I got an ss and a dual sport. First non ss I've ever owned and so far I'm in love. Mind you I've only had it for 3 weeks. Both have their place and type of ride but I've been reaching for the dual sport keys far too often.
Where the heck are you going around here that you consider canyon carving roads lol? I'm not being a jerk, totally serious, looking for some decent road suggestions that are properly paved and plentiful enough that they have you considering getting an SS.
I got an ss and a dual sport. First non ss I've ever owned and so far I'm in love. Mind you I've only had it for 3 weeks. Both have their place and type of ride but I've been reaching for the dual sport keys far too often.
Funny you say that. I sold my SS for a midweight ADV, kept the heavyST which I consider my daily and go to bike. At first I thought the ADV would be solely for ADV runs -- it's a bit crude, it's not a screamer, but it's respectable, fun and I'm finding myself grabbing her keys more often than the ST.
Check the Suzuki gsx-s750.
Kawasaki z900.
Street triple r or rs is good if u can find a good deal on one cause new they're up there.
Check out the Ktm 790 duke also. (supposedly only 169 KG Curb weight which is super light compared to all the rest here, combine that with it's torque/hp and it's like your fz 07 on roids but with good handling also has some electronics that you only see on higher end bikes)
Where the heck are you going around here that you consider canyon carving roads lol? I'm not being a jerk, totally serious, looking for some decent road suggestions that are properly paved and plentiful enough that they have you considering getting an SS.
Terra Cotta, Forks of the Credit (albit there's a ton of traffic), a few routes near where I live (Elora / Paris).
It's not like I'm getting my knee down on public roads, but rather even at slow speeds the FZ-07 cornering ability is hindering and doesn't feel very much planted. I'll need to test-drive the MT-09 as well as a few other bikes as honestly, even the R3 I test drove felt better haha. I think this has to do more regarding the bike rather than the rider.
Terra Cotta, Forks of the Credit (albit there's a ton of traffic), a few routes near where I live (Elora / Paris).
It's not like I'm getting my knee down on public roads, but rather even at slow speeds the FZ-07 cornering ability is hindering and doesn't feel very much planted. I'll need to test-drive the MT-09 as well as a few other bikes as honestly, even the R3 I test drove felt better haha. I think this has to do more regarding the bike rather than the rider.
If you`re going fast and low in the corners you don't want an FZ09 without a suspension upgrade. Night and day ramping on it vs my friends SS.
It's a great bike with great value. The engine will put a smile on your face every time you crack it open, but it has limits and corner carving (in my opinion) is one of them.
For me, having a superbike (GSXR1000) and adventure bike (R1200GSA) works out to be the perfect combo. If I had to pick one, it would be the GS because its so versatile – push a button for hard suspension and it carves corners so well it seems to defy physics with its bulky weight, switch to soft and throw on the panniers and you can eat up the miles on just about any terrain (and comfortably two up). That said, every time I think of how the GS really is the perfect bike, then I jump on the GSXR again I realize how I couldn't live without that thing.
My buddy has 11 motorcycles. He only insures one and has a vintage thing going on as well. Since he's been with the same company for 50 years, he's able to swap insurance from one bike to another through some grandfather clause thing (so he tells me...) Anyway I don't need 11 bikes, I probably only need 3. I love my ZX10R (since I know a ****** ton of twisty roads, I would like a Z900RS as a commuter and a DRZ 400 for some lite dirt adventures. In a perfect world this could easily be affordable for me if it weren't for the all mighty insurance extorsion. Happy Apexes.
My question is how fast are you going that the FZ is "falling flat on it's face"? It's a pretty competent bike on the streets at anything resembling legal speed.
If you can afford the cost of ownership and the double insurance, go ahead and get 2 bikes. Nothing wrong with that. Although in the long run you're probably better off having one bike that makes you happy doing both types of riding. That way you only have 1 bike to pay for, insure, repair and fuel. Also you don't have one bike collecting dust while you're out riding the other.
Have you considered upgrading your tires? I know it made a huge difference on my Bandit when I switched to Pirelli Angels from whatever the bike had when I bought it.
If you`re going fast and low in the corners you don't want an FZ09 without a suspension upgrade. Night and day ramping on it vs my friends SS.
It's a great bike with great value. The engine will put a smile on your face every time you crack it open, but it has limits and corner carving (in my opinion) is one of them.
I have a close friend that tracks his fz09 and he does pretty well. Yes he'd probably be faster on a sport bike but he's definitely not slow on that fz. And this pic is at SMP. Bumpy AF
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