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    Bike pushed over

    i feel ur pain, I had someone push my bike over at a mall. Have the same damage. Unless u have a really low deductable it's not worth the claim (less than $150). I ordered a new handlebar for 33 bucks, 22 for a new foot peg. Spent $70 with shipping at Power Motor Sports. U can reuse most of...
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    Motorcycle communication...

    I had the Scala Rider FM. It was great for the year and a half I had it. Although it has bluetooth capability, I didn't like that it was not AD2P compatible. The problem I had was that all of the sudden the battery quit keeping a charge. The battery can not be changed due being sealed. I am...
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    Fz6 Axel/Bearing Wine?

    I had the exact same issue after I got new tires. A friend told me he could hear the whine from my bike from far away. I thought it was the new tires so i let it go for several months. I cleaned my chain (it was very dirty) and got rid of most of the whine. After reading this thread, I will...
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    Electrical Woes In My New '07

    I got my bike back from Yamaha. Only cost me $75 bucks to learn what I already new (thanks to this forum). I was told there was nothing wrong with my charging system. I was having problems after riding around town with my high beams on. My battery would end up dead. My engine light would...
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    Electrical Woes In My New '07

    I am currently experiencing the same problem. I have an 07 with 4800 miles (daily driven). As luck would have it, as soon as the warranty went out, I had charging problems. I was told by the service department that my likely problem was the battery. I purchased a new one and installed it...
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