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    replaced the clutch cable!

    I replaced mine recently as well. I'd been cursing the bike for a heavy clutch and clunky gearchange for as long as I can remember. Now it's as slick as anything - if only I'd done it years ago! Yes, it's a bit of a fiddle to do, what with lifting the tank and taking out the airbox and...
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    Front brake caliper broken. Advice on replacment compatibility

    These have been on eBay for a while now: pinze freno anteriori con pasticche yamaha fz6 fazer R6 MT03 2006 front caliper | eBay Hope that link works. Bob
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    Front brake caliper broken. Advice on replacment compatibility

    The MT-03 calipers are indeed the same, in fact it uses the earlier FZ6 front forks. MT-03 stuff on eBay generally goes for much lower bids because they're not so popular. The R6 etc. (and later FZ6) ones (often referred to as "blue spot", though in fact they can be several different colours)...
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    question for those who own/owned fz6 and other bikes...

    I get the clunk going into first, except after I've just started the bike up - which is odd because you'd think that's when the clutch would be stickiest. But most bikes I've had have been the same - I think the worst was the Aprilia Mille that I recently got rid of. Though I've not ridden the...
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