I hired this bike last year. Hopefully it will be available when I go tho Phuket, Thailand late this Oct.
If it hasn't been written off by a Russian nutcase in the meantime. I was in Thailand for a couple of months this year and it seemed I couldn't open a copy of the Bangkok Post without reading reports of a Rusky getting killed on a large bike in the resorts, it would be no exaggeration to say that a dozen of these lunatics are killed every month, usually in Pattaya or Phuket.
Me, I stick to a Honda Wave, any speed over 45mph is lethal in most parts of Thailand.
I hear what you're saying. The mainland over the bridge from Phuket is fairly safe on the highways same with up north Chiang Mai/Chiang Rai and further up. Other highways I've experienced there are utter chaos and many a time I held my breath![/size]
The Fazer with a bit of power when you need it was reassuring.
The one I hired was well maintained. Unlike a Hornet 900 I had for a day with throttle tube damaged and wobbly, NO rear brake, shocks felt like the springs were missing, a guy at the lights pointing down to steaming water squirting from a lower hose then nursing it back to the guy stopping a few times for the temp gauge to go back a bit. 71KMS on the clock still with a tonne of power I think they are unstoppable just hard on the rear end unlike
the Fazers, all day no probs
