Fz6r... R6

[Brock Kickass]

I'm pretty sure an R6 is a hair faster in the 1/4 mile than the FZ1 with 60% of the engine size, if you want a tangible comparison between FZ and R bikes.

 

[06330i]

As much as I love my 6r, if any of your buddies have a supersport, you're going to be wishing you had one too. I enjoy the crap out of my bike when I take long trips, cruise around town, etc., but when we're out ripping on the freeway and I top out at 133 and have friends blowing by me, I don't enjoy that part. I guess your best bet is to ride both styles and see what you like best, also figure out if you would take your bike on a long trip vs just doing short cruises with people. By no means I have anything against this bike, it just has some disadvantages if you ride with people that ride supersports all the time.

 

[Brock Kickass]

As much as I love my 6r, if any of your buddies have a supersport, you're going to be wishing you had one too. I enjoy the crap out of my bike when I take long trips, cruise around town, etc., but when we're out ripping on the freeway and I top out at 133 and have friends blowing by me, I don't enjoy that part. I guess your best bet is to ride both styles and see what you like best, also figure out if you would take your bike on a long trip vs just doing short cruises with people. By no means I have anything against this bike, it just has some disadvantages if you ride with people that ride supersports all the time.

I found my 6R to be quite powerful and quick when I rode it. On a trip this weekend on my FZ1, though, I was riding with a buddy with a GSX650F. Very similar performing bike to a 6R. His main complaint was passing power. When I was in the lead and pulled out to pass, he said he was flogging his bike behind me and I was still leaving him like he was standing still. Probably a bit of an exaggeration, but he did spend a bit of time this weekend lamenting that, although he would probably never use the extra top speed, he was interested in a more powerful bike for the passing power. I have to agree with him; when I click down to 2nd gear at 50mph so I can get by a camper trailer or something on a short straight, I like to get out, get by, and get in, no wasting time. I find it a lot easier to get around slower traffic now that I've upgraded.

 

[10/22 DUDE]

Very respectable Dude! I never tried mine... I got 120 (kmh of course) once or twice. I'll take a video one of these days. Might have to remove my luggage and install the small screen.

Even with the Touring set up, it hit the 3 digit quite faster than stock.

Nice shifting by the way! If you're bone stock you can even shift a little earlier, around 11K. There's nothing left past that.

It has a Two Brothers and a Juice box pro with your rev A map.

 

[MistahT]

I found my 6R to be quite powerful and quick when I rode it. On a trip this weekend on my FZ1, though, I was riding with a buddy with a GSX650F. Very similar performing bike to a 6R. His main complaint was passing power. When I was in the lead and pulled out to pass, he said he was flogging his bike behind me and I was still leaving him like he was standing still. Probably a bit of an exaggeration, but he did spend a bit of time this weekend lamenting that, although he would probably never use the extra top speed, he was interested in a more powerful bike for the passing power. I have to agree with him; when I click down to 2nd gear at 50mph so I can get by a camper trailer or something on a short straight, I like to get out, get by, and get in, no wasting time. I find it a lot easier to get around slower traffic now that I've upgraded.

I did lots of research Ninja 650 vs SV650 vs FZ6R vs GSX650F before I bought my 6R. I believe the biggest disadvantage is the GSX650F is much heavier than the others.

To the original poster, as far as keeping up with supersport bikes. I've ridden with them. Most of them like to do 130+ down the highway, so I find different rides to spend time with. If you want to do more than 130mph, don't buy an FZ6R, you won't be happy with it. 99% of the time I stay out of triple digits. I value my safety more than that.

We normally find some backroads in the country. I'm faster than a handful of them because I have better technique. After an hour or two they need to stop or rest but I can keep going. Also, much cheaper and more comfy to daily. Everyone loves speed, but I got the perfect bike for what I use it for.

 

[Zwillmon]

Raven

So what is special about the Raven? Is it the the trim package? or more power?

 

[MichaelInVenice]

So what is special about the Raven? Is it the the trim package? or more power?

It's just a different color. Raven = Yamaha's name for what everybody else calls "black."

All FZ6Rs ever made are pretty much identical except for the colors. I think there's a $100 price difference for pearl colors.

 

[Detrich]

this article pretty much sums it all up very nicely....

Tech Specifications - Motorcyclist Magazine

different power, different riding position, different weight.