Im amazed by this bike, I swear I'll never sell it, it's in the family for good!
That's exactly how I feel. Who knew when I bought it 9 years ago as a kind of stop gap bike that I'd still have it today, and that today's bikes would be no better. I've ridden the Tuono V4, VFR1200, Z1000SX, Multistrada, etc and good as some of them are, better made, higher quality, faster, better handling, with new tech like traction control and ABS, there's something so right about the Fazer. Nothing has the right blend of usability, performance and charisma to make me give it up.
Exactly! I've been riding with mate since I passed my test, him on his old suzuki gs550, and all along he keeps saying " wait til I get the 900 diversion back on the road after the winter, it's a torque monster, I'll show you all about torque then! ". Well today he did, and we did a 40mph to ' a quick speed !' up a hill, in top gear for both of us, and the trusty 600 Fazer matched him all the way! Smug mode enabled!