What made you choose a FAZER?

[Lez72]

Well my biking life started on a CB50J that my dad bought for me 2nd hand for my 16th Christmas. At 17 I sold it and passed my test and bought an LC. I loved that bike and had it for a few years until I was 21 when I bought an 18 month old GSXR750M. 21 Years later I still have the 750M but age has taken its toll and I don't find sportsbikes comfortable in any way. I have always sacrificed other luxuries to satisfy my hunger for bikes and have owned multiple and varied bikes over the years but have always hung onto the GSXR as it just reminds me of really happy times. In 2007 I saw a silver Gen 1 in Stratstones at Clay Cross (now known as CMC). I sat on it and loved the looks and the comfort compared to what I had been used to but it was just out of my price range and the dealer wouldn't budge so I walked away but had developed a soft spot for the brand. I put it out of my mind and continued with sportsbikes until 2009 when I saw a beautiful black Gen 1 parked up in Matlock. I hung around until the owner finally came back to it. We got chatting and he stated he was looking to sell it to fund his passion for MotoX. I made him an offer and picked it up 2 days later. I had never even ridden one but the ride home of around 50 miles made me realise what I had been missing all those years. It had sportsbike power, looked beautiful, handled as well as it looked and was the most comfortable thing I had ever slung a leg over. The Gen 1 is such good value for money its almost obscene. I hope I never have to sell it.

I bought my boxeye on a bit of a whim off Ebay for £1000 as I wanted something to put loads of miles on and save the Gen 1 for sunny Sundays. I didn't even go and look at it prior to making my bid but it just seemed like the way forward at the time. I have spent a few bob on it over the 18 months of owning it but the money has mainly gone on consumables and tidying it up a bit. I didn't regret the purchase and its been a cracking little bike. I find it a little bit underpowered but in the real world its all you really need. Having said that I will look to replacing it over the next year or two for something with a bit more umph but it will be a reluctant sale.