I got to ride a GSX-S750 and vstrom650 this weekend, both fun in their own way. Neither felt stronger than the 6R on take-off, but that twin could pull it's own in 6th gear without needing to downshift.
Though after getting back from the demo ride on that naked bike, with a face full of bugs, I know why I never want a naked bike!
Though after getting back from the demo ride on that naked bike, with a face full of bugs, I know why I never want a naked bike!
xorbe
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I have one, it's fun around the block, but out of its element above 55 or so (real world traffic). The older pre-gen ones were a little lighter and a couple more hp than the new-gen 250R bikes. It does feel crazy small after using the FZ6R for a week. Like a circus bicycle.
That may be the best "bad motorcycle" review I have ever read! Some rep is on the way.
Lol it's not that it's a bad motorcycle. It's just.
I dunno different.
Carries a sixer pretty good when going to the gas station and back though,
xorbe
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Older thread, but I just have to comment on this.
I constructed a dyno chart that accounted for 1st gear gearing and rider weight ... I was shocked to see FZ6R, Street Triple, and R3 all about the same to 25 mph. R3 falls off drastically after 25. ST walks away from FZ6R after 40 or so. It was an eye opener for around town riding. The shocker is the FZ-07 leads the ST (and R3 and FZ-07) in a big way up to 45 mph. The ST goes on to 'stratospheric' 97 whp but for around town, you can't access that peak power until 60-72 mph at the top.
After 45-55 though you have to start taking wind drag into account, which kills low whp machines and nakeds. This is why the little bikes are fun around town, it doesn't take a lot of peak whp. It takes cubic power (mph ^ 3) to overcome drag, that's why the freeway is brutal, and aerodynamics are so important.
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