F6B loves to go fast..............
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27TJNJ
Getting ready to pull the trigger on a new ride and F6b is in the top running spot. While doing my research I've come across 2 in NJ both 15s on Craigslist and wonder why?
I've had lots of bikes along the way and many brands as well, still trying to find that one that ticks the most boxes and I can keep a few years.
So what in this forums great collective pile of knowledge (of which I've picked through a bunch) would be the reason why there are A. Slow sales, B. Dropped from Honda, C. 15s in the used market already.
or is it a case of A+B=C?
What do guys give as to why they are giving up the F6?
I have had over 30 scooters, loved them all, Now I only have 2 a Kawasaki Concours, which I love, Fast as you care to go , Light and Nimble,
use it for the Mountain roads and Speed Runs to Okeechobee , My F6B, with King Ultimate seat, and dual Back rest cause NO BODY LIKES the stock seat........... is for me and the wife, I got to run home from Daytona Sunday to Palm Bay 102 miles , following a Bentley, 100-110 all the way home and Honda wasn't even breathing hard, she loved it, V&H pipes never sounded so good, Just another note I'm a real believer in Amsoil 20-50, but just for shits and Giggles I changes to 10-40 Mobile 1, and put in a little bottle of Zinc Additive I use in My antique Street Rod.
It has Never shifted so good, both UP and DOWN shifts...........
A million reasons...4 everything
The F6B is a great machine. For some, it may be too great. In other words, some people like the events that transpire while experiencing a high maintenance machine - during a journey. Remember, it's the journey not the destination...the grave.
i've had many bikes, and still have a number of them, which are being sold off slowly.
The F6B is a world class machine. So are many other machines. Some seem to have a heart, some are just a machine. It's an intimate relationship. I wouldn't own this bike if i had just one. If you are running at a higher rate of speed, stop and go in heat, riding in cold or in any poor weather for more than 10 hrs a day, especially multiple days, this bike is tops. It's best to be in shape to deal with the weight.
One of my other rides is a '69 shovel in a '57 frame w/handgammer on a manual lid. High maintenance. Another is a 100+ HP FXR with police bags - love those bikes, well the list goes on. As i whittle down the herd, I see my life go by. I gave a lot of other options up to ride. I didn't watch much TV, "go to the game", play golf or join the Elks. I met a lot of peculiar people (I guess Im one) & found my habit to be excessive...as demonstrated by responses i received, when i mentioned the number of bikes i've owned at a previous writing. It was my life, not a hobby. I'm glad i lived it. Now to why people sell??? it is a pain, as someone mentioned to change an art filter and some of the other things mentioned, for sure. This is 2016. Things change. No more pouring used oil on the garage dirt floor to make it hard. No more riding your woman with her feet in the saddlebags, no more adjusting the lifters every couple of days, or the five hundred mile runs that took3 days, not to mention what a cross country trip was like.
I miss all that stuff. That's why i'm not selling the hard tail, many others would, and they wouldn't be wrong. It's a different day. It reallly depends on your needs and your Spirit. The F6B does what it was designed to do very well.