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I have a great job. I do advanced process control work in a chemical plant. The technical content of the work is interesting, and I like the people I work with. And because my boss doesn't really understand what I do, as long as nobody is hollering too loud he is happy. I might talk to him for...

+1 In Houston, we're just now getting into riding season. The weather was beautiful today. Until now, it's mostly been too doggone hot.

I'm interested. PM sent.

I know the situation i the US is probably different than in Australia, but here's some info that everyone may find interesting: My son laid his 1986 Honda Nighthawk down. It was a really nice one, and we didn't want it totaled. The insurance adjuster's first estimate was to use all brand...

Welcome! I traveled to Taipei a few time on business back in the late 1990's, and I thought it was a great city. I loved the market and the national museum.

That's the right attitude, if you absolutely must have a loud aftermarket exhaust. Shift to second as soon as you can, and get out of the neighborhood at an engine speed barely above idle. Since I also leave the house well before the sun comes up, I'll just keep the stock exhaust.

Even worse, he might have "lost control" of his vehicle and collided with you. I can just imagine him telling the investigating officer, " I was so startled when he kicked my car door that I accidentally jerked the wheel and swerved right in to him..." What are you going to say when...

Cycle-ergo.com is useful to get an idea of how a bike will fit you. It helped me to decide on the FZ6. I liked the torque of a friend's SV650, but the riding position was too aggressive for me. I also liked the smoothness of the FZ's 4 cylinder engine.

The woman who sold me my bike owned it for almost 2 years and rode it less than 100 miles. Five to six hundred miles a year is huge in comparison to that!

So Skooter... does this mean you won't be doing any more work on the tutorial about fitting the R6 gauges to our bikes? Good luck with the sale, in any case.

Nice work, Toasterboy! I appreciate the tutorial. Is it really as bright as it looks in the youtube video?

Yeah... OP is probably dead, killed by an angry wife.

Those guys have cojones the size of bowling balls.

To make sure I understand: you put the MRA X-creen on top of the Cee Bailey? I've been thinking about Laminar Lip: Laminar Products for Yamaha FZ-6 Did you consider that one?

I rode for an hour on Saturday, my longest ride yet on this new-to-me bike, and I had a sore butt too. I'm thinking Corbin seat. It looks like it would be around $475 or so with shipping, but from what I've seen, used ones go for $300 plus shipping, so in the unlikely event I change bikes...

I'm very fortunate. I park in the garage at home, and at work it's in covered parking behind behind gated security. I don't know every one of the hundreds of people who work there, but I know a lot of them, and it's kind of like extended family. The only time my bike is left parked...

Motorcylegear.com has Kilimanjaro 5.0 on sale for $189. There's free shipping to the US on orders over $89, and they claim to offer comparable shipping discounts (though not free) on shipments to Canada. I just bought the Joe Rocket Nova 2.0 jacket they have on sale, and it came quickly. It's...

Here's a link to video in case anyone hasn't seen it yet. It's quite dramatic. Biker Rescued From Burning Wreck | Video - ABC News

I rode a Buell Ulysses XB12ST before I finally decided on the FZ6. It was well-balanced with lots of torque and a comfortable riding position. But I just couldn't handle that lumpy Harley idle. It was twice the money too, which sealed the decision for me.

My '06 FZ6 is new to me, and I've had a sinus infection for most of the time I've owned it, so I haven't even ridden a hundred miles yet. Still, I do find the on-off nature of the clutch a bit annoying, especially because it comes right at the end of the lever travel. I may try a set of...