21-03-14, 10:20 PM
(21-03-14, 06:42 PM)Yamazer-92 link Wrote: Understand your itch completely, even recently I had to stop myself trading in my Fazer for an old CCM supermotard. Main things stopping me are I do actually like the Fazer a lot and don't want to potentially lose a load of money in selling it and buying something else. I'm going to have to spend about £300 this month just to make it run correctly, let alone even begin thinking about suspension upgrades. What makes you think you NEED the suspension upgrades? Have you experimented with pre-load settings? Fair enough if you're over 15 stone I imagine it must be annoying, luckily I'm not and my Fazer handles very well on stock suspension I just jacked up the rear preload 2 notches and re-built the forks last summer with 15w oil.
I would like to test ride other bikes but find myself thinking what for? A supermoto would be badass no doubt and handle the ever worsening roads amazingly, but cant imagine what doing trips to Wales with my Dad would be like on one. The only thing missing on the Fazer is big character in my opinion, it does everything well to the point that it can be a bit bland sometimes. This, the state of the roads, having to constantly repair things on the Fazer and the sound and Mad Max feeling of a big single cylinder motard are what is itching at me.
Sorry mate but I've got to disagree with you on one point - stock Fazer suspension is pretty bloody crap to be honest, but you'll only realise that when you try another bike out with proper suspension! I really can't see you liking a supermoto that much either to be honest if you prefer getting back on the "proper" Fazer, supermotos are literally bicycles that have a wheelie button on the right hand bar in my experience!