Recent content by cuskoski

Sorta-not-really-Update: well, I listened and decided not to get parts from Ace Hardware. I was going to have to order the parts online and needed the bike the next day, so I just put the wheel back on to get moving (old sprocket is pretty much fine and clearly not going anywhere). Then, I put...

Okay, so I went to replace my chain and sprockets this weekend. Chain comes off fine, replaced the front sprocket fine. But when I went to pull off the rear sprocket, I found that five of the six nuts just spin around the bolts. Watching carefully confirms that the nuts are spinning, but the...

Just a followup, but cleaning the chain really did the trick. I didn't have the tools I needed, so I wound up using a travel toothbrush and paper towels, so the problem isn't completely taken care of. But, the knocking is almost completely gone. When I get the right tools and a good spot to...

This is where I'm leaning. The chain I'm sure desperately needs to be cleaned and lubed, and the if the sprocket area's picked up the grunge too, then it'll need a cleaning as well. My shifting might be a little early in the low gears, but its pretty close to what the manual says. 17-19...

Okay, I'm sorry if this question has been asked a thousand times already, but I'm pretty new to motorcycles and mechanical repair in general so I have to ask this in case my bike is about to explode when I'm doing 70 on the freeway. I've had my '07 FZ6 SHG for about two years now. Within the...