600 to 1000.....why should i do it?

[nickodemon]

I own an Aprilia tuono v4r, fazer 1000 gen 1 with full monty and a recently acquired fzs 600 for using through the winter. Firstly i have owned the aprilia v4r since june 2012. Utterly outstanding bike that has only had a headlight condensation issue which was sorted within 2 weeks with a replacement. The mechanic scratched the replacement, so had to wait another 2 weeks for it to be replaced again! That is not Aprilia's fault, but the dozy mechanics. The other issue was a coolant manifold recall. The dealer phoned me to tell me that my vin no was one of the bikes due for recall. He already had the part waiting for me, so i dropped it off and got it back in 2 hrs. The only issue with aprilia is in August when the factory shuts down for the Italian holidays, so getting parts is a nightmare. This bike has more soul than anything japanese i've ever owned. The fazer 1000 i have owned from new and probably won't ever sell it. It is an uttterly brilliant all round bike that goes like stink 'ivanised', but it also can be tootled about in traffic with the best of them. It doesn't have the thrill of the aprilia, but i know i could drive it to the end of the earth and back and it wouldn't miss a beat. The fzs 600 is a great bike bought for my winter commute, as it is a nice agile bike that brakes and handles well. It doesn't have as nice or smooth an engine as the 1000 and to me it's only advantage is it's smaller and lighter. If my fazer 1000 wasn't mint i would use it for my winter commute instead, as i used it to commute to work before winter set in. I also owned an aprilia falco, which is a slightly detuned tuono v2 and it had real character and again was reliable. It was probably similar in performance to a standard fazer 1000, but again the ride had a bit of Italian flare and was a joy to own.