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You need to loosen the axle, as well. If you have a spark plug socket with a hex head, it's probably the right size if you reverse it and stick an extension in from the side a spark plug would normally go in.

Any way I figure it, I am saving. It costs slightly more, but I use less fuel. The net result is lower fuel costs for the driving I have to do. Here in VA mid grade runs about 10 cents a gallon more than low grade. It costs me about a dollar more to buy 10 gallons of mid grade compared to...

I have heard that the various grades of gasoline sold in the US are not all equal with respect to the amount of alcohol added..... the better grades have less, is the theory. Alcohol contains less thermal energy by volume than gasoline-- less power for a given amount. I know that by brand...

Another thing to consider with the cooler weather... your tire pressure has almost certainly dropped. Check them and put them within 1 lb of where they are supposed to be, and see what happens.

Walking around at work is an important part of deciding on what boots I can wear. Having spent 20 years in the USN, wearing steel toed boots, I really like having that protection for my toes. I am familiar with it. I rode for years wearing a pair of steel toed flight deck boots. Insulated...

Five minutes at fast idle would almost certainly result in a net discharge to the battery, especially if you are cold starting the bike in winter. Thicker oil takes more power to spin that warm oil, the battery is also less chemically active when it is cold as well. Add in the MINOR amount of...

To align the fork tubes, you need the correct allen wrench to loosen the upper triple tree clamps on the fork tubes, and the right sized sockets to loosen the fender, axle clamp bolt, and to loosen the front axle itself. Once you have loosened all pinch points EXCEPT the lower triple clamp...

My first guess is that you flicked something onto your headers from the roadway. If you had damaged something serious, the bike would have seized up by now. :eek: If it's road tar, or someone else's engine/transmission/ooky sh*t that is now melting off your pipes, you'll smell it for a while...

The only other thing I can think of is that your rear suspension is not working correctly. If the chassis does not hold the intended 'level' with the road, odd things happen to rake and trail. Your situation is surely related to less than intended trail -- that has to mean the fork is more...

Since you noticed this after the fork legs came off the bike to change the oil, I would suspect the fork legs are not clamped into the upper triple tree correctly. The difference you feel with as little as 10mm of the fork leg sticking through the top triple tree is very much like what you...

I've bounced around with this issue for a few decades, now. One of those statements that rings more and more true for me is that it is far more fun to ride a slow bike fast, than a fast bike slow. Knowing you were the one to work that thing into a lather instead of having it yawn at you is a...

I've bounced around with this issue for a few decades, now. One of those statements that rings more and more true for me is that it is far more fun to ride a slow bike fast, than a fast bike slow. Knowing you were the one to work that thing into a lather instead of having it yawn at you is a...

They're kind of obvious, but should be stated regardless...... bring a credit card, and a cell phone. A tire pressure gauge is good, too. Be especially aware of how you feel..... tired, cold, hot are all going to sap your mental energy. It's really easy to become a zombie. As someone has...

The biggest problem I had with the shifting on the FZ6 was trying to do so at too low of a speed...... once I figured out it REALLY doesn't like 'short' shifting, things got a whole lot better. Another thing to watch out for, is the shift linkage getting sticky. It's a good idea to spray some...

Re: Will this draw any power if I leave it plugged in I agree, the current consumption of this gizmo with nothing plugged into it is probably quite low. I'd think similar to the LCD display's consumption, or less. The 12V to USB converter appears to be limited to a maximum of 10 Watts, if...

Re: Will this draw any power if I leave it plugged in If you have a completely discharged battery, how close to a 'short' does that look to the voltage source? My concern has more to do with recharging batteries without damaging them than operating a device with a full charge on it...

Re: Will this draw any power if I leave it plugged in The biggest concern I would have, is that the circuit provides far more current than USB specs used to allow..... Last time I checked, USB specified 1/10th of an amp available on a USB port. This thing can allow as much as 2 amps on a...

The lower you set the standard, the more you pollute the gene pool.... the riding gene pool, that is. Physics will apply the chlorine.

^^+1 The only advice I can really offer is to N-E-V-E-R part with your toy, until the replacement is ALREADY IN THE DRIVEWAY.:Flip::D ./ .02, following..... If you're expecting a child, I would personally recommend not taking on any new bills. Kids have a way of sucking up all...

Front wheel drive cars will swap ends at the drop of a hat, when they get sideways. Saw that a lot in the NE, years ago. Most of the vehicles that hit the barriers in the center of the road do so arse end first.