Recent content by Kassassin

so my bike rests in my backyard with the wheel locked sideways. the only way into the back yard is a very narrow ally way. I wake up this morning and go to my bike and first notice an old crappy helmet on the ground. then i get to my bike and notice that the ignition cylinder is stuck open...

Just ordered a wire from Daryl. shipped in a week or so and installed super simply. Wire looked better and more professional than I could have ever done. highly recommended.

just installed a fazr6 fe. wanted to know if the rear turn signals stay lit at all times like the front? (they are not lit now, but the turn signals work.)

I hit a construction hazard bending both my rims. Got the bike fixed(and inspected by a dealer) and it feels like at speed(50+mph) the handle bars seems to turn back and forth ever so slightly. Maybe a couple millimeters. I have been off the bike for a while waiting for insurance and such to fix...

bought it late august. 1850 miles

The dealer took care of me. they cleaned the tank and painted over the rust(most of it ended up being dirt) I felt a little dumb a bout the screw. Apparently.... I thought it was a self threading plastic screw. It was instead a finely threaded metal screw. I was turning it expecting big...

The screw will thread into the plastic, but it won't hold any torque.

I brought in the bike and talked to a mechanic(but not the head mechanic). He said that in his opinion this would not be under warranty. His reason? "None of our mechanics would make this mistake" Called yamaha and they said it is out of their hands till the head dealer looks at it, and if he...

Love the bike so far, but along with the water/fuel drain hose being crazy kinked from the dealer, now I have found a stripped screw on the bottom of the throttle lever assembly. Obviously I am going to bring it to the dealer and complain, but what are they going to do? Are they obligated to...

I just really don't feel secure using it. It seems like someone smart enough would just walk by and snip the straps and go home with a 400$ helmet and replace them. Is there a secure way to attach them that I don't know of?

Can someone without this problem take a picture of their drain hole? I want to see if maybe it's just unprotected metal in the drain and it rusts a little regardless. Right now it just looks like surface rust, but I don't know if this will now spread and corrode.

I have a brand new 09 blue fz6. I noticed the water in the gas cap too. Found the tube. Unkinked it..... rusty water. Joy.... Should I bring the bike in and complain? Should they replace the rusted tank? I don't like rust on a bike that is only a month and a half old.

not everything in the manual is always the best thing for the bike IE: break in controversy central, NB area

So I have been racing Bikes for a couple years and riding them most my life(pedal bikes). I love 2 wheels. I took my msf course for my lisence a while ago but never had the need or money to buy a bike( but I wanted one like all hell) Well, I finally had the money and the reason(lots of...