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I had 10 years on the stock brake caliper seals because no one told me they were supposed to be replaced at 2 years or 5 years. When they were replaced with about 170k kilometres, they were still doing fine. Blah

The end bolt can be opened without a damper holding tool, rebar or wooden stake. I also did not use an impact gun. Before removing the forks or lossening the pinch bolts holding the forks in place, loosen the end bolts and drain fork oil first with the forks still held in place, but with the...

Stock ignition coils and spark plug caps were collected from the local Yamaha dealer for SGD $370 (USD $264) and labor charge of $30 (USD $22) was paid for installation at my regular shop. No improvement to vibration problem. It is likely something else causing this, but we expect this given...

Instead of using a rebar to hold the damper in place to tighten the end bolt nut, does it work if I reassemble the fork springs and fork cap (without putting in the fork oil) and tighten the end bolt? Likewise, when I loosen the fork cap and remove the fork from the motorcycle, could I loosen...

Just uploading the factory service manual screenshot. The front sprocket nut's torque specification is 90NM or 65 ft/lb. Was looking for this info

1. Does anyone know what size is the seal driver if I were to get one for pounding the fork seals in place rather than improvise from a pvc pipe? I see that there are sizes between 37mm to 44mm on websites selling them. 2. Also, would appreciate if anyone could share which hex drive opens...

Understand your concern. We want to keep our bikes going for as long as possible so we'll get new parts from the local Yamaha dealer. Your thread drew our attention on this component which we previously overlooked. Appreciate it :thumbup:

Thank you for replying. As the bikes are already 12 years old and has close to 200k kilometres milege, we will just replace the ignition coils directly. We'll remove the fuel tank to create more working space since this is not difficult, rather than prop it up. This operation should be done...

Am i right to say that to replace these 2 ignition coils, I would have to 1. Remove the fuel tank, 2. Remove air box 3. Remove battery 4. Remove battery tray that the battery sits on 5. Lower the radiator to allow more working space After step 4, I should be able to see the wiring harness...

Damn! I noticed those shiny headers :rockon:

At the risk of being flamed, I would say it really doesn't matter. I'm based in Singapore, along the equator, sunny weather all year round, 25-33 Degrees Celsius all the time. I've been using Chex 10W50 and Penzoil 10W40, both fully synthetic for 171000 kilometres now. I suppose the viscosity of...

I'm from Singapore. Generally cruising 100-120km/h. When touring on Malaysia's North South Highway, i tend to cruise at 150-160km/h with my wife. She is also riding a FZ6S. Both bikes are 2004 models. I am using the stock Yamaha high windshield (+9cm over the standard low windshield) while she...

My regular mech told me not to replace it since it's still working fine. He said to wait till it fail. I'm unsure since it is possibly a 10yr old bearing with 90k miles. I've used the bike 6 years myself. Would u wait till its wobbly or change them early? Stability could be affected at high...

I'm waiting for the caliper's O ring seals and piston from the local dealer. 10 years and they haven't been changed. Way overdue but i haven't rode much the past 5 years. As for the question on whether steel braided brake hose improves stopping power, i asked Mr Venhill himself of Venhill...