First commute, first night ride, first highway speeds, amazing.

[Osoreru]

Lot of firsts for me tonight. I finally got my Tour Master jacket in from the shop today, and a good pair of gloves (pants are going to have to come later, couldn't afford them too). So I decided it was finally time to use the bike for one of the primary purposes I bought it: Commuting to work. It handled beautifully. Even with some semi-high crosswinds when I got out on the highway, I never felt like I would lose control, just got kinda blown around a bit.

I think my only real complaint is that the headlight didn't really seem to do a lot of good. Maybe I need to change the way it's aimed a little, not really sure. There are plenty of street lights around, but I just kind of expected it to be a little brighter on the road ahead.

Definitely no regrets at this point. It still terrifies me a little, but overall I'm extremely glad I finally got up the money to start riding.

 

[Michael Wilson]

First of all congrats and welcome to your new addiction =)

Secondly get you headlight checked. Mine are super bright even on dim, never had a problem with them.

Last but not least... Just remember everytime we put foot on a bike we put our lives on the line whether its driving across the country, around the block, or to the store. Be carefull cagers are idiots enough said. Full gear full time. Atleast wear jeans untill you get your pants but I suggest you hurry and get those pants in =D

Most of all HAVE FUN!

 

[Osoreru]

Secondly get you headlight checked. Mine are super bright even on dim, never had a problem with them.

Good to know. I'll ask the mechanic at the dealer what he thinks. The bike was brand new and just out of the crate when I bought it, so maybe the light just didn't get adjusted correctly or something. I turned the high beam on, and it seemed alright, but the low beam just didn't provide much vis at all.

 

[Michael Wilson]

Ya sometimes they just need a tiny adjustment.

 

[rjohnson5481]

First of all congrats and welcome to your new addiction =)

Secondly get you headlight checked. Mine are super bright even on dim, never had a problem with them.

+1 :thumbup:

 

[Nastybutler]

Good to know. I'll ask the mechanic at the dealer what he thinks. The bike was brand new and just out of the crate when I bought it, so maybe the light just didn't get adjusted correctly or something. I turned the high beam on, and it seemed alright, but the low beam just didn't provide much vis at all.

My last bike, a Ninja 500R, was the same way. The headlight was set too low, so since I ride in the land of the midnight sun, and rarely actually need a headlight to see, I never had it adjusted. But the 6R's headlight is super bright, even on the low beam. Even if my 500R had been adjusted properly, it wouldn't be nearly as bright as the FZ6R's.

 

[redwing-2001]

Lot of firsts for me tonight. I finally got my Tour Master jacket in from the shop today, and a good pair of gloves (pants are going to have to come later, couldn't afford them too). So I decided it was finally time to use the bike for one of the primary purposes I bought it: Commuting to work. It handled beautifully. Even with some semi-high crosswinds when I got out on the highway, I never felt like I would lose control, just got kinda blown around a bit.

I think my only real complaint is that the headlight didn't really seem to do a lot of good. Maybe I need to change the way it's aimed a little, not really sure. There are plenty of street lights around, but I just kind of expected it to be a little brighter on the road ahead.

Definitely no regrets at this point. It still terrifies me a little, but overall I'm extremely glad I finally got up the money to start riding.

here ya go...

http://www.600cc.org/forum/f91/anyone-know-how-adjust-headlight-16074/

 

[MNGreg]

Thanks for the info. I rode at night for the first time last week. NOT impressed with the light I got either. I might day it was adequate, but no where near enough to make me feel comfortable enough to ride in dark when dont need to.

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[CrazyCawi]

One word....HID well it's an abrev. Not a word but you get what I mean lol


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[Superzoom]

My headlight wasn't just off... It was WAYYYY off. Aimed super high so that it did absolutely nothing on low or high beam.

I found that out the really bad way, of course... Was on a long distance tour thousands of kilometres from home and rode past sunset and couldn't see at all.

There are two adjusters behind the front fairing. Use them and see the light!