I'm the 2nd owner of this FZ6R. It currently has just over 12,000 miles and will climb for as long as I can ride here in Central New York. I am located south of Syracuse, NY. Bike is 99% stock with the exception of a smoked windscreen. I replaced the front tire when I bought the summer of...
I snuck (sneaked?) out for a lunch time ride and climbed a hill I've never climbed before. While fairly short, this sucker was steep. I just measured it using the MapMyRide web site and confirmed it's up to an 15% grade in places.
Maybe half way up this grade my 2009 FZ6R had a couple of...
That a huge bug will magically appear inside my full-faced helmet AND a fat raccoon will run out in front of me at the EXACT same time on my ride home from work yesterday?
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I was going roughly 60 mph on a secondary road which is lightly traveled so fortunately nobody was around me...
I broke my ankle last fall in a moment of stupidity (not on my street bike) so over the winter I ordered a pair of TCX X-Miles waterproof boots. For $99 bucks, free shipping, and CE rated I could not be happier. I expect they'll be a bit hot in the summer, but most of my riding is commuting to...
I will be plunking down the $$$$ on a beautiful 2009 fz6r tonight! While I have ridden off-road since I was 12, I've never had a street bike. I will be taking the motorcycle safety course this weekend and hopefully picking up the bike early next week!
I got my helmet (scorpion), jacket...