Recent content by stephenmarklay

That is funny, next time I am in Gladwin we will have to get a beer. He lives on some little man made lake. I don't know the area that well. Back on topic, it looks like I will not be getting the FZ6. I like the bike a lot but the one didn't work out and I found a good deal on a WeeStrom...

These numbers seem about right. I have been looking lately and the dealer has an 08 with 4500 miles for 4800. I am looking at an 07 with 2750 miles for 4500. There are two local with 12-14k miles for 3500 but one is an 06 and the other an 04.

Hey!! Its a small world :) Interesting on the vibrations. I will have to research to see if any rubber dampers are made. I know Kawi did that on bikes like the ER-6n to limit vibes. BTW my dad lives in Gladwin too. I grew up in Detroit area but moved away 20+ years ago.

Thanks. That is what I thought about the R. I found the FZ to be very easy going even if you are turning the screw. It was not until I hit the highway and dropped down two gears and let off a little steam that I witnessed the giant sucking sound :o I honestly would almost never be there...

Thank you. It may be the bike tire pressure was very high in front. I had not thought of that but could be a possibility for sure.

I test road a 2008 the other day for a pretty short ride. I noticed that the front wheel really dropped in compared to my current bike. That is, it required very little steering effort (counter steering). Just lean a tad and it turned. On the other hand it did not seem overly fast going...

Hi! I did for sure notice it did not have the torque of a twin but not bad compared to the EX. I road a Versys back to back with the FZR but the smooth character of the bike was what won me over. The Versys has a fantastic torque character but between the cowling howling, the shifter clunking...

I road a 2008 FZ6 the other day and thought man this is a smooth bike. I knew the HP needed to be coaxed out with some RPM so it was a surprise the bike would loaf around at 3k without issue and it seemed to be very adept at lowly commute duty. I was drawn to that smoothness. I always read...