18-01-12, 05:55 PM
I've had 2 600s (square-eye and then a foxeye) prior to my current Gen1 thou and they are fantastic allrounders - I commute, play at weekends and have toured in Europe. On the demise of my second I would have happily had a third - I've never got on with the FZ6.
But even the last of the FZS600s was getting on a bit and the lure of a thou a couple of years younger was just too great, particularly at the bargain prices they were available at. To date I've not regretted it - the thou does everything the 600 does and it's just that bit more relaxed and comfortable for longer distances and also built better, and of course goes like stink.
The only down side is that mooted in this thread - you just don't get as much opportunity to wring the 1000's neck like you could the 600 because it is just so damn fast and because of this it can seem like a bit less fun.
But even the last of the FZS600s was getting on a bit and the lure of a thou a couple of years younger was just too great, particularly at the bargain prices they were available at. To date I've not regretted it - the thou does everything the 600 does and it's just that bit more relaxed and comfortable for longer distances and also built better, and of course goes like stink.
The only down side is that mooted in this thread - you just don't get as much opportunity to wring the 1000's neck like you could the 600 because it is just so damn fast and because of this it can seem like a bit less fun.
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