To be honest I was only buying it as its my friends bike, and he was happy to keep it for me until I passed my test. Seems like theres a lot of love for the FZS600 on here and another friend had one as his first bike and thought it was ace. Im happy to spend money on the bike, although I know I wont necessarily get it back.BTW I maybe a new rider, but ive just gone the wrong side of 50, so have a sensible(ish) attitude to learning and welcome any suggestions.Money isnt really an issue, but thought having something like this for my first year riding would be a good idea.Budget wise id be happy to spend 5-6K on a new bike if it was going to be a keeper, however im guessing whats suitable now may not be suitable once Ive got more experience.
I believe that you don't need to have a running engine to pass an MOT?
Their Achilles heel, is the rear shock on all models, as standard they last no more than 8k and the rear caliper.
Yes. It depends on quite a few factors, but even a well looked after bike. The shock at 15k miles ish will have lost its edge at least, most will have stopped damping in any predictable manner. That said one of the factors is how and where you ride, a past it's best shock my not be noticed by you.
Possibly, depends how bad or not to you shock is. What do you ride currently?