Another reason I do my own. Oil filters should be hand-tight. I've been putting hand-tight filters on for 15 years (cars and bikes) and never had one come loose. The only tool you should need is the socket to loosen the plug, and that should be just snug.
I hate mechanics that think they...
FWIW, the louder cans won't make much difference in cars seeing you. Lady about ran me over yesterday. She didn't hear my Nautilus horn, so I doubt super-noisy cans would matter. Ended up riding the line between lanes, between 2 SUVs. Then I remembered that the safest place to be around cars...
For a full synthetic oil change and a premium battery change...I'd expect to pay about $300 around Southern Indiana. Full synth oil changes around here are $80+, $50-100 for a battery, $100/hr for labor (and that's almost unskilled labor and they don't do "half-hours" around here). I've...
I do, actually. Besides the wife preferring a cruiser, I find that I do too. Went down and rode around on a Vulcan 900 the other day and was fairly surprised by it. Very light and easy to ride - enough power that it wasn't boring but not so much that I find myself doing over 100mph every time...
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Selling my 2008 Black FZ6. It has approximately 20k miles and will continue to go up as I ride it.
Spencer Seat
2007 R6S forks
New Pilot Road 3 tires
Integrated Turn signals in taillight
Nautilus Horn
Dual Headlight Mod
Clutch Lever Mod (smooths clutch...
I'll probably get blasted for this but...
I'm going back to a Honda VTX1300. I can pick one up locally for under 4k and they'll run forever. Comfortable, low maint, fuel efficient, can haul some gear.
Sorry, been out of town. Anyone still interested in the stock forks send me a PM. Clearing out old parts in preparation to move.
Heck, for that matter, I might even sell the bike if I find the right price.
I bought a leaking set and replaced the seals. I fabricated a holder-tool that ended up being way more painful than just buying the $40 motion pro tool. If you don't have that tool, you can't hold the inner fork guts still while you unscrew that bolt from the bottom of the fork slider. I did...
+1. Made all the difference. This may sound like meat-head logic, but I noticed that I experienced less riding fatigue when I added (more) squats, deadlifts, and weighted decline situps to my workout. Abs, lower anterior, and lower posterior muscle groups - combined with good posture - made...
Noticed more bugs with the naked setup because they would hit my chest and fly up into my helmet. Although you take more hits directly to the helmet - I never had any angry, crippled bees in my helmet with my fairing.
I meant that I have trouble keeping it under 90mph on the interstate. It's pretty common for me to be riding to work and see three digits on the speedo. The fairing makes a huge difference above 70mph. I also agree with VegasRider about the bugs and the gear. The grasshoppers in Indiana will...
The power companies here keep trying to get me to switch to a remotely controlled system that they can turn on/off at their whim. A $20 discount to randomly lose power? No thanks.