ER6F vs SV650s

[Hitcher]

What are your thoughts?

Yamaha has just given the FZ6 a major working over to address the first model's deficiencies, particularly its engine performance. It may pay to wait until the latest model arrives.

[phantom]

it strikes me they are a perfect "step-up" bike. They handle very predictably, go plenty fast enough without scaring the sh*t out of you and seem to fit someone like me who is a bit lacking in the leg length department ( who needs to walk anyway ). I must admit one of the first thing that attracted me is the fact that they were a bit different and if it wasn't the ER6F it would have been an SV650 but they are terribly common The underslung muffler looks like it has been made out of recycled tin cans, cut out with tin snips then welded by students in a remedial welding class but the rest of it looks well put together and nothing has fallen off yet ( including me )

[avgas]

er6n or sv650s
i would chose the er6n (not the f - me no like)
voted nicest bike or somefink

[cowboyz]

I will put my vote in for the ER6F. Dont like the N version at all but the F is a nice looking bike. Mouse brought one last year and gave me a turn on it through the gorge. Really easy to get the feeling of the bike very quickly. At the time I was riding a GSX600F and the power felt about the same. Maybe lacking a little at the upper end of the scale but for touring/commuting it is a very capable bike.

[Renegade]

ok il google the fz6, heard a er6f with a twin brothers pipe on you tube and thought it sounded choice, there were others on there as well but that sounded the best of the lot.

thanks for the feed back so far

[86GSXR]

The underslung muffler looks like it has been made out of recycled tin cans, cut out with tin snips then welded by students in a remedial welding class but the rest of it looks well put together and nothing has fallen off yet ( including me )

ok il google the fz6, heard a er6f with a twin brothers pipe on you tube and thought it sounded choice, there were others on there as well but that sounded the best of the lot.

thanks for the feed back so far

Phantom's right about the muffler and an aftermarket one would fix this problem nicely.

[phantom]

davereid has put a Leo Vince exhaust on his and last I heard he was pleased with it

[Bnonn]

someone who had one on KB ages ago suggested they are a bit down on mid range torque. What are your thoughts?

It's a fair enough comment if you are concerned about having a lot of mid-range torque. The engine is a retuned R6, and so it's very peaky. It is very docile (read: gutless) until 7k rpm, but I would consider this a bonus since it means that city riding is easy, and a relatively inexperienced rider will not find the power unmanageable. Above 8k rpm the engine is a totally different beast; it turns into a howling monster and pulls hard all the way to the redline. The 2007 version of the FZ6 has been remapped for a stronger midrange, but you will still find it weak compared to a V4. It's a peaky I4—that's just the nature of that kind of engine. If you want a lot of midrange grunt then the FZ6 is definitely not the bike for you; but neither is any midsized I4.

Yamaha has just given the FZ6 a major working over to address the first model's deficiencies, particularly its engine performance. It may pay to wait until the latest model arrives.

This is the 2007 model; I thought it was available in New Zealand already, but I could be wrong.

[avgas]

has anyone tried to make a er6n Bonneville lookalike yet?