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Peter Stevens at Ringwood put on a new chain and sprockets for me yesterday @ $485. Bike has done 48,000 on the OEM gear not bad. The Dunlops have just done 3,000km and appear fine. At $150 cheaper than the Michelin PR2's Im happy at present. Bring on the cool and wet weather, Im ready. Rumps

Just did the 850 km trip to the folks place in Gippsland Victoria. Saw all conditions and had a tail wind for many kilometres. Lost a good pair of runners courtesy of loose 'OCCY STRAPS' and a small manbag (despatch bag Aussie Disposals) came over the rear left pipe and got burnt. Now here is...

Appear to have a sticky or hard to twist throttle. Any idea on maintenance? Yeah, on the road for the next 3 weeks on the FZ6S. Could use new rubber, at 15,000km my Michy PR2's are not real good but hey, I am perservering. Peter (merry Christmas folks)

my hose are 3 years old, when to replace? Pulled up after a 700km weekend and the hose at the outlet side of the water pump was leaking as I idled the bike after the run. Anyone had a similar issue. When should all the coolant hoses get replaced? Got 2 hoses coming from Yamaha as I live in the...

Summer, oh summer is around the corner. Maybe 10 cold fronts away, at least here in Vic. I am wondering when anyone has thought about changing their coolant hoses. All of them. ie kilometres or age. My fizzer has done 40,000 km and is 3 years old. When should I think about replacing the water...

Just had my valves checked, now have a vibration noise under the tank at low revs shile riding. Anyone had a similar problem? I plan on replacing the aircleaner shortly so I guess I will have a look next time the tank is raised. Any help would be appreciated.

Greetings bikers, Just did a nice ride through the Murray Valley, overnighted at Millers Motel in Wangaratta then over Mount Hotham in sun, sun, sun to my folks house in Gippsland. Have new Michy Pilot roads on and also the new pannier racks supplied by the Man hisself Wolfman jack. All good...

Anyone modded their radiator and have a plastic OE radiator guard they want to sell or part with? My radiator comes back from repairs this week and I hope to put it back together, my old plastic guard is cactus. Thanks Rumps

Went to a large Ag Repairs place last week in the Malley to try and get some work done on my damaged radiator while I wait on a new one and guess what? The owner has 2 young sons who both race in the desert on Yamahas and are constantly bingling their bikes. Turns out a place called Race...

Starting work on my radiator repairs today, post some pics later on the damage and just had a look at the map. I am doing research in the Mallee and have rented a place in a town called Woomelang. Thought I might put a ride together to meet some Croweaters when the weather cools down (or the...

Riding in the dark at Halls Gap Friday night I hit a Wallaby at about 80kph. It was a dumb place to be riding on a hot summers night as it is a national park. Various circumstances lead me to be doing it and I have paid the price. Strangely I stayed upright. I didn't lock the brakes or swerve...

I have recently spent a couple of thousand miles on a heavy bike with a rake somewhat longer than the FZ6. Getting back on the Fizzer I am finding very light steering, lighter than I remember. I know people have had trouble with bearings, does this make the steering heavier when they are...

Spoke to some lawyers in Houston who are on a thread about bike mods and crashes. Seems some insurance companies are looking closer and closer at the machines turning up bent. Consequently I would like to graph a hypothesis I am working on, just my slant on their thinking. Please don't answer...

Hey, have a safe and prosperous Christmas people. May your new year be everything you dream of and be fulfilling for your family. I am tracking a ship at the moment that has a Chrissy present secured inside container C219au Royal Wolf. Right now, back on the Fizzer and heading to Lorne for a...

Just booked my airfare to LA on Wednesday then connecting flight to Tennessee. No, I'm not going to visit Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman for Christmas. Bought a 2010 FXDWG Dyna Wide Glide from Smoky Mountains Harley. Thanks to the great dollar rate it cost A$15,270 and I will keep the yank...

I guess I travel more than I mod. This year is nearly over, how far have you travelled on your Yamaha this year in our big, brown land? or.... Do you mostly spend time on the net thinking about it? I did 90 km this morning on a country road going to work which made me think about the Fazer. I...

There has been a lot of talk about 'don't buy new tyres in summer because they wear quicker' and Pilot Road 2's get the best milage etc etc. But....... at 12,000km, my Bridgestone 21's are getting there. Second set of tyres on the bike and the original 20's got 14,000 km and were square. Now...

Just another 4 days of touring before the weekend rain (Bosses Rain) as it rains every weekend now. Did the Pyrenees and ended up at Lake Learmonth behind the Police station. Been dry for over 15 years! There is the largest windfarm in the Southern Hemisphere near here, about 120 turbines...

Everyone has been talking about the great weather we have been having down under lately and how good it is for riding. Yeah, Yeah. Well I live on one of the best roads for bike riding here in South Victoria , Australia, the Great Ocean Road. Well when I was asked to walk the 90 Kms from Cape...

Yamaha offers a nifty aluminium radiator cover as an accessory for my FZ6S at $335 plus $46 for the fitting kit for bikes made after 07. Y-Shop yeah, sure and I love throwing money away! However it appears flat compared to the plastic protector on my bike which has little grills. Has...