Mine feels a little weird some times, I've had it checked out and it was fine... Must just be a yamaha thing.Just curious how other FZ6R's shift. Mine never misses a gear but feels chunky when I shift for lack of a better word.
thanks for reply. I always leave in 1st gear when park and is it bad? aand which oil do you recomend? I have to change now++5 to BluePill, captured it very well. The ratio change from 1 to 2nd is on the order of 43% difference thus you need to rev match to prevent locking the rear wheel and to make a smooth shift. As the gears go up the split is less and less with the 5 - 6 being less 7% change.
As for not starting, perhaps all of the safety interlocks were not satisfied. Next time make certain the clutch is all the way in and/or if parked, bike is in Neutral.
And yes, key on engine not running the CEL (check engine light) will be on.
Read up on Rev Matching.
PS the FZ6 gang on 600riders.com biggest complaint is the initial drop into gear. The Yamaha Clunk when the oil and engine are cold. I roll down the drive to reduce the ClunK.
I used mobil 1 for 3 years in my bike till amsoil became localy sourced, never had an issue with my bike and i rode the bike daily put 10k on her with no issues, 1st gear was always clunky, but nowhere near as thudy/ cluncky as my ducati is.^^^ stay away from Mobile 1 ... guessing 6 members on 600riders reported increased vibes by 2000 mi and very crunchy gear changes...
Myself included.