Lucifer Caitiff
Junior Member
Well hello there.
I'm mostly a lurker of this forum, but I've just passed up 40k miles on my 07 FZ6 and I feel I've earned my stripes around town, it's time to take it to the next level.
I'm hoping to make a trip from Los Angeles to Seattle around early August. My bike is mostly stock. All I've done so far is the FZ1 bar, dual headlight mod and a stebel nautilus horn that currently has a wiring issue, so I've got a lot of work ahead of me. I want to ride up either the 1 or the 101, I have friends both in the bay area and in humboldt county, so I may make this a 3 day trip so I can take my time, get rest and see some sights, spend 3-4 days up there visiting my mom and a good friend, then 2 days back.
I'm open to opinions and suggestions, but I think I've got a good start on things I need to get. Eventually I want to make this a really sweet touring machine, but to make my goal I just need to make it comfortable enough to make a 2400 mile round trip without wanting to kill myself.
Seat - To kick this project off, I'm starting with the most important item: the seat. I've found a shop in town that does custom seats. For $205 I've requested the most comfortable seat that will ever grace an FZ6...I'll get it back in a few days.
Comm - Next, I'm getting a Scala G4, splitting a pair with a friend. After that the rest is comparatively much cheaper. Here's what I'm thinking
Baggage - I'm going with weatherproof soft bags as theyre much cheaper than hard cases. I love hard cases but won't have the budget yet. Motopak looked pretty good .:: Welcome to motopakluggage.com - Premium sportbike and cruiser luggage bags ::.
Windshield - A must. I'm thinking ceebailey, those roboshields are much too pricey for me.
Cruise control - Must-have for sure. Throttlemeister.
Camera - GoPro Hero. I'll probably get the 720p version, much cheaper and I won't have to worry about running out of space.
Crash bars - not critical but would be nice. Givi looked like the best.
Other - I have a great backpack, but I'd like just the bag and straw from a camelback, so I can add it to my backpack. I'd also like some kind of rail to eventually mount GPS, a radar detector and a phone. I can make do without for my first trip though. A 12v plug for my accessories shouldn't be a big deal as long as its waterproof.
Lastly, are there any suspension mods I can look for in the future? such as front fork/rear shock? I know there are options out there, I just don't really know what fits and all the sources I've found are more geared to racing vs touring.
oh yeah, and since this thread is worthless without pics
I'm mostly a lurker of this forum, but I've just passed up 40k miles on my 07 FZ6 and I feel I've earned my stripes around town, it's time to take it to the next level.
I'm hoping to make a trip from Los Angeles to Seattle around early August. My bike is mostly stock. All I've done so far is the FZ1 bar, dual headlight mod and a stebel nautilus horn that currently has a wiring issue, so I've got a lot of work ahead of me. I want to ride up either the 1 or the 101, I have friends both in the bay area and in humboldt county, so I may make this a 3 day trip so I can take my time, get rest and see some sights, spend 3-4 days up there visiting my mom and a good friend, then 2 days back.
I'm open to opinions and suggestions, but I think I've got a good start on things I need to get. Eventually I want to make this a really sweet touring machine, but to make my goal I just need to make it comfortable enough to make a 2400 mile round trip without wanting to kill myself.
Seat - To kick this project off, I'm starting with the most important item: the seat. I've found a shop in town that does custom seats. For $205 I've requested the most comfortable seat that will ever grace an FZ6...I'll get it back in a few days.
Comm - Next, I'm getting a Scala G4, splitting a pair with a friend. After that the rest is comparatively much cheaper. Here's what I'm thinking
Baggage - I'm going with weatherproof soft bags as theyre much cheaper than hard cases. I love hard cases but won't have the budget yet. Motopak looked pretty good .:: Welcome to motopakluggage.com - Premium sportbike and cruiser luggage bags ::.
Windshield - A must. I'm thinking ceebailey, those roboshields are much too pricey for me.
Cruise control - Must-have for sure. Throttlemeister.
Camera - GoPro Hero. I'll probably get the 720p version, much cheaper and I won't have to worry about running out of space.
Crash bars - not critical but would be nice. Givi looked like the best.
Other - I have a great backpack, but I'd like just the bag and straw from a camelback, so I can add it to my backpack. I'd also like some kind of rail to eventually mount GPS, a radar detector and a phone. I can make do without for my first trip though. A 12v plug for my accessories shouldn't be a big deal as long as its waterproof.
Lastly, are there any suspension mods I can look for in the future? such as front fork/rear shock? I know there are options out there, I just don't really know what fits and all the sources I've found are more geared to racing vs touring.
oh yeah, and since this thread is worthless without pics