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  1. K

    Howling noise??

    Hey guys looking for advice on an 2006 fz6 with 13500 kms. Just purchased bike 2 weeks ago and i notice a slight howling noise that starts at 70 km/h and gets loudest at 78-80 km/h and starts to quiet up at about 85 km/h but do i still hear it at 100km/h as well. Doesn't matter what gear i am in...
  2. VEGASRIDER

    I'm famous! Quick Throttle Magazine

    Okay, not really but LOL. I've never even heard of the magazine until the interview. Turns out, they have tons of pictures of me over the past few years for the Street Vibrations Events under their gallery. I always saw the photographers, but I could never figure out where the pictures were or...
  3. B

    What should gauges show when key is turned? Fuel pump doesnt turn off.

    Hi peeps! Been a while and im trying to bring life back into my FZ6. Have not rode her this year so I was doing all the fluids and a battery change. My memory is failing me and I dont recall what I should expect. Mainly I need to know what the bike should do when you put in the key and push...
  4. Cloggy

    Family holiday to the states

    Well we booked a flight and rental car for the spring break next year, we've just got to work out the itinerary. We'll (my wife, 2 daughters and I) be arriving in San Francisco and leaving from LA and we have about 13 days in the US. The general plan seems to be San Francisco, yosemite park...
  5. O

    Clunky FZ6S2

    Hello all, I had the chain and sprockets changed a few days ago on my FZ6 as they were all rusty and worn out (20k miles and probably never changed). Since the service there is a noise I dont remember having heard before. Whenever I release the throttle and twist it again there is...
  6. M

    Best adjustable clutch lever?

    Any opinions on the best adjustable clutch levers to swap out the stock ones with? Would love to hear what people think are the best choice.
  7. FinalImpact

    Technology - thoughts on Autonomous vehicles

    Technology is changing fast, planes fly themselves. Cars are now driving themselves. Do we really need cars that park and drive themselves? So who is at fault when self driving cars remove Pokémon players from society? And what about that ball that rolls across the street with a kid behind it...
  8. S

    Wanted FZ6

    HI, anyone have a 2004 upwards FZ6 , with less than 30k on for sale for a good price ? preferably in the midlands areas of the UK if so I would love to hear from you please msg me thanks Stef
  9. P

    Dies after putting into gear

    My bike has this strange problem that started yesterday without warning - engine stops if I put it in gear. I initially thought it was the side stand switch, but no use even after shorting the two wires. Pulling the clutch in, I hear one of the relays click randomly, like sometimes it does...
  10. raja777m

    I think I freaked a Seller off of craigslist.

    I'm in market for exhaust mods and want to listen to the sound personally than from YouTube Videos. I checked on craigslist for nearby FZ6 sellers and noticed one guy have TB installed on his bike (that bike is so good, you buy it and drive it, nice deal, low miles, integrated tail lights, and...
  11. thisisbenji

    Question about Forks and Seals

    So I'm in the process of doing the R6 fork mod to my bike. I ordered two separate fork legs off of eBay. One was new old stock and the other was a used unit. When I flip the used fork leg upside down and then right side up I can hear the oil going from one end to the other. When I do the...
  12. sniff6

    New Yamaha Fazer

    Why is this not in motorcycle Section ,I hear you ask??? Because its a Helicopter... Yamaha Precision Agriculture, Yamaha Helicopters, Quality
  13. 2nd childhood

    Who are you and what have you done with my wife?

    I have two bikes, an '08 Tuono with aftermarket exhausts (Akrapovics) and an '07 FZ6 with stock exhausts. So I come home the other day from work on the FZ6 and walk into the kitchen from our attached garage, scaring my wife. She says "I didn't hear you come home!" I explained that my Yamaha...
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