In real world road riding in this country, there’s no great advantage in having a later bike in my opinion, other than the smile factor of having something new, or feel abs, a quickshifter, engine maps etc are a must have.The Fazer is a real Swiss Army knife kind of bike, that’ll have a good go at most aspects of biking, off road excluded, without being outstanding at any one discipline. Mine will be loaded up with camping gear and off to the Bol d’Or in September, and I know she, and I, will lap it up.