Yamaha FJR 1300 AE

LA MÊME EN MIEUX ? 

Yamaha's FJR 1300 was introduced in 2001, through a thorough revision in 2006, and was further improved in 2013. It was already a leader in terms of electronic aids and comfort features. What did you like best in 2016? Un sixième rapport dans la boîte, un moteur Euro4 et donc pleine puissance en France, un peu plus de puissance et une interprétation luxueuse et GT du sport à la moto. And that's it? Yes, it's a whole package! This is a program that we are going to test in the middle of the storm in February 2016! They had so made no pretense of wanting to assess the quality of their routière at Yamaha France. They had therefore ordered everything they needed for this presentation in order to put their new FJR 1300 to the test.

                                            LA MÊME EN MIEUX !

Because, as a matter of course, he was delighted to be there these days, testing the antipatinage (deactivable at speed), demonstrating the UBS brakes always coupled to the ABS (non-reglable), and appreciating the control and reduction of the engine couple: 138 Nm (14,2 mkg) at 7 000 tr/min transmitted by the most efficient and discrete cardan at the rear wheel. We worked into the night to test the adaptable LED lighting, which is one of the new features available this year. This type of program is mostly used to test the morale of teams and the Bridgestone BT023. A third-line pneumatic mount that has been replaced by the T30 and T30 Evo at the manufacturer and is not well-known on the road. On will return to you.

One thing is certain: the 146 chevaux, even after passing through the Euro4 filter, haven't lost any of their panache. In comparison to my memory, the engine appears to be rounder, fuller, and more linéaire. However, it continues to accelerate rapidly, exceeding 3000 tr/min, to the point of triggering the TCS to open and intervene with a single acceleration. And that includes the second, when the roue before it comes to a stop in the first – a lagging relationship, just like the second! And what a mess!! This last one hasn't slowed down. Once the 6 500 tr/min are exceeded, she is dispatched to the red zone with defiance and determination, without violence and with certainty. Then (doesn't it need to be clarified?) one flies above the clouds.