FZS 1000

[locksmith]

Your dealer sounds a bit of a knob

Possibly a bit harsh, as Falcon said you wouldn't let someone uninsured on your bike so why would a dealer!

Maybe it's possible for the op to arrange some insurance for testing purposes?

[Dave48]

I can't imagine the dealer is happy to refuse a test ride.  It's his insurance company who are limiting things here.
[/size]Point taken. I can see the difficulty here for the dealer and no I wouldnt let anyone test ride a bike of mine without the cash in my hand! :lol

[Fatherbiker]

Hi mate. I had a Bandit 1200 which when loaded was anything up to 265 kg! That was too much for me so i bought the 600 Fazer. Bandit 1200-97bhp standard with 76 lbs torque, Fazer 600-95bhp standard with i believe, 43 lbs torque. The Fazer 1000 is 143 bhp standard and that just show the engine difference alone makes it worth while getting a Fazer and its about 20 kg lighter than a bandit too!

[james43]

Buy a Fazer 1000 Buy a Fazer 1000 Buy a Fazer 1000.


There think I got my point across


i've got a 55 plate Gen1 1000 i'm 40  [size=78%]so no boy racer although i do like to have a mad 5 mins now and again..[/size]

[size=78%]This is by far the best bike i've ever owned. [/size]

[size=78%]The only bike I think I would change it for is a newer Fazer 1000 [/size]

[size=78%]It's a great bike its forgiving and will also go like a train.[/size]

[size=78%]like someone else said you don't have to ride to its limit.[/size]

[size=78%]My mate has a 600 foxeye and its ok but not a patch on the 1000.[/size]


If this is your only chance it has to be the thou otherwise you will always be wondering.

[gasmenace]

What a pity the dealer has to do that.

FWIW I bought my current Fazer 1000 (02 plate) at about a year old from the local dealer here in Carlisle. It was their demo/loan bike and I'd been loaned it when my FJ1200 was getting serviced or worked on - when they told me a few months later it was going to be for sale I snapped it up.

I'd also ridden their XJR and TDM demos, plus a Triumph tourer loaner of some sort, and liked none of them better than my big FJ1200 lorry, until the Fazer.

I fell for the Fazer because of all the power on tap, not that I ever use more than a tiny fraction of it. Lots of go in any gear at any speed, and nothing scary with gentle throttle use. I fitted a Givi luggage set which I don't notice it's wearing unless there's a cross wind, and I've toured it on the continent a bit over the years. I haven't done a big number of miles in 10 years, but I've enjoyed every one.

Only downside to me is that it eats tyres the way I ride it: I don't come close to wearing them out, but I'm a pretty sedate cornerer and so I square them off.

I plan to keep mine for another 10 years if I can, by which time I will be drawing my OAP.

Colin

[Adrian6171]

Thanks for all the replys folks,but do you ever get the feeling sometimes of why you ever bother.Got a letter yesterday regarding the money i will be getting and i have been informed that it could take up to 2 years to get my money,beginning to feel i was put on this planet to have the piss took out of me  :'( .Looks like my trusty YBR  will be my next summer toy AGAIN.

[DeanMeister]

When you get the chance, buy the Fazer. I've not had a bike for a few years, and was offered the chance to buy a cheap low mileage Gen 1 FZS1000. I too was a little worried that it would be a bit too much for me, until I discovered it's an absolute pussycat to ride. I live in Jersey, and the roads are crap here, slippy and narrow. Oh, and the speed limit is 40mph! I commute every day, and it's like riding a 250, very stable and forgiving. Recently went across France and got the chance to open her up, and that too was a joy. My only suggestion is make sure it's got newish rubber on - mine came with the original (worn) Metzelers, and the handling was awful - I thought it was just me until I put some new Pirelli boots on. Totally different bike since then

[MadDogMcQ]

...Whenever I get new rubber the bike is always easier to turn, so make sure you look at the tyre on your test ride, if the tyres are squared off the bike will feel hard to turn....[/quote]

Absolutely agree on that! Do not judge a used bike test-ride on worn tyres! I thought the Fazer Thou felt dull and lazy in the turn until I put a new set of tyres on it and WOW!! It's a brilliant bike in terms of handling, comfort and power. I've had 40 bikes and no bike is perfect, but the FZS1000 isn't far off it.

Tom

[PaulSmith]

Don't do it.

A lot of people have told you that the Fazer is very forgiving, and they are right, it is. For a 140hp super monster that can leave you without a licence is less time then it took you to read this sentence, it is surprisingly forgiving.

However, with a background of 125's and 500's, I would be very reluctent to suggest anything more then a CBR600. Get a five or six year old one, buy carefully and keep it in good nick and you will sell it in a year or three for pretty much exactly what you paid. You will have every bit as much fun and you will learn how to ride a 'proper' bike. I am not being patronising (though I might sound it) but if you try and ride a Fazer like a 125 you will not survive.

[Andy-Fazer-thou]

Hi
Im 50yrs old and only passed my test in november 2012 i went from a XT 125 to a 600 bandit it was Ok then a Kawasaki ZX9R bloody hated it
then went to a ZX7R i liked that better but found it hard going round town and when i did get it on a run found it hard to keep it under 100mph it just seemed to cruise nice at that i then got offered a 1000 fazer as a swap for the ZX7 i fell straight in love with it it handles Amazing even 2 up
But its certainly got a wild kick on it deffinatley not for the feint of heart they are Animals and id recommend 1 to every person who ever wanted to buy a bike

[Ianboydsnr]

I thought the FZs600 was a fantastic tourer, took me and the wife to France a few times, wife preferred it over the 1000, because the acceleration was less instant,


I had both machines at the same time and found the 600 more nimble and better brakes, and much more fun when wet and slippery, a fantastic bike, I found it could accelerate as fast as I could think, whereas the 1000 was faster, hell I rode it around for a month thinking the thou was nothing special, before realising I was changing gear at 4000rpm  :lol


I sold it to a mate, who sold it to another mate, it now has mid 50's thousand miles on it,


Recently I bought another, they really are cheap at the moment, so my plan was to buy decent suspension, which is the one thing I hated about my first thou, so I have a Nitron shock, fully adjustable expensive one, that I picked up for about the same price as the R6 conversion that Devilsyam does, it's back on the road beginning of next month, you won't be disappointed in either!

[solorider]

I don't regret buying my thou, I didn't go for the 600 as I didn't like the look where the thou is much more better looking, mine has 73k miles on it and it still goes like stink and is quite and is reliable. 

[max]

I,m 53 and own a fzs1000. i use it to and from work everyday and thrash...i mean ride responsibly over the brecon becons every weekend,loads of fun weather permitting. Down side is it drinks petrol like a sports car. Have fun and get as big a bike as you can  

[Mattsplat]

Don't do it.

A lot of people have told you that the Fazer is very forgiving, and they are right, it is. For a 140hp super monster that can leave you without a licence is less time then it took you to read this sentence, it is surprisingly forgiving.

However, with a background of 125's and 500's, I would be very reluctent to suggest anything more then a CBR600. Get a five or six year old one, buy carefully and keep it in good nick and you will sell it in a year or three for pretty much exactly what you paid. You will have every bit as much fun and you will learn how to ride a 'proper' bike. I am not being patronising (though I might sound it) but if you try and ride a Fazer like a 125 you will not survive.

That pretty much sums up what I would say...

[Ravenscar]

I wonder if Andy bought a Fazer in the end. His original post was approx. 18 months ago...

[Hogi]

I wonder if Andy bought a Fazer in the end. His original post was approx. 18 months ago...

still had it up to September 14, have you sold it mate?

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