jeadra
Junior Member
Alright.....I've just spent the past few hours poring over various posts. Of course, when you you have a question or two, the answers aren't always so simple.
I got a '07 FZ6 for a steal in the second week of January. Unfortunately I have an unheated garage, which makes modding in the winter somewhat difficult. I can't repaint the road rash it came with until the temps rise a bit more, so I'm focusing on finding the right mods for me based on what I discovered on my first ride of the blue beast.
I'm 5'3"/150 lbs with gear, and my previous bike was a 1996 Bandit 600, which I did several long tours on over the years. After a year of dealing with brake dive on that bike, I finally replaced the springs with Progressives, which made a huge difference.
I seem to have a whole different problem with the FZ6, namely the harshness of the front end while riding. My last ride on the bike I can probably attribute "new bike tentativeness", but I didn't feel like I could throw it around corners as easily as I could the Bandit. I had some pretty bad wrist & low back pain after the last ride, which led me to think I needed a set of risers. Like these.
But now you guys have me thinking second thoughts. That and there's this online ergo site thingy that has me thinking that there wasn't much forward lean angle difference between the FZ6 and the Bandit.
I put a gel insert on my Bandit seat before, I could do it again on this bike. This thread was a good place to start. That may help with the back pain, without having to spend over $400 on a Corbin or a custom seat made in France.....and then spend another $100+ on lowering links because the seat rose the bike just past tippy-toe height.
Risers won't make the harshness on the front end go away.
Would anybody have any opinions/suggestions for front suspension mods? Brands, etc? Would Progressives or Race Techs or some other brand be better? Or does it even matter? I'd like to be able to afford to take the bike on a trip this year, and since I do more long-distance sport-touring than racing (we do have some pretty & slightly twisty roads in Southern MO), I don't think a cartridge emulator is in the cards.
Also looking for suggestions as how to deal with the front pegs. Even at 5'3", I'm feeling a little 'scrunched' with the peg position.
Thanks!
I got a '07 FZ6 for a steal in the second week of January. Unfortunately I have an unheated garage, which makes modding in the winter somewhat difficult. I can't repaint the road rash it came with until the temps rise a bit more, so I'm focusing on finding the right mods for me based on what I discovered on my first ride of the blue beast.
I'm 5'3"/150 lbs with gear, and my previous bike was a 1996 Bandit 600, which I did several long tours on over the years. After a year of dealing with brake dive on that bike, I finally replaced the springs with Progressives, which made a huge difference.
I seem to have a whole different problem with the FZ6, namely the harshness of the front end while riding. My last ride on the bike I can probably attribute "new bike tentativeness", but I didn't feel like I could throw it around corners as easily as I could the Bandit. I had some pretty bad wrist & low back pain after the last ride, which led me to think I needed a set of risers. Like these.
But now you guys have me thinking second thoughts. That and there's this online ergo site thingy that has me thinking that there wasn't much forward lean angle difference between the FZ6 and the Bandit.
I put a gel insert on my Bandit seat before, I could do it again on this bike. This thread was a good place to start. That may help with the back pain, without having to spend over $400 on a Corbin or a custom seat made in France.....and then spend another $100+ on lowering links because the seat rose the bike just past tippy-toe height.
Risers won't make the harshness on the front end go away.
Would anybody have any opinions/suggestions for front suspension mods? Brands, etc? Would Progressives or Race Techs or some other brand be better? Or does it even matter? I'd like to be able to afford to take the bike on a trip this year, and since I do more long-distance sport-touring than racing (we do have some pretty & slightly twisty roads in Southern MO), I don't think a cartridge emulator is in the cards.
Also looking for suggestions as how to deal with the front pegs. Even at 5'3", I'm feeling a little 'scrunched' with the peg position.
Thanks!