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Finally got my bike taken care of in regards to safety, some minor shop work (new front tire, front pads, and plate lights), and insurance (which tripled due to policy changes - thanks, Onterrible. :thumbdown: ) Took it out for a spin around some country roads north of my house, and it's been a...

I'm 6' and 170 lbs of skinny, and have ridden on my bike for 12 straight hours save for small breaks in between, and had little more than my knees and butt being a tad sore by the end of the day. You might want to consider the FZ1 handlebar, custom seat, and adjustable pegs. Adjusting your...

Could it just be heavy engine breaking, considering the ratios in first gear? Run 2nd up a bit and let off the throttle - same sound?

I might give lower idle a try, such as 1200. I'm going to save any super fine tuning of course for when I've had a proper chance to put the bike through its paces and blow the cobwebs out. Being used to a low idle would definitely make anything more traditional sound fast! Should see it when it...

According to the manual, 1300RPM +- 100. It was at around 1400 or so after I played with the adjustment a bit (and also had a slightly smoother idle as opposed to flat 1300). Going to ride the bike for real in the near future, and then adjust the idle once it's been warmed up properly. Plugs and...

Volume warning! Check it out dudes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be62R1mTJPg Valve adjustment, CCT fixed up so it isn't spewing oil, 9/10ths of the hoses replaced, and TBs synced up nicely! Ready to ride once I get it a safety for it, and fix up the tank mounting bolts!

Valves adjusted! Idle put closer to spec for the minute the bike was running! It fired up without a hitch, too! Now, to sync the TBs and get the idle spot on. Then it's go time! (And by that I mean to get a safety at the shop... Blegh.)

I think you'll get better top end with that due to differences in how the headers are shaped at certain points. That being said... I think it's time for a new gas tank!

If you're mechanically inclined at all, or willing to learn, you could do a lot of that yourself. If you can talk him down to $3000, you've pretty much made your money there. That being said, it looks good visually - so inspect it in person before you pull the trigger. Valve adjustment is...

Tie helium balloons to yourself before riding for some upward lift :) (Or fork oil / fork + shock replacement)

Hmm. If Revzilla remains unchanged as far as customer service and pricing goes, we'll be okay. If not... Well, I feel like people will gravitate elsewhere.

I'm pretty sure I've got two tank bolts ordered in along with the rest of the nuts, bolts, fasteners etc from a previous order, and it's just a matter of getting the right size hole drilled and tapped. Helicoils would be a very good idea, and I'm going to look into those, as they would make any...

I bought a hot cams kit, although it didn't have sizes accurate enough - or in large enough quantities for me to use properly. I can't return it due to the policy on them (since people abused it in the past) and as such will either hold onto them for the future, or try to sell them on Kijiji...

Hmm. That's a good point! For all we know, we could have just stumbled onto self adjusting shims though :rolleyes: ! I've got the ones I need from swapping, and the few I had to purchase - and they're all close enough that I'm not particularly worried. Should be golden when everything arrives...

Hmm. That's not a bad idea... Never really thought it would be wise to try sanding shims, but I could up some of the specs a little bit through that method. My exhaust valves in a lot of cases are good albeit on the tighter side. I could certainly touch them up a little bit that way if I got my...

As it stands, the original CCT still has a fair bit of travel left on it, and there's no abnormal sounds or the likes. Until I start hearing something out of whack, I think I'm going to leave it. With some regular riding in the near future, I'll see how it holds up and go from there. I've heard...

What an adventure it's been tearing this bike down slowly over the course of many weeks, waiting for free time and warm weather. I've had to replace many of the aging, cracking hoses with new ones. This is especially true for the throttle bodies and fuel lines - as I won't take chances with...

Looking at that, you almost have no reason to use the regular FZ6 cams in comparison. A tiny dip in power in one particular spot for solid performance thereafter. You'd have one of the most track worthy FZ6's out there! If you managed to spruce up the valves, and push out the rev limiter, you...

The mobile version of this website is kind of buggy for me too in a lot of cases.

If you haven't already, poke around some of the "parting out" type threads under the 'Bikes/Parts For Sale' section.