TxAg2015
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So I'm looking at stepping up to an FZ6 from my old EX500. I've done/do a lot of long-distance riding, so on that bike I went from 16/41 stock gearing to 17/38 for a little more comfortable ride: less vibration, better fuel economy, etc. It looks like the FZ6 has a bit shorter gearbox than the EX, but I think most people would still probably consider it a much more comfortable bike to do long days on than the EX. Particularly for those of you that tend more towards touring, what gearing do you run on the FZ?
I ride pretty conservatively in town, so I don't lose much sleep over losing a bit of acceleration capability by gearing taller. I would think that after being used to going +1/-3 on a pretty underpowered bike like the Ninja 500, that even a tall gearing on the FZ6 would feel significantly more punchy, but I could be wrong.
Also on the topic of touring but off-topic for this thread, has anyone ever tried installing a true cruise control system (like the Rostra kit) on their FZ6? I installed one recently on my Ninja and it works pretty nicely (although the installation was a bit difficult). I couldn't find any mention of anyone doing that on the FZ, but then again, I've never heard of anyone else doing it on a Ninja 500 either...kind of a screwball modification...
I ride pretty conservatively in town, so I don't lose much sleep over losing a bit of acceleration capability by gearing taller. I would think that after being used to going +1/-3 on a pretty underpowered bike like the Ninja 500, that even a tall gearing on the FZ6 would feel significantly more punchy, but I could be wrong.
Also on the topic of touring but off-topic for this thread, has anyone ever tried installing a true cruise control system (like the Rostra kit) on their FZ6? I installed one recently on my Ninja and it works pretty nicely (although the installation was a bit difficult). I couldn't find any mention of anyone doing that on the FZ, but then again, I've never heard of anyone else doing it on a Ninja 500 either...kind of a screwball modification...