Recent content by Tailgate

1) Check: (valves not checked at 60,000 miles). 2) Check: Spark plugs not changed in over 40,000 miles

Geez, every mechanic's nightmare. Thanks for the post

My brother, recently back from Pakistan & India, sent me this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CakA_IBwwPE Looks awfully exciting, like maybe a motorbike's Mt. Everest caliber ride. I would do it and am looking into a rental if available. Would be especially exciting doing this solo. What...

I just recently changed my FZ6 insurance coverage from Foremost to Progressive and save about $200. For some reason (no events!), Foremost increased my premium by about 100%! I was pleasantly surprised to discover HOW MUCH CHEAPER Progressive provides me with the same exact coverage. I have...

Great, I already now have missed yet another nearby fun group ride. I will definitely sign up for one of these upcoming rides if I can. Maybe SoCal, too. Tis the season you know...

I am one to testify that, yes, old fuel will really affect our FZ6 motor. I had gas probably only 4-5 months old. The bike would BARELY start after multiple tries and even then, once even shut down WHILE RIDING. After burning the rest of the remaining gas, I pumped fresh gas in and the bike...

Jesse, so you missed a turn, eh? Sounds like what I did a few years ago. I guess you might call it "lazy attention" because it wasn't as if I wasn't aware of the turn radius---I could have easily navigated the turn (two-lane mountain highway) but didn't take it seriously enough and my front tire...

Did you get the fast blue or the slow red?

I don't like others messing with beer, either. Some things one just shouldn't mess with unless one is absolutely SURE that no beer drinkers will take offense. Boy, last time I broke a clutch cable was on a 1971 Honda CB350 and it happened in hilly San Francisco. Fortunately, it happened in...

Another defector from California! Geez, Lefty, after this move, might be wondering: "Geez, what's missing? I remember that while living in CA I used to see so many warning notices in just about every store. What was it.....? Hmmmm. OH YEAH! Answer: THOSE DAMN 1,000,000,000,000,000 PROP 65...

Ride, baby,ride. You have 3A Premier or some other road service m/c friendly, though? Other than that, a tire plug kit with pump and, myself, I would get to know my bike GOOD!.

Never met your wife but, obviously, a keeper! Hope to get to SoCal soon to join you on yet another ride.

I ended up buying a clearance-priced ($25) Walmart battery. My OEM lasted since purchase in Nov 2006! Update March, 2016: Wrong battery! Walmart doesn't even carry correct size. Ordering OEM today. I don't think the Yuasa OEM is 220 CCA as Amazon states. I found it on another site stating...

I've noticed some replacement batteries have only 170 CCamps while the Yuasa OEM has 220 CCamps. Anybody riding around on a 170 CCamp battery? Geesh, I think I'll spend the extra for Yuasa since it's 220 CCamps. Lots more expensive, though.

Yeah, I would just spray flat black on the cover. I think I'm one of the few (or only?) to actually straighten out the fairing stay. But, that was at a cost: I injured my shoulder/arm (okay after months) in pulling/straightening it back----and that was using hot MAP flame heating operation...