I also find it easier to fuel the bike with it on the centerstand.
Don't know what the official instructions would be, and hard to describe rather than show... I stand on the left side of the bike with my left hand on the left handgrip, and my right hand on the left rear grab rail. My left...
Scorpion EXO-700
Bought a new helmet this summer - Scorpion EXO-700. This is a discontinued model, the Red Fury, manufactured in Sept 2006, on close out for $150. This was from Metricbikes Superstore, but I'm no longer seeing that price from them. I should also note that Metricbikes was pretty...
I think the FZ6 is a gas! I've heard it called the poor man's BMW. My last bike was an '85 CB650SC, and I got an '06 FZ6 last December. At moderate RPM's, the bike is a great around town commuter. With the stock gearing, it can sometimes be a trick to launch smoothly, but I've very rarely...
It was the chain
That's exactly what it was! I blew off wired_af's suggestion at first, because the bike had just been at the dealer for service. But it now appears that it was the dealer that screwed it up in the first place. I was lubricating the chain the other day, and realized the...
How to Clutch-Wheelie the FZ6 - Sportbikes.net
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Same here, get a howl at 55 to 65 mph. Thought it was tires or exhaust or something. Seems to have just started recently with a couple of thousand miles on the bike. Thank you for bringing this up, so that I know I'm not the only one.