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Went a new direction with bikes so selling my FZ6, I bought the bike at 10,000 km and all miles after that have been put on by me using it for trips and country rides. its now at 73,000 km (45,000 miles) All touring related mods: Heavy weighted Stainless Steel Bar ends...

I've been going more and more off the beaten track on my FZ6 as of lately and have been passing by trail entrances I wish I could follow. My dad's been a BMW guy for the past 4 years or so and I've been following their lineup for a little while now. I called the dealership to ask about some of...

So I just re-shimmed all my exhaust valves, went very well... then came setting the timing because I was dumb and didnt ziptie the chain to the other sprockets, so the timing was off when I reinstalled the exhaust cam. I have the two cam timing marks perfectly opposing each other, the T on...

I just got finished taking my whole front end apart, got the forks out to change out the oil, figured I should check the valves as... well I'm at 70,000 km and they havent been checked yet :spank: It was a little messy and a hassle to get everything out of the way and sorted out, but I managed...

I've been riding and reviewing my friends and family's bikes this summer and posting them to my youtube channel. I decided to do my FZ6 just to add to my content. Figured this would be a good place to post a link to it for any new members or people looking for info on the FZ6 as prospective...

It seems its new bike season for my family, I recently rode and made a video about my dads new BMW R1200RS, since then he picked up a 1979 Yamaha RD400 Daytona Special. My brother however picked up a new 2015 FZ-07 which I got to ride and do a review of... I'm pretty lucky getting to ride all...

My dad recently took delivery of his brand new 2015 BMW R1200RS, this supposedly is the first one in Ontario, and from what I've seen, the one of the first ones around anywhere. I go for a ride and review it best I can, then do a walk around. Wicked bike in my opinion, same boxer twin as the...

Okay, so I'm a bit confused here... I replaced my stock chain last season when it had around 40,000 km on it, I was seeing red dust periodically on surrounding parts and under the sprocket cover. I did consider the sprocket spline shaft itself, but ruled it out. So I installed a new x-ring...

So I've been working on a project bike for about a year now, I'm at the point where its just loose ends to tidy up before its done. Since its a vintage bike and a bit of a mod/restoration I've had to be a bit creative with parts that aren't available anymore/wont work with the things I've done...

Hey all, I've got a couple reasons for this post, 1. I'm Canadian, 2. I miss riding, 3. I have a week off coming up soon, 4. I'm planning a ride to the bottom of Argentina (not on the FZ6) in 2 years leaving Canada in January at some point. So, I was wondering how far south I need to get...

Okay, so I'm well acquainted with the need for a flasher relay rated for LED's due to their lower power consumption etc. What I've been working on is my custom wiring harness for my project bike, a 1979 Honda CM185, its a 6 volt bike and I wanted to run LED turn signals and brake light, so...

So I bought a set of HVMP bar ends last fall off another forum member, can't say I noticed a huge difference in vibration but I liked them none the less. Today I was riding on our main highway here in Ontario (401) which most traffic travels at 120 km/h or so, I was doing about that just chilled...

I decided to try my hand at writing a first person article for Cycle Canada, they accept submissions from readers once a month and if they pick yours they run it in the magazine and pay you $100 Lucky for me they picked me and my FZ6!

I bought a universal left hand control for my project bike I have going on, its meant to fit 7/8" bars which I have but inside there is a nub built into the casing which stops it from clamping cleanly onto the bar. For anyone who has experience with an aftermarket hand switch assembly, am I...

Ive always disliked one thing about my fz6, and that would be that I dont have enough to fiddle with on it, it always starts, runs perfect, does exactly what it should. The previous owner took care of all the beginner mods, and I installed hyperlights, made my own fender eliminator, stainless...

The other day I went out for a little ride in the afternoon, since Ive finished my job for the summer I havent had my 90 km a day ride happening. I decided to hit up a curvy little back road and have a little fun. I used to ride this stretch a lot last year on my GS500F as its pretty secluded...

Completed my home made fender eliminator today, wired in Hyperlites and the2wheels model zero LED turn signals. I figured I would save myself the money on ordering one online and make a custom one with space for my new hyperlites to mount I made the FE out of an old computer case, it was...

Since I picked up my bike 3.5 weeks ago (im fairly sure it belonged to CanadianFZ6 first, Hi Richard if this is the case) I've put almost 3000 km on it. I took it pretty far on the F-Trip today, made it to 80 km before I got to my usual fill up spot, I was carrying a half litre of fuel in my...

I picked up my 2009 FZ6 on Sunday and in under 24 hours I've already put 550 km on it. I drove my civic to work today since of the rain and holy hell it felt slow lol. I've been reading this forum quite a bit the past month in anticipation of getting my bike When I downshift I...

Hi there, I picked up a 2009 FZ6 a couple weeks ago and Im just waiting for the snow to finally melt before I can get out on it. (Ontario has decided its not done with winter yet) I like to do long distance riding and I put 10,000 km on my GS500F last summer. I found on the Suzuki I...