It is getting increasingly hard to buy a new bike. I can't get over how many low mile '03-'04 bikes are out there.
The FZ-1 is probably a ripping bargain for what you get. Getting that much technology and performance for $9100 with out a gun and mask is unbelievable.
I'll hide away $6300 and wait for someone to sell one with all the "toys" on it in 14 months & 2200 miles.
Wouldn't it be interesting to see a comparison of the new FZ-1 with the new BMW F800S? Similar prices.....the words "pigs" and "slaughter" come to mind.
OK, I'll go first. I would take the blue over the silver any day. As for the E-shift, Why? Wouldn't that be more suited to a scooter or entry-level bike than thier premier sport-tourer? It seems like an answer to a question that nobody asked.
(Oh, and don't even get me started on the gear-position indicator).
It makes perfect sense. Take a look at all the Big Tourers, radio, CB, up & down windshields, even reverse on some. More and more car like, so why not a automatic?
Because all those things make sense for hours of freeway droning on your road trip...how does a semi-auto help you out when you're going 70mph in the same gear and you never have to shift besides stopping for gas/food?
My wife's new car has a 6 speed auto with steering wheel mounted paddle shifter. Spend most of Labor Day week spanking it in the W. NC Mts. (don't worry...I spend the long labor day weekend spankin my bike, too). Paddle shifters are cool.
Hey, its something interesting and different from Yamaha. Why not? And even better: another year with a premier Sport Tourer in something other than funeral Black or Brick Red. Finally!
My car has a clutchless manual or SMG (Sequential Manual Geaerbox) as BMW calls it and it drives me crazy sometimes. The computer can only react to what you do with the throttle and by then you're lurching away from a stop like a 16 year old learning how to drive a stick-shift for the first time.
Plus, what's that Yamaha gearbox going to cost to fix many years down the road when it's out of warranty?
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