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Only bike I really ever regret selling. Fast, comfortable & doggone reliable, the only issue is really heat from the engine during the summer months. I never had a problem with the bike overheating, just my legs!
Darn good looking machine too. I traded it for a Ducati which was fast, uncomfortable & unreliable.
I've a couple of these through the years and if you're looking for 1980's sport-touring you could hardly do better.
They had a unique perimeter frame that actually wrapped around the forks.
The design left the 36mm CV carbs fully exposed for access and jetting and the valve cover unobstructed for valve adjustments(one plus with Yamaha is their extended valve adj. intervals)
The bike was heavy at 550 lbs but all the 4 cylinders back then were.
It was a gentlemans express with the typical Yamaha stock center stand.
Heavy slow steering at slow speeds but came into its own @ speed and hi speed sweepers.
Rock solid stable with zero head shake.
I think it was the best looking sport touring bike of its time with around 100 HP and a bullet proof motor.
I've owned 2 different FJ1200's. My first was a really clean, all original and it was a great bike. Gobs of torque and used to routinely outrun my buddy on his V-Max.
My second was a salvage/rebuilt bike that was good but was set up for a guy much bigger than me (stiff suspension) and had a really stiff clutch. I had a few little issues that resulted in me not trusting it much.
I now have a 1250 Bandit and it seems pretty similar to the FJ1200's except a little lighter and smoother maybe. If you offered to trade me a really clean FJ1200 for my Bandit I think I would keep the Bandit.
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