Premium Member jetfixer Posted December 4, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted December 4, 2015 Welcome......Hard not to be biased, you are on "our" forum. Cam chain is noisy but I think it's more paranoia than a problem, I haven't heard of any bodies FJ self destructing. Clutch cable failures have happened but I believe odds are more in your favor it won't fail and they are cheap. I have not ridden the V-Strom or Versys, I hear they are nice but I'm led to believe from those that have they are more mellow and not as "sporty" as the FJ. I came from riding an FZ-1 and find the FJ rather quick and agile, I'm happy with it. Bill 2015 Heeled by the hands of Nel's @ 2WheelDynoworks K-Tech forks and shock lots of other expensive unimportant stuff. The "Ex" 2003 FZ1 Ride more, worry less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member wessie Posted December 4, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted December 4, 2015 Clutch cable: define premature. A handful have failed in under 5000 miles. A problem blown out of proportion on internet forums and peace of mind can be had for twenty quid, by sticking a spare under your seat. Just forego a Chinese takeaway and have a sandwich for one meal. Cam chain: loads of other bikes have noisy cam chains. Few suffer terminal failures. The FZ09/MT09 uses the same engine and has been in production for 3 years. There are no engine reliability worries with the C3 engine. The Tracer/FJ09 is so good in many areas that there would need to be a really serious problem that affects safety or reliability for me to lose confidence in the bike. Even if the problems you list were a feature of every bike sold, they are minor inconveniences rather than serious problems. This signature is left blank as the poster writes enough pretentious bollocks as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 It is probably the best bike for the buck out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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