Recent content by ChromeX

First off would like to say Thank You to my 11K set of 021's. 11K miles front had enough-rear could have gone another 2K easy (saving for if the hard times continue). They (rear) only "puckered" me once think it was something on road. Never ran them all the way to the edge. Getting older by...

I saw the pic and for a minute thought someone had "borrowed" my bike; then I saw the tall wind shield and ... oh it's an 07 or newer. My 06 just has factory tall and racks my side boxs which have never put on.... someday... Now is the time to head to the levee's weather being soooo nice...

I'm at 8K miles the front only has at most another 5-8 hundred the rear looks it could go another 4-5K. That's why I posted in need of another front and thinking of 016 then a whole set 016. I do a combination of riding but not super aggressive twisties, no burn outs or stoppies. Same...

Need some help/advice choosing a BT-O_ _ for the front. I currently have 021 front and rear. At 9K I only have a few more hundred before need for a new front - The rear is still going strong I'm guessing another 3-4K. The 21's have not caused me much "pucker"; I'm older and wiser (and...

I went the whole route to 98% eliminate numb hands. Bar riser & backs & I went the extra route of modifying them i.e. dremel & drill bit so I could install vibration absorbing "rubber (O-rings/faucet washers & heavy vinyl tap) between All metal contact points. I also filled the bars with #7...

Yep I think I cut or ground that part off. Have you found or per my earlier response gotten a longer bolt?

Hey you new to riding and new to splitting are starting to scare me. Mainly you are at just that place I use to be and what I know now vs what I didn't know then ---all I can say is I'm Lucky! Best advice is if you can find a mature rider/splitter and spend some time with them both in the...

The biggest advantage you will have is Lane Splitting. This is a good thing if you are prepared if you are not it's going to bite ya some day. What to do? Make yourself as noticed as you can. Modulating headlights are really annoying to drivers but they do know you are there. A high vis...

Here ya go - thus my name. 1981 Honda - CBX --- Yet 1000cc's of Six cylinders across. I've been constantly restoring and what the heck since the parts off might as well have it Chromed! Purchased used had 81K in present rebuild has 14K. It's the width of the motor and the sound - Ohhhhhh so...

Yep: What goes around comes around! Don't forget to remember this set of tires and your good deed when..... you should have been - let's say in a world of hurt but the tires hung in there. This even goes as far as unrelated to tires directly - let's say something told you to slow down and sure...

Hey welcome I'm up in Oakland. Good choice in picking the FZ6 for your first bike. As you can see there is a lot of "Safe" mentioned. Just tell yourself slow is a good thing for quite some time to come there is a whole lot you need to learn. If you can try to hook up with an...

I could not be a cop... because it would be next to impossible not to be judge and executioner - for that matter it's hard to be a good "citizen" i.e. ... I can't count how many times when I've seen a situation so stupid or threatening that .... I've thought, that Jack ass needs the "crap"...

Oh, previous post pics. Look at the engine case... see the scratchs. I purchased bike "used" - got a good discount because of these scratches; point is these were a zero mph fall over. Now I think engine guards will prevent an or should there be some slid-en, oil might just stay in the engine!

I've done just what you are asking. I put the frame sliders "on top" of the engine guard. The problem is there is not an allen head bolt "long" enough to catch enough of the engine threads. I resolved this by getting a "hex" head bolt long enough, but now the problem was the hex head would...

I don't know how old/young you are or for that matter does it make a difference. There are old pilots - There are bold pilots - but No Old Bold Pilots! Been there done that and am just lucky I've learned from my experiences and not been killed by them. Best advice like those who have said...