Post by: His Dudeness on 20 April 2019, 12:56:45 am
Post by: coffee on 20 April 2019, 01:10:30 am
Post by: His Dudeness on 20 April 2019, 01:13:22 am
Post by: coffee on 20 April 2019, 01:18:14 am
Post by: red98 on 20 April 2019, 07:12:05 am
Post by: vinnyb on 20 April 2019, 08:46:51 am
Post by: Fazerider on 20 April 2019, 10:06:40 am
7 votes each at the moment, which surprises me. I thought the sleek, cartoon-ish race face of the Foxeye would have been the popular choice.
The Boxeye is my preference, it’s just more honest about what the bike is… and most things I like tend to look more right as time goes by. I even like the look of the Honda CG125. :rollin
Post by: Dynspud on 20 April 2019, 10:37:09 am
That's what happened with me anyway.
Post by: fazersharp on 20 April 2019, 10:41:13 am
In my case, the Foxeye was my real first bike after doing DAS for my licence and I guess you tend to gel with your first bike more deeply and then nothing else beats it for you.Sort of like when a duck hatches and it imprints on the first thing it sees :lol .
That's what happened with me anyway.
The only reason they changed the fairing was because of the crap lights on the boxeye otherwise there would of only been slight cosmetic changes with the bike every couple of years.
Post by: fazersharp on 20 April 2019, 10:47:06 am
Post by: Dynspud on 20 April 2019, 10:52:13 am
I do like the black - gives it a real stealth look.
....and room for a box of Milk Tray under the seat?? ;)
Post by: Dynspud on 20 April 2019, 10:55:22 am
Post by: fazersharp on 20 April 2019, 11:26:49 am
Fair play, that does look really nice.And a spare black polo neck sweater
I do like the black - gives it a real stealth look.
....and room for a box of Milk Tray under the seat?? ;)
Post by: mickvp on 20 April 2019, 12:31:22 pm
Post by: coffee on 20 April 2019, 04:47:29 pm
Post by: Frosties on 20 April 2019, 06:07:38 pm
In case you wondered what I was on about all I could see on your post was "which one looks better" and a smiley face,nothing else,maybe I'm doing something wrong or there's something missing on my device.
You're doing it wrong fella - look above the post and you'll see a vote. Tick the one you want
Post by: His Dudeness on 20 April 2019, 07:34:33 pm
In case you wondered what I was on about all I could see on your post was "which one looks better" and a smiley face,nothing else,maybe I'm doing something wrong or there's something missing on my device.It's just a poll, which do you think looks better boxeye or foxeye? I think boxeye looks better. The bike has a bit of an 80's look to it and the square headlight and flatter tank is more in keeping with that than the angular headlight and tank on the foxeye.
Post by: YamFazFan on 20 April 2019, 08:33:27 pm
It was the look of the boxeye that originally caught my attention and made me think what a great looking, in a slightly retro way, bike it is.
I wasn't aware that there was a foxeye update to the model until I saw and bought mine.
I think the different look suits both, but I voted foxeye cos that's what I've got :lol
Post by: agricola on 20 April 2019, 08:45:37 pm
21 years old in a few days time. Picture taken a year ago
Very nice
Post by: darrsi on 20 April 2019, 10:47:22 pm
Post by: vinnyb on 20 April 2019, 11:09:13 pm
I ended up with a blue foxeye which I love, but really wanted a red black and silver boxeye. I think the boxeye fairing suits the bike better.
I would hazard a guess that the vote is consistent with what people own themselves rather than an unbiased view.Not Everyone Darrsi. :D
Post by: YamFazFan on 20 April 2019, 11:11:29 pm
I've changed my mind. I demand another vote ;) :lol
Post by: vinnyb on 20 April 2019, 11:15:25 pm
Actually, it's looking close, maybe we should run it again in a year or two. ;)
I've changed my mind. I demand another vote ;) :lol
Post by: fazersharp on 21 April 2019, 10:21:56 am
Post by: darrsi on 21 April 2019, 10:51:43 am
I have a boxeye but I have voted for the foxeye
"Splitter....."
Post by: YamFazFan on 21 April 2019, 10:12:57 pm
The only reason they changed the fairing was because of the crap lights on the boxeye otherwise there would of only been slight cosmetic changes with the bike every couple of years.
Also the Fazer 1000 had been introduced in year 2000 with the sharper looking foxeye fairing and they transferred that look over to the 600.
Post by: His Dudeness on 23 April 2019, 10:04:06 pm
Post by: YamFazFan on 23 April 2019, 10:58:10 pm
It would be interesting to know what the UK sales figures were for the two models.
Wasn't the MK1 available for 4 full years, 1998-2001 and the MK2 2002-summer 2003?.
Unless there was a big surge in sales in the last 18 months there should be a lot more boxeye's about you'd think?.
Post by: limax2 on 23 April 2019, 10:59:12 pm
Post by: His Dudeness on 23 April 2019, 11:34:10 pm
The foxeye style continued on with the 1000 so I'd say there's more foxeyes. They look damn good parked beside each other! 8)
It would be interesting to know what the UK sales figures were for the two models.
Wasn't the MK1 available for 4 full years, 1998-2001 and the MK2 2002-summer 2003?.
Unless there was a big surge in sales in the last 18 months there should be a lot more boxeye's about you'd think?.
Post by: unfazed on 23 April 2019, 11:45:12 pm
Post by: vinnyb on 24 April 2019, 05:11:30 am
Post by: fazersharp on 24 April 2019, 10:39:25 am
The first boxeyes had brushed alloy forks that were clear lacquered but stone chips would chip the lacquer and the alloy then gets white corrosion that spreds under the lacquer which being clear means that you can see it and it looks a mess. The later boxeyes shipped with painted forks - as the blue boxeye. So the foxeye with the shiny forks either is a box eye with a foxeye fairing or a foxeye that has had its painted forks stripped and polished and lacquered or been replaced with the first boxeye forks.