19-08-16, 01:58 AM
(This post was last modified: 19-08-16, 02:00 AM by Millietant.)
I realised today, that apart from yesterday and today, the last time I did a journey (on a road bike) of more than 30 or 40 "local" miles on anything smaller than a 1000cc bike was 1986. Over the years I've been seduced by the instant overtaking power of my FJ1200's, the Fazer 1000 and Aprilia RSV.
Yesterday and today, I've used the Fazer 600 for my 200 mile round-trip work commute from the Midlands down to Wiltshire and back (using the Fosse Way).
What a blast the 600 was. Comfy, fast, gutsy enough for every overtake, nice handling, and even riding "briskly" it went over 250 miles on a tankful of fuel - is this the normal range ? Oh, and the noise from the Blue Flame can (without the lower spout plug) at 7-11k rpm was awesome ?
My son, who rides the 600 most says he usually reckons to go around 220 miles on a tank, but says he always fills it before it gets really low. Given my abundant use of revs and the throttle, I wasn't expecting such good fuel mileage.
Yesterday and today, I've used the Fazer 600 for my 200 mile round-trip work commute from the Midlands down to Wiltshire and back (using the Fosse Way).
What a blast the 600 was. Comfy, fast, gutsy enough for every overtake, nice handling, and even riding "briskly" it went over 250 miles on a tankful of fuel - is this the normal range ? Oh, and the noise from the Blue Flame can (without the lower spout plug) at 7-11k rpm was awesome ?
My son, who rides the 600 most says he usually reckons to go around 220 miles on a tank, but says he always fills it before it gets really low. Given my abundant use of revs and the throttle, I wasn't expecting such good fuel mileage.