther Thienpont's very cool FJR1300 site with state-of-the-art graphics and animation.
FJ & Sports Tourers Club, a 1500 member FJ and FJR club.
FJ Owners Club 1600 member FJ club Website, with some info on the FJR1300.
UltraSuperCool, a Website with video clips of the FJR1300 in action.
"2004" FJR1300 Reviews
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Motorcycle Daily does a "First Ride" of the 2004 model.
Motorcycle Daily has a review titled: "Yamaha FJR1300 Gets Significant Updates For 2004".
Cycle News has a "First Look" at the "2004" USA model FJR1300 w/ABS.
The AMA Superbike Website has an article on the 2003 model FJR1300.
FJR1300 Reviews
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Rider Report
compared the FJR1300 to the ST1300, on Sept 19th, 2002.
Rideamotorcycle.com reviewed the FJR1300 on, June 24, 2002.
Canadian Motorcycle Guide, an online motomag, did a comparo of the St1300, the FJR1300, and the ZZR1200 on Monday July 8th, 2002.
MOTOR CYCLE NEWS (MCN) did a review (June 19, 2002) comparing the FJR1300 to the Honda ST1300 and the BMW R1150RT.
San Francisco's City Bike got a chance to do a ride review of the 2003 FJR1300, putting 600 miles on one over two days in So. Cal.
Canadian Thane Silliker rode 2003 models of the Yamaha FJR1300 and the Honda ST1300 on the same day. His impressions are here, and will appear in an upcoming issue of CYCLE CANADA.
Rida a motorcycle.com has a short comparison (no riding impressions) of the FJR1300 and the ST1300.
The Australian MCNews.com.au Website has a review of the FJR dated 22-May-2002.
Motorcycle USA has a review of the USA model 2003 FJR1300. They also did a quick ride.
An interesting cross-Australia ride on an FJR, taking place right now, with daily updates.
CYCLE NEWS (weekly USA motorcycle newspaper) has a ride test in their May 8th, 2002 issue (#18)
Motorcycle Daily has an online review of one of the 4 test models imported to the USA for our moto-journalists to test.
Motorcycle Online has an online review of the FJR1300 they titled "Sexual Silver". They are a subscription site, so you have to pay to read it. The FJROwners Website has a copy you can read for free.
MCN has several articles on the FJR:
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Balance, poise, power
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Long term test: Life with an FJR
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FJR long term test (2): The owners' gathering
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FJR1300 long term test: The value of a good warranty
CYCLE WORLD did a ride review in Nov, 2001, riding an FJR1300 from Amsterdam to and through the Alps.
Bike Bible reviews. Click on BIKE REVIEWS, then pull down the YAMAHA list and select FJR1300.Motorcycle Daily has a blurb (not really a review), with some stock photos.
Sportbike World has a "first look", but it just rehashes the standard spec-sheet stuff.
Bike Magazine did a tour through the Alps on an FJR1300.
The Daily Telegraph wrote a piece called Tour de Force.
Online Magazine reviews of the FJR1300.
Accessory Vendors with FJR1300 bits
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There is a long list of vendors on the
Aftermarket Stuff
Webpage here on this site...