FZSnake6
Junior Member
I got rid of my '96 YZF600 a couple years ago... now own a '06 FZ6 (got it brand new for $4700 !!! - had a dented tank from crate damage and no one wanted the ugly ducking - now its mine, and I'm in love).
I highly suggest you fork over $80 to buy frame sliders ($35) and a complete service manual from a Yamaha dealer ($45). You can flip through chapter 3 and learn more about "adjusting" your bike than you would in a couple of years just poking around.
My wife pulled into the garage and realized she had wedged my daughters 'pink ball' under the front of the car, she places the vehicle in reverse, moves back 6 feet, opens the driver side door and jumps out .... but forgot to put it in park first. The vehicle starts moving back with the door open, the door catches my left handle-bar and the car pulls the bike down off the center stand, breaks my left mirror clean off and drags the bike about 12 inches after it hits the ground. 3 days earlier with only 300 miles on the bike - I installed some frame sliders from Moto911 - the left engine case had a small cosmetic scratch and only a small scuff on the rear fairing - the slider took the rest of the hit, and didn't even budge or bend. $35 to save hundreds in replacement parts and a ton of headaches.
I highly suggest you fork over $80 to buy frame sliders ($35) and a complete service manual from a Yamaha dealer ($45). You can flip through chapter 3 and learn more about "adjusting" your bike than you would in a couple of years just poking around.
My wife pulled into the garage and realized she had wedged my daughters 'pink ball' under the front of the car, she places the vehicle in reverse, moves back 6 feet, opens the driver side door and jumps out .... but forgot to put it in park first. The vehicle starts moving back with the door open, the door catches my left handle-bar and the car pulls the bike down off the center stand, breaks my left mirror clean off and drags the bike about 12 inches after it hits the ground. 3 days earlier with only 300 miles on the bike - I installed some frame sliders from Moto911 - the left engine case had a small cosmetic scratch and only a small scuff on the rear fairing - the slider took the rest of the hit, and didn't even budge or bend. $35 to save hundreds in replacement parts and a ton of headaches.