(18-11-16, 10:25 PM)johnakay link Wrote: when I took it for test ride doing 16 miles,that was enough to convince me that this a fazer replacement!
when I sold the fazer I wanted something a little lower and lighter so I traded it in for a ER6F .
I just couldn't get along with it did 4,000 in 4 years and it almost killed biking for me.
if it wasn't for our lass convincing me to try another ,I wouldn't be riding today.
I dont know what it was with the ER tried two seat mods,higher bars..
hip use to ache every time I did a long trip..
I've had a couple of maxi's so I considered getting one...
I said to our lass if they(japs) bring out an auto bike I'll buy it.
ended up with an NC700X dct loved it but not the looks.lol
I thought when I'm sat on I'm not looking at it .. after a while it didn't look to bad.
I was planning on selling it and getting a 'S' 750 model then yamaha brought out the tracer 700.
ooh I like that and a test ride prove it was the one for me.
got a good part ex.with it being an ex demo I saved about £720...
it only had 350 mile of which I did 16 miles.
its off the road at the mo but getting all the accessories on.
I'm like a big kid in a candy shop(just turned 65) :lol
I got a Versys (same kind of setup as the ER6F) after my Thundercat, lovely bike but like you it nearly ended me.
Good riding position but I wasn't half as keen to get out there as I was with my Cat.
Got rid of the Versys and got me my Fazer, 4 cylinders of loveliness and now I am happy again but I am liking the Tracer, looks and reviews.
Maybe my next one...