Recent content by dcdruck

Going a little off-topic now, but the new bike I'm buying is an '06 leftover. No miles. My concern is with the assembly lube mainly. How long is that stuff supposed to be good for? I'm going to ask the dealer to give it a fresh oil change before starting it up at least, but there's nothing...

Thanks for the info, but insurance is totalling the bike and giving me the value of it. If I were going to fix it I would've replaced the frame with a used one. Instead, the insurance company is taking it and I'm picking up an FZ1 tomorrow if the weather permits, which at this point it looks...

Yeah, I'll have to respect the additional power for sure. I decided that I like the side exhaust and the two-piece seat of the FZ1 more than the FZ6 counterparts. I love both bikes though, and the added power should be pretty cool too.

A few updates... For those curious posters, the frame slider manufacturer was Street Bikes Unlimited, who, from what I'm reading, make cheap (inexpensive and cheap quality) frame sliders. As I previously stated, the only reason I even have them is that the previous owner included them in the...

Yeah I'm convinced to never use the sliders again. The only reason I even had them was the previous seller included them brand new with the bike and I didn't know any better. I do now. I called the insurance company today. They said they'd call me back tomorrow. I did insure my Katana tonight...

After reading all of these posts I'm thinking replacing it might just be the better idea. As far as the insurance company goes, I'm not sure what they'd say because I haven't notified them yet. It happened at 4:00 AM on my way home from Americade and my phone battery had died several hours...

Yeah riding time will definitely suffer. I do have an '03 Katana that I was trying to sell. Maybe I'll re-register that and ride that around in the mean time. I'm going to start tearing the FZ6 apart tomorrow probably in an attempt to accelerate the repair process.

@Fred: Yeah tearing the bike down won't be fun, but if it salvages my bike without costing me an arm and a leg than I don't mind. I haven't searched yet, but is there a decent tear-down guide available here or elsewhere online or should I just get the factory repair manual? @YamahaMAXdRPMs...

Hi gang, I've been a member on the forum for a few months now, but this is my first post. I wish it didn't have to be under these circumstances... Don't ask me why, because I don't have an answer, but for whatever reason I decided that last night would be the night that I try to get to front...