Recent content by Philoz

So it's taken a while, but the Ottimoto rearsets are now on - yeeeha! Track day on Sunday so will see how they go. My thoughts are that they are great for the money, build quality is nice and they look good too (especially with black frame, black bike). The main reason for getting them...

Hey mate, great pics thanks. I was hoping someone else had already gone to the trouble of installing :). Mine arrived yesterday and I'm keen to fit them, so your write-up will be very helpful. Incidentally, given the Aussie/US exchange rate, they are on ebay Aus for A$330 delivered. I bought...

This Jason Morris' bike, as seen in this clip: YouTube - Oran Park 21 Oct 09 (5) 1:19 Jason Morris FZ6 Very bl**dy fast and a bargain :)

I've got one more track day booked in for 6 Dec and the tracks closes pretty soon after that (13 Jan?). The track has operated for 50 years old and was sold off in 2007 for housing. Because the site is so big, race meets and track days have continued until now whilst the houses were built...

If you've ever wondered just how far an FZ6 could be pushed, check out the following footage. One of the riders at the recent track day competes in the Yamaha FZ6 cup and is currently leading the comp. He's a top bloke too - Jason Morris. I bolted my camera to his bike for a 15 minute run and I...

Er, yeah it was! Bit embarrassed about that, so I shortened the clip :shakehead: Anyways, posting more footage now of someone else on a FZ6 that has to be seen to be believed...

I thought you meant 30 degrees from the road! I was seriously impressed. Riding at 30F can't be easy either though ;)

Sorry guys, ignore me.... now found the existing thread on this.

Ditto, great thread :D

Hey, has anyone found a good source for rearsets, got any for sale, or have any opinion on ottimotto? I'm very keen to lose the touring pegs and would love a set of GYTR pegs as found on the Yamaha supplied cup bike, but no-one seems to sell these. Any suggestions welcomed! :welcome:

This is my footage from a track day this Wednesday. Oran Park is a brilliant circuit and only has 3 months left to run before it becomes a housing estate. Best make most use of it now!! ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s09NXFca0RQ

Fellow Aussies! I'm a Sydney rider. Is anyone getting out to Oran park or the Creek in the next month or so?

Perryn, you hit the nail on the head. The stock exhaust allows the bike to blend in whilst keeping revs much higher than you may feel comfortable doing with a loud pipe. Higher revs are better for bike balance (engine acts like a gyro) and keeping the 'bullet in the gun' as HavBlue puts it for...

Back to stock Made the change tonight and I'd forgotten how much you drown out the engine with the after market exhaust note. I also found I am riding say at 6000rpm in 3rd, rather than 4000rpm in 4th, which the bike feels happier with. All personal choice at the end of the day :D

It's all very amusing. My flat mate has a Street Triple and sprayed his side stand with cheap black paint. 3 months later, it's all still there, despite the stand being kicked down and exposed to road grit etc. I was sceptical at first, but can't deny it works. I also sprayed my rad cap black...