Just want to drop a line and say hello. I purchased a 2009 Cadmium Yellow FZ6R this past week. I traded in my 06 GS500F. I'd been seriously considering the Kawi 650R, but the dealer had this Yamaha on the sales floor. It had been originally purchased by a new rider, and she found it to be "too much bike." It only has 45 miles on it. After a lot of reading, I decided to go with the Yamaha. I'll tell you this... The difference between my GS500F and the FZ are staggering. I was bored with the GS, but had no idea that the FZ would be pure magic. Riding home from the dealer, I was stunned at how different a bike can be from another. Everything about it feels right, although getting used to the additional power is going to take a little time. Anyway, glad there's a forum with so much useful info.