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<blockquote data-quote="TheRepairMan" data-source="post: 99576" data-attributes="member: 1008"><p>Travis,</p><p></p><p>I'm right up the road from you in Bluff City. May be three miles from 421 to my east....so, yeah, not very far from Boone Lake or South Holston either direction. I love this area for access to great bike routes.</p><p></p><p>Now, guys. You all are no different for the FZ1 owners over on their forum. Always trying to turn the latest version of the FZ1 into an FJR.</p><p></p><p>Having had ridden the new FZ1 I think is won't impress many of you FJR owners when loaded up and pulling at lower rpms. She just doesn't have big torque like the FJR1300 or the ST1300 I had the pleasure of working out with last year ...</p><p></p><p>...but, having said that, if you do love the upright riding posture yet want something very capable of going fast and cornering hard, the FZ1 is the ticket and closely resembles the performance, feel and sound of Yamaha's R1 yet lets you slow down and sit up to enjoy a more relaxed ride if you so desire.</p><p></p><p>Giving my own comparison between the new FZ1 and the much heavier ST1300. This Yamaha offers very little protection from the elements and no factory bags are offered in the US, but it does everything else way better in every way. This is simply a lighter, more powerful and much more fun machine to operate in almost all riding conditions IMHO. That's why some rags have already named it bike of the year for 06.</p><p></p><p>Roger</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheRepairMan, post: 99576, member: 1008"] Travis, I'm right up the road from you in Bluff City. May be three miles from 421 to my east....so, yeah, not very far from Boone Lake or South Holston either direction. I love this area for access to great bike routes. Now, guys. You all are no different for the FZ1 owners over on their forum. Always trying to turn the latest version of the FZ1 into an FJR. Having had ridden the new FZ1 I think is won't impress many of you FJR owners when loaded up and pulling at lower rpms. She just doesn't have big torque like the FJR1300 or the ST1300 I had the pleasure of working out with last year ... ...but, having said that, if you do love the upright riding posture yet want something very capable of going fast and cornering hard, the FZ1 is the ticket and closely resembles the performance, feel and sound of Yamaha's R1 yet lets you slow down and sit up to enjoy a more relaxed ride if you so desire. Giving my own comparison between the new FZ1 and the much heavier ST1300. This Yamaha offers very little protection from the elements and no factory bags are offered in the US, but it does everything else way better in every way. This is simply a lighter, more powerful and much more fun machine to operate in almost all riding conditions IMHO. That's why some rags have already named it bike of the year for 06. Roger [/QUOTE]
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