2wheelie
Junior Member
Hi, I'm a new member here and just bought 07 model with low mileage and as new condition. I took it for a 200 miles ride and here what I discovered about it. Just wanted to share my first impression and see if this is common to all FZ6's:
Good:
The bike has good power and excellent brakes.
It's handles very well in corners and fast in a straight line.
But this where it ends.
Bad:
1. The stock seat is too hard.
2. I'm 5'7 and the handle bars are kind of far to reach making me sort of bending forward in order to reach them (which leads to #4).
3. This is most annoying: the seat gets so hot that after 30 -40 minutes of riding feels like sitting on an oven. Also you can feel the hit coming out of the side of the engine.
4. My lover back started to kill me after 1 hour of riding.
When I got home after the ride I was so sore I don't remember when I felt it last time, and I ride for 9 years.
Before that I had the FZ6R and moved up to have better power and handling. Mind you that FZ6 should be more of a touring bike than the "R", but on the "R" I could ride for 400 miles straight on different kind of roads and didn't feel even close like after this ride.
Any comments will be appreciated.
Thanks.
Good:
The bike has good power and excellent brakes.
It's handles very well in corners and fast in a straight line.
But this where it ends.
Bad:
1. The stock seat is too hard.
2. I'm 5'7 and the handle bars are kind of far to reach making me sort of bending forward in order to reach them (which leads to #4).
3. This is most annoying: the seat gets so hot that after 30 -40 minutes of riding feels like sitting on an oven. Also you can feel the hit coming out of the side of the engine.
4. My lover back started to kill me after 1 hour of riding.
When I got home after the ride I was so sore I don't remember when I felt it last time, and I ride for 9 years.
Before that I had the FZ6R and moved up to have better power and handling. Mind you that FZ6 should be more of a touring bike than the "R", but on the "R" I could ride for 400 miles straight on different kind of roads and didn't feel even close like after this ride.
Any comments will be appreciated.
Thanks.