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Just when you think your ready to upgrage to a liter bike, you will do something, or have something happen to you to rethink your wanting a bigger bike. When that stops happening, then your ready....IMO
Alot of great advice from alot of riders. I think FizzySix has summarized it well.I'm not sure the question makes sense to me - there is no progression. For the FZ6, if you're wringing it out in second gear, you're already traveling at speeds in excess of most speed limits nationwide. In third, in its power band, you're about ready to catch your hair on fire and warp the space-time continuum. And you've still 3 more gears to go.
It also makes a fine touring bike, a commuter...it's whatever you want it to be.
If you're hitting some sort of performance limits on the bike on the street, you don't need to worry about it: you'll be the subject of a "fallen rider" thread before you can worry about an "upgrade".
Based on what I've seen, the FZ6 owners tend to grow outside the "do it all" capacities and want something more task-specific, suited to their specific needs: an FJR for touring, an R6 for track days, etc. It's not a matter of "graduating" but finding a bike that fits their specific interests, once the Fizzer gives them the flexibility and opportunity to discover what they wanted to do with a bike.
So the question is really only one you can answer: when will your needs or skills exceed the bike's capacity to deliver enjoyment in the capacity you intend for it?
I suspect (based on the ordinary FZ6) that you have some time to consider the question....
i agree... :thumbup:If you have to ask this question, you're not ready.
Well said and damn right. I have put almost 10.000 miles on my FZ6 now, and I feel like I'm ready for something else, in my case a FJR. The "do it all" capacities is what made me choose the Fizzer in the first place, but now I know better what I expect from a bike, how I usually ride and what I'm looking for in a bike. And for me, the FJR seems perfect, although it'll be soooo hard to let the FZ6 go...Based on what I've seen, the FZ6 owners tend to grow outside the "do it all" capacities and want something more task-specific, suited to their specific needs: an FJR for touring, an R6 for track days, etc. It's not a matter of "graduating" but finding a bike that fits their specific interests, once the Fizzer gives them the flexibility and opportunity to discover what they wanted to do with a bike.
If you have to ask this question, you're not ready.
+1 You're going to have to take a trip up to Southern Wisconsin to find some good twisty roads. Your whole outlook on motorcycles will change once you get that thing out of Chicagoland and onto a nice twisty road.If 'upgrade' means 'more engine,' you need better miles under your belt. (Not necessarily more miles; I've known people who have ridden thousands of miles without learning too much.)
My main interest is a Monster 1100. I have thought about a Busa, but I'm afraid the weight and size might be too much for my little cruises.What bikes over 1100cc are you talking about? Busa or are we talking about cruisers and stuff? My first bike was an '87 1100cc V-twin and it was NOT fast....my FZ6 is much faster and my 125cc dirt bike was much more likely to loop!
EDIT - someday you will realize that there is no answer to this question. Did you ask the same question on CLSB????
+1 You're going to have to take a trip up to Southern Wisconsin to find some good twisty roads. Your whole outlook on motorcycles will change once you get that thing out of Chicagoland and onto a nice twisty road.