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Folks, I'm thinking about swapping out my S4.
I'm moving from San Francisco, where the S4 is (imho) the best thing to have to Savannah, GA, which, while beautiful in its own way, is flat and doesn't have a bunch of twisties. It will be a place for less aggressive riding, I think. What's more, my wife has given me the greenlight to drive across this great country of ours on a motorcycle (shout out to my baby for that one).
So I just think that the S4 is not going to be put to its highest and best uses there (if someone thinks otherwise, feel free to say so). Also, there is no Duc dealership in Savannah -- there is one in Charleston (about 120 miles away) but it's going to be a huge drag, I think, to tow that sucker to Charleston if it breaks down. Does anyone here own a Duc in a town that doesn't have a dealership? What do you do if it breaks down (assuming you aren't a Duc mechanic yourself)?
I'd also like to drive across the US on a bike that's not going to make me feel like someone's been kicking me in the a$$ everyday. I know that you *can* go cross-country on the S4, but it just doesn't sound like it's going to be all that great.
Anyway, this is all a longwinded windup to ask: Anybody got opinions on the Yamaha FZ-1 vs. the monster? How about the ST4?
I'm moving from San Francisco, where the S4 is (imho) the best thing to have to Savannah, GA, which, while beautiful in its own way, is flat and doesn't have a bunch of twisties. It will be a place for less aggressive riding, I think. What's more, my wife has given me the greenlight to drive across this great country of ours on a motorcycle (shout out to my baby for that one).
So I just think that the S4 is not going to be put to its highest and best uses there (if someone thinks otherwise, feel free to say so). Also, there is no Duc dealership in Savannah -- there is one in Charleston (about 120 miles away) but it's going to be a huge drag, I think, to tow that sucker to Charleston if it breaks down. Does anyone here own a Duc in a town that doesn't have a dealership? What do you do if it breaks down (assuming you aren't a Duc mechanic yourself)?
I'd also like to drive across the US on a bike that's not going to make me feel like someone's been kicking me in the a$$ everyday. I know that you *can* go cross-country on the S4, but it just doesn't sound like it's going to be all that great.
Anyway, this is all a longwinded windup to ask: Anybody got opinions on the Yamaha FZ-1 vs. the monster? How about the ST4?