When the Yamaha FJ1100 was introduced in 1984, the press went nuts. Rider Magazine called it “the best large displacement sport motorcycle of 1984, and maybe even the best in its class in the history of motorcycling,” and other mags called it Bike of the Year. As other manufacturers debuted big-bore competitors that focused more on sport (like the GSX-R1100), Yamaha pushed the FJ more into the sport-touring category and made it the FJ1200 in 1986.
As Cycle World notes in this Retrospective, “the same basic platform endured the entire 10 years of production, a tribute to the soundness of the design.”
This example (VIN: JYA1WJ009GA000376) has 14,410 miles and the owner has had it since 2005. He notes the prior owner put NOS bodywork on it “some time in the early 2000s.” It’s been sitting for a bit but it was recently serviced with a fluid flush, new brake/clutch master cylinders, carb clean, new pod filters, and a new battery. The only thing it needs is new tires.
Find this FJ for sale in Van Nuys, California for $4,995 here on Cycle Trader.