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Thanks, I've enjoyed this! Noticed you prefer engine braking rather than rev matching when shifting down, any reason for that?

That, or ZX-14. You know, the idea is kinda tempting... I would keep the FZ6 for the roads that need turning! ;-)

I'm 25, no accidents, paying 41 USD for insurance on my FZ6 for SIX months. Thing is, an R1 is like 5 USD more, even though I'm in a 3rd world country it's still very little money for me and not enough from swaying away from liter bikes...

I've read that CBR1000RR feels like a 600 and it's easiest to ride from the liter ones (sans S1000RR, that's too new and out of my budget, while I want it, I could get one only from 2010, without warranty - parts from BMW dealer only and some stories about engine problems keeps me away from this...

Ok, so truth be told, FZ6 is my first bike, (I've been riding it since this spring), I've been riding scooters for 5 years before (yamaha aerox 50cc 1 season and honda pantheon 125cc remaining ones). I bought the FZ6 because I took my licence on it 4 years ago and of course due to the...

Thanks for all the replies guys, guess I'll ignore it unless it gets worse!

There's 2 that I know of, official Yamaha and Haynes. I highly recommend the later, it contains pictures and the descriptions are aimed at a DIY'er, not a professional. But why not have both ;-)

29k miles, fresh Motul 7100 20w50 oil. When I did my valves I really didn't notice anything wrong with the chain tension, I couldn't really move it one bit, it was really tense. If I remove my cam chain tensioner, it's only undoing that one bolt and I'll be able to see it's state? Chain...

Hi, After returning home from work I've noticed a strange sound, I'm not sure if it was there before but I certainly didn't pay attention to it if it was. It's sort of a sewing machine sound. I've checked my valve clearances 200 miles ago and didn't notice anything wrong with the cam...

Lovely. Thanks for the share.

While fitting the2wheels levers I accidentally broke the pin of the clutch lever sensor, should I be worried or the only downside will be not being able to start in gear + clutch (a bad habit to have anyway IMO)? I assume that's the only thing this is there for. EDIT: Okay, it starts in gear...

Yamaha has a strange stance on this. Basically they don't change it unless the bike was bought in the same region you want to change it in. They also don't let their dealers access service history of bikes from other regions. I was informed other Jap manufacturers don't do this nonsense.

The way you describe it does sound like it could be the TPS. According to the recall bulletin there should be a punch mark besides the frame VIN number on your bike. Mine's 2004, no punch mark, maybe it was changed before me as I'm not the first owner but it's fine on my bike.

Yes, that is the intention :) you can align with strings and check exposed thread just to be sure and if it's alright continue using this method.

Heya, the chain is lubed up, just the inner part though, side plates I don't consider critical as long as rubber O rings are intact and rollers are lubricated should be alright. I've tried cleaning the sides up but Motul chain clean + toothbrush didn't take them, I didn't want anything more...

My helmet is Cgm Moonlight 310P, it's an italian firm, the helmet is carbon/kevlar and very light, ECE R 22-05 protection certified. It's normal price online is around 180-200 EUR, I've got it under an extreme discount for like 60 EUR, couldn't be happier with the price and finish quality. I've...

So I'm working on my rear brake and randomly decide to check the tire for nails or other damage - pull up a lamp, slowly spin the wheel inspecting every inch. Alright, there's an interesting brown/rusty circle 2mm wide, I scratch it with a screwdriver - indeed it's metal. Work the head out a bit...

I've removed my rear brake caliper - no change in wheel spin (I previously believed this to be brake drag), I've removed the chain and vuolia the wheel is spinning almost freely. So guys don't freak out if your back wheel doesn't spin for a full revolution with chain on - it provides quite...

I've first posted this method here and it was confirmed as accurate using the string method by another member in this post. Wheel alignment using alignment marks on the swingarm is error prone as they often mud up and are too spaced out for an accurate alignment. Most members use the so...

That makes a lot of sense and was the cause of my confusion seeing voltage always supplied to the "high beam wire" (if the manual is wrong it should be low beam as you state). I'll go and fix this now. By the way, any place where these revisions/errata are documented? EDIT: you were right...