Zealot
The Village Idiot
Finally got to ride my FZ6 home today after getting it certified at a local bike dealership and having spent the majority of my week thus far doing licensing and administration type duties. Between class and finalizing my license plate transfer, I didn't even get to eat today! (Somehow I made it to Service Ontario in Oshawa where it was lined up to the door with 'Shwabillies' and back to class in less than an hour, missing little) It was only about 45 minutes give or take worth of riding since I had to get it home quick and make it to work - but holy hell if it wasn't one of the best rides I've had yet! My buddy ended up picking up his 08 CBR600RR which he just bought at the same time, and managed to get it rolling a minute before my bike while I was busy still installing my plates. His parents were there, excited for him. They looked impressed with him and wowed by his bike (all stock), but as soon as I fired mine up and they heard the exhaust it was this wide, shocked expression that made me chuckle.
Compared to my 250, and my limited time at some test rides on supersport bikes, the FZ6 has an interesting and high up feel. Countersteering kept making me think I was going to tip over at any second despite the fact I'd hardly started, and of course having to relearn the gears and powerbands for different things such as cornering was an interesting experience to say the least... but it'll all come in time. The throttle seems a tad jumpy, and the clutch bite point much different than I'm used to, but I've got my manometer built and my recently purchased (Thanks again, Peter) PC3 ready to go for the future once I've ridden around a bit to properly feel the changes that tweaking the bike make. The two brothers pipes I've got on it sound stellar during riding, and it certainly turned some heads (hopefully for good reasons)!
I'd be out riding all night right now if not for the fact that I'm exhausted running a fever, and it's just cold enough for water to freeze this evening. As per my promise to be careful when riding during the colder temperatures, I kept my speeds tame and didn't go much over 6K RPM or so at any point. Can't wait to see what the rest of the rev range has to offer in the future!
Compared to my 250, and my limited time at some test rides on supersport bikes, the FZ6 has an interesting and high up feel. Countersteering kept making me think I was going to tip over at any second despite the fact I'd hardly started, and of course having to relearn the gears and powerbands for different things such as cornering was an interesting experience to say the least... but it'll all come in time. The throttle seems a tad jumpy, and the clutch bite point much different than I'm used to, but I've got my manometer built and my recently purchased (Thanks again, Peter) PC3 ready to go for the future once I've ridden around a bit to properly feel the changes that tweaking the bike make. The two brothers pipes I've got on it sound stellar during riding, and it certainly turned some heads (hopefully for good reasons)!
I'd be out riding all night right now if not for the fact that I'm exhausted running a fever, and it's just cold enough for water to freeze this evening. As per my promise to be careful when riding during the colder temperatures, I kept my speeds tame and didn't go much over 6K RPM or so at any point. Can't wait to see what the rest of the rev range has to offer in the future!
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