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I just checked out the vent lines and air box... One of the vent lines has a crease in it, indicating that it may have been kinked. The air box was clean, but the filter was a bit dirty so i put a new K&N air filter in. I bolted everything back up and made sure none of the lines were kinked. I...

All, Thank you for the very helpful responses. I will go pick up some seafoam tomorrow. To answer these questions: 1. I have actually put 3k miles since I bought it in June. I had originally thought it might be bad gas as well, but I have cycled through many tanks of gas, so I do not...

Hello, I have a 2008 FZ6, only 6k miles, but sat in the original owners garage for a year without use before I bought it. I am having a problem with the bike both stalling and surging. The stalling happens in the middle of rides when I let off the throttle. For example, I will go to shift and...

Congrats on the bike, I love mine, 08 FZ6 in the fastest blue they make! Im in Littleton, CO.

Ok, so it sounds like this isn't something to be really worried about. I will look over the linkage to make sure its clean. The oil I am running is indeed motorcycle specific. Ill just make it a habit to downshift while still moving. Thanks for the tips!

I am having trouble shifting while stopped. An easy solution would be to shift down to 1st before I come to a stop, but it still bothers me that it is happening. Any ideas what is causing this? I am running Amsoil 10W-40.

Ah, I get it. I just ran out at lunch to check the TPS and it is 16 Closed/101 Open. I will check to make sure it is a linear progression. Turning slowly, I should be able to see the number increase by one? What would it look like if there was some bad data? Would the meter read nothing at those...

Thank you both for the help, I really apprieciate it! I will adjust the idle speed and check the TPS reading after work today. If that reads ~17 closed and ~100 open, it can't be the TPS, correct? If that reads out ok, then I will move on to the plugs and air filter. If those are fine I will try...

Ok, I will adjust my idle speed and see what happens. Should the bike be running while I adjust this or should I turn it off, adjust and then check the speed? Yeah, I thought the TPS was only for 04-05 models. But even if they fixed the TPS in the later models, it is still possible to get a...

Thanks for the reply! Normal Idle speed is about 1200 RPM, so unfortunately I suspect it might be something else. I looked up TPS problems on youtube and it appears that my problem may indeed be TPS, considering the videos demonstrated the same symptoms I am experiencing. Does this sound like...

Just picked up an 08 FZ6 with 3k miles and am having trouble with idling. I read the TPS sticky and since mine is an 08, it is not recalled. Here is a description of the problem: After warm-up, if I rev the engine and quickly close the throttle, the RPMs drop quickly down below normal idle...