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Motorcycle Forum / General / Yamaha / July 2005New FZ-6
I purchased a new FZ-6 last Sat.......This was my first experience with a sport Bike.....The previous bike was a v-star 1100 Silverado......talk about a difference......it is like the differnce between driving a full size pickup and a sports car......the fun factor is definately wayyyy up on the fz-6........manuverable, torquey, quiet and looks awesome......I am 5'8" 240 lbs and it packs my big a.s around like I am not even on it......only complaint so far is wind noise...but i am in the process of fixing that with a 4 inch taller windshield and earplugs.......I bought the bike on sat, commuted to work wed, thurs and fri.....plus a morning leisure ride this morning for about a hundred miles....total milage in 7 days is almost 300 miles......the bike is comfortable(even with the stock seat)...the first tank of gas got 41 mpg.....has plenty of speed...matter of fact...yesterday afternoon on my way home I had a cager do a "slam on the brakes" stop at 40mph 100 feet in front of me...he ended up kitty-corner across the lane partially in on-coming traffic....not leaving me room to stop safely.....I was able to drop a gear and manuever around behind him...had I been on my big cruiser I likely would had crashed into him.....I definately like the FZ-6....just thought I would share my thoughts....... BoBo >I purchased a new FZ-6 last Sat.......This was my first experience with a >sport Bike.....The previous bike was a v-star 1100 Silverado......talk about [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >FZ-6....just thought I would share my thoughts....... >BoBo Tell us how your arms and back feel after a 300 mile day. ;-)  Signature"I'd far rather be happy than right any day." - Slartibartfast >>I purchased a new FZ-6 last Sat.......This was my first experience with a >>sport Bike.....The previous bike was a v-star 1100 Silverado......talk [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > ;-) I am 53 years old. Two weeks ago I put 1200 miles on my '04 FZ6 in four days riding the Pacific Coast Highway and lots of mountain roads in Southern California (not to mention the trip from and back to Las Vegas). Hands and butt never tingled, comfort was fine and I was never sore at the end of the day. Average mileage was 49 mpg for the entire trip. The bike is incredibly smooth at any rpm and gives me 54 mpg on regular at a steady 80 mph. I just slide back against the rise in the seat and lay on my tank bag. Elbows are bent and relaxed, no weight on my wrists and next to no wind. With the 5 gallon tank, I can go about 215 miles before hitting reserve (about 3/4 gallon left in the tank). BTW, I am 5'11" and weigh about 225 lbs. For what it's worth, stopping would have been no problem with a 100 foot reaction distance. I guarantee the bike will stop MUCH shorter than the car if you are not scared to really use that front twin disk and the single rear. The only thing not box stock on my FZ6 are the Metzler Sportec tires front and rear installed at 3000 miles Much better than the stock Battleaxes). I just installed a second new rear after my California trip (at 13,000 miles). Tomorrow I am riding from Las Vegas to Victorville after work (leaving about 5 p.m.) for a Tuesday sales conference. I will return Tuesday night after the conference. Total mileage will be about 320 miles. I'm looking forward to the ride. Anyone considering buying one of these bikes...go for it. Best bike I've owned in 32 years of riding. Paul in Vegas. I enjoy mine as well. I am definitely happy with the performance and stopping ability. Very comfortable bike....only additions are the lower fairing, a brake light backoff and neon from DR> Neon...lights it up way cool.... >>>I purchased a new FZ-6 last Sat.......This was my first experience with a >>>sport Bike.....The previous bike was a v-star 1100 Silverado......talk [quoted text clipped - 56 lines] > > Paul in Vegas. Boy, riding across that desert this week on a 600? You are hardcore. What was it, 117 today? >>>I purchased a new FZ-6 last Sat.......This was my first experience with a >>>sport Bike.....The previous bike was a v-star 1100 Silverado......talk [quoted text clipped - 56 lines] > > Paul in Vegas. >Boy, riding across that desert this week on a 600? You are hardcore. What >was it, 117 today? [quoted text clipped - 59 lines] >> >> Paul in Vegas. be careful. i did a quick ride to v-ville from home, about 3 miles and was woozy....rehydrating fixed that, but be carefull. > Boy, riding across that desert this week on a 600? You are hardcore. What > was it, 117 today? Well, the sales conference was a couple of weeks ago, but it was still about 105degrees. Headwinds were kicking about 20-30 mph, so mileage dropped to 43 mpg on the trip to Victorville. I still made the 186 mile trip in two and a half hours on one tank of gas. The trip back the next evening was more fun (tailwinds). I left Victorville at 5:20pm and was home in Vegas at 7:15 despite a four mile backup outside Primm from a rollover SUV accident on the California side of the state line. Speeds ranged from 70mph to 110 (on the Vegas side of Baker in the desert). Mileage improved to 55mpg on the return trip. This past few days (7/15 to 7/20) was the hot point of the year so far. Temps were between 111 and 120 degrees in the valley and 125 at Lake Mead. The only bad part of riding the bike was a lack of leather pants. The airflow through my Dockers actually scorched my shins. Without leather gloves and jacket it would have been impossible to sit up and grab the handle bars. And you ride with a full face helmet with the face shield closed to avoid the feeling you are riding into a blast furnace (sounds worse than it is...I rode in the summer in Yuma for three years...hotter than Vegas on average.) |
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