Our common premium here in the midwest is 91 octane and that's what I use. We have 93 available, but I am not going to make a trip across town just to use it. It seems wrong to use a lower grade fuel on a machine with such tight tolerances.
I had a rider do this same thing to me on my commute back home today. Definitely a startling moment. I feel like the rider did the right thing. If I was in that situation, I wouldn't want to get over onto the shoulder unless I had to. Passing at a speed much faster than the traffic is quite...
Just had an off of my own. I have a little less road rash than you, but man does it sting. It does happen in a flash. I can remember what happened, but as far as remembering how my body landed is beyond me. I just know that I skidded for a good 20 feet and the bike about 30 feet more. Not a fun...
Still love the ease of use of the 350 though. Both are easily flickable bikes. I didn't want to lose the playfulness of the bike when upgrading. That being said, the FZ6 was the perfect choice.
New guy here from the midwest, specifically the state of Iowa. I've been riding for about 3 years now and just got my 2004 FZ6 3 weeks ago.
I rode a '73 Honda CL350 for the years prior and needless to say the FZ6 is a completely different machine.