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The FZ-09 has caught my eye! The FZ-09 has caught my eye! I really like my 2004 FZ6 which I bought new, but I have been thinking of another bike. I like the idea of a lightweight bike with the torque of a triple. Like others have said, I'm concerned about the small fuel capacity, but if...

Re: Yamaha FZ-09 I really like the looks of the FZ-09. Maybe my 2004 FZ6 will be replaced by one of these. I'd prefer a bit of wind protection, but with the horrible buffeting that I get on my 2004, maybe the naked style of the FZ-09 is the way to go, as long as I can retrofit a bi-xenon...

Unless you ride a harley (I'm also from Pennsylvania), as they sometimes add special metal plates on their bikes where inspection stickers go. I have had them ask me where I would like my sticker, and I've always had to reply that I didn't have a place for it besides the front fork. I...

Great post, especially showing how to flip the shock around to keep the under tray in place. Maybe someday I'll get off of my rump and actually do this mod myself, considering that I bought the R1 shock last year and it's still sitting in my garage. I'll probably cheap out and try to...

Dang. I don't read the forum all that much anymore, but it was a bummer to see this. I'm glad to hear that you're basically okay. How are you feeling since the adrenalin wore off? The bike doesn't look too bad considering the situation.

I forget how bad the wind noise is on my 2004 FZ6 until I ride the bike. It is crazy loud, even with my Puig and earplugs! :eek: When I tried riding without the windshield installed, it was an amazing difference, but the bike didn't look nice to say the least. As I stated in an earlier...

Unfortunately for you, it appears that most of the people who have done this swap (myself included) are located in the USA, and we didn't have the ABS option available over here. So, I really have no idea....

Well, I haven't checked this thread since December, so I was happy to see how everything turned out. Awesome job on fixing the almost unfixable, and definitely something to be proud of! I'm curious if you used the paint that I suggested in post #83: Rust-Oleum Professional High Performance...

I have a bit of a problem with buying gear too, but I've slowed down since picking up a two piece Aerostich Roadcrafter suit a few years ago. That thing is awesome and I basically wear it all of the time now. But, I did buy my Roadcrafter used and it is a little on the small side for me...

I've been meaning to put one of these on for years. I had an after market horn installed, but I wasn't using a relay and it stopped working correctly, so I had to go back to the stock horn. Maybe this year I'll do the freeway blaster (or whatever little air horn is called) on my FZ6. I was...

I too was all spooked to bake them when I did my (non-Morimoto) bi-xenon install, but it turned out to probably be the easiest part of the whole project.... I wish that I didn't install the CCFL angel eyes, as they are useless since they can't really be seen and needed to have the extra...

I must be a freak I must be a freak or something, because I bought my FZ6 new in 2004 and the clutch engagement point has never bothered me.

The only "cool spots" (temperature wise) that I recall in Arizona were up North around Flagstaff. :D I lived in the Phoenix area in 1997-1998, and I have no intention on moving back into the desert, as two summers were enough for me! Nobody had told me about your "monsoons" either. Weird...

Bummer to hear about the key, but you'll like the PR3. I've been quite happy since putting PR3s on front and back in 2012.

Paint I love how you removed the frame! :rockon: My two cents is related to the frame paint. I swapped a 2008 swingarm onto my 2004 FZ6, and found some spray paint which matched really well (after buying a few cans of different brands / colors). I used this Rust-olem spray paint that I...

Crazy Sorry to hear of your damage. Bummer. And if you're not going to fix it, and have all of that metal repair experience, I think that means that our frames are pretty much a non-repairable item....

Yinz (pittsburghese) are getting me confused if I'm going to like this mod or not. :) I guess I won't know until I try. I definitely like the idea of flipping it around to avoid cutting the underseat storage, but I don't like that doing that means you can't access the adjustments without...

Sooo.... Being that I'm arm-chairing this discussion, and haven't touched my R1 or FZ6 shock yet, I am a bit confused. Here's my take on what is going on: As shipped, R1 shock and FZ6 shock are the same eye-to-eye length. Spring rate on R1 spring is wrong for our non-linkage equipped...

re: R1 shock installed Did you end up putting it together with the modified stock R1 adjuster collar, or did you get a shop to put your racetech part on? I wonder why the spring settled and the bike lowered more than the FZ6 shock. I thought that the measured lengths were the same? Do...