11-11-11, 09:26 AM
SH has a strong viewpoint on the FZ-1....but then so do I...after owning one ! I have never agreed with his perspective( rose tinted ) . Yes its fast in a mad revvy way, great for hooning about on. BUT I never found it " comfy" , certainly not the seat. Even after getting it totally repadded it was never really a day long item. Even after FCE, pipe and power commander its still a revvy sportbike engine, still lacked the midrange I look for in a tourer.. It all depends on what you call a sports tourer....personally IMO its way more sports than tourer. A sporty bike which can tour...but then again Nick sanders went round the world on his R1...it all depends what fits ones needs !
But you can get them cheap.... but then so too many other bikes are cheap which never found mass market appeal. :\ ... I think its too easy for SH to make claims like this, and expect everyone to actually agree with him. I went from a 1050 sprint to a FZ-1 and fecks sake they are just soo diffrent bikes...yet they both get classed as " sports tourers " ! I could write a similar article about any of the bikes which touched my spot .....
But you can get them cheap.... but then so too many other bikes are cheap which never found mass market appeal. :\ ... I think its too easy for SH to make claims like this, and expect everyone to actually agree with him. I went from a 1050 sprint to a FZ-1 and fecks sake they are just soo diffrent bikes...yet they both get classed as " sports tourers " ! I could write a similar article about any of the bikes which touched my spot .....