Had an 06 FZ6. Rode it up the JBR. Good bike (seat is a brick though) does everything you want but has no character. Also I got tired of spooling it up past 8 or 9K just to get to the good stuff.
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Worst Motorcycle Related Purchase?
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4.5 - 5K on avg with no useful mods. If I buy one, I'll have to do the suspensions which is more $$. Personally, I don't like FZ6. It's too heavy and more of a tourer, but even '15-16 RC390s are going for 4.5gs which is a bit hard to digest for me.fz6 ergos are basically adv
are SV prices bad? Usually they're pretty good...
Someone put a deposit 2 days before I was planning to check it out, someone he knew. Unfortunate
Sorry OP for sidetracking this thread.
bigpoppa
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whats your budget like?
Get one of these, the suspension and brakes wont suck, it will have character and be hella fun too, plus you will be one of the cool boys with an orange bike:
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guzzirider
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Hey, lets get back to what the post is all about.
Bad choices we have made!
Bad choices we have made!
Crazy I paid 6 for a new SV650s abs around 09 they just wanted them gone.4.5 - 5K on avg with no useful mods. If I buy one, I'll have to do the suspensions which is more $$. Personally, I don't like FZ6. It's too heavy and more of a tourer, but even '15-16 RC390s are going for 4.5gs which is a bit hard to digest for me.
Someone put a deposit 2 days before I was planning to check it out, someone he knew. Unfortunate
Sorry OP for sidetracking this thread.
Sent from the future
FWIW, I loved my FZ6, probably my best motorcycle related purchase ever. It is not a sport bike though if that is what you are after.
Norcorider
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Gen 1 Yamaha fjr 1300. Sold it in 3 months of owning. Bike had no character, couldn't bear the heat from the engine , my legs and b*lls were bbqed everytime I went for a ride.
Only bike I had no regrets selling.
Only bike I had no regrets selling.
Found this bit by Scharrard on fb.
IF YOU OWN ONE OF THESE, PLEASE see a suspension shop, they are dangerously under sprung and under damped. Perhaps the worst calibrated motorcycle I have ever seen. The front fork damping is ok, but the fork spring, (yes only one on one side) is too light for most adults. The rear shock however, is crap.
We did the math and it is sprung for a 6’1”, 20-40 pound rider. YES 20 - 40 POUND RIDER!!! Have you ever seen a human that meets that criteria? It has almost no preload adjustability, has NO damping adjustability, has the wrong spring for any human and is calibrated poorly.
We can get full competition shocks with reservoirs, compression and rebound, but this little K-Tech is SUPER reasonable and looks stock if you are worried about theft. Easily the BEST upgrade you can do to this otherwise amazing little Honda. Contact us for your options. 705-657-9490
IF YOU OWN ONE OF THESE, PLEASE see a suspension shop, they are dangerously under sprung and under damped. Perhaps the worst calibrated motorcycle I have ever seen. The front fork damping is ok, but the fork spring, (yes only one on one side) is too light for most adults. The rear shock however, is crap.
We did the math and it is sprung for a 6’1”, 20-40 pound rider. YES 20 - 40 POUND RIDER!!! Have you ever seen a human that meets that criteria? It has almost no preload adjustability, has NO damping adjustability, has the wrong spring for any human and is calibrated poorly.
We can get full competition shocks with reservoirs, compression and rebound, but this little K-Tech is SUPER reasonable and looks stock if you are worried about theft. Easily the BEST upgrade you can do to this otherwise amazing little Honda. Contact us for your options. 705-657-9490
MV Agusta F4 1000.
Looked so beautiful in the pictures, but what a fuggin' pig. Outdated tech. The minute I took it out for a ride I knew I made a terrible mistake. Better suited for the living room than on the street or track.
Looked so beautiful in the pictures, but what a fuggin' pig. Outdated tech. The minute I took it out for a ride I knew I made a terrible mistake. Better suited for the living room than on the street or track.
Which bike was he talking about? The one you had?
CRF300L basically the same as the 250L. The rally version is the same. Just a bigger tank. Same suspension.
TK4
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Honda CRF250/300s, BTW.
pecan_choco_hurricane
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Random Harley boots on sale for $100. Barely wore them since they were thin materials, shorter/slimmer toe (looks good) despite being described as a riding boot. They make good boots for a sport bike tho. I ride in Allen Edmonds boots now.
Fuzzbuster
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I would have bought that!whats your budget like?
Get one of these, the suspension and brakes wont suck, it will have character and be hella fun too, plus you will be one of the cool boys with an orange bike:
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