At 15 years young, Yamaha continues to develop its China Motorcycle rocker arms touring FJR1300 with a new gearbox, clutch and LED lighting.The old five speed box is gone in favour of a new six speed that features all new gear ratios and a taller top for lower rpms in cruising mode. The clutch is now an Assist and Slipper type that allows for smoother downshifting and lighter action at the lever.LED lighting front and back includes a ‘twin eye’ set up at the front with the ES (electronic suspension) model becoming the first Yamaha to incorporate active cornering lighting.
This is achieved by using three separate LEDs located above the main lights that illuminate in succession as the bike goes further into a lean. Each light is aimed to light up the section of road that is usually left in darkness as the rider banks over, giving better coverage as a result.And let’s not forget the instrument panel that also gets reworked. Unfortunately we do not have any details specific to Canada as the bike won’t be officially released until January 4th, but it’s obviously coming and will be available for the manufacturer’s show circuit.Talking of which the new MT-10 (the naked R1) that was unveiled at EICMA, will be coming to Canada and is due to hit the show circuit starting in Edmonton (sorry Calgary, maybe next year).
No pricing yet, maybe that will also be announced January 4th.And finally, there is another new model coming to round of the Yamaha mega release party. It’s a … ok, we don’t know, but what we do know, is there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don’t know we don’t know.Uh oh, I think i just plagiarized that last bit.GALLERYCheck out all the pics that go with this story! Click on the main sized pic to transition to the next or just press play to show in a slideshow.
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