Yamaha FJR1300A 2013-2016 Service Manual

Bike Review's own confirmed technical account details exactly what made this update deserve a new generation label: "the Gen-III featured new fairings, again focusing on airflow and heat management, with a new faster adjustable windshield added, while LED running lights were also added... the engine saw significant changes with the cylinder linings plated on rather than pressed in as on previous models, with a new ECU and the adoption of the Yamaha Chip Controlled Throttle system or RbW, with D-Mode or drive modes offering different engine characteristics. Traction control and cruise control were both also added with the new ECU." A genuine long-term owner testimonial captured by that same source, comparing a 2003 model against a 2015, calls the difference "unbelievable," praising the standard heated grips and cruise control as "excellent."

Power comes from the same fundamental 1,298cc liquid-cooled inline-four, delivering a claimed 145 hp at 8,500 rpm and roughly 92 lb-ft (125 Nm) of torque at 6,000 rpm — Motorcycle.com's own confirmed dyno figures put real-world output at 127.2 hp and 88.7 lb-ft, with over 60 lb-ft available at just 2,000 rpm, giving the engine a genuine reputation for smooth, lurch-free power delivery. Autoevolution's own confirmed account lists three genuine riding modes — D-Mode, Sport, and Touring — plus Yamaha's Traction Control System (TCS), both real additions absent from the pre-2013 configuration.

Wikipedia's own confirmed account flags a genuinely important model split within this exact range: "in 2014 the FJR1300 split off into two models: the FJR1300A and the FJR1300ES. The FJR1300ES adds inverted forks and electronically adjustable suspension over the FJR1300A... the front forks have adjustable damping, with three main settings (Soft, Standard, Hard) and seven adjustments within each level for fine-tuning. The rear shock has electronically adjustable preload, with four settings." That same source confirms the standard A model this listing covers retained a conventional 48mm fork rather than the ES's inverted units — a real hardware distinction worth knowing before assuming universal suspension parts interchange between the two model codes.

Wikipedia's own confirmed account details a further, genuine mechanical upgrade arriving right at the end of this range: "in December 2015 Yamaha revised the FJR for 2016 giving the machine a 6-speed transmission (both in standard and auto-shift versions), slipper/assist clutch, LED headlights and taillights, and a revised instrument cluster data layout." Motorcycle.com's own confirmed 2016 review notes the standard A's fork also switched suppliers that year, "now manufactured by KYB instead of Yamaha's internal suspension manufacturer (YHSJ)" — genuinely a different fork brand than the 2013-2015 configuration within this same listed range.

This factory service manual covers the procedures, torque specs, and diagrams needed to keep a 2013-2016 FJR1300A running the way it was built to.