05-05-14, 10:23 PM
(05-05-14, 09:45 PM)ogri48 link Wrote: we done about 200 miles today and i took the cb1300 because i thought it would be more comfy for the missus, but she far prefers the fz1. pushing her on it around my mates, she said she now prefers it over the gen 1 i had too. it seems pillions can feel a certain amout of what the rider does, especially with regards to a lighter more nimble bike. the better power to weight ratio and newer suspension along with ABS make flinging it around and late braking etc a lot easier for me, especially two up, and she can feel it somehow. im still a huge fan of gen ones, but you cant get awayu from the fact that they are getting on..unless you get a very well maintained bike, its going to feel its age.
gen1s score high with everybody because they are a fantastic used bike and massively good buy for what they cost, but it would seem gen 2s have to be ultra cheap to sell second hand now too. so realistically you can get the newer bike with decent mods for only a grand or so more than a clean gen1, or even the same price. you cant go wrong with either, but i still prefer the tauter, lighter sharpness of my fz1, and it was relatively very easy to get into 145plus bhp land. take advantage of the cheapness of either..
You're only saying that cos you're selling yours - oh wait, mrs says she likes it? Wasting your breath then...... :lol