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First of all... sorry if this is the wrong place to post this thread.
I would like to know you guys opinion on this subject:
1 - My first motorcycle, in the year 2008, was the Yamaha Thundercat (2000);
2 - After almost 50.000km on it, I switched for the brand new Honda Deauville (2011)... terrbile mistake:
a) The Honda had serious reliability problems;
b) Was very unstable on the twists, it got worse with the passenger in the back, going out of a roundabout and pulling the throttle would make it point the front wheel to the sky...
3 - I was sick of the problems and after 35.000km I got a brand new Yamaha FZ6 Fazer (2014);
4 - After around 13.000km (today) on it and I really miss space to keep things, and I refuse to put sidecases and a topcase on the Fazer, I really like it as it looks.
So, my final question is:
Will I be giving a good step, going from the Fazer to the V-Strom?
I'll get the luggage space I need, the fuel economy is better (almost 500km with 1 tank), probably more confortable... maybe less security, but with the new Bosch ABS system the braking might be a better thing on the V-Strom, and the V-Strom as a better ground clearence to overcome the obstacles. But the V-Strom also isn't as fast, and in the turns maybe it gets a little "short" to make them fast.
Why not the Yamaha Tracer?
I really, really love the Tracer, but the tax you pay every year is around the double, insurance also gets higher, maintenance too... so I really want to save the money to use it on fuel and travel a little more.
What else?
Thanks in advance for all the replies you can give me.
P.S.: If there is something that you can't understand, probably it's because my english, since I'm not a native speaker.
"V"
I would like to know you guys opinion on this subject:
1 - My first motorcycle, in the year 2008, was the Yamaha Thundercat (2000);
2 - After almost 50.000km on it, I switched for the brand new Honda Deauville (2011)... terrbile mistake:
a) The Honda had serious reliability problems;
b) Was very unstable on the twists, it got worse with the passenger in the back, going out of a roundabout and pulling the throttle would make it point the front wheel to the sky...
3 - I was sick of the problems and after 35.000km I got a brand new Yamaha FZ6 Fazer (2014);
4 - After around 13.000km (today) on it and I really miss space to keep things, and I refuse to put sidecases and a topcase on the Fazer, I really like it as it looks.
So, my final question is:
Will I be giving a good step, going from the Fazer to the V-Strom?
I'll get the luggage space I need, the fuel economy is better (almost 500km with 1 tank), probably more confortable... maybe less security, but with the new Bosch ABS system the braking might be a better thing on the V-Strom, and the V-Strom as a better ground clearence to overcome the obstacles. But the V-Strom also isn't as fast, and in the turns maybe it gets a little "short" to make them fast.
Why not the Yamaha Tracer?
I really, really love the Tracer, but the tax you pay every year is around the double, insurance also gets higher, maintenance too... so I really want to save the money to use it on fuel and travel a little more.
What else?
Thanks in advance for all the replies you can give me.
P.S.: If there is something that you can't understand, probably it's because my english, since I'm not a native speaker.
"V"