Sounds like you are going through a lot of trouble to give these parts away. Thanks for your selfless effort and thanks for shippin' the signals out to me! :cheer:
I had a Katana once. They are heavy, cheap, beginner bikes with a pretty aggressive riding position with bulletproof, oil-cooled (I believe) engines. To compare them to the FZ6, I would say the Katana is like having a Ford Mustang......with a V6. What's the point? The FZ6, on the other hand...
The only thing about test rides that I don't like is if you damage the bike, then you have to pay for the repairs. It's like riding a brand new bike with no insurance. Your bike insurance in most cases won't cover it. I have read on forums of several instances of this happening.
Wow, there are some highly educated folks on here...I wish I had the focus and passion it takes to get the advanced degrees. I just haven't found anything that inspires me to dedicate myself...I think I just said I'm lazy.
I was doing a lot of slow riding the other day so maybe that explains it. If going pretty fast the exhaust would be forced out faster and would also dissipate quicker rather than whirl around back there. I'm guessing the slow cruising (15-30mph) allows the exhaust to roll around and get in the...
Has anyone noticed that when you have a passenger they complain of smelling of exhuast fumes when you get done riding? My wife says her clothes are nauseating when she gets off the bike and I have to agree that her shirt smelled strongly of exhaust fumes. I assume it's the pipes being right...
The sound you are describing has to be coming from the clutch basket, clutch, transmission because you say it does not match engine speed. I would 2nd checking the oil; as it runs in the clutch and transmission as well. Check the level and actually put some on your finger and look at it and...
I have found that I can lug the engine down to low revs in 6th gear and it will pull from 30MPH just fine...it's not gonna pull your arms off but it will pull without shifting. That's more than I can say about the VStrom 1000 that I had, it was a big V-Twin and would not tolerate that low of a...
I'm from Ironton originally, but now I live in Jackson, 40 miles up 93. Good to hear from ya, small world. We come to Ashland quite a bit to go to the mall,eat, etc..