javahaxxor
Junior Member
Sup guys,
It's been a long time since my last confession .. uh, post. That's because I no longer am a happy member of the FZ6 owners club. I wrecked mine in 2009, and I bought an FZ1, so after two years on the FZ1, I thought I'd give you my 50 cents on how these bikes compare.
I'd rather have the FZ6 back for driving around town. It's so much more fun. You can ride it like you stole it, the fun factor is high, it screams, but the speeds don't exceed the death-threat level. Riding the FZ1 around, revving it to the redline, gets you past 200 km/h in a few seconds. Twisting the throttle just a bit too brutal around 8k, and you're near to flipping it on a powerwheelie (ok, I have a 16T front sprocket, but any sane sports rider will do the -1T mod, on just about any bike)
I almost killed myself on a number of occasions because of the brutal acceleration. A wheelie, with a bit of revving, and you're at 110 km/h in 3-4 seconds. count getting the wheel down, hitting the break, and it's at least 10 meters before you start slowing down (it weighs a bit more too, you know).
If it's cold outside, and you're again a bit over 6k RPM, and nail it, it will spin, and if you have a bit of bad luck it will throw you off in a highsider.
The FZ1 is big, heavy, fast, and super fun - where you can really nail it, and unleash the beast. That's backroads with no traffic, mountain twisties, freeways, etc. If you can't revv it, it's just not as fun as the FZ6 is.
But then, I hated taking the FZ6 on the freeway, I wouldn't have driven from Scandinavia to the Swiss Alps in 2 days with it either.
It's just as two torque wrenches. They cover different needs, and their areas of use overlap a bit. You use the big one when you go to the big backwheel nut, not for tightening the fairing screws.
EDIT: forgot about the FZ6's quicker steering. You have to work hard in the twisties to make the FZ1 turn. It kindof refuzes to turn in first, but then it's very stable. The FZ6 is more like a true sports bike. Turns fast and easy, and it's neutral
I hope this helps. /A
It's been a long time since my last confession .. uh, post. That's because I no longer am a happy member of the FZ6 owners club. I wrecked mine in 2009, and I bought an FZ1, so after two years on the FZ1, I thought I'd give you my 50 cents on how these bikes compare.
I'd rather have the FZ6 back for driving around town. It's so much more fun. You can ride it like you stole it, the fun factor is high, it screams, but the speeds don't exceed the death-threat level. Riding the FZ1 around, revving it to the redline, gets you past 200 km/h in a few seconds. Twisting the throttle just a bit too brutal around 8k, and you're near to flipping it on a powerwheelie (ok, I have a 16T front sprocket, but any sane sports rider will do the -1T mod, on just about any bike)
I almost killed myself on a number of occasions because of the brutal acceleration. A wheelie, with a bit of revving, and you're at 110 km/h in 3-4 seconds. count getting the wheel down, hitting the break, and it's at least 10 meters before you start slowing down (it weighs a bit more too, you know).
If it's cold outside, and you're again a bit over 6k RPM, and nail it, it will spin, and if you have a bit of bad luck it will throw you off in a highsider.
The FZ1 is big, heavy, fast, and super fun - where you can really nail it, and unleash the beast. That's backroads with no traffic, mountain twisties, freeways, etc. If you can't revv it, it's just not as fun as the FZ6 is.
But then, I hated taking the FZ6 on the freeway, I wouldn't have driven from Scandinavia to the Swiss Alps in 2 days with it either.
It's just as two torque wrenches. They cover different needs, and their areas of use overlap a bit. You use the big one when you go to the big backwheel nut, not for tightening the fairing screws.
EDIT: forgot about the FZ6's quicker steering. You have to work hard in the twisties to make the FZ1 turn. It kindof refuzes to turn in first, but then it's very stable. The FZ6 is more like a true sports bike. Turns fast and easy, and it's neutral
I hope this helps. /A
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