25-05-15, 08:55 PM
Hi Mark, I've owned all the Fazers apart from the 8, and I can safely say they're all cracking bikes in their own way.
The Fazer 600 came in the boxeye, and Foxeye variants. Just the headlight fairing was different.
The 600 is probably the only bike you'll ever need, but not the only one you'll ever want. It can do absolutely ANYTHING!!!
I've toured, scratched, and commuted well over 100,000 miles on them and loved every minute of it. There's trackday heroes on here that track these bikes too!
I've currently got a gen 1 thou as my commuter/tourer, and its a lot heavier than the 600, and not really that much quicker, but bigger and a bit more comfy for my long legs. It'll again do anything the 600 does, just gets 45mpg rather than the 600's 55+mpg
The fz1 is just coming into your budget at 2500, and the best description for it is that it's a comfy R1. Lost a bit of the Fazer soul, but if you like to rev and go round corners fast, then this could be a winner.
The fz6 is again a revvy little beast, based heavily on the r6 engine. In a way it kind of missed the point, but owners generally love them.
Imho the Foxeye 600 is probably the best value bike out there, and are reliable as a Swiss watch.
The Fazer 600 came in the boxeye, and Foxeye variants. Just the headlight fairing was different.
The 600 is probably the only bike you'll ever need, but not the only one you'll ever want. It can do absolutely ANYTHING!!!
I've toured, scratched, and commuted well over 100,000 miles on them and loved every minute of it. There's trackday heroes on here that track these bikes too!
I've currently got a gen 1 thou as my commuter/tourer, and its a lot heavier than the 600, and not really that much quicker, but bigger and a bit more comfy for my long legs. It'll again do anything the 600 does, just gets 45mpg rather than the 600's 55+mpg
The fz1 is just coming into your budget at 2500, and the best description for it is that it's a comfy R1. Lost a bit of the Fazer soul, but if you like to rev and go round corners fast, then this could be a winner.
The fz6 is again a revvy little beast, based heavily on the r6 engine. In a way it kind of missed the point, but owners generally love them.
Imho the Foxeye 600 is probably the best value bike out there, and are reliable as a Swiss watch.
Stop polishing it and ride the bloody thing!!
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