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I remember someone asking about this a while back, turned out to be the little buffer under the seat, it locates within two holes next to the seat latch. YZF73

Original post (#14) edited, please re-read if you wish, contains a correction to one of the calculations and some more explanation... sorry guys. :ban: Yamahaboyz

-1 or -2 in the rear without any change in the front will make the speedometer more accurate, but not completely. With the stock gearing at 16/46, a change of +1 tooth at the front is approximately equal to -2.875 teeth at the rear. If I remember correctly, a speedometer error of 7% has been...

Raising the forks up through the clamps can cause instability, normally in the form of headshake under acceleration. Absolutely make sure that the forks are an equal amount through the clamps, otherwise the bike could well feel unstable generally. Back to oil level, an unequal level can cause...

From what has been mentioned previously I think you're along the right lines with oil height likely being the problem, considering only one fork has been serviced. It is important that the oil height in the forks is equal, otherwise you may experience symptoms like those you've mentioned. When...

This only concerns the Non-US models which are fitted with an immobiliser as standard from the factory. :thumbup: Yamahaboyz

Here's a couple of photo's I saved from another thread of the FZ6R vs. FZ1 bars, and FZ6 vs. FZ1 bars when I was looking at changing (may have been from the thread linked above). FZ6R vs. FZ1 is not the best picture, but it shows that the sweep is pretty close, not quite the same. Main...

Goes next to the seat latch, please excuse the dirt... :ban: Yamahaboyz

Thanks for the rep Neil!!!

I'm in the UK, however the US site that I use for looking up part numbers and diagrams appears to be selling this pump for $455.69 (still expensive but a little bit more bearable), not sure what the postage will be but shouldn't be too much. Here's the link: 2004 Yamaha FZ6 OEM Fuel Tank |...

I think we're on the same page, we just interpreted the authors words differently. Personally I feel the terms 'unnerving' and 'rocketed' were purely used to make the article more interesting to read. I feel the authors later statement "The goal is to make our highways safer for everyone...

I'm not aware of any point in the article where the author states that he actually opposes filtering. As far as I can see he purely acknowledges the fact that guidelines have been introduced by the CHP, and that many riders current habits don't mirror them. I think the author actually appears to...

I was talking with someone else about this story last night, he agreed that from the information we have the driver wouldn't necessarily be 100% to blame. However, he did enlighten me to an important issue the court was likely to have taken into consideration. This is that - as the driver of...

Here's a link to a thread detailing the fault codes listed in the service manual: http://www.600riders.com/forum/fz6-technical/3131-fault-codes-listed-fz6-service-manual.html However those don't appear to be error codes, they are the measured values of various engine management system...

I believe the rule about walking toward oncoming traffic is purely there to try and make the best of a bad situation. By walking towards traffic you are no worse off than walking away, however you are given the chance of seeing something happen that may allow you take avoiding action. I'd like...

I think you may have misunderstood my post. Just to clarify my position: In my opinion the article implies that the driver was not breaking the speed limit. Also, when we are talking about a grass verge, we may be talking about a strip of grass possibly no more than a foot or two wide between...

Interesting, this doesn't clarify whether the vehicle was actually off the road or not, but it definitely suggests that it was at least very close to the edge of the road. Yamahaboyz

Absolutely, regardless of who is to blame, this is a horrendous situation for all involved. Not something you would wish upon anyone. Mandatory use of High Visibility clothing for motorcyclists is definitely in the pipeline. Personally I'm all for it, but I think it would need to be...

I'm going to be careful here as it's quite a sensitive subject, but from reading the article, I feel the same way. It's obvious that many things went wrong in allowing this accident to happen, we don't have all the info, but there are definitely some questions to be asked. At the time of the...

I know this reply isn't directly related to your query at the start of this thread, but if your interested I'm currently having my FZ6's ECU re-flashed by this company. I should have the ECU back Saturday, so it won't be long before I'll be posting my impressions (weather permitting :( )...