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The FZ6R was my first real street bike and I was so scared I had the dealership deliver it to my house. I rode it up and down the streets by my house for a couple of weeks before finally taking it out of the neighborhood, but within a few months I was riding on longer trips at highway speeds...

The Mantis heavy and bulky, but very comfortable, but it bulges out on non-race humped jackets. The Forcefield lite insert is great, very slim and works well in non-humped leather jackets that are already tight. I wear the A-stars chest inserts in my mesh jackets only since all the leather...

Well, I agree that the GSXR750 is a very agreeable and easy to live supersport. The gixxers are reliable, smooth, and have just the right amount of power; I am on my 3rd gixxer since starting on the FZ6R four years ago and its just a basic bike that does everything I want it to. I was...

Maybe its just me, but it seems we are living in an ever increasingly hostile world and the media tends to feed this progression by reporting it. Our American founding fathers created a system that relied on self restraint of the individual, America is not a police state it is a free state and...

Keith Code's book talks about SR's (survival reactions) and how they can actually make you ride worse by getting tense and putting too much input into the bike when thing appear sketchy (e.g. entering a turn too fast). For those tight turns setting up entry speed, tipping in, looking through...

There might be some small tweaks to suspension and tire pressures that would help, however I can tell you that I was slipping last year and am not this year (same bike, tires, and suspension settings). My lean and speeds have improved while slips have been reduced, most likely simply due to...

Riding a motorcycle or even a bicycle is a strange sensation for sure, it can take a long time for the brain to accept the gyroscopic phenomena that keeps them going upright when moving. Like Bert said, though, the things we do can make the bike less stable, really it takes very little input to...

I agree with the stares point, I guess I could live with that (already do to some degree), but to take a piss means you have to unzip the suit and pull it off the shoulders and pull the whole top nearly down to your knees while holding the sleeves to keep them from dragging on a urine soaked...

I finally ordered a full on race suit this year for street riding because they are supposed to be the safest option, the fit was awesome and having continuous leather top to bottom seemed great. Alas, I ended up sending it back, when I realized that taking a piss would be a real chore, and...

Warning! Cruiser guys who get sport bikes often lose their passion for cruisers! You gonna love the handling and spinning up the motor. The FZ6R is the way to go since it has I-4 engine, best sport bike of those 3 for sure.

Man, I used to love to crank up the tunes during rides, did it for a couple of years until I realized I was getting tinitus. For a short ride it should be fine, but be careful doing long rides, maybe even mix it up with earplugs only on some rides. Tinitus comes on quick and you get it...

Good choice, I-4 engines rock, and Yamaha dialed this one so it pulls real good from top to bottom. Once you get acclimated, you will find that you can use pretty much all the power it has to offer and it is plenty enough power to get a good sport riding experience, pulls real clean on corner...

First Ride Reviews on MCN and Motorcycle USA just came out, really digging the profile with bags attached: 2015 Yamaha FJ-09 First Ride - Motorcycle USA

Well, supersport bikes are also known as race replica's (RR's), I guess part of the reason guys buy them is for the same reason one buys a porsche or corvette, but never actually races it - it's simply admiring a fast looking race machine and wanting to own it, practicality is a less important...

That's it, your body adjusts over time and the discomfort becomes much less of an issue. The key to a full day on a sportbike is taking a break every couple of hours, and ideally an hour lunch at some point. I have long arms and will often ride with throttle hand only on lazy sections, this...

Just finished a 300 mile ride today on the gixxer, and I feel great!

I like extended warranties, I had one on my FZ6R, GSXR600, and now GSXR750. Each time I traded in a bike, I got a check back for the unused coverage period, so I didn't overpay. Like Alex6 said, there is likely very little concern with these Japanese bikes, I did not use my warranty during...

Honestly, the easy break-in stuff seems kinda silly to me. I am in the 'break it in like you stole it' camp, but within reason. For example, the first 200 miles I wouldn't exceed 5000RPM, but then after that I would take short bursts up to 7000 pretty regularly with normal riding around 5000...

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Do it! Get a flashy R6 and some cool looking gear and have some fun, I mean FZ6R is plenty of fun as well, but if you dreaming on a SS get one! But, get the R6 not R1, insurance will be cheaper and you can wail on it without worrying about it biting you as hard if you make a mistake. A guy on...