The standard FJR "grab rail/carrier" isn't and never has been intended as a major load carrying item. I replaced it on my FJR with a Givi system to allow me to fit a top box when touring but the original item is certainly not a low quality item. The FJR standard panniers fit neatly on the bike without the need for hideous piping and to their credit they have been much copied, including by Suzuki, not least on the V-Strom though I have to say Yamaha do it much better with it built into the design as opposed to bits bolted on. Many FJR's, mine included, do serious touring mileages carrying a passenger and luggage, way in excess of what any police bike would ever have. I fail to see how comparisons or criticisms of a police spec bike versus a standard road going bike are remotely relevant.
I have no idea what the requirements of a blood bike are but I would bet lots of money that the FJR more than surpasses most other bikes. It's by far the most reliable bike I've ever owned, it's powerful, it's stable, the brakes are superb, it's shaft driven, it offers excellent weather protection and it will carry massive loads over ridiculous distances at speed and in comfort. It may incur higher running costs than a Strom but cheap isn't everything. How much blood do they have to carry anyway?
As for corners being cut - everything that's manufactured is there to make a profit. It's much harder to see where corners have been cut on my 8 year old FJR than it is my 8 month old V-Strom.
V-stroms good in "inclement" weather? What kind of "inclement" weather are you riding in? There is no fairing, the screen would offer weather protection if you were the size of a small mouse and the front wheel sprays rain directly onto feet. If the passenger is any better off it's purely because the rider soaks up all the rain. I love my V-Strom but a bike for doing big miles in torrential rain it most certainly isn't. If my life depended on blood being delivered in terrible weather the V-Strom wouldn't be the bike I'd choose for the rider.
I'm not trying to slag off V-Stroms, I've done more miles on mine this year than I have on my FJR but I am replying to what I see as some ill informed comment
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