SunsetRider
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posted August 05, 2007 03:46 PM
Planning move from FZ1
First post - I currently ride an FZ1 which I love (coming of VFR to DL650). For quite some time I have surreptitiously eyed the moster ST bikes but have shied away for fear of ending up with a freight train. My main focus is sport-style riding, but I do enjoy the sometimes-lengthy ride to get there. I'm closer to 60 than to any other decade, so comfort and weather protection are becoming big factors.
My natural move might have been to the FJR, but from everything I am reading about the Connie, I am starting to get excited thinking this might finally be MY ride!  : What really strikes a chord are the comments that imply that this is a (somewhat large) sportbike that can tour. Can it truly be?
  
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TedG
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posted August 05, 2007 04:45 PM
Well if today was any indication, it can truly be. I was going for a nice ride and on my way up to Virginia City there were 2 sportbikes in front of me, A GSXR1000 and a
GSXR 750. They were doing the tire warm up dance when I caught up to them. Then they took off and I followed, The 750 rider was the better of the two. They were dragging their knees and putting up a pretty good pace,. I was able to hang just fine. They kept looking in their mirrors thinking I would not be there and I was right on their tail. I have been really sick and today was a little better but I was not all that well. If I felt better, I probably would have tried to pass the slower rider.
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SunsetRider
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posted August 06, 2007 03:17 PM
Yowsa. What's redline by the way?
In my daydreams I see myself leaving the side cases off most of the time, as I have read that the bike looks pretty good in naked mode. It has always struck me as somewhat odd that you rarely see an FJR-type bike without the side bags.
I am researching the prices in the US as I plan to buy Stateside and import the bike myself into Canada. I can save around $4K that way because of the Huge Canadian Ripoff going on with regards to virtually ALL consumer goods nowadays.
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TedG
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posted August 06, 2007 06:11 PM
 Edited By: TedG on 6 Aug 2007 19:18
The redline is 10500. Leave the bags on, You can't tell the difference and you have a place to put stuff. And I know good and well those guys on the GSXRs were thinking WTF? Seeing a set of saddle bags that close at that pace in their mirrors. Hopefully it freaked them out. They did slow and let me pass.
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Ted
2000 Green ZX12 sold
The fast color!!
Green 2005 ZX10R
2009 Concours Black ABS
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wormgear
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posted August 06, 2007 07:39 PM
I know how you feel Sunset,
I've been a loyal Yamahamer since my first bike almost 33 years ago.
Growing tired of the wind pounding, poor handling and 80's technology of my V-Max (a bike I truly love) not to mention, second gear checked out over two years ago. My natural and only consideration was the FJR. In fact I was poised to buy a new one this month. I didn't even know the C-14 existed until about 6 weeks ago when a coworker mentioned it to me. I checked it out online and was initially impressed with two main factors. A sixth gear and 3 year warranty. After a lot of reading, research and checking both bikes out in person the FJR is fading in the mirrors of the C-14 (or maybe it's just being blocked out by the hard bags!) Who could blame me? My friends call me a traitor and I admit they're right, but then I add, I'm not just a traitor, I'm a traitor-upper.
Still waiting impatiently for my ABS.
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wgnorman
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posted August 07, 2007 01:42 AM
quote:
First post - I currently ride an FZ1 which I love (coming of VFR to DL650). For quite some time I have surreptitiously eyed the moster ST bikes but have shied away for fear of ending up with a freight train. My main focus is sport-style riding, but I do enjoy the sometimes-lengthy ride to get there. I'm closer to 60 than to any other decade, so comfort and weather protection are becoming big factors.
My natural move might have been to the FJR, but from everything I am reading about the Connie, I am starting to get excited thinking this might finally be MY ride! : What really strikes a chord are the comments that imply that this is a (somewhat large) sportbike that can tour. Can it truly be?
I own a 2006 FZ1 and the C14 - I think both are great sport bikes - you will not believe how good the C14 is until you crank it over in a corner. BTW, I also own an 07 GSXR1000 - so I know what a really great cornering bike is - no way the C14 can out handle the GSXR - but I feel it handles better tahtn the 06 VFR I traded on the GSXR.
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