FYI - 2006 FJR1300.AE details

I know there are some FJR1300 fans/owners here. And,
just in case you haven't visited the site recently, Yamaha
has a tutorial/faq on this YCCS(*) model for 2006.

The thing doesn't have a clutch lever, I didn't know that.

Visiting
http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelhome/501/0/home.aspx
, playing the video, and reading through the "Electronic
Shift System" tutorial, will lend some explanation to the
operational details.

This feature seems to have been introduced to combat
personal fatigue with operating a standard clutch lever.

Although I've been pretty figuratively tired of jockeying
clutch/gearshift operations(s), usually in a heavy traffic
situation, I don't ever recall any type of fatigue.

One sentence given in the Electronic Shift System says -
"The harder your acceleration, the more the clutch slips.".

I guess that's a paraphrase for no burnin' out, or wheelies.

Check it out if you're interested.


Thanks,

Gary

* (Y)amaha (C)hip (C)ontrolled (S)hift

 

Well, I'm pretty sure that billionaire status is optional.

<g>

Gary

 

It looks good, granted. But it doesn't look like what a touring motorcycle
should look like to me.
If I wanted a sport bike, I'd buy a sport bike. I wouldn't go touring on a
bike like this. Those saddlebags look small. Where would you carry the
cigarette-lighter-powered blender?

And, just how hard is it to take those body panels off for maintenance? It
looks to me that you'd have to disassemble quite a lot just for an oil
change. What's under those covers that they're trying to hide?

 

"Electronic Shift System" <<

Call me a luddite but that system on the Feejer leaves me cold. Looks like
the cure to a problem (clutch fatigue) that doesn't exist for most riders.
It's also just one more thing that could cause problems after a few years of
ownership. Of course if I commuted in Houston rush hour traffic everyday I
might think differently about it. Some folks may find this useful but for my
purposes it's just something else to add expense.

Now remember I admitted to being somewhat of a luddite. ( :-> ). When I buy
a car I try my best to stay away from electronic door locks and power
windows. I've never owned a cage that had that stuff that didn't cause
problems. I usually take my auto's to around 200k miles before getting rid
of them so I like to keep it simple. Heck I still haven't made the switch to
CD/DVD for my home stereo. I'm still using a turntable, and speakers I
bought while in the military back in 1970. Did I mention I'm a luddite?..
.
__________________________
Mick McHam Houston, Tx
'01 ST1100 ABS STOC# 1134
http://www.hal-pc.org/~mmcham

 

Call me a luddite but that system on the Feejer leaves me cold. Looks
like the cure to a problem (clutch fatigue) that doesn't exist for most
riders. It's also just one more thing that could cause problems after a
few years of ownership. Of course if I commuted in Houston rush hour
traffic everyday I might think differently about it. Some folks may find
this useful but for my purposes it's just something else to add expense.
~(Mick McHam)~

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I was thinking along those same lines.
To me, it is the throttle hand , that gets fatigued, then they went and
invented a twobit little ole' ''Cruise control thingy''. I love it.
~But,never got the soCalled clutch fatigueness deal. ~Bjay~