noodldoodl
New Member
Hi all, I'd never even ridden a bike until March of this year, and after just passing my test on the 14th of this month I've been scouring Facebook Marketplace for bikes to buy. I was about to go see a Honda Hornet 900 (because no carbs) but then stumbled upon an absolutely stock 2007 FZ6 ABS with 12k miles that looks to be in wonderful condition. So I'm off on a train ride to Scotland tomorrow to go and take a look, but likely as not I'll be laying down a deposit and have joined the Fazer club before long. TBH I was hooked on the naked FZ6 by watching YouTube vids made by a UK vlogger, but I'm looking at buying the semi-faired version, so that I can do some tours without getting blown off the back.
Any advice to the absolute novice who has less than 20 hours riding experience? (I passed my car test in 1988 - so I do have a lot of road sense) - is there any part of these forums that I should be dedicating myself to reading first? For my first bike have I potentially made the right choice? What should be the first thing I do to my bike once I get it home?
It's a bit daunting to think that the first ever solo motorbike ride that I'll do is a 100+ mile trip back home on my new Fazer!
Pics from tomorrow's mission to follow!
Thanks for any help )
Davey
Any advice to the absolute novice who has less than 20 hours riding experience? (I passed my car test in 1988 - so I do have a lot of road sense) - is there any part of these forums that I should be dedicating myself to reading first? For my first bike have I potentially made the right choice? What should be the first thing I do to my bike once I get it home?
It's a bit daunting to think that the first ever solo motorbike ride that I'll do is a 100+ mile trip back home on my new Fazer!
Pics from tomorrow's mission to follow!
Thanks for any help )
Davey