Ten Years After

[pitternator]

Jacko
Didnt realise you had ur fazer for so long ...well done ...verily a big achievement. 
In the last 8 yrs I have had.....8 bikes !!... not that I am fickle or cant make me mind up like ....  :lol

My last gen1 sold in 2005( purchased new in 2001), my current one I bought in Jan 2008... so I have racked up 8-9 yrs but with a divorce halfway thru !  :lol

[jackojet]

Hi Pitt
The addition of the gixxer thou K7 for fazee's stable friend , came close to a divorce, especially once her indoors calmed down, and I said I wouldn't spend any more and bought a set of titanium arrows and decat pipe. She never noticed when she helped me put bike on paddock stand, even starting it up. Thought I'd got away with until some prat mentioned the cans in front of the missus :eek . Ape she went!
Need a power commander now to sort fuelling out  :rolleyes . Problem is wife keeps my books! :lol
One good thing is she wouldn't let me sell the fazer even if I wanted to  :rollin

[jackojet]

Forgot to add, it's this forum help, guys like you lot that have made fazer ownership a blast. As much as I have always loved my sportsbikes there is nothing out there that offers all round practicality than the big old girl. I still have'nt finished modding the fazer yet, even after 7 years.
Front forks still standard and want full system.
A bike I can ride two up and then go mad alone is the right balance for me.

[pitternator]

Jacko
Going back to wot I rote above...it really is a wolf in sheeps clothing. Lost count of the times other bikes have done a double take as the fazer is still competitive on the road.With the full monty kit fitted it really spreads out the power , so it always seems to have more than enuff in any situation. It was only my 1050 speedy which could out grunt it off the line, but would lose out on any longer stretch of road.Useability and practicality, combined with excellent manners and ergos.Like Mike says...just what out there is there to compare ??
Its interesting to compare it to another fabled all rounder , the GS.Both are " all rounders" but feel very different animals to ride.By contrast the fazer feels like a blade ! So much sportier.Maybe a MS will be close??
Many mags are now realising the Triumph explorer actually isnt a GS beater and are starting to class it as a alternative fast  roadster...but IMO the fazer still wins out over it ,with the engine, engine, engine.The explorer could never beat the fazer apart from gadgets.I also noted how Triumph have deliberately tuned their engine ( see latest Bike mag) to mimic the GS power delivery...so its never going to rival a gen1.Its actually limited in 5th and 6th gear !..maybe they should stop messing around and put a full fat 1200 in a proper roadster chassis ??, instead of that overtall, over heavy , clumsy chassis.
I do wonder if Triumphs new 1050 Tiger sport will be closer ??

[Nelson 531]

The beach looks good and as always the bike looks superb. It's nice to see it from a different view, usually I'm watching it disappear in to the distance    Save some of that Snr Repsol for me, I'll need it in 6 weeks! Looking forward to getting some miles on the clock.

[Falcon 269]

Not long to go, mate.  Be nice to have another Thou out on the roads with us each weekend.

E-mail on its way to you soon.

Cheers!

[coxylaad]

here here. I have had mine knocking on 9 years now, only thing I have owned longer is my house!


I have looked on numerous times at replacement bikes in the last couple of years including but not limited to:


MT01
gen 2 FZ1
triumph sprint
triump speed triple
triumph tiger
BMW 1200GS


All seem like good bikes, but none have yet had what it takes to make me give up on the fazer.


I even washed mine today!