Rob's Blog
The cowboy in me…
25th Sep 2008 15:09
Maybe it's something to do with getting engaged, or something to do with money being really tight at the moment. Maybe it's got something to do with the appeal of 0% finance during a credit crisis and the common sense of owning a safer more reliable bike with modern brakes...
... or maybe it's because it looks amazing and it's fast as f**k.
Whatever the reason I found myself test riding a 2008 Yamaha FZ6 S2 at lunch time today. It's basically a slightly more sensibly tuned and geared R6 engine in a naked chassis. With 0% finance it's only £109 a month OTR, which makes it genuinely affordable (in a “we really don't have enough money but we'll survive anyway” sort of a way).
It's only 50cc larger than the GPz, but it's got 25 years of technological advances on it's side and almost twice the horse power at the rear wheel. The only thing that slightly puts me off is the audible whine of the fuel injection at low speeds and a feeling of treachery towards Kawasaki...
I'm tempted. I'm very, very tempted... is this a good idea or not...?
