22-04-14, 09:33 PM
The z1000sx was a bike I really wanted to like. I waited for the 2014 model as I thought ABS and traction control may be worthwhile. I was less keen on the pointless engine modes (1 full power 140bhp ish and 2 x 100bhp old lady modes). However the seat is thin like a sports bike, the bike has a really nasty vibration most noticeable about 7000rpm and fit and finish are terrible. I doubt anyone that has ridden a Gen 1 would think they were similar.
The z1000sx is more akin to the Gen 2. The Yam has more power, a better seat but both are cramped in the seat peg area. That is what I mean by the Gen 2 trying to be too many things. Imagine putting handlebars on an R1 or GSXR, you get a more upright ride but you wouldnt want to tour europe on it. That is exactly what the Gen 2 felt like to me.
I already have a Superduke which is a pretty sporty riding position for an upright bike but I suspect the seat to pegs distance is actually greater on that than on the Gen2.
In 2000 I bought a new R1. I wouldnt have looked twice at the FZS1000 when it was launched the following year. But now, older and wiser, or at least creakier, the FZS is exactly what I want, nice riding position, comfortable seat, decent tank range and still goes like stink. Everything else is improveable but those fundamentals are what has made the FZS into a classic and I dont see anything else on the market to compete
The z1000sx is more akin to the Gen 2. The Yam has more power, a better seat but both are cramped in the seat peg area. That is what I mean by the Gen 2 trying to be too many things. Imagine putting handlebars on an R1 or GSXR, you get a more upright ride but you wouldnt want to tour europe on it. That is exactly what the Gen 2 felt like to me.
I already have a Superduke which is a pretty sporty riding position for an upright bike but I suspect the seat to pegs distance is actually greater on that than on the Gen2.
In 2000 I bought a new R1. I wouldnt have looked twice at the FZS1000 when it was launched the following year. But now, older and wiser, or at least creakier, the FZS is exactly what I want, nice riding position, comfortable seat, decent tank range and still goes like stink. Everything else is improveable but those fundamentals are what has made the FZS into a classic and I dont see anything else on the market to compete