Recent content by benjfoster

Ill start off, I bought a new 2008 last spring. 2000 very reliable miles so far, would be more if I didnt have to put it away for the winter a couple months ago!

Ice can start forming on bridges at about 37, so I try to never ride when it gets below 40.

I am 6'2" and 210 lbs. I have also ridden with my girlfriend on the bike pushing the load over the 300lb marker. I have still been amazed by the power the FZ6 has at mid-higher RPM. It is a little slower (still faster than most cars) until you hit 6k. I think that makes it much easier to...

Ouch, well sounds about even to me!! Sorry to hear about the scratches. It sucks for the first few days, but I have gotten over it and got right back into riding. So far so good. Enjoy the new bike!

Just bought mine a few weeks ago. It was a new 2008 for $6400 out the door.

Forgot to check it out in my owners manual after riding yesterday and now I am out of town for a few days and it was bugging me so I decided to post here, Thanks for all the good info!

I will usually leave it in first. If my hand is getting tired I will shift to N when there are a few cars behind me at the light.

This is probably a stupid question but I haven't seen it discussed anywhere. We had the first really warm day in MN (80 degrees) and I noticed my FZ was running pretty warm. The coolant was sitting around 185 riding and would creep up to 214 idling before coming back down. Is that where the...

Thats exactly it. Only broke the bottom screw hole on mine. I also adopted the black zip ties. Flush type may be the way to go. Im almost thinking I will just leave the zip ties for this summer since it will be my first season of riding. Hopefully won't drop it again, but things happen!

Maverick - Thanks for the offer. I will take a look at my bike when I get home tomorrow and see which one of those parts it is for sure! Thanks again!!!!!!!!

Haha. Sadly no license. I take it as a sign that I should get my license through the MSF BRC.

Well from what I am reading it seems to happen a lot. I bought a new 2008 FZ6 3 weeks and 500 miles ago. Dropped it trying to pass the DMV test -- Very embarrassing!:( Have frame sliders (sitting at my apartment waiting to be installed), but damage wasnt too bad. Broke the bottom bracket on...