We just got back from a weekend ride, just over 5 hrs each way for a total of about 675 miles. First big trip for my girl on her Spyder, and the FZ6R got its first trip checked off. (total 1482 miles on the clock)
I was really hoping the FZ6R would make a great looking lightweight touring bike, but after the torture it gave me this weekend i'm beginning to doubt my decision.
The bikes current setup:
Driven Grippy grips
Throttle Meister throttle lock, the heavy model to add some weight to help cancel vibes
Throttle rocker
Givi V35 bags
Everything else is stock
Me:
I've ridden street since 99, touring bikes to dual sports. Not a brag, but just to qualify my seat time my longest ride was my IBA Bun Burner-1500 miles in under 36 hours on BMW K1200RS. So seat time hasn't been a problem until now.
This bike has to be the worst I have ever ridden vibration wise, my last bike was a BUELL, it would scorch your leg, shake your lunch out at idle, but as smooth as glass at speed. I even had a trip on a 650cc thumper on knobbys that racked up over 500 miles in a day that was less painfull than this past weekend.
I took the bike in for its 600 mile service prior to leaving this weekend, and mentioned the vibrations with a request to check the throttles to insure they are synched. One of the mechanics had a FZ6R and took my bike out noting everything was good to go.
Short of loosing my butt and moving on from a bike I really like what can I do? I heard the +1 front sprocket swap helps, but will it make that much of a difference? Any other mods out there that return major results?
I was really hoping the FZ6R would make a great looking lightweight touring bike, but after the torture it gave me this weekend i'm beginning to doubt my decision.
The bikes current setup:
Driven Grippy grips
Throttle Meister throttle lock, the heavy model to add some weight to help cancel vibes
Throttle rocker
Givi V35 bags
Everything else is stock
Me:
I've ridden street since 99, touring bikes to dual sports. Not a brag, but just to qualify my seat time my longest ride was my IBA Bun Burner-1500 miles in under 36 hours on BMW K1200RS. So seat time hasn't been a problem until now.
This bike has to be the worst I have ever ridden vibration wise, my last bike was a BUELL, it would scorch your leg, shake your lunch out at idle, but as smooth as glass at speed. I even had a trip on a 650cc thumper on knobbys that racked up over 500 miles in a day that was less painfull than this past weekend.
I took the bike in for its 600 mile service prior to leaving this weekend, and mentioned the vibrations with a request to check the throttles to insure they are synched. One of the mechanics had a FZ6R and took my bike out noting everything was good to go.
Short of loosing my butt and moving on from a bike I really like what can I do? I heard the +1 front sprocket swap helps, but will it make that much of a difference? Any other mods out there that return major results?