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I'm a fellow Pennsylvanian in his mid 40's who really enjoys his FZ6. This summer will also mark my 30th year of legal street riding. The FZ6 is a fun bike, capable of many things. My only complaint is the wind noise (I've tried three different windscreens), but I live with it. I...

Heck, I didn't know that guys! I guess I should have checked the Yamaha parts drawing before posting. Thanks for the information.

I was under the impression that both rear signals were the same. But, with that said, I'm looking for the left signal (as seen from standing behind the bike).

Thanks for your help Thanks for your help folks. Granda080 hooked me up with some rear signals :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: and I just purchased another rear wheel last weekend. Now to find time to get my bike back on the road!

Congrats! Ten years for me too! Now that you mention it, it's also been ten years since I bought my FZ6 new, but I got the faster silver color. :D I had a CBR600F4 at the time and was doing a bunch of track days, but I was tired of my forearms going numb after fifteen minutes of riding on...

I'm just a weeeeee bit late on this reply..... Neither. It was the tall Yamaha shield that was the worst. Yamaha YAMAHA FZ6 TALL WINDSHIELD from FACTORY CYCLE Yes, the buffeting was causing my head to move about. The tall Yamaha shield created all kinds of weird sensations when going...

My 2004 had the stalling problem when the TPS was starting to fail, probably some time back around 2006. The bike would be running fine, then I'd pull the clutch in to roll to a stop and it would stall. Yamaha had a recall on this for the 2004's, and the replacement TPS completely solved...

As a 2004 owner who desires the newer, better instruments of the 2007+ models, I find it confusing that Yamaha would make the same mistake again with omitting an analog tachometer!

Nope. I was already away too long for my lunch break so I had to take a short ride, and there was too much traffic around to try the other power settings. I didn't notice my legs or knees feeling uncomfortable like SAFZ said. I am five inches taller than him too, go figure. It felt odd...

I've been reading some of the postings over on the FZ-09 forums, so I shouldn't have been too surprised about the off-throttle leanness, but I was just expecting it to be like the FZ6. I was wrong, and it was much worse than the FZ6, but some of it was caused by me not being familiar with the...

So, two days ago, it was really nice outside here in Pennsylvania. I rode my 2004 FZ6 to lunch then decided to stop by the local shop (Blackmans) to see if they had an FZ-09 yet. The had a nice looking red one on the floor. I was drooling over it a little, and the cool salesman came and...

I too have a big ugly Givi top case on my FZ6, mounted on the cool Yamaha tail rack. I really don't like how the bike looks with that big ugly box on there, but I love the functionality, so I rarely remove it. I mainly commute on my FZ6, and my big laptop bag fits completely in the top...

Numb forearms / wrists My previous bike was a CBR600F4, not radical by any means, but it was a real sports bike. Riding it for more than 20 minutes would give me tingly forearms and wrists every time! I'm 6'3" tall and about 205lbs, so maybe that had something to do with it, but I'm not...

Ironically, my first street motorcycle when I was 16, was a 1979 CB750F (Black with red stripes), and my current motorcycle is an FZ6. But, I don't have great memories of the CB besides it being my first bike. It didn't handle well and had a bad electrical problem.... It also didn't help...

MCN review As Ssky posted, here's the MCN review video from Sept 2013: Yamaha MT-09 First Review | MotorcycleNews.com - YouTube Here's the stunty launch video from Croatia: Yamaha MT-09 (FZ-09) press presentation, Croatia, September 2013 official - YouTube Basically the only complaints...

I subscribe, so I'll keep a look out for the article. It's funny how Rider is now the only motorcycle magazine that I get now. I used to want to know about all the newest/fastest bikes, but Rider has the real essence of motorcycle riding covered for me.

Really? I'm not trying to be a butt, but $450 for the YA 723 S46HR1C1 or the YA 543 S46HR1C1L with the remote reservoir and multiple adjustments would be a great deal. $450 for this YA 403 S46ER1 with fixed reservoir and only adjustable rebound isn't that great of a deal. I think you can...

I don't read the forum that much anymore so I totally missed these threads. I hope that you're continuing to heal up well Wavex! Glad that it wasn't worse. Like the others, I'd love to see the video.

Basically only commuting Ever since I got married and had kids, I basically only commute on my bike and it's less than five miles each way.... I'm embarrassed how low the mileage is on my 2004 FZ6 which I bought new. But, I still have a motorcycle and I still ride it, even if it's not much...

Big, wide ramp and ride it in! I can't believe that I never posted to this thread, but here's a picture showing how I used to load my bike into my Chevy Silverado. The picture was taken back in 2004 at the only track day that I ever did with the FZ6. (At Pocono Raceway with the now defunct...