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The 2004-2009 Yamaha FZ6 uses standard caged ball bearing upper and lower steering head bearings. Owners who ride in the rain, powerwash their bikes or keep their bike outdoors in humid climates may find these bearings go bad prematurely due to corrosion. This is the procedure to replace...

BUMP: DONE! !! :thumbup:

For $2,000 that's a heck of a bike especially since prices in CA are inflated above other places. My 2006 model is at 25,000 miles and runs the same as it did at 1,000 miles! Do the maintenance and she'll run well for another 50,000!

The idle speed adjustment definitely messes with the TB sync. It takes me awhile to sync my TB's and get a perfect idle because the moment you increase or decrease idle speed the TB's get all out of whack. If you have never done your TB sync it can't hurt much though!

:eek: And here I've been riding easy on my tires with a production date of 2010! You shouldn't have to worry about your tires failing from old age. Change them every 5 years at most.

I guess if I was in the habit of destroying my beloved motorcycles I wouldn't post much about it either. Fix the bike and stop FN it up! Blah

Any brand of fuel can have a bad batch. Perhaps water got into the fuel or it sat in a storage tank for a year before the gas station switched to the reserve tank...lot of things can cause variation in gasoline quality at the pump. I usually fill up my bike on Shell premium but on trips it's...

My father is a plant manager for a major oil company, has been since 1980's. Over 5 different brands of gasoline come from the SAME tank farm in my area. The only difference is the detergent additives each brand may blend into the fuel prior to distribution. The Gasoline and ethanol content...

1. Lots of idiots riding wheelies at 80 mph in traffic = Crash 2. Idiots not watching the road ahead of them or looking through the turn = Crash 3. Idiots locking up the brakes in panic = Crash 4. Idiots road raging with a cager (you will never win) = Crash.

Thanks for the rep. What you described is exactly how the BT016's wore for me as well. Front wore out the sides and the rear flat spotted in the center worse than any other tire I've run. My front tire was also toast at 4500 miles but 90% of my riding is curvy roads so they get a lot of side...

I had BT016's before swapping to Michelins. I only got 4,500 out of the BT's! I do ride a lot of tar and chip asphalt. The BT's did feel great leaned over but so do the Michelins. If the Roads will give me 8,000+ miles they are well worth the slight bump in price point.

An observation: Notice how not one of the passing cars slowed down or even changed lanes to the left when they say the fallen bike and rider in the middle of the highway. This shows you how much cagers have distain for bikers. If I saw a fallen bike I would put my flashers on and stop in the...

The distance the bike slid is exaggerated by wide angle lens on the camera which makes it appear it slid 1/4 mile when it may have only been 100 yards. Looks like the gear protecting him but this is why I hate people who like to ride close in groups like this. You cannot react in time at...

I haven't mounted my PR3's yet but the construction and profile looks identical to the Pilot Power 2CT's they are replacing the those tires were the best tires I've ever run. They felt great from new till 6,300 miles and still feel ok but not enough tread left for my liking. I rode on the...

I'm a life long Michelin fan. They simply outlast the competition and they have better treat grove design for wet weather and resisting cupping.

Whichever comes first! I personally feel my life is worth more than risking it on 5+ year old tires to replace them in a couple months instead of today! It's not so much that the rubber gets hard and won't stick as well on old tires it's the fact that old tires are more likely to...

You don't need to change anything else but the cans. My bike ran just as well or better with nothing but can swap. A lot of guys do run Power commanders but usually they reduce fuel economy by a lot without a proper tune (which is expensive). This bike is plenty fast stock, I've been riding...

I lot of FZ6 guys run Scorpion cans. They are affordable compared to most. I got mine for under $400 new and you can find them used for $200-250. They sound awesome. The bike sounds like a beast once you clear 8K rpms!

Coming from the cruiser world you are used to rear tires lasting 10,000-20,000 miles. I know I also have a cruiser with Dunlop E3 tires that last 15K miles. It won't happen on sport tires, even if you ride like a grandma I garuntee you a sticky sport tire will be badly flat spotted on the...

How many miles a year might you put down on the bike? I would go with sport touring tires, not sport tires if you put more than 6,000 miles a year down. Also sport touring tires are designed to do better on wet pavement. Example: Michelin Pilot Road 2/3/4 will usually get 8-11K miles on a...