To my fellow FZ6R riders - I was (un)fortunate enough to be sent to Tucson for work this weekend. SO MANY riders with just helmets and nothing else. (almost broke my neck staring at a sexy female rider in a tank top and shorts) I can kinda see why, it's so DAMN HOT here. I give it up to you...
I'm a new rider, so I bought this after Reg Pridmore's book. I found it more useful that Pridmore's. I try to pick it up at least once a week to see if I can improve on my skills. The cornering section has been helpful for me. I'll try to catch one of his clinics when he offers it for my...
when going home, really look ahead around the curves. traffic around pinole, hercules, and cummings skyway seem to stop for no reason. also, around the richmond area, watch for potholes and uneven pavement around the curves. oh yeah, when coming off the carquinez, fight the urge to shoot out...
I think we all know what to do technically, but it's useless without constant practice. I practiced emergency braking probably less than 5 times until Memorial day weekend (downshifting wasn't even part of my practice). I had a very close call which made me slam on my brakes. Without...
I got my FZ6R for $6100, that's not including any fees. I got screwed with the freight and handling fees and I told this to the a second dealer that serviced my bike. He told me that he would've matched that and the handling fees would have been considerably less. I imagine that for the FZ6...
In all seriousness, minus the spelling and stereotypes, I do want to know if there's "etiquette" when passing a group of slow Harleys/cruisers. I'm a new rider and would like to know if I do anything wrong when on the road. My gut tells me that as long as I'm safe when passing, it's all good...