08-02-15, 11:42 AM
(08-02-15, 10:12 AM)noggythenog link Wrote: I agree, the fazer has to be better at the distance game than a converted R1 doesn't it?.
Not saying id have a Gen 1 now but i certainly think i should have got one instead of the Gen 2 that's all.........i never had a problem with how soft the old 600 was and so the 600 with more power would have been fine.....ie a Gen 1
But life's a bitch and then you go buy one and im commiting to throwing a grand at the Gen2 now in the quest for seeing just what it can be.
I was almost set on a street triple.....then my old man says to me "you'll need to invest in allot of engine oil" & was like eh what you on about....then i googled it & theres some kind of inherent flaw with the engines drinking oil.....ffs.....thats the problem, theres always a problem and no bike is perfect.
I know what bike id like to try........Suzuki GSXR K5 with a flat bar conversion :evil ........out of my price range though.....at the moment anyway.
Oh foc i hijacked yet another thread :lol :hijack
That's news to me! Loads of guys on another forum I use have them, and never once has that been mentioned. I had an FZR1000EXUP and they have a reputation for drinking oil, but I never had a problem. With the Fazer gen 1, I find if you have a day of really caning it, it'll want a drop to top up sometimes, but fine with lighter, "everyday" use. It doesn't put me off wanting to try one for a while, you can always trade in again.
Stevie, I'd be in that queue to try yours but for one thing. I loaned a GPZ1100 to a mate once; he went out and killed himself on it. Please think very carefully before you lend your bike to others. Mostly, everything will be fine, but if the worst does happen, you'll live with guilt for the rest of your life. There was nothing wrong with the bike, he just got over-enthusiastic in the wrong place, and that was it.