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Hi all, Did my valve clearance check today. Still plan to change oil and sync the throttle bodies, but I've completed the valve clearance check and put in new spark plugs. When I started it to make sure all was OK, it seemed to idle lower than it used to. I believe it was 1100-1200 at...

Whenever I’m stopped with other bikes at a gas station, waiting at the front of the ferries here in Washington state, or wherever it may be, I can’t help but notice that…well, the FZ6 gets no love. Sure, nobody HATES the FZ6, but to other motorcyclists it just seems to be part of the...

To make a long story short, there was some drama last weekend but the situation at present: It's been sitting on the battery tender for a while, but I suppose if the battery is totally screwed, it wouldn't matter anyway, correct? It reads 14.2V or so I believe while on the tender. Voltage...

Hello there, Went to change my spark plugs today, 8300 or so miles. Pulled out the first "cap" and pulled out the plug. Noticed the difference between new and old, as the picture attached shows. Only just before I go to put the cap back on do I think "hmmm that's strange...". It looks...

Hey all, I'm looking to get back to my home in Arizona. I grew up there but left for the Seattle area for school in 2003 and then got a job up here. That was before my riding days though (which started this last December...haha). My question for all of you is how is the riding in...

Hello all, So this weekend or next, I'd like to flush my coolant (and other 8000 miles stuff). I don't know for sure but I doubt it's ever been done. Do you think the thermostat is something worth replacing while I'm in there? It appears to be anywhere between 10 and 25 dollars. I didn't...

I only have about 700 miles riding experience and I have a question... I haven't had any problems with this YET, but I'm curious... It's well established that we are supposed to "look through the turn" and look as far into a corner as we can see. My question is since we can't always see...

I was taking my wheels off before getting new tires and decided I'd take my rotors off as well. Well the allen heads stripped on one of the left front and one of the right front rotors because they're cheap pieces of crap made from soft metal. They are "shouldered" and "button head" bolts...

Hello there! I just picked up my first bike, a 2007 red FZ6. I love it so far, although I haven't had MUCH experience with it yet as I still need to license and insure it. Also being such a beginner I don't want to ride it too much until I have frame sliders and stuff. Not that I plan on...