Looks badass nicko
So that is the Gen 1 then which is the twin and a bit more "raw" than the newer ones.
I really like the character of my little twin but it does run out of puff so I will some day try out a big cc twin.......they mostly get slated for having poor mpg and tank range which doesn't bother me much at the moment.....always liked the look of the TL1000R because they look like the SRAD which is a beautiful looking bike yet with a big twin engine.......but they are heavy and not exactly excelling in particular field..........The Tuono at least excels in being a hoon machine
In other news for the thread....I actually got out last night....my mate just got a series 2 FZ6 so went for a spin down the coast toward Tenby, manorbier, penally and over the "ridgeway" which is an excellent lane spec road over a large ridge with excellent views out over the coast of pembs and all the way over to the Preseli hills.
My little TRX had the jump on the FZ6 at slower take offs as it has the low down grunt my mate was surprised at its acceleration.
I also followed him for a bit and almost home he was keen to gun it off the last roundabout onto the last straight......sadly we were put off our stride a bit by a couple of cars so by then we were already at middle speeds by which time I couldn't get the jump on him but on the overtake and subsequent flatty outyness I kept right with him until I ran out of puff at more than respectable speed for roads so im happy with that as a gauge of where the bike is at.