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What kind of MPG are you seeing? Liters per kilometer works, I can figure it out.

I'm just expressing what I have personally experienced between 1985 and now. If we ever get a chance to ride together, you can decide for yourself if I ride slow or not. :) Having put 25K on an FZ6, I wouldn't say it's the most powerful bike I've ridden, but it's not a slouch in that...

No insult taken... I just happen to disagree. I've ridden a fair number of bikes (>100K miles on the street, probably around 20K off road), and the only street bike that wore the rear much more quickly than the front was the first one I rode a lot. I simply didn't understand how to use the...

I personally believe a tire set should wear very nearly evenly, between the front and rear. As others have said, changing speed or direction results in friction, which wears away the tires. My opinion is that the forces acting on the front and rear are accounted for, in the size of the...

Lone I'm poking around local dealerships again, and came across an '07 in burgundy, with less than 5,000 miles on it. Verrrrry pretty bike. It's on consignment; spotless. Power commander. If the clip ons were about 2" higher, I'd give this one a serious look. They're asking for around 7K...

You really need to have a multi-meter, to figure this out. The bulb has to have 12V or so applied to light, and a return to the battery to complete the circuit. If the bulb lights as it should, and blows out when you disconnect the battery, I have to think there is another lighting circuit...

They should.

If your clutch was fine before you stored it for 6 months, I wouldn't be too worried about the wheel moving with the clutch engaged in first on the centerstand. Not that unusual to have a bit of drag between the two after the plates had sat in contact for a long period. I'd be more concerned...

The kill switch is also a suspect. Dirty contacts will cause the motor to cut out.

If it looks straight, runs true, and doesn't vibrate, you didn't do any damage. This is one tough bike. The biggest Achilles's heel is the cast aluminum frame. If you don't crack the frame, everything else is pretty rugged. As it is a slightly de-tuned racing motor, it's got a lot of durability.

Thanks for sharing that..... the only thing that would make it better, was if I could stop the slide show to really, really look at the photos.

If that someone HAS to hit a curb.... head on is the way to go; and if that person has off road experience, they should already know to lighten the front wheel as much as possible before the 'hit'..... romp on the gas to get the fork legs to extend, yank back on the bars just before you make...

+1 ^. That frame is done.

Well, I guess I understand why you'd want to tow that big green thingy behind you......

I have to say, this guy is spot on.... thanks for the link!

3, 1, wheel axle, and the ones holding the fender on. (not numbered in your photo.) LEAVE #4 TIGHT. :)

Red positive, black negative..... some very simple devices are not sensitive to polarity; most are. If your cigarette lighter socket supplies power to your phone without issue, you have the polarity correct on the bus. I would expect when you tear this down and look closely, you will see a...

George, Most of the time when a bike crashes, and skids on the ground the fork tubes become twisted in their clamps. This will make the sliders on the forks much less smooth in their motion up and down the fork legs. Even with the Yamaha mechanic telling you everything is perfect, please...

Oil for a chain is almost as heavily thrashed around on forums as engine oil is. I personally like to wipe the chain down with gear oil, after a ride. 90 weight on a warm chain will soak in, as the chain cools off. It's sticky enough to stay on the chain. (Just try and wash that sh*t off...

It all comes down to loss of lubrication at the pins of the chain links. I'd be really interested in what a W X ring is supposed to look like, with 3 chambers to retain the all important goop...... It has not been my experience that more edges result in more sealing. An O ring that fills the...