Recent content by ka$h

Instrument Engineer in the North Sea Oil & Gas industry

Just the gearbox not settling 'inline'. A quick partial release of the clutch to spin into place fixes this. Always try to select gears when moving to avoid this ;)

I'll take 2 to the UK chief :)

"Always brake in a straight line, never into a corner!" Which can often be followed with "if in doubt, keep it flat out" I've had a few wobbly moments throttling off or braking into and through a corner. Experience (very little so far) has taught me to go in slower, only brake in a straight...

MyWi allows you to share you 3G/GPRS/EDGE connection as a wifi hotspot. It drains the battery faster than anything but if plugged in, it's a great little app. I find it handy when out with the ipad (wifi only) and want decent real estate for browsing. Just remember the battery level warning...

You'll need the key barrel to be operational to disengage the steering lock. If you force it, you will damage it. I'm surprised they didn't just kick the steering lock off tbh. Can anyone confirm if the steering lock on the fz6 is part of the frame?

LOL, any forum CP is a mare for a level headed, logical thinking engineer. But for a DJ.... I'd say it's more than luck you need ;)

Good luck????

How about 15 to make it more of a challenge?

All sounds great, when's it kick off and what's the theme?

I just picked this up at the weekend whilst up on Hartside top at the cafe. Was an alright read for free :)

OK, so I'm new to this bike lark, but from what I can ascertain from a lot of reading up (and my local dealer), Yam aren't replacing the FZ6 with the FZ8, it's the XJ6 they are pushing in the 600 market. If you are looking to compete with the other streetfighter/middleweights, then the FZ8...