[Poutanen]

Hey All,

Just introducing myself. I just put the downpayment on my new FZ6 last week so I'm pretty excited and I figured now would be a good time to join. I rode a couple dirt bikes when I was younger... took a MSF course 2 years ago... at the time drove my buddies KLR 650 a bit on the street, and recently took my brother in laws '06 R6 for a test drive. This will be my first bike of any kind...

I'm expecting this bike to be a good all around bike for the mid to long range trips I'll use it for (75-300 km), and considering I'm only 165 lb. I assume it's got enough power to keep me happy for years as well. The R6 was almost too fast for my liking. Redline is/was 17k and past 13k it felt like my cheeks were getting pulled out of my head (jks).

I've spent a lot of time/money/skills doing work on my cars over the years, but I'm looking forward to being able to do a complete colour change for $100 worth of paint, and my car costs $1000 just to replace the tires so... looking forward to the bike instead. A little easier on gas than a V8 as well....

Cheers,

Aaron :cheers

 

[Aenygma]

:welcome to the forum. Enjoy the bike, and be safe.

 

[FrednearBoston]

hi ya poutanen. welcome to the wonderful world of FZ6 ownership!

 

[segue00]

:welcome :needpics

 

[KevinTheCake]

:welcome :needpics

HAHA
Give him a break, its his 1st post. :bitchslap

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Bass Man]

:welcome :needpics

His bike probably hasn't been delivered to the dealer yet :lao

 

[PWGUNNY]

Welcome and good luck. A good choice in bikes. Take it slow till you get experience.

 

[BooRidesSB]

:welcome
You'r gonna like the bike.
You'r gonna like the forum.
And, yep, it's got plenty of power. :fiddy

 

[Poutanen]

Pics: Gear Only, no bike pics yet

Thanks for the welcome! Dealer only has red one on display, the Blue one is still in the crate. Will be going back next week when he pops the top off it... for now here are some gear pics, helmet was bought for the course a couple years ago, jacket was bought last week. (got them attached, not sure if the pics will show)

Since I'm not bad with a spray gun I might buy a second set of plastics and respray them black to match this years frame. Gonna wait before I do anything to it though, from what I've read it's safe to say braided brake lines are worth the money and probably a good first mod?