Recent content by tylermonster

I saw that review too and it got me thinking...Is it better to wear knee and hip armour under some abrasion resistant pants or to wear pants with the padding built in. What is the consensus here? Obviously there is ease of use with the pads built in - but is there a downside to suiting up with...

Thanks for the tips - I will give it another round of kerosene and a soft brush. I wasn't sure if a chain could fail this early with neglect or not. The bike may not have been ridden much recently before I bought it - maybe it just needs a long road trip. I will update if I can get the rollers...

I recently bought a '04 with about 8500 miles - I cleaned the chain for the first time the other day and noticed that 2 of the rollers on the chain would not spin at all. None of the links are kinked and I plan to focus on the two rollers with some WD-40 or just a lot of kerosene with a brush to...

Aprilia Mana 850 - really cool - push button shifting. A bit pricey of course. Aprilia

Glad you are ok - that sucks. However, I would think that a crash like that would prob open your eyes and make you a better rider. I wonder, does an experience like that add more fear or will it make you more brave - like a battle scar?? When you get some time on a newer FZ6 let us know how it...

Hi everyone, FZ6 - first impression from a beginner... I bought a 2004 FZ6 with 8000 miles a week ago and its been sitting in my garage until last night, it was really torturous staring at that monster in my garage and not being able to legally ride it. I just completed the MSF basic...