Recent content by rodb

lost my fz6 on march 6 - tucked it rather neatly underneath the rear of a car on the lougheed highway. i complained, but icbc totalled it! still paying off the rest of my loan, but will soon be back on the road (not likely with another fz6, since yamaha refused to give me any credit...

i have successfully commuted all winter (except for about 10 or so days around freezing - i wasnt trying to tempt fate on ice!). with my great armoured jacket and a oversized rain suit, i can keep as snug as a bug in a rug - except for my hands! i actually bought a set of heated grips for...

exactly the kind of things i have been musing over ... but i dont have the physical skills to do much myself (and i am a much better thinker and procrastinator than i am a do-er) i will keep checking back on this thread!

so far, not enough info for me to bite, but am interested ... and following the discussion (!!) slipons or ?? canadian pricing is NB, since i am in canada ps 2006 fz6 with pc3 (and, soon, lcd display) or is this just 2007 (or, does it matter?)

very good !! next, the footpeg mounts, and the rear pegs ... why is it silver in the first place?? (i'm a talker, not a doer, but, real soon now ...)

pardon my pessimism, but be glad you were victimized by someone with a conciensce - you could be completely SOL ...

"Here in British Columbia, Canada we have a ferry system that uses chocks (sp?). Basically large wedges, they tell us to put our bike on the side stand, and wedge the chock on the engine case on the opposite side to prevent it from going that way. They don't sail in waters that are higher than...

2006 (left-over, new in june/07)!

with my 2006 fz6, i always had a spot about 4500 rpm, at light throttle, with strange burping/backfiring sounds - tinkering by the dealer and yamaha canada just moved it up the power band and higher throttle, so i have just had a power commander installed to eliminate the risk of my pistons...

dr, you're saved 58, well, for a couple more months ...

no, but then, neither am i ... (!)

new owner of 2006 fz6 - within a couple of days, managed to first drop the bike attempting to park on a sidewalk at work, then dropped it while zooming out of my back yard along a 12" ramp, and hitting the brakes before turning downhill to avoid climbing into my neighbour's back yard - don'[t...

ps: did a test drive on a blue one, then selected a red one from the crate - no jerk-and-fart routines on my bike ( other than my own!)

after lurking for a couple of weeks, here i am! many of the naive apparently think blue is faster, i have potential news for you, red is in! after 30 years, post -1979 yamaha 400 xs, i have a 2006 fz6 in RED, presently at 1600+ kilometres. i doubt i have ever been over 1/3 throttle yet, but...