Best Bike 250cc+ for filtering in stand still traffic

[temeluchus]

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I think I might have eventually found the perfect filtering bike.

I loved my old CBR600f, but to make it bearable I removed the mirrors. It ran hot in the summer but never let me down.

My VFR800 was piss poor - drank fuel, too heavy, boring, avoid like the plague.

My Diversion 900 was OK, but with necessary crash bars fitted it was quite wide at the bottom so squeezing between cars and traffic islands could be troublesome.

I liked filtering on my Revere 600 but they're a bit long in the tooth these days.

Now, my (quite not standard) Fazer 600. I think I've found a bike that really meets my needs. It's narrow (particularly with rentals fitted), fantastic turning circle (better than any bike I've owned yet), light weight (a good bit less than 200kg wet), economical (45mpg absolute worst), very nippy off the mark (-2 front sprocket), loud enough to actually make a difference in traffic, stops better than my VFR with its combined brakes, and is an absolute hoot to ride.

It's the only bike I've ever owned that will honestly keep up with the courier scooters.

I will add one thing though. I love this bike for how well it filters, but on an average commute it really doesn't save me time, not much anyway (and I probably filter 10-15 miles each direction). What a good filtering bike saves me from is stress. I find it stressful struggling to get through traffic, riding something like a GS1200 would honestly be my idea of hell. Heavy, thirsty, wide! God no :sick:
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