28-03-13, 01:07 AM
Yeah totally get you, I meant first inline 4 that isn't a big thou plus beast of a thing tuned to be torquey 
. Tbh, the twin I had was a GS 500 and it was restricted so it was as weak as piss but it still felt like it handled sub 4k commuting rpms better than the fazer from memory even when cold / with a pillion. My fazer handles it fine it just does that big rattle occasionally then makes a nice low grunt sound and power kicks in a bit harder at 3k. It's interesting you ride in 2nd gear a lot and keep at 4-5k as I usually stick it in 3rd or 4th and have it at 2.5 - 3k for 30 -40 mph general riding. It still pulls nicely though, it sounds as if im complaining and I'm not at all, like I say maybe just need to change down more and let it rev. The engine has waves in my opinion and its like a 3 stage thing. Sub 4k is relaxed mode for town, 4-8k is its nice mid torque area and then at 8-8.5 to red line the thing goes mental all of a sudden and makes me grin like a mug every time.
. Tbh, the twin I had was a GS 500 and it was restricted so it was as weak as piss but it still felt like it handled sub 4k commuting rpms better than the fazer from memory even when cold / with a pillion. My fazer handles it fine it just does that big rattle occasionally then makes a nice low grunt sound and power kicks in a bit harder at 3k. It's interesting you ride in 2nd gear a lot and keep at 4-5k as I usually stick it in 3rd or 4th and have it at 2.5 - 3k for 30 -40 mph general riding. It still pulls nicely though, it sounds as if im complaining and I'm not at all, like I say maybe just need to change down more and let it rev. The engine has waves in my opinion and its like a 3 stage thing. Sub 4k is relaxed mode for town, 4-8k is its nice mid torque area and then at 8-8.5 to red line the thing goes mental all of a sudden and makes me grin like a mug every time.