Comments on: 2006 Yamaha FJR1300 AE – electric shift

By: Richard Glaiberman

Richard Glaiberman — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 23:44:52 +0000

I have been riding BMW’s for the last 6-years. Yesterday I bought a new 06 FJR1300 AE with the new electronic shift. Look out BMW this FJR is a superior bike in my opinion overall. Fit and finish is awesome. The ride is smooth and controlled. The ride is smooth and enjoyable. The heat from the big 4 cylinder is there on my boots but not a big issue at this point. Good bye BMW hello Yamaha. Congratulations to the Yamaha factory for the production of this awsome ride. Have fun…………………….

By: Larry Miller

Larry Miller — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:57:51 +0000

I have the new FJR 1300 AE. I love the bike, due to major carpool tunnel in both my hands my bike ridding came to an end. Now I can ride all day long. I purchased a larger windscreen, KN airfilter, Power comander cumputer & Leo Vince exhaust. I can now jump on gas and easly pull the front tire off the ground. I could get it off before but now it is so easy and fun. You still can’t do burn outs but this saves on tire ware. The bike is so easy to ride in stop & go traffic and when it comes to racing it is so easy to shift and it can shift faster than I could with a clucth. I think Gold wing would be perfect for this type of auto clutch.

Regards
Larry Miller

By: Gil Small

Gil Small — Tue, 02 May 2006 03:39:45 +0000

Everyone seems to forget there are many motorcycle riders that have disabilities that don’t allow them to ride manual bikes. I had a stroke that somewhat disabled my left side but with a automatic I’d be back on the road. I’m praying. Send me some info please.

By: dudel

dudel — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:31:43 +0000

Yamaha’s computer-controlled electronic clutch should be on the FZ-6 or similar daily-duty commuter bike used in stop-n-go traffic (rather than a highway touring model).

By: Doug MacPherson

Doug MacPherson — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 21:57:39 +0000

Bingo, and the company that makes the scooter people,-who number in the thousands overseas-comfortable on a large motorcycle due to familiarity with the controls will make a fortune with this.

Honda couldn’t be far behind with a similar approach to their 1300 ST model. This should prove interesting. Let’s get the two wheel community thinking together on this one!