Clothed or Naked - whats your choice?

Naked? Half Faired? Fully Faired?

  • Ooh I love it NAKED

    Votes: 49 32.0%
  • Half faired is sweet

    Votes: 72 47.1%
  • Fully faired baby, woo!

    Votes: 32 20.9%

  • Total voters
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Hellgate

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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:

Its called being a broke student and only having 10 days for vacation and really wanting to go to LA! Once I got to Phoenix I couldn't sit on my bike for three days! I'll admit, its was a bad idea. When I was driving down I-17 from Flagstaff to PHX I remember the Saguaro Cactus' waving hello to me...I woke up in a hotel on Central, that was 23 years ago before they rebuild downtown, I had to fight the girls for a room...I only had to pay for 7 hours however...what a deal...

The next year my wife and I, then girlfriend, did the same run two up. We stopped somewhere an bought a big, furry, fake sheep skin seat cover. It made all the difference in the world.

We were really dumb...Death Valley in August! :(
 

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Definitely naked...

DITO

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It ain't got one.But its still beautiful. I've had mine for nearly 5 months now and when I'm unable to ride her due to the weather, I still find myself wondering to the garage just to get a glimpse of her.

:)

It will grow. I still do the wondering part after 4 years and it's not likely to change.
 

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I must admit I love the look of the fully faired one, but I'm still in two minds if its worth the €900.
The 2008 touring model (fully faired with touring windscreen, givi rack and top box) only costs €400 extra on top of the new price, BARGAIN!
 

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Clothed or Naked - whats your choice? Reply to Thread

I prefer Naked,but I havent seen one in SF bayarea.I want to buy the naked headlight if I can order it thru a dealer.
 

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It's like going to a Gentleman's club.... I like it half naked. Fully clothed and completely naked does little for me. I like to imagine the rest.......... oops what are we talking about here again. Sorry my bad.:):Flash::):Flash:
 

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The simple windscreen that comes standard on the FZ6 sold in the US is the only choice for me. I've owned several naked bikes and always ended up adding a windscreen. But, you gotta show off that engine! Yamaha got it just right. :thumbup:
 

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I must admit I love the look of the fully faired one, but I'm still in two minds if its worth the €900.
The 2008 touring model (fully faired with touring windscreen, givi rack and top box) only costs €400 extra on top of the new price, BARGAIN!

I was lucky, I got the fairing thrown in.
 

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"oooh naked black FZ6"....

i would take the naked. any bike i rode in years past was naked and for the thrill of riding (and knowing nothing different, nor having any other option) it was still a kick in the ass!

enjoy it, there are no regrets in this bike, are there?
 

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Plenty of people enjoy naked and good luck to them, I'm just getting to the age where I appreciate the protection.
 

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It ain't got one.But its still beautiful. I've had mine for nearly 5 months now and when I'm unable to ride her due to the weather, I still find myself wondering to the garage just to get a glimpse of her.

:)

Surely, there can't be many days on Rhodes when the weather is so appalling that can't ride, can there?:confused:
 

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had a decent 60 mile ride today to hastings and back and again I find myself wishing I had a faired bike.......my brother on his ZZR600 didn't get battered by the wind at all, yet I really struggled.

Am thinking I bought the wrong one!! :confused:

Adam
 
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