gixxerjasen
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LOL, I don't own them both, just the FJR. I had to sell the FZ1 in my negotiations with that other person in my household in order to get the FJR. In about two years I plan on adding to the garage though with something more sporty for the mountains and the track.Like GixxerJasen I too own both a FZ1 and an FJR.
One of my favorite quotes about the FZ1.But if the truth were told, I probably never would have bought the FZ1 had I bought the FJR first. If I had to do it all over again I'd have bought the FJR first to satisfy the craving for longer-range touring, then upgraded from 600cc to some kind of liter-size sport bike (the RSV4 and the S1000RR are calling my name now).
If I can only have one bike in my garage, it'd be the FZ1. If I could have many bikes in the garage, the FZ1 would be none of them.
It's true. The FZ1 is probably the best "Do it all" bike out there right now, certainly one of the best. It's sporty, it commutes well, it tours decent, it runs the single track trails...erm, ok, it sucks at that but come on!!! However, it does NOT excel at any of those things like a more focused bike would. For that reason, if you can buy a bike that is focused in all of those directions, then you don't need the FZ1.
I owned two of them but needed to start on my multiple bike garage plan. I have a 30 mile commute each way and am NOT going back to a sport bike for that so "Sport Touring" direction was my first move. Added the FJR to the garage and now that covers my commute and any LD trips I want to take. By God I'm taking it to the track this summer but I know it won't be the same as my previous track days, but I like to feel out the full lean potential of a bike on the track before letting it rip in the twisties. Plus I'm LOOOONG overdue for a track day. But our financial planning shows that I should be able to add that sporty bike (Sport bike or supermoto, love them both) to the garage in about two years. Then it's time to start shopping for the Dual Sport/ADV bike.
Oh yea, and if you are worried about me singletracking my FJR, I've got a KTM 250EXC for that. Speaking of which, I really need to get that bike running again.