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A few days ago I read an article about modifying the 250 Ninjas to race. One of the mods was to add a reservoir to the rear schock which provides much better dampening and compression/rebound dampening adjustments. Any reason the same thing couldn't be done to the FZ6 Rear shock? Thanks...

I have noticed a little fluid on the inner tube of my R6S forks, since I moded my FZ6. Pretty sure the fork seals are leaking. I understand that the inverted forks take some specialy tools, but what about non-inverted forks? Are the fork seals something I could do myself? Thanks, John

Scored a set of R6S forks and axle from an '06 off the R6 forum. Got the fender mounting brackets from RyanK (he is the man!) and wheel and brake bushings from a source that shall remain nameless (I don't know if he wants to get a bunch of inquires for mass production). Once the parts were...

Just finished my R6S fork mod, and need detailed description on how to adjust preload, compression, and rebound. Does anyone have the service manual description? Many thanks, John

Anybody installed the Racetech Cartridge Emmulator themselves? The seller backed out on the R6S forks (at least I got my money back), so I'm back to thinking about going with RT springs and the cartridge emmulator. I have looked at the install instructions, and while generic, it doesn't seem...

Are the spacers depicted in the Mastercam drawings of the correct dimensions? I just scored a set of R6S forks, and have been reading everything I can find on the mod. In my reading, seems like I read that the spacers are actually a little too short. Can anyone confirm this? Thanks, John

My Battleax 020 rear tire (OEM) has a noticeable flat spot wearing on it. I don't do wheelies, or burnouts. The tires have about 6K miles on them. I have kept the tires inflated at factory recommended levels (36r, 33f), as I weigh about 172 butt-naked. On my next set of tires, should I...

What's the best way to remove the sticker residue without harming the paint? Thanks, John

My front brakes squeak sometimes. Not always, and I can't really identify specific conditions that contribute it. Seems to be only at certain speeds, generally slow, and light brake pressure. Pads and disks are in good shape. Any ideas? Thanks, John

... the FE Kit that used to be available on SBN? I like this one the best of all I have seen pictures of, but it appears that it's no longer available on SBN. Is there another place to find them? Thanks, John

Got a Motion Pro Carb Synchronizer for Father's day. Took it out immediately and synched my throttle bodies. They weren't terribly far out, but synching seemed to smooth it out a little. With what dealers charge for maintenance, I figure the thing paid for itself after the first use... Many...

A friend told me yesterday that Boston's Pizza in Killeen hosts a bike night the first tuesday of every month, so my daughter and I hopped on the FZ6 and had a look. It was awesome. Didn't count 'em, but guesstimate there were at least 200 bikes there, some of them really beautiful stuff...

1st tank was 40 mpg. Not horrible, but I had hoped for better. 2nd tank was 47mpg. Now, that's more like it! Can I expect even better? John

Just got a brand new 2007 Saturday. Liking it so far. What's the best way to clean bugs off the wind screen and my helmet? Thanks, John