I have been regularly riding my new FZ6 for a little over 3 weeks and I have put 500 miles on it. I have only begun to scrape surface of the bike and still have a long way to go, but I am enjoying it a lot more than my old Ninja 500.
A couple of my observations:
• The stock seat is...
Bought a 2008 FZ6 that needs a new set of tires.
I hope to put between 5k-8k miles on the bike this season. The majority of the mileage (75%-85%) will be highway, with the remaining being secondary roads. I do not anticipate a significant amount of riding in wet conditions, so my primary...
Looking at a 08 FZ6 being sold by a private party.
The bike has 10k miles and is stock aside from an after-market slip on and zero gravity windshield. The asking price is $3,900.
The owner stated he changed the oil seasonally and did regular chain maintenance (clean, lube, tighten)...
In the process of upgrading from a Ninja 500 to a slightly larger, fuel injected bike.
I’ve narrowed it down to the FZ6, FZ6R, and the GSX650F.
Before winter really set in I was able to test ride a GSX650F and found the engine, clutch and transmission to be very smooth across the entire...