Recent content by andrewclaycomb

All of my bikes have had both stands center when in the garage or parked anywhere for over a day (to get the bike upright and out of the way.) side stand when riding (convenience) When I had older carb'd bikes I was always under the impression it's better with your carbs to use the...

Be careful, rayban lenses are made of glass. I know because I took my old raybans to have prescription lenses put in and they shattered one of the old lenses.

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I've seen some reviews that say the exact opposite of what you're saying. Worthless track bike, but excellent street bike. The reason being ground clearance. If you take it over far enough to get a knee down, you're probably scraping at least the center stand or kick stand.

I went with an FZ1 instead of a 6. Regarding fuel mileage, I get about 35 mpg on average. The highest I've gotten is about 40 (solid highway) and the lowest is about 32 (solid play). Staying off the throttle is tough when you're having so much fun. :thumbup:

Well since there are non Fz6 bikes in this, here's a photo I like a lot. I took it on the way home after a 4,000 mile trip across the country. Maybe it's the spirit of the trip...

I 3rd the Mr. Clean hose attachment kit. If you use it fairly often the bike always looks pretty good. I ride my bike every day, so I don't try to polish it up to a showroom shine but this kit does keep it nice. When I'm done, I use my air compressor to blow the water out of all of the nooks...

I've got about 4000 miles on my Icon Mainframe and it's beginning to irritate me. Lots of low pitched wind noise, whistling, cheap feeling vents, it takes a lot of effort to replace the shield, seems heavy. Face shield never seems like it's really secure. I think the graphics might have even...

What I've always done is figure 8s in a parking lot for 5-10 minutes. It's amazing how quickly you can scrub in a tire that way.

I get it. I'm 6'6" and my FZ1 looks like a toy next to me. My Bandit 1200 fit me really well, but you aren't wanting a standard. Maybe try a triumph speed triple. I haven't seen one in person but they look big.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with wearing full leathers on the street. Maybe he just likes his skin. As far as the Hawks go, I smile when I see them. I don't have one on my helmet. I do however have a real mohawk on my head. To each their own.

Some say that WD40 is enough because the orings are actually where the lube is needed and they are sealed, but that's a whole 'nother can of worms.

start riding with ear plugs. It's a little weird at first but once you get used to it, it can't be beat. That way you only really need to focus on the best fit and not so much the audible wind noise. With my FZ1 I felt deaf after riding for several hours because of the loud low pitched...

My Icon Mainframe came with 2 visors, 1 is clear and the other is a blue/green mirrored visor. I've used Windex on it without any problems (only used it on the outside though) I like the mirroring though because if you do get caught without the clear visor and it starts to get dark, you aren't...