My garage at the new house! Coming along nicely. New FZ-09!
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I'm sure the performance is great, but they need a faired version. Not a naked bike fan (z1000 might be one exception if I made an exception). I think if I were to go naked I'd just get a cruiser. I'd love the performance of the triple and low price though. Yamaha needs to make at least one faired triple.
1/2 hour on the saddle and I bet you won't care. [emoji12]
Well, I am cross shopping naked bikes myself (liter SS vs liter naked), my main concern is getting a sore neck on long rides from being upright and full windblast - any feedback on that issue?
Not as bad as you think. At first I was worry but end up ok under 70 MPH for short-med ride. The blast on my chest was the worst... so I end up with the Puig screen. None were available back then so I fitted a FZ1N screen and mod the bracket. I personally think its the best looking screen for the bike 
That reduces most of the wind blast on my chest and the helmet flow nice clean air all day.
I rode back from Tellico Plains, TN straight to West Palm Beach. 900 miles in 14 hrs, 2 rain storm... and still in the last hour was hauling at 80-90 on I-95. I felt a bit beat up the next day but nothing worst that if I did ride the 6R.
That reduces most of the wind blast on my chest and the helmet flow nice clean air all day.
I rode back from Tellico Plains, TN straight to West Palm Beach. 900 miles in 14 hrs, 2 rain storm... and still in the last hour was hauling at 80-90 on I-95. I felt a bit beat up the next day but nothing worst that if I did ride the 6R.
imo, riding in clean air is the key. My new bike came w/ such a low-profile windscreen that I was really suprised how much better it was than my fz6r w/ the Puig screen. It's all about eliminating turbulence.
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for me it's the bugs... my screen is covered daily in splats that would have otherwise wound up on my face, shoulders, arms... same with my legs, fairing blocks it.... add to that the amount of dump trucks in this area and, yeah, getting hit with rocks sucks!
Congrats Jay, knew it wouldn't be long before you found the next bike!