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Hateful 8

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cy8rm4n:
 I'm new here having just put down deposit on a Fazer 8. Well not strictly true, I did mull around here when I had a 2000 carbed 600 Fazer & then again a 2006 FZ6 Fazer about 5 years ago.

 I resurrected my profile from back then & onto this section of the forum. First I'm surprised how quiet it is. I know Yamaha discontinued the bikes in large part due to poor sales but how many FZ8s & Fazer 8s are actually out there?

 The good thing about it being so quiet is I've been able to read through all the previous posts quite easily. I'm really surprised at all the haters of the 8 series. I know the likes of MCN weren't overly keen on the bike but all they could really say negative was the original retail price was too high & non adjustable forks were bad. It seems even to the 600 & 1000 foccers that the 8s are the embarrassing relations you don't invite to the family events in case they show you up.

 I was in the showroom with no thoughts of returning to Fazerdom when the lovely 2013 in black caught my eye as a damn good looking bike. When I realised it was a Fazer then my fondness for that marque came flooding back. They had an FZ1 in stock as well but I fancied a bit fairing after a few years on naked Triumphs & I don't think the extra hp will be any use to me in the real world other than as a licence loser when my mate on his ZZR 1400 opens up.

 I note that actual owners of the 8 seem to have little negative to say about them, so why all the hatred?

slappy:
There is absolutely no hatred towards the 800 on here,and there is nothing wrong with bike, its just that there are a lot less 800 members than 600 or 1000 members.
I think you will find that 800 owners are quite happy with their choice of bike.

Before I bought my FZ1s I considered an 800 but bought the 1000 instead, my reasoning being it had no real advantages over the 1000 and if I had wanted a lighter, more economical bike I would have gone for the 600. The 800 did not sell very well precisely because people who wanted a bigger bike chose the 1000, and people who wanted a smaller bike picked a 600.

celticbiker:
When I bought mine it was on a whim. I had gone to buy a Tracer and had all but forgotten about the existence of the fazer 8.
I had always liked it aesthetically speaking as it stood out from the other fazers (600 and 1000) and from the then current crop of bikes that were on the market.
As for it being quiet in the 800 section I prefer to see that as a positive. To me it means that people aren't on here every five minutes looking for solutions to problems.
On the topic of problems, I tend to see most problems with any bike I have due to the mileage I cover (20000 pa) and the only maintenance cost has been a new starter relay £6, new front wheel bearings £8 and the 24000 mile top end service £250.
Granted I've spent £1500 on other things but they were just for personal preference and detailing.
Do I have anything bad to say about the bike, well realistically no. I commute 100 miles/day, motorway, A and B roads and ride for pleasure on weekends and have no problem covering 400 miles/day without complaint.
It's torquey enough, fast enough, can filter through city traffic with ease and can tear up the mountain roads in Wales. I can see why these bikes didn't sell when they were out especially at the asking price at the time but I'm willing to bet that with a bit of tweaking they would sell like hotcakes now.

cy8rm4n:
I'm confident I've made the right choice, just thought I may become a leper to non 8 owners.

 Luckily for me the dealer didn't have the 2 daytonas they now do in stick the day I went to look or I'd have chucked my money at them, despite being completely impractical for me.

Hugh Mungus:
This is the first mention of an 8 since I've been on this forum so I wouldn't say the others hate the model otherwise the threads would be full of comments.
I've got a thou literally because of the price, I've always hankered after one and this one popped up at the right price at the right time. If it had been an 8 I might have gone for that too.
I would say (at a good guess) that the majority of members on here have the 600, so you'll have to make up for the lack of numbers and shout up about the 8.

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