Recent content by jawad242

Got it off... got everything back in one piece. Went on a quick highway cruise, the bike is cruising around 180-190 now. I can watch the temps very slowly rise to around 190, then go back down to about 184ish, before very slowly rising again. I guess I'll chalk the high temps up to this Texas...

Pulling the thermostat now, didn’t struggle at all getting the cover off, but for whatever reason I can’t just pull the thermostat out? Am I missing something?

This past weekend, I've noticed a significant temp reduction, but only until the thermostat opens up, which means the basic clean worked, but only for the passages before the thermostat. I'm not sure how to remove the thermostat but I'm hoping just the vinegar for 10-15 min idling will be...

I have some distilled vinegar siting at home, I'm between that and the prestone coolant flush that I have laying around. Vinegar is probably better as its less harsh but what do you think? Would I just fill/idle until about 200 F or so and drain, or can I ride with the mix for a few days/150...

I did that, but on the center stand and the oil looks overfilled, previous owner probably filled and measured while the bike was on the side stand. I'll be draining this out and replacing it and hopefully that will help with the heat as well. Thanks!

I can’t just stick the hose in one side and let it gush out of all the other holes? I’m missing something. Also, when I’m checking oil, I just stick dipstick in as far as it’ll go without twisting right? Cuz I’ve got the bike on the center stand and cold or hot the dip stick oil is way above the...

Did a quick check at work… seems like the oil is still fresh (oil was changed end of 2021 but not ridden until I rode it 400 miles this past weekend). If this is just rust, is there anything I need to do protect this engine? I plan on putting heavy miles on this and want to take care of it.

I filled the bike with distilled water, ran for a couple mins, emptied (twice), then just poured distilled water through the bike with the drain plug out until it was clear before filling with coolant. So far the bike is running cooler on my short 5 min commute, haven't checked if I properly...

Y’all were right… coolant was a nice brown color . Just filled it with Prestone Platinum since it was laying around after a couple flushes of distilled water. Having trouble burping the coolant. Seems no matter how long I burp for bubbles never end, until the bike gets too hot and a bunch of...

Just got an '08 FZ6 after my FZ1 got crashed, and so far its pretty good, except the heat! Texas is extremely hot this year, so in the approx 100-105 degree weather, my bike is running about 187-193 F on the highway. From what I have found on the forum, that seems about normal, but it is...

Hi, Just got an '08 FZ6 after getting cut off and crashing my '09 FZ1. Miss the torque of the FZ1 but love the fuel economy/range on this bike.