Hey Johnny sounds like you had some great times on your GSX-R750, sad to hear you don’t have a motorcycle now. I had an FZ6 in white (2008 model) for a number of years and they were a great machine, I always wanted the earlier orange colour scheme with black stripe though.

Going for a ride is a great release/relax, so good luck getting back on two wheels, let us know how you go!

I took off the rear pegs. Kept the white cover with blue backrest on the passenger seat. Took off the rear passenger grab rail. Had the gas tank painted Blue with Silver tipped darker blue flames. Put a Lockhart tinted screen on and a clear plastic cover over the two head lamps.Put a full system Yoshimura pipe on it. The high pegs and clip on low handle bars killed my back.

I drove that motorcycle all over. Never got a ticket or had a accident. I would ride it 70MPH to 110MPH all over the freeway and canyon roads. It was the best bike for tight Topanga Canyon. I passed so many cars. Had one flaw and that was the front brakes. I would whip around cars and put on the front brakes before going into a 180 degree down hill turn.

The brakes at first wouldn’t catch and than all of a sudden the brakes would kick in and slow me right down. It was just initially when you grabbed for them they took a moment to work. I was able to go a top speed of 128MPH on that bike.

It needed Metzler tires so the tires didn’t follow the freeway rain grooves. It came with 18 inch front and rear radial tires. I think the first Radial tires on a production Sportbike. It was so light and had a tight wheelbase and on a smooth paved road it was the best!!!

One other thing is sometimes I would get a false neutral in between gears and I would have to slow down and pull in the clutch and when I was going slower kick it down one gear or it would slide the rear wheel. It had a really smooth easy to change gears 6 speed gearbox.

In January of 1987, the one day I didn’t use my Kryptonite Lock at work it was stolen. I was bummed out as I could only afford a 1987 Kawasaki Ninja 600R. Hated that bike. Traded it in for a 1988 Kawasaki Ninja 750R. I had that bike for 12 plus years.

I put a 130,000 plus miles on that motorcycle. Than I didn’t have a bike for almost ten years. I bought a 2009 Yamaha FZ6 in 2010. My favorite motorcycle thus far. I had to sell it in 9/2013 as my father was in Hospice and passed in 10/2013. I needed to make ends meet. I have been without a Bike now for 4 years. I’m going crazy. They are so expensive today. I hope I can get another Motorcycle before this year is over.