Recent content by jczlsr

I change my tires with three tire irons and rim protectors. Did away with the lead weights and now use the balancing beads so I don't even need a balancer. Seems to work well with no problems. Learned the tire mounting skill a number of years ago working on my other bikes. Must say that I...

Anyone??? I looked at a diagram in the service manual but cannot figure out where the needle bearing is located. I did not take off the sprocket or damper so is it under there?

Where is this needle bearing? I replace both tires on my FZ6 last fall and only saw the sealed bearings on each end of the hub. Is the needle bearing internal?

I have a 2009 with a water pump leak when bought new. It was still under warranty and Yamaha tried to fix it 3 times by replacing the internal mechanical seal. All three times it continued to leak. On the forth repair, Yamaha replaced the whole water pump assembly. No leaks since...

After taking a 3,000 mile trip last summer, I found out that I need a different seat option for long trips. Since shorter rides are not a problem, the stock seat is fine. I'm going the order a Air Hawk seat cushion but don't know what size I need just for front seat because I have a tail pack...

Well, the beads have already been bought. At the time I ordered them, I just thought this would be an easier way to balance the tires. I've read both good and bad comments about the beads so I plan on giving them a try to see for myself. Right now, there are no wheel weights on the rims...

When I made the adjustments, I sync #2 to #1, #3 to #2 and #4 to #3. I thought about trying to sync #4 to #1 and then adjust the other two. Would this even matter? Just was trying to think through on how to bring down #4 at 4000rpm when it's level at idle. I also made and used a sync tool...

I just checked the TB sync and both cylinders #2 and #3 were low. I brought them up level with #1 and #4 at idle speed. I did what some on the forum suggested and re-checked at 4000 rpm. #4 was much higher so I brought it down level with the others. However, when I re-checked at idle again...

Just received a set of Michelin PR2 and plan on mounting them myself. When checking for the tire dot that marks the light side of the tire to line up with the valve stem, there was none. I checked the Michelin specs for the tire and found out they do not place a dot marking on the tire for...

Erci.....Thanks for mentioning the out of sync symptoms. I have none that you listed so it's going to go unchecked for now.

I'm just days away from 10 day trip on my 2009 FZ6. I'm going through my maintenance check list and saw the carb sync "check-adjust" in the manual. My other two bikes are a Suzuki DR and Kawasaki KLR 650's which are both thumpers so carb sync was not a needed maintenance item. My FZ6 runs...

Thanks for the tips. Just one more question. I have read from other posts that increasing the front sprocket +1 will make the speedometer more accurate since it is approx 5-8% off with stock sproacket. What will it do to the odometer?

I'm about the change the front sprocket on my 2009 FZ6. It only had 4,000 miles but I want to upgrade from a 16T to a 17T because of a 3,000 trip I'm planning. Just thought it would provided a more comfortable better cruising speed on the interstate. My question is can I place a new front...

My problem is only with down shifting. It just seems to get stuck in a gear whwile down shifting. I have to let out the clutch sometimes between gears to get to the next lower gear. I have read other posts that say the m/c has to be moving and sometimes the throttle needs to be blip while...

I'm having some down shifting issues on my 2009 FZ6 with 3,000 miles. I have researched other posts and some posters suggested pre-loading the clutch and/or shifter. What is meant by this and how is is done?