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At 5,000 rpms in 6th gear, my bike will do 59-60 mph. I weigh 180 pounds plus the weight of my gear and have stock gearing.

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I waited until the odometer hit around 1,200 miles before switching to synthetic. I dumped the factory fill oil at 300 miles and changed with Yamaha dino oil. I rode between 900 miles on the Yamaha dino oil and switched to Amsoil and have been running it ever since. For the way I ride...

There were quite a few WTF! moments in that video, but I couldn't stop watching either.

+1 on Seafoam! I use Seafoam religiously in my Mercury 225 EFI outboard engine. Two stroke engines can easily fall victim to carbon deposits which can cause catastrophic failure if unchecked. It cleans the fuel injectors which not only spray the fuel, but also the oil at a variable ratio...

Try spraying some electrical contact cleaner where the plunger goes into the switch body. I had the same problem 2 years ago and cleaned my switch using this method. Haven't had a problem since.

I dropped my bike in the garage 2 years ago and I know that sick feeling in the pit of your stomach. It was after a long ride on a cold day and I was trying to roll the bike into my garage. I leaned the bike over a bit too far and it just got away from me. I scratched my right mirror...

Nope, never used my 1 year factory warranty. The only issue I've ever had with my bike was a simple fix that took me literally 2 minutes to diagnose and repair. After sitting in Winter storage from November 2008 to March 2009, my kickstand safety switch must have gotten a bit corroded since...

I wanted to, but there wasn't much left of the bird. I'm an avid turkey hunter, and I keep telling myself that Kamikaze bird tried to take me out for killing and eating other turkeys.

Never been pulled over by the police on my motorcycle. The only interaction I've had with the police was an accident report when I hit and killed a Wild Turkey with my bike last Summer. I did $1,400 worth of damage, but kept the bike upright and rode it to the Yamaha dealer for an estimate.

I don't cross the double yellow center line. Motorists in Northern Michigan are not accustomed to motorcycles filtering past them and it's just not worth taking the risk. I understand why folks do it, but it's just not for this hombre.

Found mine online somewhere. It means NO B.S. since I try to keep my post straight forward and stick to the facts/ truth.

I too frequent the Triumph website and often lust after a Street Triple, and sometimes even a Daytona 675. If only my local Triumph dealer allowed test rides:(

I've run all 3 grades, (87, 89, and 91 octane) and haven't noticed a difference in performance/ fuel mileage. The only difference was the added cost of the higher grade fuel. The ECU was tuned to run on 87 octane, so that's what I run. I try to avoid Ethanol laced fuel which is getting...

Expect about 60 more horsepower with the ability to do about 90 mph by the time you're shifting into 3 rd gear at 12,000 rpms. The FZ6 comes with all the capabilities of a 600 cc bike, and it will lift the front wheel off the ground if caned hard enough. Insurance costs will be higher, and...

Do a load test on the battery and clean your terminals. Also, check for kinked fuel lines while you have the tank raised.

Any plans of visiting Northern Michigan? We have some very scenic and twisty roads.

That price isn't horrible, but keep in mind that it's still a two year old bike even if it has zero miles on the odometer. For comparison, I got my 2008 FZ6 in 2008 for $6,420 out the door. I'd make them a more conservative offer unless you're comfortable paying $6,200 of course.

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Without doing some serious engine work, you'll probably never cross the 100 hp threshold with an FZ6 engine unless you're talking horsepower at the crankshaft. As a bone stock bike, the FZ6 puts out around 88-90 hp at the rear wheel. Without forced induction, there's only so much HP...