Recent content by mjmelancon

Wow, I hadn't looked at this post in a couple of days until now and just saw all this awesome information. There are a LOT of options for this setup it seems. I'm not 100% sure which way I'm going to tackle this yet, but hopefully my dad and I can knock it out this weekend (he's pretty...

All, Pretty much my ideal setup would be a permanently wired power cable for my GPS that turns on and off with the turn of the key, and will be tucked away neatly after install. Also, the handle bar mount will stay on the bike, even when I'm not using the GPS. This way I can easily pop the...

Motogiro - I'll stay away from the headlight circuits even though I haven't done the mod, thanks. By "switched power", you mean this setup will allow the power to the cord to shut off when the bike is turned off, correct? texcollect - I've looked into Ram Mount products, but I would rather a...

Hello everyone, I've done some research on mounting GPS units to a bike, but haven't seen a whole lot on the details of how to actually wire the power cable into the motorcycle's electrical system. I found this by doing a quick search on the web: Motorcycle / Bike Mount for Garmin Nuvi...

Just curious, how many of you guys are running Mobil 1 Racing 4T 10W-40 oil in your bike? I put this in my bike when I first got it used about 2000 some-odd miles ago. I was stupid and didn’t realize that it was the wrong viscosity until well after I changed it. I just went over 4000 and need...

I decided not to pull the airbox out and I plan on riding the bike over to my local shop on Tuesday to get their opinion and a quote to make it right. I got the bike less than a month ago. The lever was a little loose at first but now it's pretty bad. If what you guys are saying is true I...

I have way too much free play in my clutch and the adjuster at the base of the lever isn’t solving my problem. There is about 2.5” of free play that I can’t get out and it’s so bad that I have to push the lever back with my fingers after I’m done shifting just so I can get my fingers around the...

Sounds good guys, and I'm glad to get such a warm welcome from the community. As for the gear, these pictures were from the day I bought it. At the moment I have a leather Alpinestars "Stunt" jacket, a Shoei Qwest helmet, and some Joe Rocket Gloves.

Cool, thanks. I'll probably drain a little oil and have a shop give it a listen, it is sort of faint.

Hey everyone, finally going to make post about my new bike. I will have had it for two weeks this Saturday. It’s a 2007 that had 2,174 miles when I purchased it. Love the bike so far with hardly any complaints, but I have a few questions I hope you guys could help me with. Before I started...

Thanks to everyone for the good advice!

There’s actually someone in Auburn, Al, who’s got the exact bike I want. Blue ’07, looks bone stock, about 2000 miles, and he wants $4500. If I had a little more cash I’d go get it tomorrow. But what do yall think?

Thanks Geoff for the reply. I really don’t know what kind of “look” I’ll be going for with the bike. I guess I’ll need some time with it before I decide. I just think that the stock headlight setup (the same way it was for my Zuma) makes it look like you always have a burned out headlight. A...

Ever since I first laid eyes on a FZ6 about 5 years ago, I knew that was the perfect bike for me. First off, they look killer. Plus they have plenty of power, (a liter bike would definitely be overkill for me, at least for now), and their seating position if perfect for my 6’4” 235lb frame...