27-08-12, 08:45 AM
Its interesting cos in the 90s I suffred terribly with white finger from bar vibrations from pretty much all my bikes....eg My hand went numb just a few miles on a test ride of the VTR 1000....had to buy a VFR750 cos it was smoother! ( though I still got a bit numb)
Yet I never suffer with much vibes on a fazer , ridden 75 k miles on them, at all speeds...gentle bimbling to 150 mad cruise down the autobahn.Worst thing for me is sticking to french D road limits ( 50 to 60 mph), engine feels slightly rough , get vibes a tad in the bars, also through the right footpeg...dead smooth everywhere else.Its one reason I bought a touring bike and pushed the fazer into the fast bike role...that plus the daft amount of power even in top meant keeping to any limit on tours is a feat of throttlemanship ! lol ...yet even the dedicated comfy touring bike gives some vibes through the right footpeg, enuff to make me lift me foot off to cure it. So all bikes have some, somewhere in the rev range...
best bikes IMO for vibes which add character and no discomfort are definitely Triumph triples...
Yet I never suffer with much vibes on a fazer , ridden 75 k miles on them, at all speeds...gentle bimbling to 150 mad cruise down the autobahn.Worst thing for me is sticking to french D road limits ( 50 to 60 mph), engine feels slightly rough , get vibes a tad in the bars, also through the right footpeg...dead smooth everywhere else.Its one reason I bought a touring bike and pushed the fazer into the fast bike role...that plus the daft amount of power even in top meant keeping to any limit on tours is a feat of throttlemanship ! lol ...yet even the dedicated comfy touring bike gives some vibes through the right footpeg, enuff to make me lift me foot off to cure it. So all bikes have some, somewhere in the rev range...
best bikes IMO for vibes which add character and no discomfort are definitely Triumph triples...