Was out on the storm most of yesterday and today, with a blat on the RD before tea but yesterday I had a ride on my friend bought GSXS jobbies, I thought this sort of thing would be perfect for me but having ridden it and both old and new Fazer 1000's of recent, I found the front end heavy and whilst the wide and upright bars make for a very comfy position up to 100, after than on smaller A roads, when pushing on, the bike felt disconnected and vague from the front, wider bars and sitting up like a sail maybe or just too road focused?
Either way, my Firestorm was far more happy when pushed with much more accurate and lighter steering and I know they have a reputation for a being a soft-ish ride.
Engine was mega thou, pulled really hard from anywhere in the rev range and the standard can even had a nice bark to it. That element was certainly far nicer than the FZ1.
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