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It's a shame your bike is an S1. I've got all of my blue '04 front parts in pretty damn good shape, but they wouldn't fit your bike anyway.

I went naked this year and LOVE it. In cooler weather it's a bit worse, but the weather has been warming up and it's a lot nicer to ride. The airflow, even at highway speeds, does not seem overpowering to me, and consistently hits your entire upper body instead of smacking you right in the...

I'm using Motul 7100 20w50 in my FZ6 and I really like it. My shifts are smoother and the engine is running great. I really only ride in warm weather, so 20w50 is actually more protection for me. The variable weight oils are meant to flow just as well as lighter oils at cold temps, and the...

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I've never seen them like that before. The ones I have on my manometer are in-line fittings and have the restrictor inside.

They (as long as they are real vacuum restrictors) will not block off all air. They are supposed to decrease flow rates so subtle variations don't cause your meter to go crazy.

I don't mean to head off topic, but are you selling those foot pegs? I'd love to get a pair like those metal knurled ones! :eek:

Bleeding and changing the fluid (if it hasn't been changed in a couple years) would definitely be good. Brake fluid has a very low compression index, but it likes to attract water, which compresses a bit more. So if the fluid is old, or if air got introduced into the lines, then a bleed will do...

Literally everyone in this thread agrees with you. Bike for bike, R6 is faster. Apparently you haven't read a single one of my posts because this is now the third time I've said the exact same thing to you.

Probably because the lighter and better setup bike is geared differently, and makes its power higher in the RPM band than the heavier bike. It's entirely plausible that an FZ6 with a good rider could beat out an R6 with a mediocre rider.

Actually, now that I read your question carefully, the clutch safety switch would not cause that. The more I think about your issue, the more it sounds like a faulty run stop switch.

From what Randy has explained, basically when you close the throttle at speed, the throttlebody butterflies close, and less fuel is sprayed into the intake runner. This causes a sort of dry-spell in the intake runner where there is much more air than fuel being pulled into the engine and the...

It would not, but the fuel injectors don't come on when you turn the key anyway. The noise we hear when turning the key on (if the run/stop switch is on), is the fuel pump priming the fuel rail. Since there isn't really a reason for the fuel rail to depressurize (unless the bike has sat for a...

Sounds sort of like you've got a sticky clutch safety switch. I would pull it off, give it a little bit of dielectric grease and make sure the contacts aren't rusted or disconnected. Once you've got it back together, cycle it a few times and make sure it's not getting stuck in (which would tell...

That is true. I do not have a cat delete as of now, but I've been looking into it. If I get one, I'll post back here with how my idle has changed (or hasn't).

For what it's worth, that is NOT a normal idle (in case you hadn't realized yet). I've got a PC3 and two brothers pipes. I've got no looping like that with my idle. It moves around small amounts, but is generally pretty smooth. If covering exhausts (creating back pressure) helps, then the bike...

This! This is 110% right. I've got zero qualms with this. I was never trying to pick apart your arguments before, I was just trying to make sure both of us (and everyone in the thread as well) were presenting actual information instead of our opinions about what we think is right. It was never...

So if we're just going to ask each other a bunch of what if questions, why are we even having this conversation? Why do I have a 600 if I never go over 65mph? Why does anyone ever do anything more than they would need? My point in asking the original question, which was "Isn't riding to the...

Out of all the people who have 600cc supersports, how many do you think actually need a bike that can do 160mph?

Isn't that the exact point of the R6? It's a supersport bike made for going fast on the track where you can ride up to the redline. It's not a bike made to be fast on the street (unless you're riding like you're at a track). But either way, what you've said is just more evidence that an FZ6...