Hello there fellow riders! I have purchased my 5th bike, a brand-new ZX6R 636! I love it!
I am used to the dinosaurs (Owned a GS450E, GR650E,GS1100E, and KZ1100E) because I didn't want to spend lots of money and also didn't want to wreck something nice while I was learning. I took 3 years off to have babies, now I'm back.
This is my first modern bike, and I have to say that I am the most impressed with the HANDLING of this thing! I can move around with ease, especially going from a 600lb bike to a 375lb. The power is still untapped, as I have not had the cojones to try it out, so all my riding has been under 7k RPM so far. But I realized I can still get up to 70MPH if I don't pay attention!
I have some newbie questions for those of you who have migrated from old school to new school. First is, I am used to the lower RPM range of my old dino KZ. I ride my 636 like my dino, shifting up at about 5-6k. Is this going to be hard on the engine to run in such low RPM? I have had experiences in the past where I muck up my spark plugs from running rich and not taching it up. Since this guy is fuel injected, do I run the same risk of carbon buildup from low RPM?
Secondly, WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS CLUTCH FATIGUE? My God, either I have been away too long and my wrists are wimpy, or its the new riding position. I am used to riding with my elbows pointing out (old school standard posture) but I am thinking I need to point them more downward (60 degree angle?). Any advice on this? The guy at the dealership said that I could get clip-ons, but I don't want to mess with the superb handling this machine has.
Thats all for now! Thanks a ton in Advance!
-Thunder
I am used to the dinosaurs (Owned a GS450E, GR650E,GS1100E, and KZ1100E) because I didn't want to spend lots of money and also didn't want to wreck something nice while I was learning. I took 3 years off to have babies, now I'm back.
This is my first modern bike, and I have to say that I am the most impressed with the HANDLING of this thing! I can move around with ease, especially going from a 600lb bike to a 375lb. The power is still untapped, as I have not had the cojones to try it out, so all my riding has been under 7k RPM so far. But I realized I can still get up to 70MPH if I don't pay attention!
I have some newbie questions for those of you who have migrated from old school to new school. First is, I am used to the lower RPM range of my old dino KZ. I ride my 636 like my dino, shifting up at about 5-6k. Is this going to be hard on the engine to run in such low RPM? I have had experiences in the past where I muck up my spark plugs from running rich and not taching it up. Since this guy is fuel injected, do I run the same risk of carbon buildup from low RPM?
Secondly, WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS CLUTCH FATIGUE? My God, either I have been away too long and my wrists are wimpy, or its the new riding position. I am used to riding with my elbows pointing out (old school standard posture) but I am thinking I need to point them more downward (60 degree angle?). Any advice on this? The guy at the dealership said that I could get clip-ons, but I don't want to mess with the superb handling this machine has.
Thats all for now! Thanks a ton in Advance!
-Thunder