Isn't the answer to that question obvious?

 

You beat me to it. It's a no brainer. And if low mileage is the "largest factor" that makes year irrelevant, no?

 

2021-2024 but not because of the lack of recall. Simply because it’s newer

 

I've heard low mileage 2015's are the most coveted by FJR aficionados.

 

😂

 

After the gear recall there was a software upgrade to address the issue a lot of owners had after having the recall done. Yamaha did a newer version upgrade to address that. I had no idea of that upgrade until I had a 60,000 km service done by the local Yamaha dealership. I did my own 70,000 km service also replaced the radiator due to a stone going through the fins. But some times it is a good thing to have dealership do a service ,if not to have it recorded against your vin number but to have any recalls or software upgrade we did not know about. Peace of mind I guess.

 

But some times it is a good thing to have dealership do a service ,if not to have it recorded against your vin number but to have any recalls or software upgrade we did not know about. Peace of mind I guess.

Nope!

I don't know what your dealers are like and your area of the world but here in the USA I avoid taking my motorcycles to dealers at all costs. I do way better work than they do. There's no reason to have them do a service just so you can have it documented. And to check for recalls is easy. Here in North America you call Yamaha corporate and give them to your VIN, or call your dealer and give them your VIN and they will let you know if there's any outstanding recalls.

 

My 2016 has been through the recall and it's a better bike for it. If you trust the mechanic, then the bike getting striped down and rebuilt will also find any other problems that have escaped inspection at manufacture. Go with what you find acceptable or comfortable - you will find a thousand different perspectives here. It would be a pretty boring place and no need for this website if we all thought the same 😀

 

The risk on the tranny recall was a small oil passage being blocked that supplied oil to the cams...... I know of two failures posted on this forum, they happen within ~200 miles and Yamaha made good. If the recall work has more than that on it, you're good.

 

There were also a couple of reports of the ECU getting bricked during the reflash. And the ones that were successful made the owners hate it because of the 4K RPM limit (I think it was 4K) in first and second gear, which prompted Yami to order another reflash after that.

 

I bought a 2016 with 4,500 miles on it in February of this year for $9k, and have zero regrets.
It’s almost the same as a new bike for about half the cost.
It had almost all the farkles I wanted on it, the price and mileage were great, and the recalls had been done (which I never gave a second thought to).
Been to 25 states and just turned over 16k miles, and it’s been bulletproof.
Definitely one of the best bikes I’ve ever owned, if not the best.

 

No worries, lookup your VIN or call a dealer who can confirm the second reflash was done, and all good.

 

If you are buying a second hand FJR , go for the one that suits you best. Looking on ebay they all seem to have negatives, low mileage but 4 owners, corrosion, non standard parts etc.
I love my 2020 A model, it has never been back to a dealer and it runs like a well oiled sewing machine. It has not had the recall as I did not trust anyone to do it and has now done 60000 miles.
Second gear will only fail if it is abused, such as doing a wheelie.

 

Kind of annoying that you can’t get a plain old suspension anymore.

I am still wondering what happens when you take an ES and just disconnect the suspension computer, one of these days I will talk someone into letting me try it!

Unfortunately, in my rush to get moving, I reverted to the habits ingrained from years of riding the R6. I rev'ed the engine and feathered the clutch. The FJR moved out onto the road, but the engine had no power. It seemed to just bog down. The bike was accelerating, but very slowly and directly in the path of quickly approaching traffic. I finally realized my mistake. I let the clutch fully release, pinned the throttle and was off like a shot. For a few moments, it had been alarming, but with the proper skill (finally) applied, it all worked out. I love low-end torque!

Yea Yamaha nailed the big bike powerband for the FJR1300, Honda could really take some notes as they made the GL1800 WAY too anemic for no reason at all.

I was doing some slow speed practice upkeep the other day on my FJR1300 and got lazy, just dropped it into second and took my hand off the clutch letting it idle through the maneuvers like I was in cheat mode.