LAGman91
New Member
Hello everyone, I am new here and I will try to keep this short. I am a 22 year old student and owner of an ER6N for the past 7 months, I picked this bike as it was on a budget and had heard it was cheap to maintain while it provided a good experience. However, I was always in love with the sound of 4 cylinders and when even more so when it came to the FZ6! While I love my Kawi, it feels a little frittle when it comes to highway speeds above 140km/h, the suspension hurts my soul and I don't really feel at home on it as I am 185cm tall and weigh 100kg. I do about 200km every week on the freeway and use my bike as a daily commute and to my surprise, the ER6 is so freaking economical at only 4.5L/100km even when ripping through the rpms frequently. Now that I am more financially stable, I am thinking of selling it for something else.
Now for my questions: I earn € 300 a month and I have the luxury to spend all of them on things I want such as trips, vehicle fuel (I also own a hyundai i30 with a 8L/100km mileage albeit I use it only 2-3 times a week) and still have more than 120-150 euro at the end of the month to spare. The plan is to collect €2.000 and then sell my bike for 2.200 (bought it at 1900 but fixed some stuff and added tires) and then buy an FZ6 S2 preferrably the faired version for €3000~ while having around €500 backup for possible repairs and then €500 more as savings.
As for the mileage I have done some research and it does not seem to be that much higher than my 2 cylinder ER6N. What I want to ask is if there is a difference when it comes to maintenance and future costs. Keep in mind that while I am a good rider with track experience on an R6, I know jack shit mechanically and had always had other people do that stuff for me. I can only take care of minor stuff such as an oil change, air pressure and minor suspension adjustments for my needs so that means for anything else I take it to the mechanic. If you agree and I proceed to buy one, what checks should I immedietly make?
Now for my questions: I earn € 300 a month and I have the luxury to spend all of them on things I want such as trips, vehicle fuel (I also own a hyundai i30 with a 8L/100km mileage albeit I use it only 2-3 times a week) and still have more than 120-150 euro at the end of the month to spare. The plan is to collect €2.000 and then sell my bike for 2.200 (bought it at 1900 but fixed some stuff and added tires) and then buy an FZ6 S2 preferrably the faired version for €3000~ while having around €500 backup for possible repairs and then €500 more as savings.
As for the mileage I have done some research and it does not seem to be that much higher than my 2 cylinder ER6N. What I want to ask is if there is a difference when it comes to maintenance and future costs. Keep in mind that while I am a good rider with track experience on an R6, I know jack shit mechanically and had always had other people do that stuff for me. I can only take care of minor stuff such as an oil change, air pressure and minor suspension adjustments for my needs so that means for anything else I take it to the mechanic. If you agree and I proceed to buy one, what checks should I immedietly make?