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I just came across this thread today (where have I been for the last year?) and this is such a cool idea. Is there a new challenge?

PM sent. Where's the 'smores' party? If it's in OZ, I won't make it in time...

I went with #3. During medium to aggressive turning my inside heel just feels right as it raises up slightly and rotates in towards the bike as my derriere slides towards the inside of the turn.

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I lubricate my chain with DuPont Teflon Multi-purpose Dry Lubricant every few hundred miles, and actually break out the Simple Green, an old toothbrush and a rag for major chain cleaning about every 1000 miles.

The cell phone text messaging person with less than 100% of their attention on the road. Of any age. As many have said, the elderly are [usually] more predictable, in that they will be quite a bit more cautious, except in spectacular lapses of reason, like driving the wrong way in HOV, etc...

The redline on my 2008 is 14k, so 8-9k is just about 2/3 of the way, a walk in the park for this motor. Besides, I find that on a long trip, I have to stop for gas just about every two hours, so the engine gets a little rest every stop.

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Using my crazy mad algebra skills for the second time in twenty years (and looking at that box of marshmallows in the cupboard) I have PM'ed you with the proper answer. The first time was ten minutes ago when I worked out the plumber question only to realize I was a day late. (and a dollar short)

Two nail-catching incidents with the rear tire. Just the other week, nail in rear tire discovered at work after my morning commute. And once back in '92 on a road trip touring through the Rocky Mountains ('nailed' just outside Fort Collins, Colorado). I did have a scary time years ago on my...

Just replaced the stock Dunlops that came with my 2008 FZ6. They had about 8900 miles on them. Although neither tire was down to the wear marks, the nail that appeared one morning in the rear tire convinced me it was time. The guy at the dealership near where I work recommended the Michelin...

USA right-hand side travel lanes lefty here. I'm just more confident banking left because I can usually see further around a left-hand curve. And then there's the argument where my right hand says 'what, I gotta work the brake, the throttle AND initiate the countersteer while HE (left hand)...

In an earlier post, you mentioned not seeing any FZ6's at the dealerships. There is a good reason for this. As far as I can tell, Yamaha is not offering them here in the US for 2010, so 2009 was the last model year for the breed. Back before I bought my 2008 Cobalt FZ6, I was agonizing over...