cmiller94 Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Well, after I bought the CBR600RR a few weeks ago, I was pretty sure that the FZ07 was going to stay and would just become my touring bike. I was finding that I've been riding the CBR way more than the FZ07. So I decided to list the FZ07 for way more than I paid for it, and see what happened. In January I bought it for $5250 with 9,000 km's on. I sold it yesterday after having it for six months for $5500 with 12,000 km's on it. I had it listed for $6500, so I came down a lot on price, but I put 3,000 km's on it and still got more than what I paid for it. On top of that, when I bought it, the guy through in a really nice rear stand that I ended up keeping. I think the only expenses I had with it were gas, oil, coolant, frame sliders, and a louder horn. I really enjoyed my time with the FZ07. but shortly after getting the CBR and deciding that the FZ07 was going to be my touring bike, I realized that it wasn't really an ideal touring bike. I also ended up buying a condo and the $5500 that I got from selling it will really help with that purchase. I might end up looking at getting an FZ6 or a VFR800 to go along with the CBR600 in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator mjh937 Posted July 1, 2017 Global Moderator Share Posted July 1, 2017 Wow, I can see why you would sell the FZ-07 for a profit. While it is a fun bike it is not really a tourer. I wold love to see some photos of your new bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemer Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Apparently, Yamaha saw us guys busting our boys trying to turn the hooligan-ish style bike into a sport tourer and gave some relief with the ready made 700 Tracer. Beemer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmiller94 Posted July 2, 2017 Author Share Posted July 2, 2017 Wow, I can see why you would sell the FZ-07 for a profit. While it is a fun bike it is not really a tourer. I wold love to see some photos of your new bike. https://ibb.co/kmpTea https://ibb.co/jiKTeahttps://ibb.co/jmQekFhttps://ibb.co/evkekFhttps://ibb.co/grFOCv not sure if the pictures worked as I'm trying to do it off of my iPad, I'll try later from the computer if it doesn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glockpointer Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 pretty blue bike, my superhawk is same color, yep i was always a Honda guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
level41 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 What was your main complaint as a tourer? I find the handlebars are still a bit too much forward leaning. As far as fuel mileage, I changed my sprockets and get excellent gas mileage. I couldn't believe my last fillup was 80MPG, so I did a second tank. 75MPG. My third tank, I expect to do later tonight. I installed a $20 windshield, which I ended up getting for free, because they drilled one of the holes out of alignment. I redrilled it, and it does it's job fine until 120MPH. Though I prefer to ride at 4k RPM, 70MPH. I find it a very good bike for longer distances. My butt gets used to the seat too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmiller94 Posted July 4, 2017 Author Share Posted July 4, 2017 What was your main complaint as a tourer? I find the handlebars are still a bit too much forward leaning. As far as fuel mileage, I changed my sprockets and get excellent gas mileage. I couldn't believe my last fillup was 80MPG, so I did a second tank. 75MPG. My third tank, I expect to do later tonight. I installed a $20 windshield, which I ended up getting for free, because they drilled one of the holes out of alignment. I redrilled it, and it does it's job fine until 120MPH. Though I prefer to ride at 4k RPM, 70MPH. I find it a very good bike for longer distances. My butt gets used to the seat too. I found that even at 5 ft 7", my legs would get cramped on long rides. I also found that even with the windshield, the wind protection sucked compared to a bike with full fairings. And then a somewhat minor annoyance, but I couldn't find bags that would work for it. Mine had a fender eliminator, but still had stock lights, so no bags would work and I didn't have the stock fender as I didn't put on the fender eliminator, it was like that when I got it. I've also concluded that I really like four cylinder bikes. I find the top end rush much more exciting than the low end torque of a twin. I really liked the FZ07 and was glad to have experienced one for a while, but it just ended up not quite being what I was looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
level41 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 4 cylinders are a lot heavier, and less fuel efficient though. The bottom end torque of this FZ is just because they've put that restrictive exhaust on it. When you use a more open exhaust (without cat), it'll have less torque, and more top end. low end torque isn't a characteristic of a twin; but rather a tuning on any engine. Same could be done on a 4 cylinder, if tuned for torque rather than hp. Because a 4 cylinder, has more exhaust pulses per second, the exhaust canister can be smaller, and the exhaust can run more freely than on a ptwin, which makes more noise. A single cylinder is even worse. In order to stay within noise regulations, they either have to equip these single bopper engines with a large exhaust can, or put a smaller, more restrictive can; to keep the dB below the legal norm (usually 86dB). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member avanti Posted July 5, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted July 5, 2017 I admit I never really know what to make of such posts at a dedicated "whatever" site, nor how to respond. Maybe just, "Good bye." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbone Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 I admit I never really know what to make of such posts at a dedicated "whatever" site, nor how to respond. Maybe just, "Good bye." After your post, this was the first thing that popped in my mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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