Cmpfreak88 Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 Planning on heading over tomorrow with a couple coworkers and the wife, got work at 3, so hope I don't have to wait too long, I've always wanted to try a liter bike =D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyb357 Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 I'd like a liter of cola. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmanlyst Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 Well rode the FZ8, R6, and the R1. I am no longer looking at getting the 636 (sorry Brandon) it's a toss between the FZ6R or the FZ8. Like the FZ6R because it is light and very nimble, The FZ8 feels a bit heavy but nothing I couldn't live with and I love the way it sounds. damn choices.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 it's a toss between the FZ6R or the FZ8. Like the FZ6R because it is light and very nimble, The FZ8 feels a bit heavy but nothing I couldn't live with and I love the way it sounds. damn choices....compare the tire sizes between these two and you will make up you mind real quick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmanlyst Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 After going over how I felt on both bikes, and going over stats, price, and insurance rates I am going to go with the FZ8 and shouldn't need another bike after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerpaw Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 blah, blah, blah...and shouldn't need another bike after that.A man always needs more bikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 After going over how I felt on both bikes, and going over stats, price, and insurance rates I am going to go with the FZ8 and shouldn't need another bike after that.That's what i thought. .lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmanlyst Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 That's what i thought. .lolLet me rephrase that, the last bike my wife will let me get. She thought the 250 was going to be my one and only bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyco1 Posted May 18, 2013 Report Share Posted May 18, 2013 Yea, the route was short with too much in town to get very much of a feel for the bikes. I rode the first available, the white Stryker, pretty meh...I'm not a cruiser guy. It doesn't have much lean angle and I was scraping boots and stuff in the corners, the bars were too high and too far apart for me. Just not my cup of tea.I went for the Tenere, nice bike, I should've set the clutch & brake levers because they were waaay too far out for me, making it hard to do much other than maintain.However, that FJR. Holy shit that's a great bike and motor, it's got power from idle to redline, comfortable, great handling, a freaking long distance rocket. I shouldn't have ridden it, because I want one reallly badly now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzer Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 I got to ride the Tenere and had a great time, definitely wish the ride had been longer but for free and no salesperson hassle I shouldn't complain. The Tenere was incredibly comfortable and though it could use a little more hp on the top end, the torque was awesome and kept the ride fun. I'm pretty sure you could use it to pull tree stumps:D Now I just need the market to bring the used ones down into a price range I can afford!Thanks IP for the opportunity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggyp Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 It was not a very long ride but the R1 was fun. Free and no hassle, I can't complain.Thanks IP!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicked94s10 Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Yea, the route was short with too much in town to get very much of a feel for the bikes. I rode the first available, the white Stryker, pretty meh...I'm not a cruiser guy. It doesn't have much lean angle and I was scraping boots and stuff in the corners, the bars were too high and too far apart for me. Just not my cup of tea.I went for the Tenere, nice bike, I should've set the clutch & brake levers because they were waaay too far out for me, making it hard to do much other than maintain.However, that FJR. Holy shit that's a great bike and motor, it's got power from idle to redline, comfortable, great handling, a freaking long distance rocket. I shouldn't have ridden it, because I want one reallly badly now.The fjr is awesome, I just did 8000 miles on mine in 18 days, nothing bad at all to say about them. I have put 50,000 miles on mine in two years. Since I got it I sold my supermoto, superhawk, and r1 because I stopped riding everything one I got the fjr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmpfreak88 Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 I was there today with a couple friends, ended up taking off work and staying the rest of the day cause I had to ride the VMax! Ended up on 4 bikes throughout the day, here's my recap:R1: Never ridden a liter bike before so this was one I was looking forward to. Bike was immediately more comfortable than an R6, the seat and ergos felt much better for some reason, not sure why. This was the second ride of the day so because of the rain the course was pretty short so I didn't get much of a chance to stretch the legs, but overall it did have more low end grunt than a 600. I wasn't blown away though or amazed by this bike, probably due to the route, but still fun!Bolt: First standard bike I've ever ridden and boy was this seating position comfortable, haha. Unfortunately, the foot pegs had next to no ground clearance so first turn I went into I thought I was going to take my foot off. Great cruising bike and but not a lot of power. Probably didn't help that there was no tach and I could barely hear the bike over the others and it was shaking quite a bit at all RPM's so I was definitely short shifting, but the guy there said a tach is probably an optional add-on. The lights below the digital speedo were hard to see. Bike looked great though and seems to be priced well. The R-Spec looked even nicer with the piggy-back shocks.FJR-1300: This bike has cruise control? Cool! Buddy rode it after me and showed me that the windscreen adjusted too, pretty nice! Bike was pretty heavy off the kickstand, didn't really like it. Clutch lever felt shorter, which I personally liked. Saw the ABS light on the bike, not sure if that meant it wasn't working or it was on, but cool that it has it! Also had the different modes which was cool, but I can't imagine using anything but the sport mode, haha. Seating position was very comfortable. Once going the weight disappeared and it produced good power up to 5k and better power above that. I really disliked the steering through turns though, felt very unstable and any adjustments unsettled the bike quite a bit. The bike just felt very soft overall which is probably great for its purpose but I wasn't a fan of.VMax: Amazing. Perfect street bike. This bike was just awesome. My dad has an 02 VMax and I had to ride this one. Bike looks amazing first off. Seating position is great. Handle bar position was perfect. Loved the seat design for preventing you from sliding back, which was necessary, haha. Didn't like the position of the digital gauges on the false tank cover. Gear position indicator is not really useful when I have to look down at the tank. Power... was endless. I was telling my friends, there is no power band on the bike, it's all power. Torque was just bottomless. Cruising down the street in 5th and going WOT provided an awesome sound along with a great pull as it accelerated all the way to redline. I just can't say enough good stuff about this bike. The guy who rode it before me said I would get off the bike with a smile and it definitely did. This bike has the perfect riding position with all the power you could ever reasonably want for street use. I fell in love with this bike!Thanks to Yamaha and Iron Pony for putting up this event! Got a free t-shirt and a chance to ride some great bikes! Wish my buddy had the chance to ride the Super Tenere but the ride leader rode it quite a bit. Was great getting to try a bikes I would not normally try though! Glad we ultimately got to do the longer route as it was much better! Let me know if I met you out there so I can put a face to a name, I was there all day pretty much so I probably saw you if you were out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfs81 Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Really sux I had to miss this... Next time.. Glad to hear FJR impressed alot of people.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Pony Posted May 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Thanks for coming out. We really appreciate the O.R. participation in this event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jst2fst Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Thanks for coming out. We really appreciate the O.R. participation in this event. Great time again as we'll that Stryker was pretty comfy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmanlyst Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Well at least here is a picture of my bike in the background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koreo Posted May 20, 2013 Report Share Posted May 20, 2013 Thanks for coming out. We really appreciate the O.R. participation in this event. Oh hai! I see me Had a good time on the bikes nonetheless. whens the next demo day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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