rdabernig41
Junior Member
I'm 19 years old and i actually bought my first bike for a graduation present at 18 years old and it was the 2009 FZ6. I've been riding dirt bike since about 8 years old and have progressed up to the 2009 YZ250 (2stroke) and honestly having all the expierence on 2 wheels really did help my street capabilities even though it was on dirt. Basically if you decide on getting the FZ6 for ur first bike you can't be "****y" about it. When i got on the bike it was new and a little intimidating. Instead of getting on the road and seeing wut it could do i took it easy. Barely even revved the engine for the first month. Getting a brand new bike and having to take it through the break in period probably helped a little too since i couldnt rev it past 7k. But in my opinion most of the kids that want a FZ6 for their first bike want to jump on it and beat on it and see wut it can do. When the bike actually has tons of power. When i hit about 8k it really kicks into gear and wants to go and you really have to hang on. I probably wouldnt recommend this bike or any other 600cc bike to any beginner unless they have experience on 2 wheels and I knew they wouldnt be stupid on it. And I'm not saying that it's not hard to start out on a bigger bike. I had my challenges but i overcame them pretty easy. Now i might just be an exception to other people. I think that it mainly just depends on if your going to be more committed to being safe on the bike instead of wanting to go fast and beat on it.