Fazer a cracking bike

[Beeblebrox2nd]

Has no-one read MCN this week?
Instead of the MT-09, why not the MT-07?
Still sticking with brand loyalty (whatever that is!) but have a better bike. None of the fuelling issues the 09 has but with all the fun and only £5200 new!
If it came with a nose fairing, I'd be well up for it as a Fazer replacement.

[esetest]

Can't wait to try out the new Monster 1200 .

[Dead Eye]

I really have no idea what I want to buy next. I'm thinking Sports bike though... this will obviously be in addition to my Fazer

I'm tempted at looking in to the Ducati path... maybe a 1098... but I know foc all about them in reality

A lot of people seem to hate the idle noise because of the dry clutch... I actually don't mind it and in some cases quite like it...

[noggythenog]

Has no-one read MCN this week?
Instead of the MT-09, why not the MT-07?
Still sticking with brand loyalty (whatever that is!) but have a better bike. None of the fuelling issues the 09 has but with all the fun and only £5200 new!
If it came with a nose fairing, I'd be well up for it as a Fazer replacement.

But they cant sell this bike for this money and still expect 7 or 8 grand for a fazer 8 can they...an old model.....there must be some cheap fazer 8's just around the corner.£££

[JoeRock]

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Has no-one read MCN this week?
Instead of the MT-09, why not the MT-07?
Still sticking with brand loyalty (whatever that is!) but have a better bike. None of the fuelling issues the 09 has but with all the fun and only £5200 new!
If it came with a nose fairing, I'd be well up for it as a Fazer replacement.

But they cant sell this bike for this money and still expect 7 or 8 grand for a fazer 8 can they...an old model.....there must be some cheap fazer 8's just around the corner.£££
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Wopuldn't expect to see the Fazer 8 dicounted that much because of the MT-07 - that's a cheap commuter/first big bike kinda thing basically! (cheap suspension and brakes, and a parallel twin motor)

[Wookee]

I've had a few bikes including 3 from the Fazer 'brand':


A gen 1 thousand is the only new vehicle I have ever bought and I had it for ten years and 50k miles. I'd still have it now if it weren't for a patch of diesel :\ . Outstanding machine that I rode most days as I commute into London and I also used it to tour Europe a few times.


A 2006 FZ6 with about 13k miles on it. The lady who took me out in a SMIDSY did me a little bit of a favour by writing it off. The main issue I had with it was the on/off nature of the throttle and I can safely say I am no fan of fuel injection on bikes.....yes, yes I know it's so much better in many ways except for the most important one for me which is 'feel'.


I now have a 2003 FZS600 and it is easily better, for my needs, than the Gen 1 and is the best bike I've owned. I've ridden 10k miles on it and find it so much more nimble than the thou and just as quick for my riding style. I haven't toured on it, and probably won't, but that's only because I won't tour on a bike again. I'd have no problem cruising at Europe motorway speeds all day on it and then doing the twisties.


I ride BMW RT's at work and would rather have my Fazer for touring purposes as it's a much more comfortable fit even if it a bit more cramped, as for getting through traffic the BMW is almost as big as a car and makes filtering ...err.....entertaining! I couldn't have anything sports orientated as the lean forward position restricts so much of my vision that it feels very unsafe.


Looks like I'm stuck with what I have then! Oh well... 8)