Clothed or Naked - whats your choice?

adam6177 · Feb 21, 2008

Feel free to kick my ass for being a noob if this has been asked before but:

I've just recently got my 2006 FZ6 Naked and in black.....I bought it without ever having looked at an FZ6 before and now a few weeks down the line I kinda wished I'd got a fully fair one as I think I prefer its looks.

Now its an easy fix just to go and buy the fairing (but obviously £££££s) but I just wondered how you guys feel? As I keep reading you guys (mostly Americans) saying "oooh naked black FZ6"....

So how do you feel? Naked? Half faired? fully faired? and why?

Cheers

Adam

Hellgate · Feb 21, 2008

Full fairing IF I could get the stock Yamaha one for an 07 in the US. Why? A bit more lower wind and rain protection and I think that particular fairing looks great.

grommit · Feb 21, 2008

I like the looks of the naked but wind blast can be a pain.

fast blue one · Feb 21, 2008

I like mine fully faired.

F250moto · Feb 21, 2008

I like my bikes clothed and my ladies...., well you know.

adam6177 · Feb 21, 2008

fast blue one said:
I like mine fully faired.

it was looking at yours that made me ask the question.....bastard! :thumbup:

fast blue one · Feb 21, 2008

adam6177 said:
it was looking at yours that made me ask the question.....bastard! :thumbup:

What can I say?

Hellgate · Feb 21, 2008

fast blue one said:
I like mine fully faired.

That's the look I like!

adam6177 · Feb 21, 2008

fast blue one said:
What can I say?

that we'll swap bikes and you'll give me £1000 for my troubles?

fast blue one · Feb 21, 2008

Errrmmm

Ah right got it now! :Flip: :Flash:

anot · Feb 21, 2008

I must say that whenever I have ridden a faired bike, I kind of miss the wind blast... feels a bit more like riding a bike to me, also I like the looks of naked bikes better than faired ones. But, that's just me and my scandinavian ruggedness I suppose

reiobard · Feb 21, 2008

I would be all over the fully faired if i could get them in the US for the 07 blue, i am saving up to import and hoping that someone will make it in the US by the time i have the $ to do it.

Wavex · Feb 21, 2008

The more plastics, the more I dislike it

I like naked, since -imho- it's the only way you can really feel the freedom of riding a motorcycle :Sport:

Plus, let's face it, naked just looks much better :rockon:

penguinbiker8 · Feb 21, 2008

i think the naked looks ten times sicker/ aggressive but the wind on the the highway would kill me if i had no fairing.

PlasticPig · Feb 21, 2008

I used to only like fully faired bikes but since I have had the FZ6 my opinions have completely changed, I love the way the bike looks.

Wavex · Feb 21, 2008

penguinbiker8 said:
i think the naked looks ten times sicker/ aggressive but the wind on the the highway would kill me if i had no fairing.

Have you ridden a naked bike before (more than once I mean, like for a few weeks or months, to get used to the feeling)? I can ride all the way to 100mph (160km/h) without even thinking about the wind... over 100mph, you definitely start feeling it... over 120mph, you need to hold on... but really, 99% of my riding is at 100mph or below, so I have no problem at all.

I am not particularly strong either, but can do 500-mile days without a problem (mixed freeway, twisties, & side streets). The only thing I would not do on the naked FZ is long distance travelling, like cross country trips where you`ll have days doing 5-6-7 hundred miles on the freeway... but for a day or wkd ride, I have no wind issues at all :rockon:

fast blue one · Feb 21, 2008

I like the streamlining effect that full fairing gives but as always it's each to their own.
If we all liked the same bikes the world would be a boring place.

As always; whatever you decide enjoy your ride.

Hellgate · Feb 21, 2008

Wavex said:
Have you ridden a naked bike before (more than once I mean, like for a few weeks or months, to get used to the feeling)? I can ride all the way to 100mph (160km/h) without even thinking about the wind... over 100mph, you definitely start feeling it... over 120mph, you need to hold on... but really, 99% of my riding is at 100mph or below, so I have no problem at all.

I am not particularly strong either, but can do 500-mile days without a problem (mixed freeway, twisties, & side streets). The only thing I would not do on the naked FZ is long distance travelling, like cross country trips where you`ll have days doing 5-6-7 hundred miles on the freeway... but for a day or wkd ride, I have no wind issues at all :rockon:

Aside from my RZ this is the first street bike I've had with a fairing, and I love it! I rode from Denver to Phoenix naked, 1100 miles in one day, I'll take a fairing next time, or my car...

HavBlue · Feb 21, 2008

Hellgate said:
Aside from my RZ this is the first street bike I've had with a fairing, and I love it! I rode from Denver to Phoenix naked, 1100 miles in one day, I'll take a fairing next time, or my car...

Was this an Iron Butt or something Pete?

I have had both naked and faired machines. The windscreen comes off the Harley and there are times I will go without it but the wind blast at anything above 60mph makes it way to much work.

I like that black FZ6 with the fly screen. Gives it a serious street fighter look.:thumbup:

Wavex · Feb 21, 2008

Hellgate said:
Aside from my RZ this is the first street bike I've had with a fairing, and I love it! I rode from Denver to Phoenix naked, 1100 miles in one day, I'll take a fairing next time, or my car...

1100 in one day!!! your ass must have been destroyed!

Thanks HavBlue

Clothed or Naked - whats your choice?

Naked? Half Faired? Fully Faired?

Ooh I love it NAKED

Half faired is sweet

Fully faired baby, woo!

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