I had a 2005 FJR and it was my first Sport Touring bike. Like many of the firsts in life,
I wll always have fond memories of her. But I have never regretted the upgrade to my C14. I really do like the addition of cruise, the new body panel design, and the new instrument panel........ but as others have said, the 1300 engine is in need of an update to stay competitive and the fact that they did not update the tranny is just a complete FAIL on mami yammi's part. Mine needed it then, and 8 years later, it still isnt there.
Sadly, until the moto and tranny are updated, if I were to replace the Connie, I would look at the Beemer before the FJR. Hopefully, by the time that bug starts to bite, there will be a C15 / C16 with factory cruise.