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I have a crack in my left headlight. Does anyone know if I can buy just the headlight or just the lens? thanks Craig

4:30 pm, 80 degrees and sunny. On my way home from work. I was the first person stopped at a traffic light. There was another car stopped in the lane to my right. I had the bike in neutral and my hands off of the handle bars when BAM...I'm doing the rag doll thing. The bike goes forward a...

On the last day of my 2008 riding season (Nov 30), I got a speeding ticket for going 50 in a 35 mph zone. The speed limit had just change from 45, but I got nailed anyway. Yesterday, I was on a 625 mile ride to an on the roads along the Mississippi river. On the way back, on the highway...

I've been watching a few of the AMA series races and now I have questions. 1. In one race Yahmaha R6's were racing against 1050 Buells and 850 Ducati's. The R6 won, but is this fair? 2. One of the races had pit stops. The changed both tire in about 30 seconds. How do they get the...

:eek: So I'm riding on a 4 lane highway, second lane from the left (next to fast lane). I going about 70 mph, two cars to my left are going a little faster. One is even with me, the other is about 5 car lengths ahead. The sun is shining, yada, yada, yada. Just then the right rear tire...

Last weekend, I went to the Chicago show. I didn't think that I liked naked bikes, but the Vmax looked....well....evil...

It has been a bad stretch for Illinois governers. Former governer Jim Ryan is in jail already and this morning, current governer Rod Blagojevic was arrested this morning and charged with corruption. I believe that people are innocent until proven guilty, but this looks pretty bad. He is...

So I'm on a highway on-ramp trying to merge onto I-55. There is a construction zone, so the merging lane looks pretty short. There are two lanes to my left and me in the merging lane. I do a head check and there is a car even with me in the next lane, he is followed by a motorcycle. I slow a...

I like the black front brake reservoir on my 2007. It looks a lot better than white semi transparent reservoirs on other bikes....but I can't see a level in the sight glass. Even when the bike was new, I never saw a level. Is there some special technique to checking this level..ie how do you...

So I'm sitting in the left turn lane with 2 cars in front of me and about 5 behind. We are all waiting for the light to turn green, when my bike just turns off. I think...this is strange, so I hit the starter....nothing. No problem, I turn the key off, turn it back on and....nothing. My GPS...

Do you actually stop at stop signs in your neigborhood (when there is little or no traffic)? I noticed that when there is no traffic, I do slow down, but don't acually stop at the 4 stop signs on my way out in the morning unless there are cars or people around. Just wondering if I'm alone...

Dunlop has a new tire out...the RoadSmart that is a sport touring tire that fits the FZ6 Dunlop Tire Roadsmart Any opinions?

I am thinking about taking a flying to Florida and renting a motorcycle instead of a car when I get there. I see places that rent Harley's. I don't have anything against Harley's but they just seem really big to me. Has anyone done this before?

I saw the movie I AM LEGEND this week. Throughout the movie, I kept thinking about my Zombie plan. No, technically, zombies are different from virus mutated humans, but a good zombie plan should be able to handle both. Both tend to attack in mass (in-Human) waves, are pretty strong, cannot be...

When I ride somewhere, I always felt uncomfortable leaving my gear on my bike. I have a Cortec tank bag that converts to a back pack, but I didn't want to carry it around, but wanted it to be there when I returned. There may be a commercial lock out there that is better, but I couldn't find...

I was reading these articles ( * All Things Motorcycle * - 031: You Only Hit That Car ... and * All Things Motorcycle * - 032: Stopping Distance And Time ) about stopping, and decided to practice quick stops. In a parking lot, I makred a run up area and marked 5 ft increments after the line...

I was over in the London, Sunbury, Richmond area a few times this summer. I noticed that nearly all the riders had full riding suits. Maybe only 5% had riding jackets and jeans but the other 95% had either one-piece or two piece mostly textile suites. The also seemed to be weaving in and out...

I installed my Calsci +9.5 windscreen on my 2007 FZ6 today and promply took it onto the highway. I'm 5'8-5'9 and the wind still seems to hit me at forehead height. I think the helmet wind noise is a little higher. But the good news is that this thing REALLY WORKS well! With the stock screen I...

I was out riding yesterday on a one-lane-each-way highway with a posted speed limit of 55 mph. A group of 9 riders turned onto the road ahead of me. Only 6 in the group made it on before the car ahead of me and I got to the intersection. The last 3 got behind me. I was going around 60-65...

I have about 1 month and about 1000 miles of riding experience so far. At the MSF course we only got up to 2nd gear, so downshifting was not an issue. Now with the 6 speed FZ6 there are more issues. Cruising in 5th or 6th at about 45 mph and there is a red light or stop sign ahead. I have...