From a press release issued by Yamaha:

Membership Has Privileges: 2005 Yamaha FJR 1300/1300 ABS

CYPRESS, Calif.— Riding a Yamaha FJR 1300 puts owners into an exclusive club. BecauseYamaha doesn’t just build the best supersport touring bike in the world—it builds the only supersport touring bike in the world. The 145 horsepower FJR 1300/1300ABS is the ultimate combination of superbike power and sportbike handling with touring-bike comfort and convenience. Even the critics appreciated the FJR1300. Cycle World named it Best Sport-Touring Bike in its first season in the U.S. Last year, Motorcyclist called it Tourer of the Year while Rider magazine went ahead and labeled it Motorcycle of the Year for 2003.

Superbike Power
When it comes to low and mid-range torque, there’s no replacement for displacement. To that end, the FJR gets a 1298cc 16-valve fuel-injected four-cylinder engine which produces arm-straightening torque from off-idle and delivers a 145-horsepower peak at only 8,500 rpm. It’s a smooth, quiet beast, too, thanks to dual internal counterbalancers, and scissors-type primary gears which minimize gear whine and drivetrain lash. From there, power flows through a five-speed gearbox, low-maintenance shaft drive and onto the pavement through a 180-section rear tire.


Strong Like Bull

To deal with all that power, along with two people and their belongings, and still be able to handle with near-sportbike precision and control, the FJR gets a massive and stiff aluminum frame. Embracing the engine as a fully-stressed chassis member creates a super-rigid structure for attaching—that’s right—super strong suspension pieces: an adjustable fork with tubs fully 48mm in diameter, and a strong, adjustable-shock swingarm out back that also contains the FJR’s driveshaft

Optional ABS

When it’s time to stop, triple disc brakes with a pair of 320mm front rotors are good. When it’s time to stop on less-than perfect or wet surfaces, triple disc brakes with optional ABS are as good as it gets.

First Class

Color-matched saddlebags with liners, which use the same key as the ignition, are standard equipment. An electric-adjust windshield is standard equipment, so is the lockable small-item compartment in the left upper fairing. The full-zoot electronic/analog instrumentation, the centerstand and the integrated turnsignals all come standard. And don’t forget the 145-horsepower engine! Sometimes you can have it all.

The limited production 2005 Galaxy Blue FJR 1300 retails for $11,799 or $12,899 with ABS and are only available through a special Priority Delivery Program that runs February 6 to April 30, 2004. A $500 deposit at any Yamaha dealer puts customers in a national queue that will have customers taking deliveries following the order in which deposits are received. Shipments begin in July 2004 for this 2005 model. In addition, customers are eligible for zero interest and zero payments for six months from delivery date.