Mart Man FZ6R
New Member
I'm curious, how did the power of the Vulcan 900 compare to the 6R? That was the bike I was considering but thought that having only 900cc's I'd hate it. Then when I found the 6R for $6200 OTD, it was a done deal. The best price I could find on an '09 Vulcan was $7200 OTD.So the test drive went very well, I love the electronic steering dampener and the power modes were also amazing. I stayed in C (lowest power band avail) again not because I want to do wheelies but I really love the look and options for a super sport. So the riding style was much more aggressive as expected with more weight pushed forward and it felt like my feet were more behind me than right under me. I'm 6'4" so not sure if that had anything to do with it.
I honestly had to think about it even though it had everything I wanted. The riding position didn't bother me but then I got the the question "why do I even have a bike"? I don't really use it to commute due to living a few miles from work, I don't ride on the highway with it or use to go out of town, and I like in IA so there are no mountain twistier or crazy riding areas that I know of. So I came down to the answer of pure fun. Get home, work out, an jump on the bike for an hour or so messing around through town then park it until another day.
I did ride a Vulcan 900 Custom with the special edition flat black paint job with the silver. Never rode a cruiser and the dealer insisted before I made another choice that I could regret. Soooooooo........I have a tough decision to make.
1) keep my 6R until next year then trade out of it
2) upgrade to the '08 GSX-6R
3) ride away with a blacked out cruiser and hit some country back roads
Life's about choices....