Recent content by Phil_RC_1

I'm 52 the wife is 51. The FZ6 is the wifes bike but since I commute on my bikes, I change'm up from time to time, so I put more miles on the FZ6 then the wife does. I also have an FZ1, Road Star, RMZ450, and my daughters Vespa 150. So, 5 bikes in the garage at the moment and I enjoy riding all...

A larger diameter core in the muffler (The inner through-pipe or baffle of the muffler) will have a deeper sound (All else being equal), also, typically a larger diameter muffler body with loose packing will sound deeper. Look for slip-ons with a larger diameter baffle core. Since nobody...

What he said!! +1

WoW!! I'm suprised that on a sport bike forum, you didn't get reemed for even suggesting you might want a cruiser :D. I've had cruisers for years and been around the guys that ride them, I have always found that sport bike guys are usually A LOT more,,, well,,,,, biased. ;) Anyway, I agree...

Thank you ADMIN for the new section but,,,, Well!!,,, it sounded like a good idea, but after some time now, it seems every one is just ignoring the old "MODS" section and ignoring the fact that the "Perfromance (OOOPS!! Performance) mods" section is supposed to be about engine related, horse...

There's a couple problems there. On the older FZ's that don't have an O2 sensor, it has an Open-Loop EFI, or think of it as a very tunable carburetor. It's not smart-technology or self tuning. On newer models with an O2 sensor, they are still only part-time closed-loop,, that is, they only...

Do it! It will increase performance and it's better to do it before the dyno tune. If you have questions about it, research this board, but also broaden your research and include a google search to get view points from real tuners. Not to be disrespectful, but most of the guys here (including...

On something like this, I would recommend that you have to use your own judgement. Once you get the filter out and inspect it, If it's nasty, clean it more often, if it's still decent , then 10K is about right. No extra tune should be required for just changing to a K&N. The airbox is the...

I read a good article one time about fuel ratings. It was writen by a retired chemist so I gave the article "some" creditability (You just have to be careful who you read, and take anything these days with a grain of salt:D). I don't remember a lot of the technical details, but what I retained...

The map is everything when it comes to the PCIII (or any other EFI tuner). Technically, you could get better then stock MPG if you have it mapped for efficiency. The great thing about it is that you could have the lower throttle % and RPM of your normal cruising range adjusted for...

You're right. I would consider it a standard, but I fat-fingered the "6" and hit "7", but still, I hadn't considered the Street Triple, that one slipped my mind. With my intended 650cc limit would have "technically" excluded the 675, but to be fair, 25cc isn't that much bigger, but also the FZ6...

Amazing how this thread has transformed from the original post and it's intent. To me it says YES, people are generally concerned about making their FZ6 perform as well as possible, and that there are driveability improvements to be had compared to Bone-Stock. The fact is, The FZ6 is the most...

:rof::rof::rof: Sometimes I think these silly labels actually give the idiots ammunition for their trivial lawsuits. Now imagine if lawyers and Judges used "COMMON SENSE" to Judge cases. Imagine if we had a law where, if your case is deamed trivial, and you lose, YOU have to pay, or...

Different people are gonna have different reasons for getting a new bike. Pure performane isn't always a criterion and sometimes it IS an upgrade, sometimes not. I have not ridden the FZ8 but just looking at the performance data, the FZ8 and FZ6 are too similar for me to consider the FZ8 an...

I installed handlebars from the FZ6 on my FZ1. IMHO, they have have the same riding position now.