I rode an 86 red and white demo in Melbourne Australia and was extremely impressed with the power and smoothness of the FJ 1200 i ended up buying a new 88 model and put heaps of KMs on her before trading up for another Yamaha FJR 1300 06 model which I still own and ride nearly every day here in Australia she's just done around 167000 KMs without any major issues im 65 now and apart from the weight of her i really want to put as many KMs as possible on her i think it's so reliable it's possible she could outlive me we all know that with motorcycle's anything could go wrong electrical issues cam chains the list never ends but so far so good and honestly you can't buy a much better sports tourer that will do practically everything for your money the Gen 1 came out in 01 and has been around since 2023 or 24 i think pretty good engine to last the test of time
Great write up! Never ridden and FJR but I can imagine they are grand motorcycles! As you mentioned these Yamaha engines are pretty much indestructible and one is able to look after them and service yourself . Of course they are heavy but I appreciate that when its windy here! Thanks for your write up!
Good to hear that. I was riding to and from work yesterday. Autumn here now and it was pissing down. I was glad to be on the FJ that day. Such a stable bike! Thanks for watching!
Give it a good run and a good going over. If it's from 89 there must be some new better updates on it. Hopefully it will last many years to come. Good luck!
Have you re-greased the engine mounts? I usually re-grease the mounts on my fj once a year do to the heat from the engine, only takes me about 20-30min to get it done. Mine is an 92 3xw with 144000km, owned mine for 12 years now.
I rode an 86 red and white demo in Melbourne Australia and was extremely impressed with the power and smoothness of the FJ 1200 i ended up buying a new 88 model and put heaps of KMs on her before trading up for another Yamaha FJR 1300 06 model which I still own and ride nearly every day here in Australia she's just done around 167000 KMs without any major issues im 65 now and apart from the weight of her i really want to put as many KMs as possible on her i think it's so reliable it's possible she could outlive me we all know that with motorcycle's anything could go wrong electrical issues cam chains the list never ends but so far so good and honestly you can't buy a much better sports tourer that will do practically everything for your money the Gen 1 came out in 01 and has been around since 2023 or 24 i think pretty good engine to last the test of time
Great write up! Never ridden and FJR but I can imagine they are grand motorcycles!
As you mentioned these Yamaha engines are pretty much indestructible and one is able to look after them and service yourself .
Of course they are heavy but I appreciate that when its windy here! Thanks for your write up!
I have an FJ I’ve had it from 96 a real workhorse, never let me down
Good to hear that. I was riding to and from work yesterday. Autumn here now and it was pissing down. I was glad to be on the FJ that day. Such a stable bike! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the tips
am looking at a '92 with low mileage
Safe riding
Your welcome. Check out my other vids regarding this bike! Good luck!!
Thanks for the vid, i'm about to buy a '89 FJ. While I am Not a mechanic I know what to do in theory. Gotta start somewhere I guess.
Give it a good run and a good going over. If it's from 89 there must be some new better updates on it. Hopefully it will last many years to come. Good luck!
Mono sound ;)
Sorry about that!
Have you re-greased the engine mounts? I usually re-grease the mounts on my fj once a year do to the heat from the engine, only takes me about 20-30min to get it done. Mine is an 92 3xw with 144000km, owned mine for 12 years now.
No I haven't but I will certainly try that. She certainly deserves that after all the loyal service I've had. Thanks for that tip mate!