02-07-12, 08:24 PM
I commute 40 mile a day 1/2 motorway and 1/2 city centre traffic. Also a short-arse at 5'8". Lots of filtering on my commute though but I can squeeze almost anything through a gap........ 
Just looking for something different for a change to be honest. I have run FZS1000's and my last FZ1 for years and they have been great but getting a bit bored.
I took a Tiger 800 out for a test yesterday. Unfortunately it was brand new with 1 mile on the clock and new tyres so the ride was not great. Handled surprisingly well though and loads of grunt under 5k and up to about 70mph. Absolutely nothing after that though. Soaked up the bumps really well but the screen was truely awful.
Downside, in my opinion, is the high cost of servicing/work by Triumph dealers and owners comments of Triumph not honouring warrenty if you get the work done elsewhere. Plus my local Triumph Dealer is "pish" in the local dialectÂ
Love my Yam's, hence why I was looking at the FJR as I cannot think of another Yam I would buy other than another FZ1.
Just looking for something different for a change to be honest. I have run FZS1000's and my last FZ1 for years and they have been great but getting a bit bored.
I took a Tiger 800 out for a test yesterday. Unfortunately it was brand new with 1 mile on the clock and new tyres so the ride was not great. Handled surprisingly well though and loads of grunt under 5k and up to about 70mph. Absolutely nothing after that though. Soaked up the bumps really well but the screen was truely awful.
Downside, in my opinion, is the high cost of servicing/work by Triumph dealers and owners comments of Triumph not honouring warrenty if you get the work done elsewhere. Plus my local Triumph Dealer is "pish" in the local dialectÂ
Love my Yam's, hence why I was looking at the FJR as I cannot think of another Yam I would buy other than another FZ1.