29-11-11, 03:12 PM
hmmm... I had a vfr750 and tbh its not comparable. The vfr handling is streets ahead of a stock fazer.It was a thinking mans sportsbike .Quality oozed out of every pore, an incredibly quality watch like machine... Power yes the fazer has more, but on the road the vfr could keep up with anything. Its a jewel, a beautifully crafted machine, which makes the fazer seem just a bitsa . And I have owned 2 gen1s, done 70k miles on them...but the vfr 750 is an absolute classic.Shame they stopped making them, much better than newr offerings ( IM very humble Op)
Also dont see just how you can compare a MS either ! Maybe if you look at how much a FZ-1 is brand new these days, its about the same as a basic MS. I feckin know which bike I would buy ! :rolleyes ...the gen1 only beats a MS on price, IMO in all other respects its a no contest. Looks, electronics, handling etc...and its a ducati !
If you had 12k spare to spend on a bike...what would you do ?...buy a gorgeous red new MS ...or save money( cash which you maybe dont need or care to) by buying a 11 yr old design bike with known ( though easily fixable flaws).....the gen1 makes sense for bikers on a budget. If I could afford one, give me a MS over any gen1 ! Its a price issue, not a bike issue.
In my ideal world we all could afford a MS....or a GS ... or a 1198 !
Also dont see just how you can compare a MS either ! Maybe if you look at how much a FZ-1 is brand new these days, its about the same as a basic MS. I feckin know which bike I would buy ! :rolleyes ...the gen1 only beats a MS on price, IMO in all other respects its a no contest. Looks, electronics, handling etc...and its a ducati !
If you had 12k spare to spend on a bike...what would you do ?...buy a gorgeous red new MS ...or save money( cash which you maybe dont need or care to) by buying a 11 yr old design bike with known ( though easily fixable flaws).....the gen1 makes sense for bikers on a budget. If I could afford one, give me a MS over any gen1 ! Its a price issue, not a bike issue.
In my ideal world we all could afford a MS....or a GS ... or a 1198 !