10-12-12, 11:16 AM
I think you have a good point, and unless ridden with spirit, your Dad has a point too.
The old Fazer was my first bike, and although far from feeling gutless, compared to how it feels when you ride with the revs between 7000-10000 ALL the time, it is (in comparison).
Get your Dad to try the above on an older (T-Cat engined) Fazer (after getting all the nuts and bolts re-tightened to factory spec - it makes a big difference to how taught the bike feels) and then let him tell you it's gutless.
Tried an equivalent SV650 once, now THAT was gutless. Didn't like being revved that much.
The old Fazer was my first bike, and although far from feeling gutless, compared to how it feels when you ride with the revs between 7000-10000 ALL the time, it is (in comparison).
Get your Dad to try the above on an older (T-Cat engined) Fazer (after getting all the nuts and bolts re-tightened to factory spec - it makes a big difference to how taught the bike feels) and then let him tell you it's gutless.
Tried an equivalent SV650 once, now THAT was gutless. Didn't like being revved that much.