12-23-2016, 07:02 AM
Sorry to see you go. Quite a step down from the CB. But if you're trying to come down on size and keep the fun, you may have it right.
The way a bike fits the rider matters more than the spec sheet. At 54, 6' and a bit over 200lbs, the CB fits this rider well. I look a little silly on anything that's much smaller.
The new crop of detuned, literbike derivative standards (see GSX-S1000F, Z900, FZ-10) are highly capable, lightweight, economical and look quite fun. i sat on a GSX-SF at the local dealer and shifting it around it felt a 250. The styling of these bikes is of the current transformer school of design, though the Suzuki seems to have a little organic flow to it the others lack. If I had to step down in to a lighter bike, the Suzuki might be where I'd go.
Check in and update us if you feel so inclined, though maybe there is a Z forum somewhere that will get more attention.
The way a bike fits the rider matters more than the spec sheet. At 54, 6' and a bit over 200lbs, the CB fits this rider well. I look a little silly on anything that's much smaller.
The new crop of detuned, literbike derivative standards (see GSX-S1000F, Z900, FZ-10) are highly capable, lightweight, economical and look quite fun. i sat on a GSX-SF at the local dealer and shifting it around it felt a 250. The styling of these bikes is of the current transformer school of design, though the Suzuki seems to have a little organic flow to it the others lack. If I had to step down in to a lighter bike, the Suzuki might be where I'd go.
Check in and update us if you feel so inclined, though maybe there is a Z forum somewhere that will get more attention.