Recent content by Apothecary

Sorry for the lack of updates. I'm not a very heavy forum user and it didn't occur to me to let you guys know how it went. I used the welding idea. Clamped the ground to the bottom of the sprocket around the chain, then just dropped a spot weld at the top, hit it with the wet rag to cool off...

I would have completely forgotten this step.

Just got off the phone with the dealer, there were no recalls on that nut for the 2006 model year. The welding idea might be a good option as a temporary fix. Worst case scenario, it hurts a shaft that's already broken. In Texas, it's so hot most of the year that I was really bummed about my...

Oh wow, that would be amazing. I've never dealt with anything like that before, should I just call up the service department of my local dealer?

So on the highway last week, I suddenly lost power, but the engine was still running. Long story short, as I'm looking at it the other day, the nut that holds the front sprocket on was MIA and the sprocket still spinning while i was going, destroyed all the threads that the replacement nut needs...

Hey guys - over the weekend I tried to mount my used Leo Vince exhaust. It went pretty smoothly, but I'm missing the bracket that bolts to the tail and supports the weight of the two cans. The seller doesn't have the bracket, so I'm on my own. Does anybody know if it would be possible to just...

Hey guys - I've been here for a while, but it's about time to make my first post. I'm a Houston rider, I got my '06 FZ6 about 6 weeks ago, and I've had a few old KZ's in the past. Since I haven't got a little tool kit that came with the bike, I was going to put one together to carry around...