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Follow the instructions in your manual, and if you don't have one, download it from the manual .pdf collection here. If you follow the instructions, it says not to go over 7,000RPM for EXTENDED periods of time for the first 600mi, and then not to go for EXTENDED periods over 8,000RPM until...

good idea. As mentioned above, the market is limited though. The gys who are insane enough to actually pay someone to do oil changes are the Harley owners, which is ironic to the max, because the whole pitch they base the sale on is one of independance and free-spritedness. (is that a...

Yeah... They pretend to go in and look over all of the nuts and bolts, look at the FI and synch if necessary, (which it is almost NEVER necessary,) and if they go in and mess with your valve clearnce, they went too far. Valve adjustment is recommended at 26,000mi or so, and even then it may...

This was well wrtten! Many of the reasons he gives for riding are exactly why I got back in the saddle, so to speak. I am under enormous pressure to perform with being a dad, husband, student and an EMT. I face situations daily that require every bit of my attention and skill, and in many...

LOL that little blip at 8,000RPM surely coincides with the vibrations we feel as the beast is unleashed, and has been mentioned in a few other threads... Thanks for the post, it is a great opportunity to see a stock Fizzer's HP curve. Yup, yup ,yup...

I have crashed three times, and those were all before age 17. They were also on dirt bikes. The first was me on wet pine needles where I slid out the rear end and smacked a tree -minor injuries, no dislocation or fractures, but I was sore for a couple days. Second was in a field on one...

You'll love it. Go for an '07. Better guages, IMHO. You'll love it.

Yeah, your chain doesn't actually ride on it, but it's there to keep the metal chain off the metal frame. Good question though.

I went ahead and wiped it clean after break-in, and every couple weeks I wipe the grime off and spray it well with a good synthetic chain lube. If I ride in the rain, I let it dry out completely and then hit a 4-6 inch section with chain lube and let it set up before riding it. The lube...

What a good thread, and I posted one like it a little while ago. It was cool to see that link with the diagram of a stock muffler. I'm so glad I didn't just send a 9/16" metal hole-drilling bit in there and start cutting. I can't see opening up a muffler to do this, it sound good enough...

'Tis a torquey little I-4, you know... I have to consciously work all the time to remember to keep it cracked open a little so I don't make it go *chunk-chunk* when slowing and going. Is it racing? Does it do this when you leave it running in neutral and you're not on it? Hmmm...

+10 on grip puppies... best $9.00 I spent! They have to be cut down to length a little, but are easy to soap up and slip on. Wipe them dry, let them sit for a few minutes, and there you ave it. They really do help reduce vibration, and if I find my hands getting a little sore, I just ease...

I rode from work to school this AM, and had a blast, of course. When I got to the school's parking lot, notorious for being full early, I spotted a blue motorcycle in the front half of a spot. I rolled in to park behind it, with plenty of room to spare, and when I got off mine, I saw that his...

Yup, the rising cost of fuel was what motivated me towards getting back on two wheels. There are added features, such as getting a thril from even the most mundane commutes with a mere twist of the wrist. I am under a tremendous workload with school work and clinical rotations, and commuting...

LMAO @ "My wife hates it." -Suckers... If the wife wants to ride beech on a Harley or cruiser, SHE can get one and I'll tote her butt around on it. Til then, I ride alone. Of course, som of those squid chiks would make me reconsider, so long as it certainly was a string thong bikini.

-and gawking at you with a smirk. That, and the hottie walking to her car looks up from her phone at you long enough to judge: LOSER! and keep on going. Good stuff. I hadn't been on a bike for around 8 years when I got my FZ6 last month, and stalled a handful of times. Well, maybe two...

What a dumba$$. I bet he screwed up his leg on that one, and can't stand to hear Tom Bergeron chuckling glibly in the background. Damn you, Tom Bergeron... Damn you to HELL! :)

Holy crap-ola... Note to self: easy does it.

I don't care about cheap... What I really want to know is will this cause mixture issues or cause the engine light to come on? It's just a thought.

I was wondering if one can drill 3/8" or so holes in the OEM muffler baffles that you see inside the stock mufflers without having to adjust fuel injection, etc. Can it be done without having a check engine light come on? Anyone done it? I'd sure like a louder set of pipes without having...