01-11-15, 10:01 AM
Pound for pound a sportsbike should be better than an fzs600......not that the fzs is a bad bike.....and to some degree it is a bit of a sportsbike with its engine & the way it revs......not as if it is an old twin shock bonneville is it......made by the same japanese masters of all things fast.
But we shouldnt be talking riders as we are comparing the bikes.....and the same rider should be able to outperform on the sportsbike......better quality parts, wider rear tyre, designed to corner fast.
Hiwever as a package on the road the fzs has some advantages....greater view over obstacles, comfier, more forgiving if you mess up and more softly sprung for today pot holed and rutted messes we call roads........it wont be long before roads arent much better than farm tracks and then youll have dirt bike riders saying they can beat fzs600's & sports bikes.
There are still a few sweet roads in wales though where i would like to take a true sports bike.....A44 for one, smooth, sweeping fast bends, excellent road surfaces......heaven 8)
But we shouldnt be talking riders as we are comparing the bikes.....and the same rider should be able to outperform on the sportsbike......better quality parts, wider rear tyre, designed to corner fast.
Hiwever as a package on the road the fzs has some advantages....greater view over obstacles, comfier, more forgiving if you mess up and more softly sprung for today pot holed and rutted messes we call roads........it wont be long before roads arent much better than farm tracks and then youll have dirt bike riders saying they can beat fzs600's & sports bikes.
There are still a few sweet roads in wales though where i would like to take a true sports bike.....A44 for one, smooth, sweeping fast bends, excellent road surfaces......heaven 8)
Easiest way to go fast........don't buy a blue bike