todd
New Member
If you've noticed, I may be in the market for an FZ6. Since no one ever offers test rides and if you're looking at second hand you can only go around the block a few times - never getting a real feel for what the bike is like.
I've had grand perceptions change the few times I've had a test ride. I was able to demo a Ducati Streetfighter S when they first came out. Even though everything I read about it was positive, I did not like it one bit. Sure, it had power but that is only 25% of the equation. I would have never known unless I tried it. Do people often need to buy the bike before they ever realize they do or don't like it?
What was the reason you bought your FZ6? What made you decide it was the bike for you? Was it based on style, or a favorable review? Were you able to get a test ride somehow? Did you just put your money down and hope for the best?
Over the last 20 years, pretty much every bike I've owned has come to me first. Only twice did I actually seek out that particular bike and buy it but each time it was just a quick test ride around the block (what does this accomplish? That the bike works?) before I laid down my money.
Thanks!
-todd
I've had grand perceptions change the few times I've had a test ride. I was able to demo a Ducati Streetfighter S when they first came out. Even though everything I read about it was positive, I did not like it one bit. Sure, it had power but that is only 25% of the equation. I would have never known unless I tried it. Do people often need to buy the bike before they ever realize they do or don't like it?
What was the reason you bought your FZ6? What made you decide it was the bike for you? Was it based on style, or a favorable review? Were you able to get a test ride somehow? Did you just put your money down and hope for the best?
Over the last 20 years, pretty much every bike I've owned has come to me first. Only twice did I actually seek out that particular bike and buy it but each time it was just a quick test ride around the block (what does this accomplish? That the bike works?) before I laid down my money.
Thanks!
-todd