wheelwatcher
Junior Member
I've been reading articles and forum posts about the FZ6 and it seems like a great bike. I judge a bike by how comfortable and practical it is for daily multi-hour trips with a passenger. The FZ6 seems to be pretty comfortable (with a good stock seat) but I'm concerned about the need to constantly rev its engine and downshift to wring useable mid-range power out of it (i.e. accelerating on the freeway, general cruising at sane/legal speeds). Perhaps it's too small of an engine for two-person rides.
Would you FZ6 owners chime in and give your experience with the highly tuned nature of its engine. The high revs, the vibrations/buzziness, lower engine braking and lower mid-range power? Is this a useful/practical model for constant 2-up riding and for travels of great distance? Would you recommend another model or engine size for such a purpose? Keep in mind I don't want something much heavier (maybe 500lbs tops) or much more expensive. $8000. The Kawasaki Z 750 S sounded great, but I don't think Kawasaki is importing them any longer.
Please note which year model you are referrring to. Thanks for the input everyone! Daniel
Would you FZ6 owners chime in and give your experience with the highly tuned nature of its engine. The high revs, the vibrations/buzziness, lower engine braking and lower mid-range power? Is this a useful/practical model for constant 2-up riding and for travels of great distance? Would you recommend another model or engine size for such a purpose? Keep in mind I don't want something much heavier (maybe 500lbs tops) or much more expensive. $8000. The Kawasaki Z 750 S sounded great, but I don't think Kawasaki is importing them any longer.
Please note which year model you are referrring to. Thanks for the input everyone! Daniel