24-01-13, 11:06 AM
Because the FZS600's engine has decent low and midrange zap as well as some top-end.
Half-decent fairing, brakes, riding position, long & comfy seat, good underseat storage, a useful centre-stand, returns very good fuel economy with slight restraint, is easy to work on mechanically, has giant gaps between valve check intervals and feels (relatively) light compared to the likes of the Bandit 600.
A jack of all trades indeed, possibly the closest thing to the archetypal 'UJM'.
Personally, I would have liked it to be another 10-15kg lighter, bored out to 650cc, five gears instead of six and have a decent rear brake caliper for perfection but I guess you cant have everything
Half-decent fairing, brakes, riding position, long & comfy seat, good underseat storage, a useful centre-stand, returns very good fuel economy with slight restraint, is easy to work on mechanically, has giant gaps between valve check intervals and feels (relatively) light compared to the likes of the Bandit 600.
A jack of all trades indeed, possibly the closest thing to the archetypal 'UJM'.
Personally, I would have liked it to be another 10-15kg lighter, bored out to 650cc, five gears instead of six and have a decent rear brake caliper for perfection but I guess you cant have everything