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How long have you been riding - joebloggs - 03-10-15
Seeing as the Fazer (600) is an entry level bike I wondered how many experienced riders the bike attracted so plz post your model in your reply
Re: How long have you been riding - joebloggs - 03-10-15
2000 FZS600, needed something slower than my 9, experience allows me to use the full potential of the ZX, unfortunately the police think otherwise
Re: How long have you been riding - fazersharp - 03-10-15
(03-10-15, 10:08 AM)joebloggs link Wrote:Seeing as the Fazer (600) is an entry level bike
:eek Wash your mouth out with that angle grinder of yours :tape
Re: How long have you been riding - bristol banger - 03-10-15
31 years on and off, started with a 50cc puch lol. Had alsorts over the years from road legal yz490 to gpz500 (piss poor) now stick to 1000cd as anything less is just too slow lol current bike fz1.
Re: How long have you been riding - Fazerider - 03-10-15
(03-10-15, 11:04 AM)fazersharp link Wrote:[quote author=joebloggs link=topic=18404.msg212026#msg212026 date=1443863322]
Seeing as the Fazer (600) is an[size=2em] entry level bike [/size]
:eek Wash your mouth out with that angle grinder of yours :tape
[/quote]
:agree
34 years riding, and I've stuck with the Fazer for the past 17 as I've yet to see a bike that'd suit me better.
Re: How long have you been riding - nick crisp - 03-10-15
Is this just about the 600s then? That's discrimination, that is :'(
Not owned a 600 Fazer, but have been riding the gen 1 thous for 15 years now. Started on 2 wheels with a little 50cc Suzuki back in '82.
Re: How long have you been riding - Cellarman - 03-10-15
Passed my test 1981 had loads of bikes over the years now on a gen1 thou & loving it
Re: How long have you been riding - Tangoman - 03-10-15
30 years on and off, GP100, to start several Suzuki's couple of Triumph's a Honda and a very slow project ZX400c2 Kawasaki and this is my second Yamaha, will so one of the best bikes I have owned
Re: How long have you been riding - unfazed - 03-10-15
Started riding bikes since 1972, passed my test in 1973.
Hopitalised 4 times in total so far. :'( Have owned various bikes from 125, to 1000 and ridden more than I can remember
I still think the FZS600 is one of the best all rounders ever built with the FZS1000 a very close second. :thumbup
I have 87000 miles on the 600 which I bought new in 2003, but only put 1000 miles on it last year as I was using the 1000 more. Have about 20000 miles on 1000 since I bought it off my son over 2 years ago.
Re: How long have you been riding - slappy - 03-10-15
Started legally on the road
in 1973 with a FS1E, but had been messing about for two years with anything I could get before that.42 years on still loving it.
Re: How long have you been riding - Mike01 - 03-10-15
Sat on a bike for the 1st time December last year, passed my test March this year :rollin
Re: How long have you been riding - joebloggs - 03-10-15
Shocked at the response so far. Didn't expect so many other experienced riders to be riding the FZS,
I started on a CB50j, SS50 rear sprocket gave an indicated 50mph so almost as quick as the FS1E. Also had a Fizzy after the CB died followed by a couple of GT185's before taking my test on a RD125lc. many different bikes since then. Fazer was chosen due to looks and the fact that it isnt going to potentially cost me my driving licence every time I take it out
Re: How long have you been riding - acid drop - 03-10-15
been riding since 1970 a variety of bikes, scooters, stepthroughs, had a cbr 600, fz6 fazer, current ride is the wifes sister (in my dreams) actually I now ride a Yamaha mt09.
Re: How long have you been riding - mark g - 03-10-15
35 years, had too many bikes to mention nearly all of them I wished I'd have kept :rolleyes if ever I win the lotto I'd buy them all back, Gen 1 thou for now but I have a habit of getting bored and it'll get shifted on for god knows what next :b
Re: How long have you been riding - Millietant - 03-10-15
Been riding 43 years now, passed my test in '77. Started on a Honda C90 step-thru field bike, then road legal on a FS1E and got a KH250 for my 17th birthday which I took my test on.
Only had one minor road accident so-far (got knocked off my fizzy by a concrete mixer in '76). All the rest of my off's have either been off-road (many), or on track (just a couple).
Now I mostly ride my wife's Fazer 1000, my son's Fazer 600 on the road, keeping my FJ 1200 for touring with them and my Aprilia RSV for track fun.
Re: How long have you been riding - darrsi - 04-10-15
(03-10-15, 09:47 PM)Millietant link Wrote:Been riding 43 years now, passed my test in '77. Started on a Honda C90 step-thru field bike, then road legal on a FS1E and got a KH250 for my 17th birthday which I took my test on.
Only had one minor road accident so-far (got knocked off my fizzy by a concrete mixer in '76). All the rest of my off's have either been off-road (many), or on track (just a couple).
Now I mostly ride my wife's Fazer 1000, my son's Fazer 600 on the road, keeping my FJ 1200 for touring with them and my Aprilia RSV for track fun.
Ah, the good old days.
"Is that your bike?"
"Yep."
"Well done, you passed."
Re: How long have you been riding - anutz - 04-10-15
Got the 2001 FZS 600 in Jan this year, overall done 3000 miles since then, potentially would have done more but had some engine stud issues :b has been my first bike since passing my test 10 years ago.....
Re: How long have you been riding - purplebear7 - 04-10-15
Hi There Guys and Girls,
This kind of post always makes me smile ... seems like the older Blokes get the more they have to brag about it?
Not so with the Ladies ... they keep most of their personal data to themselves :o) ... most times :o)
Anyway to get to the question ... I did All my Tests for Bikes, Cars, HGV Trucks, Cranes, Boats and Ships in the Royal Navy back in 1956/7 it was part of the job ;o) The first Bike that was mine was an Ariel Square Four a 1000cc Tank!
At that time my Dad had an Ariel 350 Red Hunter and he was as jealouse as a pig ... but he still left me behind on the twisty bits between Brum and the Navy Bases down on the South coast and way up in Scotland :o) Happy Days ! :o)
To date I've had over 50 Bikes in 60 years ... some I kept for ages ... most I rode for a few months between drafts (postings abroad)
Had three Gen 1 FZS Fazers ... 2001, 2003 and 2005. Still never sat on or seen anything to beat them for a real 'All Rounder'! Currently I'm on a Honda CB 1300S with EZS single seat Sports Sidecar ... almost certainly the end of my line. Cough, Gasp, Splutter, Groan, F**t, Breath :o(
Stay Safe, use the Zimmer ;o) Trev. (Mallorca)
Re: How long have you been riding - AMW - 04-10-15
Still getting going passed my test November 1977 never been without at least one bike since.
I would add a few photos but that seems to need approval?
Andrew
Andrew
Re: How long have you been riding - His Dudeness - 04-10-15
All this is telling us is the Fazer is a bike for OAPs