FZTofer
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get the buell and give the fizz to the wife :thumbup: lol
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Trade FZ6 for a Buell?
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Just to clarify something on a more personal level. It may help someone who knows 
I think I ride pretty smart & safe, but I have to admit I`ll chose the hard acceleration from 0mph to 50mph over the more conservative one anyday I also like to keep the bike rev_ed up in its torquier zone, where the pull is most enjoyable (some of you know what I mean... it`s addicting :cheer. Of course I do that when I believe it is safe and I don`t pull wheelies or such... just a nice pull through 3 gears to 50mph...
On the FZ6, that translated into riding the bike in high revs at times, kindda like a formula 1 race car (just here and there...not all the time of course) fun
I found however, that it was quite a lot of work to keep the bike properly rev_ed... Perfect for a track day, where you want the formula 1 and screaming engine... but in the twisties, all I wanted was to open up the throttle while coming out of the turn and get a nice pull...
So after owning four diff I-4 bikes (2 Hondas, and 2 Yams), I decided to check out the good old v-twin.... I thought, it`s torquier down low, so it may be less hectic for me...
Enters the XB12S... I am really stoked with it. If traffic allows, I`ll click in 3rd at the bottom of the hill and get to the top of the set of twisties in the same gear. Just open up anytime and you get an awesome pull and growl from the engine... even if you`re in the wrong gear heh
I think its a better bike FOR ME, for my skill level, and because it makes me ride much more relaxed during spirited rides... for my type of character, I really feel like its helping me ride safer, and focus more on the form, and not on the revs...
Disclaimer: Cali_Rider will click in 5th gear on his FZ at the bottom of the hill and finish on top in 5th... and be MUCH faster than me while doing so (on any bike lol). So it's not a matter of speed, just a matter of how you like to ride your bike. For me right now, the v-twin is what I like. I`ll get an I4 for the track though, later, when the budget allows. :rockon:
I think I ride pretty smart & safe, but I have to admit I`ll chose the hard acceleration from 0mph to 50mph over the more conservative one anyday
I also like to keep the bike rev_ed up in its torquier zone, where the pull is most enjoyable (some of you know what I mean... it`s addicting :cheer. Of course I do that when I believe it is safe and I don`t pull wheelies or such... just a nice pull through 3 gears to 50mph...On the FZ6, that translated into riding the bike in high revs at times, kindda like a formula 1 race car (just here and there...not all the time of course) fun
I found however, that it was quite a lot of work to keep the bike properly rev_ed... Perfect for a track day, where you want the formula 1 and screaming engine... but in the twisties, all I wanted was to open up the throttle while coming out of the turn and get a nice pull...
So after owning four diff I-4 bikes (2 Hondas, and 2 Yams), I decided to check out the good old v-twin.... I thought, it`s torquier down low, so it may be less hectic for me...
Enters the XB12S... I am really stoked with it. If traffic allows, I`ll click in 3rd at the bottom of the hill and get to the top of the set of twisties in the same gear. Just open up anytime and you get an awesome pull and growl from the engine... even if you`re in the wrong gear heh
I think its a better bike FOR ME, for my skill level, and because it makes me ride much more relaxed during spirited rides... for my type of character, I really feel like its helping me ride safer, and focus more on the form, and not on the revs...
Disclaimer: Cali_Rider will click in 5th gear on his FZ at the bottom of the hill and finish on top in 5th... and be MUCH faster than me while doing so (on any bike lol). So it's not a matter of speed, just a matter of how you like to ride your bike. For me right now, the v-twin is what I like. I`ll get an I4 for the track though, later, when the budget allows. :rockon:
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