tasop7
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No, no, those aren't my words...
So I was at a big bike dealer by my house just looking at some of the newer bikes that have come out (looking to get another comfortable sporty ~600cc bike for my wife) and started talking to one of the salesmen. I told him what I was interested in and he showed me all the bikes that fit into that category (SV650, Ninja 650R, Gladius, etc). Now as he was suggesting and showing me all these bikes, I noticed he didn't mention the FZ6 (I didn't tell him I already had one).
To see what he'd say, I asked him, "Wouldn't an FZ6 fit into this category, and if so, what do you think about it?"
His reply was, "At the 600cc point, the twins are much better. Yamaha really missed the mark with the FZ6. The FZ6 was made to compete in a segment where it doesn't really belong. Since you have a smaller displacement (600cc vs 1000cc), the twin engines make up for it by giving more torque in the low to mid range. Throwing an inline-four engine just takes away so much power. The only way to make up that power is to rev the crap out of it. It makes sense having an inline-four in the bigger displacement bikes (over 1000cc), because they make up the power loss with the bigger engine. The FZ6 shoots itself in the foot twice... not only does it have a lower displacement engine, but it also cuts the power again by making it a four cylinder. If you're looking at the 600cc bikes, a twin is the only thing I would go with."
Now I understand what he's talking about in regards to the power loss in the lower rpms, but he took his point pretty far. He really made it seem like the FZ6 is an inferior machine compared to the other bikes. If I was an uneducated first-time buyer, I would totally steer clear of an FZ6 after how he talked about it. Just upsets me that people are being pulled away from such a great bike... because I've heard people say that about the FZ6 (but not quite to that extent). And what else gets me is that every "motorcycle shootout" that I read online from professional magazines and such almost always have the FZ6 come out on top. And anytime I've read people's responses to the "650R vs SV650 vs FZ6" threads (here and on other forums), ironically people always say, "Get the FZ6 it has much more power" lol.
Anyway, thought I'd share the story with you guys. Also, this place has tons of bikes from all the manufactures. They actually had several FZ6's in stock, so it wasn't like a small Honda shop that only wanted me to buy a Honda.
PS... I love my FZ6! :thumbup:
-Taso
So I was at a big bike dealer by my house just looking at some of the newer bikes that have come out (looking to get another comfortable sporty ~600cc bike for my wife) and started talking to one of the salesmen. I told him what I was interested in and he showed me all the bikes that fit into that category (SV650, Ninja 650R, Gladius, etc). Now as he was suggesting and showing me all these bikes, I noticed he didn't mention the FZ6 (I didn't tell him I already had one).
To see what he'd say, I asked him, "Wouldn't an FZ6 fit into this category, and if so, what do you think about it?"
His reply was, "At the 600cc point, the twins are much better. Yamaha really missed the mark with the FZ6. The FZ6 was made to compete in a segment where it doesn't really belong. Since you have a smaller displacement (600cc vs 1000cc), the twin engines make up for it by giving more torque in the low to mid range. Throwing an inline-four engine just takes away so much power. The only way to make up that power is to rev the crap out of it. It makes sense having an inline-four in the bigger displacement bikes (over 1000cc), because they make up the power loss with the bigger engine. The FZ6 shoots itself in the foot twice... not only does it have a lower displacement engine, but it also cuts the power again by making it a four cylinder. If you're looking at the 600cc bikes, a twin is the only thing I would go with."
Now I understand what he's talking about in regards to the power loss in the lower rpms, but he took his point pretty far. He really made it seem like the FZ6 is an inferior machine compared to the other bikes. If I was an uneducated first-time buyer, I would totally steer clear of an FZ6 after how he talked about it. Just upsets me that people are being pulled away from such a great bike... because I've heard people say that about the FZ6 (but not quite to that extent). And what else gets me is that every "motorcycle shootout" that I read online from professional magazines and such almost always have the FZ6 come out on top. And anytime I've read people's responses to the "650R vs SV650 vs FZ6" threads (here and on other forums), ironically people always say, "Get the FZ6 it has much more power" lol.
Anyway, thought I'd share the story with you guys. Also, this place has tons of bikes from all the manufactures. They actually had several FZ6's in stock, so it wasn't like a small Honda shop that only wanted me to buy a Honda.
PS... I love my FZ6! :thumbup:
-Taso