Yamaha Demo Days Reviews & Pics
Videos still to come…
Had a great morning riding with the gang at Kelowna Yamaha.
Thanks to Terry and all the fabulous staff!
The weather was rough first thing this morning but the clouds parted, the roads dried out and the 10 and 11am rides were just perfect.
I took out the R6 and the FZ6R.
This was my first time on the R6 and I have to say I LOVED IT!
What a sweet bike!!!
Really easy to ride and easy to maneuver. When I first sat down I was concerned because I didn’t think there’d be enough leg room for me (I have long legs) but when I was in full crouch position riding, the gearing and brakes were no problem at all.
Now in a demo ride, everyone sticks together and we were sticking to the speed limit, so I didn’t really get to take her up in rpm’s but I did really like the smoothness of transitions between gears both up and down.
The bike is really easy to move too. The lean and push into each turn was really easy on speed turns and also easy on slow speed turns. It’s lighter than my Ninja 650 and definitely a more over the gas tank lean but really was quite easy to just get on and ride.
My second ride of the morning was the FZ6R. Just looking at the colour selection for 2010, I believe this yellow bike was actually a 2009 and I had ridden it last year.
Like Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki, the majors have all come out in recent years with a less expensive sport bike look without the full over sport bike stance and without the crazy power.
You still get the sexy look but hopefully avoid the speeding tickets.
It’s a great second bike if you’ve started on a 125, 250 or 400.
The stance is definitely more upright than the R6 and while the engines are both in-line fours, they’re night and day for torque and smooth shifting…the R6 just purrs from 2-6 and back down again.
I loved the R6 and I liked the FZ6R but when comparing the latter to my Ninja 650…I like the Kawi for comfort and shock absorption.
Here are some of the other bikes that were available for riding today…
