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Yeah, I don't care much for those either, and for the same reason.

JackoftheGreen wrote:Yeah, I don't care much for those either, and for the same reason.

Why do you think Sport Tourers are dishonest though? To me the product pretty much fits the description.

The sport touring class strikes me as 'anti-image'.
I see someone telling themselves "I'm too young and techno-hip to ride some crusty cruiser, but yaknow, I wanna tour, so I need something that can carry my iPhone and my iPad and my iPod and my tablet PC."

It's like buying a Toyota MR2 for touring, and then towing a little trailer around with it because you wanna do some souvenier shopping while you're out.

I'll have to dissagree with you on this one...this bike is like having a bagger that can play with the sport bikes through the twisties (and long straights if you're into that...not a speed demon myself)

Comfort, weather protection, luggage, power, long fuel range...this is what I want if I replace my MT-01...but I do agree with the big adventure bikes...

Voted: AWESOME!!!

Later.

That's what I like about them. You can be aggressive in the twisty bits without having to hunch over on a sportbike, plus you can tour on it. My next bike will either be a dual sport or a sport tourer.

That's why I have a Concours in my garage.

Like a Road King for people who give a crap about aerodynamics. I'll give it a "cool". On a personal note, I'm still not a big fan of the style. Then again, anything above 1000cc just seems unnecessary to me. What'll you be carrying that needs that extra power?

EDIT: Crumb? Huh, didn't know that word would be censored.

Solid cool. I love sport tourers. They pretty much do everything you want from a bike. And their . . . "lack of cutting edgeness" appeals to me. They're not trendy or fashionable; they're unpretentious and honest, and just great bikes overall. I'd give it an awesome if it was a bit smaller though, like the old Honda VFR800 or BMW F800ST.

The FJR1300 has set the standard for open class sport tourers for a while now. Hats off to Yamaha for updating it. Bike misses Awesome because they still haven't given it a six speed transmission. Cool vote from me.

I voted: Cool.

Good looks and it has a purpose, to eat big distances in quick time. Which is odd as usually "sport and touring" are two different sides of the coin, why rush around on tour/vacation? Shouldn't you be taking it easy, cruising on by rather the scenery, enjoying it rather than hitting the corners and getting from A to B in 2 hours less? Hummm, maybe it's a confused class (sorta how I felt with the Dodge Charger is it a muscle car or a family car?). No, I think I'd say if you are going to tour, get a tourer. If you want to carve corners, get a sporty bike. A 640lb is a big bike, which the Yammy is no doubt, but graceful? Not sure I'd want to ride this in the city either to be honest...

That said, not a bad bike for a tourer, but I'd grab a cruiser first to tour on and a city bike for sportiness. But overall, Yamaha has done an awesome job matching up the oil and water of it really and I do like it's looks.

Mike