2007 Yamaha FZ6

[rmaudsley]

any heat issues with the under seat exhaust ?

[2Pokey]

any heat issues with the under seat exhaust ?

No heat issues with the drivers seat. I dont have a passenger report because my SO has only been on this bike once for a few miles. She prefers the touring rig.

[Nitro]

yep..bike ran same as all the other  600's for low end, mid is just fine for a 600, clutch worked just fine,  small bar buzz, but lotsa buzz in the pegs, cool bike tho!

[panther289]

How about soft saddlebags and the exhaust? Any issues in that area? I'm considering a new bike over the winter and this is one of my choices. Thanks

[Lucky_Devil]

The exhaust "can" that you see in pics is actually a plastic cover over the real exhaust.  It doesn't get as hot as one would think (the fact that it's made of plastic should be an indication).  I painted my exhaust cover black, and wanted to see how hot the cover got before I decided what type of paint to use... so I touched it a with a cloth between my bare hand and the cover and it felt a little warm, but not crazy hot.  So I touched it with my bare hand... it was hot to touch, but not hot enough to burn you if you touched it.  I highly doubt it would generate enough heat to melt soft bags.

A cheap option, if your concerned about bags touching the muffler, is to use a length of PVC pipe on the passenger pegs: http://www.sportbikes.net/forums/showpost.php?p=2506383&postcount=14

[panther289]

Cool, Thanks for the info and the link L-D.

[Max Wedge]

Have Cortech soft bags on mine most of the time. 98 degree temps, sitting in traffic, no melting, no problems.

[wrightme43]

Thanks for the idea of the PVC pipe on the passenger pegs. I need that.
I have the Cargo Basics large expandable soft bags. They have been from western ky to deals gap twice. At steep lean angle the bags fall in enough to touch the tire. I didnt see how they could but the evidence is there on both bags.
With the PVC I see I could use it as a support.