Fazer 1 or V Strom 1000

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Fazer 1 or V Strom 1000

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Which is better for both sport and potential touring? Or is there anything else out there in their price range? ST 1300 and the FJR 1300 or a bit too pricey at this point.
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wickedrider wrote:Which is better for both sport and potential touring? Or is there anything else out there in their price range? ST 1300 and the FJR 1300 or a bit too pricey at this point.
vfr 800 (Interceptor), cbr 1100xx (Blackbird), Vtr1000F (Firestorm), all are sporties and all will tour.

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#3 Unread post by wickedrider »

I have a superhawk. I am trying to straighten my knees out a little and dont want a cruzer. I love the CBR and the RC51. I really am a Honda guy, but I really need to check something else out. I only drive Honda cages.
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I've toured on a Superhawk for ten years and it really isn't a touring bike at all. It has terrible fuel range and isn't really the most comfortable thing going. I've done it 'cause I love the bike but in the past couple of years I've bought a couple of other bikes to handle the touring end of things.
I've never heard ANYBODY anywhere recommend a Superhwak as touring rig..... :lol:
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High_Side wrote:I've toured on a Superhawk for ten years and it really isn't a touring bike at all. It has terrible fuel range and isn't really the most comfortable thing going. I've done it 'cause I love the bike but in the past couple of years I've bought a couple of other bikes to handle the touring end of things.
I've never heard ANYBODY anywhere recommend a Superhwak as touring rig..... :lol:
By a couple he means 30, I wish I had your garage High Side.
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.

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Sev wrote:
High_Side wrote:I've toured on a Superhawk for ten years and it really isn't a touring bike at all. It has terrible fuel range and isn't really the most comfortable thing going. I've done it 'cause I love the bike but in the past couple of years I've bought a couple of other bikes to handle the touring end of things.
I've never heard ANYBODY anywhere recommend a Superhwak as touring rig..... :lol:
By a couple he means 30, I wish I had your garage High Side.
i wanna see!
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Dohun wrote:i wanna see!
It's over-rated...and it's soon to be downsized :P
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High_Side wrote:
Dohun wrote:i wanna see!
It's over-rated...and it's soon to be downsized :P
I'll store a couple for you :D
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.

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Sev wrote:
High_Side wrote:
Dohun wrote:i wanna see!
It's over-rated...and it's soon to be downsized :P
I'll store a couple for you :D
That would take me up to Mike, my father, my mother-in-law, and now Sev.... Now you see why I have to downsize. Yep, I'm a toy junkie :wink:
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#10 Unread post by liablemtl »

I've got my FZ1 set up for touring. I took 'er from NW Oregon to SLC last fall and she was totally comfortable the entire trip.

I like the Weestrom (Vstrom 650) for it's lightness if you plan on spending any time off of the pavement (no hard core dirt riding for that bike), but if you plan on road only duty then the FZ can be set up for touring and can handle it just fine.
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