1990 Yamaha reviews

Great bike - comfortable on long trips and great with a passenger. I added Hepko Becker hard bags and now can travel for work with all I need. The only problem I've run into is a mysterious slow oil leak. It is intermittent and I've had trouble finding the source myself and dealers can't find it either. ABS saved me from crashing once and I'm a believer! Still a great bike, and I've had Harleys, Kawasaki, and a BMW. Show less

Best bike made period. Comfortable Autobahn touring at 150 160 mph for 3 to 4 hours and with no fatigue try that on a R1 or R6 HA! Show less

I purchased my '91 FJ1200 brand new, while living in West Germany. Eight years of riding at autobahn speeds, including time in the Neuburgring & Hochenheim Racetracks, re-affirms -- the FJ is one heck of a bike. All day cruising at 125mph+ (children will fall asleep up to this speed), through all types of weather, makes this a keeper bike regardless of which bike I get next. In August of 2002, I made a second non-stop, 27 hour ride from Salt Lake to St. Louis, followed by a next day departure to Pennsylvania, later Knoxville, TN, then Atlanta, before returning home to Utah. For a total of 11 days and 5300 miles for this round robin. This August, I plan a ride to Alaske via the ALCAN highway. My only desire is to be part of a bike comparo -- my FJ1200 and the new FJR1300 on the same USA round robin of 2002. Any riders up to the task can drop me a line, if you feel up to the task. Ride Safe, Feet up & rubber side down! Michael Show less

I love my 1991 FJ1200. Excellent all around bike, and especially good for long rides. I have personally had the bike up to 160 mph, and I feel like I could cruise for a good amount of time at 120 mph with little discomfort. This bike has the Vance & Hines supersport exhaust and jet kit. I love the midrange torque which is great for simply rolling on the throttle for awesome acceleration at highway speeds. Good solid design makes it handle well in the tight twisties as well. My only complaint is that Yamaha doesn't still make something equivalent to it!!!! Show less

Purchased in 97 3yrs faultless running all the power/torque you will ever need comfotable even on all day ride outs only change would be to have a shaftdrive, maybe a new FJ1300? yes please santa! Show less

Unbelievable low-end grunt translates into magic carpet ride @ 5,500 RPM concurrent with onset of invisible V-Boost rocket propulsion. Reminds me of that Lockheed C-130 with the JATO (Jet Assist-ed Take-Off) boosters strapped to its flanks. The bike transcends into a time warp as the horizon takes on a parrallax view. What you see is where you are. Careful, you just might overwhelm stopping capabilities on this one. Brakes are modest at best and 43,000 troublefree miles later I've learned to anticipate. Visceral thunder between your legs and squid-dwarfing are the best parts. N.Georgia Blue Ridge Mountain riding on the V-Max has left several CBR 900 and 966 riders w/their mouths open. The switch from the square-edged Dunlop cruiser tires to Mezzlers created a lean-over monster that sucks-up asphalt and makes liars out of all the reviewers...hey!, you ever hear of countersteer?! Suspension?... who cares, light the burners, we're fixin' to dissapear!!! Show less

I feel this bike does it all for me. I like to just turn the key and get lost for the day. With a set of soft bags and a tank bag I'm set for the weekend. Comfortable and still scoots when needed. Nothing like a big bore. Show less