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  1. RDly

    And I thought the UK was bad for bikes!

    Looking around the forums I have noticed an alarming amount of corrosion to bikes in otherwise 'Mild climates'. The UK isn't exactly dry at the best of times but bikes never seem to suffer that badly compared to those where you might expect a more forgiving climate! My 03 FZ6 has a small...
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    Knocking at the front

    Hi all, I searched this problem on the forum and found a couple of topics where there is a front end knock. What I want to know is this..... My knock is coming from the front brake calipers. I first thought it was the steering head bearings and checked them first. Of course they were fine and...
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    Right or left handers?

    Is this a northern hemisphere thing or does everyone north of the equator prefer lefts to rights? If not then what the heck? For some reason I can take left handers with no worries and feel really confident, but right handers (especially in the rain) freak me out! Does anyone else...
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    Rear brake lever, does a TDM900 fit

    Hi all, I was looking at a mates TDM900 and the rear brake pedal looks very similar to the FZ6 but instead of having a silly rubber bit, it has a decent plate to press down. Has anyone found a better rear brake pedal than the stock item?
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    Odd handling, front end issue!

    Hi again, I recently posted a question about rear wheel alignment since my bike was handling pretty strange and have found that to be ok. The reason for asking is that my FZ6 has completely different characteristics between left and right handers. After confirming the rear wheel was aligned ok...
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    Rear wheel alignment... or not?

    I didn't expect to find a problem with my FZ6 in this area but it does focus the mind! I adjusted my chain yesterday and aligned the adjuster marks each side exactly. When I went to ride it I found it was oversteering on right handers, especially nasty when in the UK negotiating roundabouts...
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    RDly is in da house

    So who am I? I'm relatively new to the Diesel scene after owning many 2 strokes from the 70's to the nineties. My previous ride was an RD400E that I shall show below that was owned by me and surprisingly didn't blow up during the 6 years I owned it! My other bikes were RD125 aircooled, R1Z...
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    My mileage has suddenly jumped by 1000+ miles!!

    Hi all, sorry to dive in with my first post with such a ridiculous question, but today I disconnected my 2003 FZ6 battery to remove a fire hazard left by the previous owner. It was only disconnected for no more than 30 seconds, but when I switched the ignition back on my recorded mileage had...
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