caelanseth
Junior Member
Hello all. Just wanted to introduce myself and give a little background. I have grown up around powersports but the majority of my experience is in the dirt. I have owned several ATVs & dirtbikes - a Blaster, Banshee, YZ 125, and Scrambler 500. I have ridden a few motorcycles, but never had one to call my own,I have been telling myself that once I graduate college and get my career started I am going to get a street bike. I have finally accomplished that goal and I could not be happier. I picked up this 2007 FZ6 for $3900. It has 6600 miles and appears to be near spotless. I thought I got a pretty good deal, as a competing shop wanted $5100 for similar bike. In the past 4 days I'v logged about 350 miles and have been commuting to work each day (60 mile RT) and am having a blast on this bike. There are a few things that I have found that I do not like that Ill list below and maybe somehow will have some suggestions or tips on remedies.
- 1st, the bike seems to really buzz a lot from 7-8500K, right as its getting into the fun part. Although I dont have alot to compare to, there just seems to be a lot of high frequency vibration and buzzing. Could be normal, but I don't like it because I cannot smoothly cruise around in an RPM just before the sweet spot. Iv had a lot of fun going around corners around 7500 rpm and hitting the throttle and having instant power. 5-6000 is so much smoother, but not an instant hit when I roll on the throttle unless I slip the clutch a bit.
- I wasnt quite prepared for the wind blast. This is probably inexperience, butI don't like to ride tucked for extended periods, and above 60 I get alot of wind on my chest. I might try upgrading my screen, as part of the reason I got this bike was to commute comfortably, as well as have fun on and gain experience.
- The gearbox is a tad clunky, especially when downshifting. I have no problems with the clutch or friction zone (as I have read some people have) but the tranny can be a bit noisy. It is not bad, but far from buttery smooth.
Other than that I am very happy and life is good:rockon: I look forward to many miles on this bike and am glad to be a part of the motorcycle community.
edit: embed fail. Can you not use the insert tab from FB photos? If so, I will try to post some pics from my home PC later.
- 1st, the bike seems to really buzz a lot from 7-8500K, right as its getting into the fun part. Although I dont have alot to compare to, there just seems to be a lot of high frequency vibration and buzzing. Could be normal, but I don't like it because I cannot smoothly cruise around in an RPM just before the sweet spot. Iv had a lot of fun going around corners around 7500 rpm and hitting the throttle and having instant power. 5-6000 is so much smoother, but not an instant hit when I roll on the throttle unless I slip the clutch a bit.
- I wasnt quite prepared for the wind blast. This is probably inexperience, butI don't like to ride tucked for extended periods, and above 60 I get alot of wind on my chest. I might try upgrading my screen, as part of the reason I got this bike was to commute comfortably, as well as have fun on and gain experience.
- The gearbox is a tad clunky, especially when downshifting. I have no problems with the clutch or friction zone (as I have read some people have) but the tranny can be a bit noisy. It is not bad, but far from buttery smooth.
Other than that I am very happy and life is good:rockon: I look forward to many miles on this bike and am glad to be a part of the motorcycle community.
edit: embed fail. Can you not use the insert tab from FB photos? If so, I will try to post some pics from my home PC later.
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