Bert-Aus
Well-Known Member
The difference a decent fairing (FZ6R) & no fairing is worlds apart.
In traffic there is no difference,
In hills/ canyons is noticable but only slight as you are concentrating on other things,
On highway/ touring the difference vast as your entire body will suffer fatigue sooner without a fairing.
Yes it feels great to lean into the wind,
For a couple hours of ride day fun where you may stop every hour or so for a rest/ eat/ drink etc
...but after 2-3hrs of having to do that & braving yourself against crosswinds & traffic in opposite direction (ie trucks).
It makes a day of 6hrs+ of actual ride time arduous.
To which end you won't enjoy the tour as much.
And this fatigue can make you more susceptible to an accident.
You do still get some helmet buffering from the FZ6R/ XJ6S fairing but compare that to buffering on your entire body,
It takes its toll on you.
Afterall you dont see Sport/ Tourers or Touring bikes being released from factory without screens/ fairings.
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In traffic there is no difference,
In hills/ canyons is noticable but only slight as you are concentrating on other things,
On highway/ touring the difference vast as your entire body will suffer fatigue sooner without a fairing.
Yes it feels great to lean into the wind,
For a couple hours of ride day fun where you may stop every hour or so for a rest/ eat/ drink etc
...but after 2-3hrs of having to do that & braving yourself against crosswinds & traffic in opposite direction (ie trucks).
It makes a day of 6hrs+ of actual ride time arduous.
To which end you won't enjoy the tour as much.
And this fatigue can make you more susceptible to an accident.
You do still get some helmet buffering from the FZ6R/ XJ6S fairing but compare that to buffering on your entire body,
It takes its toll on you.
Afterall you dont see Sport/ Tourers or Touring bikes being released from factory without screens/ fairings.
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