16-03-13, 07:01 PM
I still fail to see why so many people are hung up on fuel economy whilst riding a Fazer, 45mpg or around 150-160 to a tankful is very reasonable considering the bike is capable of a 165mph top speed and a 0-60 time of around 3 secs! Compare that with a car, capable of those figures and if you see 20mpg you're doing well! Also bear in mind, the zx9 is fully faired and is designed for the wind to slip round it, whereas, the Fazer has things like an engine and all sorts of other things to catch the wind.
As for thinking a sports bike is what you really want, I've yet to have sports bike pass me when I'm out for a blast, so I would suggest, putting some lower bars on, possibly some rearsets (something I'm considering aswell) and get out there and discover what the Fazer is really capable of doing! And don't worry about fuel consumption, just fill it up when the light comes on.
As for thinking a sports bike is what you really want, I've yet to have sports bike pass me when I'm out for a blast, so I would suggest, putting some lower bars on, possibly some rearsets (something I'm considering aswell) and get out there and discover what the Fazer is really capable of doing! And don't worry about fuel consumption, just fill it up when the light comes on.