I wouldnt expect most fazer owners to understand the appeal of a triple engine.Most riders confuse ultimate power with a bikes worth and enjoyment. Sure a 1050 engine cant compete in outright power terms, but then ibso facto a fazer is shit by say a blades engine standard or a S1000RR. I really enjoyed the character of my speed triple. And as a fazer rider of 70k miles, I have enuff perspective to make comparisons. The speedy always gave me a grin whenever I rode it...its almost a tongue in cheek ride every time...the fazer is a bit bland in the way it makes its power, like any high powered four cylinder bike.The triple is very punchy , it does have great bottom end drive, and the noise evokes another side of biking , like riding a big twin.I was rarely feeling underpowered on the road, a speed triple will keep up with most bikes on most roads, but then again, if you want always to be the fastest ...you wont buy this bike.Ultimately any character bike will be shunned by the majority who cant understand its appeal.I am fortunate enuff to be able to afford several bikes, so can indulge a passion for such bikes, while still having a fazer in the garage if I desire it...
Also if you can only afford 1 bike, it almost always will tend to be an allrounder, so bikes like the speed triple wont figure high enuff in " comparisons"...so inevitably riders will buy the most " powerful" bike they can for their buck.The old ZX-9 was another of this ilk. Cheap power,reasoable riding position,n but little else to really recommend it.
The fazer still is one of such bikes, lots of power ( though now eclipsed in speed stakes by most sports 600s), and in spite of some dire stock parts , is still cheap enuff to modify .However , as the bike aint been made for 7 years...I wonder how long the stock will last ? I know my 04 bike is looking a bit jaded after 35k miles . Shame that there still aint really another new bike out there which will do similar job...
The bandit was a cheap bitsa when new, so again, logically as they get older they become less and less desirable.