My FZ6 was the first bike I bought after completing my riding course. She has been an excellent first bike but the time has come to sell. I would always recommend this bike to any rider, new or experienced. It has the ability to be anything you want it to be, for any level of rider. This being...
Myself and two buddies had this trip planned for a while. We left June 16th and arrived in Healdsburg on the 19th. I was on the FZ and my 2 buddies were riding an Aprilia Tuono VR4 and an 82 Goldwing. Quite the diverse group!
We set off down the 101 and stopped in Ocean Shores Wa, Newport OR...
Yeah one of my co-riders on this trip just bought one. However he's riding an Aprilia RSV4 which was like riding a park bench. A REALLY fast park bench.
So my trip is going to be 4 days with a total of 5 hours of riding per day or less. Lots of rests. I've kinda spent all the money on gear that I want to so I'm hoping the stock seat will be ok. What do you guys think? Am I crazy?
One option is my buddy has some gel seat inserts that I might...
I've only been riding for a year but shortly after I bought my bike it was taken for a ride by a former professional rider. He said the throttle on/off would be dangerous on a track. However, he also said he was pretty sure that other FZ6's he'd ridden weren't like this. This leads me to believe...
Vishnu, if you're reading this I've been trying to PM you for the last few days.
Regarding the kit, yes, Vishnu's customer service is quite good. There were some issues with my VS1 kit however. The windscreen fit too loosely on the posts. Either the posts were too long or the grommets were...
So you have an FZ8 or a FZ6? The FZ8 fits better? I'm 6'4 and also not a fan of how I sit on the 6. The FZ1 bars helped a little but the foot pegs and controls are just a bit further forward than I'd like.