Time to say goodbye...

[Popeye70]

I guess it is time for me to say goodbye and find my way over to the Yamaha Star Bolt forum. I bought the FZ6 in 2009, but the last 2-3 years I have only put 3-400 kms on the bike. The things that make the FZ6 so great turns out to be the things that made me switch bikes. I don't need the RPMs, the on-off throttle or the 100 hp anymore. It just doesn't fit my need anymore... :-/

As you can guess, I have sold my FZ6 and bought a 2015 Yamaha Bolt R-Spec three weeks ago. The Bolt fits me so much better right now.

So this:

Was replaced by this:

The FZ6 was so ashamed it was hiding under the bike cover in the background.

I'm still in the Yammie family, but in a different branch. Now it's "slow and low" for me...

Thank you all for this great forum, and all the ideas and laughs you have given me. Even though I haven't posted much in the last 2-3 years, I have visited and read as often as I could. This is without a doubt one of the best forums I have ever followed. Thank you once again!


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[Botch]

Congrats, and certainly no need to leave; continue to poke your head in once in awhile.
My FZ no longer fit my needs either (nor my arthritic knees) so I got a bigger, slower bike, too.

 

[lytehouse]

Ditto on what Botch stated....lots of us no longer have our FZ6's but we're still here...it's hard to leave "family"

 

[Popeye70]

So this is the Hotel California of web forums? You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave ... [emoji6]


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[Cloggy]

So this is the Hotel California of web forums? You can check out, but you can never leave ... [emoji6]
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great line, and so true, see you around :thumbup:

 

[LERecords]

that looks like what i would replace the FZ with!! good score!!

 

[Popeye70]

that looks like what i would replace the FZ with!! good score!!

Thank you. I wasn't really looking for an aftermarket exhaust, air filter or Fuelpack, but this one has all three from Vance & Hines. It adds a nice, deep growl, so much that I am very careful when I leave for work in the morning.

But the main reason I bought this exact bike was the fact that I had to ride it home - 500 kilometers across Norway. From the west coast, across the mountains and to Oslo on the east side of Norway. If I had bought a local bike, I couldn't have taken the same ride for many years. But now... ;-)

Here's the ride home in a few pics (I have to brag!):

The west coast, close to where I started:

Getting closer to the mountains:

Waiting for access through a tunnel where there was a car fire a few days before. They were letting traffic through a few at the time from each direction:

This is at approx 1250 meters above sea level:

Over the top, at precisely 1000 meters above sea level:

Finally at home, after 10 hrs and 498,7 kms. The bike is dirty, my knees are aching and my lower back was happy that I was home:

I did catch a bug or two on my journey across the country. I have no idea how many times I had to wipe the visor clean of bug guts:

I was smiling all the way! Taking in the scenery, registrering all smells/scents and getting to know the bike. Couldn't be happier!



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[TownsendsFJR1300]

Gorgeous country!!

Thanks for the pic's and tutorial!

Safe riding..