Recent content by greisinb

In General: A large chunk of the reason is the profile of the cam shaft, the rotating lobe that opens and closes the valves that bring in air/fuel and expel exhaust gasses. The R6 is essentially a street legal track bike and when you are racing the engine is always at the top of the rev range...

Rates vary by state, among many other factors obviously. I'm 24, single, live in Wisconsin, and have taken the MSF course and I have what I would consider "middle of the road" insurance from Progressive and it costs me about 300 bucks a year. I have no infractions on my driving record. Many...

Excellent point that I didn't consider, the dealer filled it up but I don't know exactly how much they put in. I'll have to average several tanks and see what I get. On a corollary, I live in Wisconsin, where as you may have guessed it is still freezing cold. I imagine that mass air flow...

The bike only had 140 miles on the clock when the fuel trip odometer turned on. I suspected that the poor mileage was due to the break in period but just wanted to be sure. Thanks for all the input and allaying my fears!

I filled up my new bike (5 days old) with gas for the first time today. When I got home I ran the numbers through a calculator and it told me I was getting 36 miles to the gallon. This seems very low to me, I ride the bike pretty conservatively because I'm still very much in the break in...

It's Blue, which is apparently the much faster color around these parts. :)

-Hi everyone, I pick up my new 07 FZ6 tomorrow if the Wisconsin weather cooperates. I had a Ninja 250 for 3 years and I hope the FZ6 will be as much fun as that little Ninja was! -First question! Do the Cortech soft saddlebags fit well on the 07's with the large passenger grab rails and will...