what did you do with your fazer today ?

[noggythenog]

Only meant to go for a brief local ride this afternoon. Ended up going A338, Wantage, Hungerford, Salisbury. Brief stop at Old Sarum, then Amesbury, Marlborough, Swindon and home. 125 miles. Well, when the sun comes out like that, you've got to really, might not get much more before winter.

It's funny how you can think you're getting used to what a bike can do, then it just completely blows you away! Ivanised last year now, and I've had plenty of good blasts using that power, but the grin-factor was amazing today. The new R6 shock combined with the drop down the forks gave me so much more confidence in the corners, the way it helps to hold a line, helps to make it easier to change line, less effort to switch from right to left handers etc. And the sheer go still amazes me sometimes. It's really starting to feel like a complete package. So how much more difference does a set of R1 USD forks make? I can't imagine it!

Sounds like you wont be swapping it for a supermoto any time soon then Nick.......glad the shock has worked for ya.....i've finally got my suspension all sorted out and im much more confident because of it.


1 question for you though....obviously your bike is handling much better now.....but does it feel like any less of a tourer now...ie have you sacrificed any comfort?...I'm not suggesting you have i'm just curious......my bike is always gonna have an element of being a tad on the firm side for being a tourer.......perhaps the gen1 was a little too soft and is now stiffer.....without being as stiff as a gen2.....i dunno....but obviously the R6 was never meant for touring and that's what the gen1 seems to excel in.




I wasn't gonna go out today but after an easy fix for my gear lever i couldn't resist it (i must be getting the old spark back)...i only did 50 miles but all 50 of them were quality and i had a great little blast.


I did a coastal route... Haverfordwest-Fishguard-St.Davids-Newgale-Home




At times i had the grin...with the power and the noise i felt like i had just pinched a Tornado jet and switched on the afterburners......proper hanging on & hoping for the best ......the sun was out and nothing pissed me off.


Then i washed it.


More shameless piccie pimping. 8)