March 2009 Archives

Motorbike: Yamaha FZ-1

CC: 1000

Miles: 250ish

Fun Level: Uber

Wow wow wow wow wow wow!!!

Is that an excitable enough start for you?? I knew when I started these diaries, I would a. have a lot of fun and b. live out every bikers dream of getting to try lots of different styles of bikes, but nothing could have prepared me for the sheer unbridled joy that the new Yamaha FZ-1 has given me these past 7 days.

Hell it hasn't even been that sunny but I have literally gone everywhere on this thing, I was even tempted to sleep on it!! If the Gladius last week was the perfect bike for someone who has just passed their test, the FZ-1 is the bike for an experienced rider, who loves his full on faired superbikes, but wants something that they can use everyday.

Subject: Suzuki "Gladius" SVF650

Miles: 356

Furthest Place ridden too: Luton

Oddest place ridden too: Portway (Birmingham Bee's Training ground....rugby players are just odd)

Top Speed attained: Ahem.....70!

So welcome to the first in what I hope will be an entertaining series of blogs about the next few weeks of my life and my exploits on various types of two wheeled beauties, well I hope I get a whole series out of this that is, I'm not really that bothered if it's that entertaining.....because I know I will be having a lot of fun!