Hey everyone, I'm (as of 4 days ago) a proud owner of a 2007 FZ6!!
Picked mine up for $4100 with about 3750mi on it after 3 years with my trusty 2001 Ninja 250.
Here's some shots of it!
I was hoping one of you could confirm this is the S2 model (I believe I have, given the placement of the front turn signals but I'd love a second opinion!)
Mods I'm looking at doing are practical so far:
Dual HIDs (true) with both running at the same time.
Some kind of cruise control added.
Other than that I haven't ridden it long enough to still feel 100% at home with it yet but I'm getting there. Definitely loving the torque and endless pull it has in comparison to the Ninja (not to mention useful and smooth power all the way from 2000rpms).
I don't believe I've gone over 10K yet so any performance enhancements will likely wait until atleast next years riding season. I'll focus on getting it more personalized to my liking and improving its comfort left...as I chose this over a CBR600F4i that I originally went to look at.
If any of you are wondering why I changed, I'll tell ya. I actually was pretty happy with the Ninja, it did everything I *needed* it to do but there was a BIG problem I could not tolerate....its carburetor! With fairly frequent short runs to work, and having to work the choke and the bike never being happy unless 100% warmed up (which by the way it didn't always stay warmed up on a cool day...), I just couldn't take its boggy inconsistent ass anymore.
I was really taken by the new Ninja 300 and loved how it felt when I checked on out at the dealership (had everything I wanted, EFI, more power, better gas mileage.), but I never got to ride one. The way I looked at it...I knew I wanted either the new 300 or a used 600 around the same price as I would have paid for the Ninja. I was on CL for a bit and saw the CBR for $4400 and figured I checked it out after some research it seemed like a sweet bike and a logical upgrade from the 250, when I got there the guy let me see that and then showed me this...and after I sat on this and then sat back on the CBR I was immediately feeling how uncomfortable the CBR was in comparison (and the F4i isn't even as "racey" as a CBR600RR as far as handlebar position). So I decided on the FZ...it just made too much sense. $300 less, center stand, exhausts under the tail (something I've always wanted), a year newer, and 3000mi less.
I believe I've rambled enough so anyway, I hope to be a useful addition to the forums during my stay for quite some time (I plan to keep this thing until it takes its last breathe!) and happy to be here!
Picked mine up for $4100 with about 3750mi on it after 3 years with my trusty 2001 Ninja 250.
Here's some shots of it!
I was hoping one of you could confirm this is the S2 model (I believe I have, given the placement of the front turn signals but I'd love a second opinion!)
Mods I'm looking at doing are practical so far:
Dual HIDs (true) with both running at the same time.
Some kind of cruise control added.
Other than that I haven't ridden it long enough to still feel 100% at home with it yet but I'm getting there. Definitely loving the torque and endless pull it has in comparison to the Ninja (not to mention useful and smooth power all the way from 2000rpms).
I don't believe I've gone over 10K yet so any performance enhancements will likely wait until atleast next years riding season. I'll focus on getting it more personalized to my liking and improving its comfort left...as I chose this over a CBR600F4i that I originally went to look at.
If any of you are wondering why I changed, I'll tell ya. I actually was pretty happy with the Ninja, it did everything I *needed* it to do but there was a BIG problem I could not tolerate....its carburetor! With fairly frequent short runs to work, and having to work the choke and the bike never being happy unless 100% warmed up (which by the way it didn't always stay warmed up on a cool day...), I just couldn't take its boggy inconsistent ass anymore.
I was really taken by the new Ninja 300 and loved how it felt when I checked on out at the dealership (had everything I wanted, EFI, more power, better gas mileage.), but I never got to ride one. The way I looked at it...I knew I wanted either the new 300 or a used 600 around the same price as I would have paid for the Ninja. I was on CL for a bit and saw the CBR for $4400 and figured I checked it out after some research it seemed like a sweet bike and a logical upgrade from the 250, when I got there the guy let me see that and then showed me this...and after I sat on this and then sat back on the CBR I was immediately feeling how uncomfortable the CBR was in comparison (and the F4i isn't even as "racey" as a CBR600RR as far as handlebar position). So I decided on the FZ...it just made too much sense. $300 less, center stand, exhausts under the tail (something I've always wanted), a year newer, and 3000mi less.
I believe I've rambled enough so anyway, I hope to be a useful addition to the forums during my stay for quite some time (I plan to keep this thing until it takes its last breathe!) and happy to be here!
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