bard wrote: Here is my impressions of the FZ6 after I did 6500 km in 3 weeks with it;
When you first ride it, you get a bit shocked over the power surge at 7000 rpm which you get used to pretty quick though.
The seat, and riding position is very comfortable for touring bear in mind I use the Givi tour screen though. It eats up kilometer fast and is not heavy on fuel consumption, it gives 20 km per liter on normal riding and with the 20 liter tank you easily ride 350 km per filling with fuel to spare. I did a 1004 km ride in one day (Chiang Rai to Rayong, 9 hour ride in comfort) then did a 800 km ride with a pillion and luggage without any complaints from the pillion, so it is a really comfy sport tourer.
In curvy Northern roads it's a dream bike, nimble and easy to ride with plenty of power to spare.
Tried it on a dirtroad and it's not really a match in heaven it performs ok on dirtroads as well.
Highway as boring as highway is to ride on luckily it allows you to cruise in high speed in total comfort, so you can move on to better territory.
Rode around in heavy traffic in Bangkok where it can go wherever the scooters go, so it really is a great bike there.
Tested it on Bira circuit and yes it works well, not like a dedicated track bike but you get knee down and a blistering speed out of the bike, the engine is great on the track actually.
All in all the bike is great, I cannot find anything to complain about for my purpose. Great for my daily commuting around, excellent for touring and good fun on the track. I love it, awesome choice and awesome bike
Cheers Bard