shamrocker
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I just wanted to share the good news with ya'll that I finally put a FZ6 in my garage! I bought a Faster Blue 2007 with 2900 miles on it and rode it home today from Atlanta, GA. :rockon: I had one chance to ride it around the block before I forked over the money, and for never having ridden one in real life, I thought it was especially forgiving!
Then came the tricky part, riding it home. We had a 3 hour drive back to Greenville, and half of it was state highway and the other half was expressway. The first part of the ride was marvelous: twisty, quiet Route 369. The temp was in the upper 70's. I felt I got a good handle on everything and had the warm sun shining on my back. Then, we took I85 N the rest of the way...that was a little more challenging for me, and it got to be quite windy and chilly by the time the sun went down.
Here are my thoughts: I loved loved loved the ride. It handled as well as I could have imagined. There were some embarrassing moments when I knocked it out of gear somehow on the expressway and gave the tachometer quite a workout while I frantically tried to find a gear...when I killed it in traffic..the many times I started out in 2nd or 3rd gear...the wobbly stops....but I'm sure some more practice will knock out those concerns. I thought it handled well on the expressway, I always had plenty of go-juice, even in top gear. It felt stable and the ride wasn't as bumpy as I thought it'd be. My bottom started to hurt a little after the second hour, but nothing too bad.
The only questions I have: What is the normal range of temperatures on the engine temp display? I saw it go from 160-ish to 200-ish depending on whether or not I was moving. Maybe I'm not used to seeing that type of display, but it made me a little nervous ("oh no, the temp keeps going up!!") Why would my rear brake make a loud squeal at slow stops only? I was testing out the rear brake in my neighborhood tonight and it was quite embarrassing!
Anyway, thanks for the great information everyone and I can't wait to meet up with a few local members to show off my new bike
Then came the tricky part, riding it home. We had a 3 hour drive back to Greenville, and half of it was state highway and the other half was expressway. The first part of the ride was marvelous: twisty, quiet Route 369. The temp was in the upper 70's. I felt I got a good handle on everything and had the warm sun shining on my back. Then, we took I85 N the rest of the way...that was a little more challenging for me, and it got to be quite windy and chilly by the time the sun went down.
Here are my thoughts: I loved loved loved the ride. It handled as well as I could have imagined. There were some embarrassing moments when I knocked it out of gear somehow on the expressway and gave the tachometer quite a workout while I frantically tried to find a gear...when I killed it in traffic..the many times I started out in 2nd or 3rd gear...the wobbly stops....but I'm sure some more practice will knock out those concerns. I thought it handled well on the expressway, I always had plenty of go-juice, even in top gear. It felt stable and the ride wasn't as bumpy as I thought it'd be. My bottom started to hurt a little after the second hour, but nothing too bad.
The only questions I have: What is the normal range of temperatures on the engine temp display? I saw it go from 160-ish to 200-ish depending on whether or not I was moving. Maybe I'm not used to seeing that type of display, but it made me a little nervous ("oh no, the temp keeps going up!!") Why would my rear brake make a loud squeal at slow stops only? I was testing out the rear brake in my neighborhood tonight and it was quite embarrassing!
Anyway, thanks for the great information everyone and I can't wait to meet up with a few local members to show off my new bike
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