I've read several reviews of the FZ-6 when it first came out that the throttle transitions were not the best: This characteristic made it difficult for even the advanced riders to get the power down smoothly, and thoroughly frustrated our newbies..., as well as having a very sensitive clutch:
Finally, the clutch on both our test bikes was touchy, with a narrow engagement band right at the end of the lever's travel. All together, this is not a powertrain friendly to the inexperienced.
(those quotes are from an online MotorCyclist mag/website)
This is one of the reasons I looked for an '07 model, as Yamaha claimed this stuff had been reprogrammed and much better. So my question to you other '07 owner is, do you like the response of your bike, either compared to older FZ6's or other makes?
I spent about an hour this morning in a church parking lot, practicing my braking, turns, shifting, and starting; it's going very well (FUN!) but I'm having trouble letting the clutch out smoothly from a standing start. I've driven manual transmissions my whole life, but with my feet so it may be just a learning process for me, but I'm curious as to what you other '07 owners think. As far as the power band/throttle response is concerned, I'm not revving it beyond 4,000 or so, so I don't have anything to add about that other than I'm feeling the chain jerk a bit during shifts (again, it may just be my inexperience).
Finally, the clutch on both our test bikes was touchy, with a narrow engagement band right at the end of the lever's travel. All together, this is not a powertrain friendly to the inexperienced.
(those quotes are from an online MotorCyclist mag/website)
This is one of the reasons I looked for an '07 model, as Yamaha claimed this stuff had been reprogrammed and much better. So my question to you other '07 owner is, do you like the response of your bike, either compared to older FZ6's or other makes?
I spent about an hour this morning in a church parking lot, practicing my braking, turns, shifting, and starting; it's going very well (FUN!) but I'm having trouble letting the clutch out smoothly from a standing start. I've driven manual transmissions my whole life, but with my feet so it may be just a learning process for me, but I'm curious as to what you other '07 owners think. As far as the power band/throttle response is concerned, I'm not revving it beyond 4,000 or so, so I don't have anything to add about that other than I'm feeling the chain jerk a bit during shifts (again, it may just be my inexperience).