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My wife and I have been going through a bit of a rough patch this year and I was told that she feels more like a room mate rather than a spouse. We don't share any of the same hobbies and except for our beautiful 2 year old daughter don't have a whole lot in common. My wife enjoys camping...

Up for sale... my 2008 FZ6 S2 with 13,000 miles. I have too many hobbies/ obligations and not enough time and $$$ to do all of them. I am the original owner and bought it new August, 2008. It has been 100% adult owned and ridden ever since. Never crashed or dropped. No damage of any...

The time has come where selling my bike is the right thing to do for my family and marriage. We just bought a camper trailer and between camping and my Bass tournaments, the FZ6 has been sitting around too much lately. I checked on KBB last night and found they're saying $3,300 trade-in...

Has anybody else received the Yamaha promotional card that promises a pair of Oakley sunglasses in exchange for test riding a new Yamaha bike? I've been wanting to test a new FZ1 to determine if I want to stick with the inline 4 format, or switch to a V4 like the Aprilia Tuono V4R. A free...

My buddy has been lusting after a Honda Hornet and came across one yesterday. His current ride is a 2003 Kawasaki ZX-7 which is an air/oil cooled inline 4 cylinder 750 cc bike with carbs. The Hornet is a 901 cc, liquid cooled inline 4 that is fuel injected. He has one year of riding...

I bought these glasses in the Summer of 2004 and wore them for exactly one weekend. They're too wide for my face, but I forgot my normal glasses and got these to get me through a mountain bike ride. They are genuine Oakleys and were bought from an authorized Oakley retailer. The frames...

I came across a post on bass fishing website that I frequent quite often asking for help selling a 2007 Aprilia RSV motorcycle. I normally wouldn't give such a post a second thought, but the person asking for help is a fellow law enforcement officer. The officer's good friend got himself...

While out for a ride today, I started to feel a bit disconnected from the task at hand. It's unseasonably warm and humid for September (high 80's and humidity is over 90%). I was in full gear, and traffic was moving slow which didn't help get any air moving over me or the bike. I...

I received these glasses as a gift a few years ago, but sadly they don't fit my face because they're too wide. The frames are a metallic champagne color while the ear socks and nose piece are rootbeer. The lenses are bronze tinted. They've been worn in the past, but are in excellent...

I've always liked the Aprilia Tuono, but I could never fully wrap my head around the idea of getting a V-twin engine bike. I also liked the RSV 4, but couldn't bring myself to buy a Super Sport due to comfort issues. Long story short, someone at Aprilia must have been monitoring my thoughts...

This past weekend I volunteered at a fund raising event at my local airport. They needed someone to test the timing equipment before the race started and I had a chance to make a couple passes. The surface was cement and the air temp was about 55 degrees. We were running a Sportsman Tree...

It's been awhile since I've posted, but I have a question for a buddy. A guy I work with is looking to get into motorcycle riding and we've been talking about the safest way to get into the sport. We've discussed starting out with a less expensive, older 250-500 cc class motorcycle to...

My recent incident with an Eastern Wild Turkey has left my stock wind screen a bit battered and in need of replacement. I'm wondering if anyone on the forum is willing to sell me an undamaged stock FZ6 windscreen they have no use for. I figure someone should have one laying around with all...

Well... it happened today. I was coming around a sweeping right curve when I noticed a Turkey standing on the opposite shoulder. I began slowing and watched as the bird flapped it's wings and took flight. I continued slowing and attempted to adjust my lane position but it did no good...

I recently picked up a very bright LED flashlight that is rated at 200+ lumens running on 2 AA size batteries. After messing around with the light, it got me thinking about the possibility of fitting LED modules into the H7 and H4 housings on my FZ6. LED's are very simple with very high...

Right now, I'm looking forward to a trip to the Scottsdale, Arizona area to visit with some friends and family. One of my high school buddies lives out there and he wants to get together for a motorcycle ride. I've been researching different rental companies in the Scottsdale/ Phoenix area...

Since my FZ6 is parked for the long Northern Michigan Winter, I've been doing a bit of snowmobiling to help pass the time. I'm currently riding an old 1993 Polaris XLT sled which is really beginning to show it's age. For years, I was a 2 stroke purist who would have never even considered a 4...

My buddy and I had an awesome late season ride today in Northern Michigan. The roads are normally covered with snow and ice this time of year, however we had a beautiful sunny day with temps near 60 degrees. We rode M-119 between Harbor Springs and Mackinaw City and then covered some back...

I've been heating my home with a Quadra-Fire wood pellet stove since October 2007. As I'm entering my third heating season, I've noticed the price of pellets has steadily risen each year from about $130 per ton to around $220 per ton. Does anybody else on the forum heat with biomass? If...

Today my buddy and I ran our bikes down the runway at our local municipal airport. The airport and police department sponsor 1/8 mile drag races each Memorial and Labor Day. We volunteered to make a few runs to make sure the timing equipment was working properly. I was running my 2008 FZ6...