I recently bought a new set of Conti Motion tires for my 2009 FZ6.
The tires are mounted correctly with the rotation arrows on the sidewalls in the correct direction.
I noticed that the sipping on the rear tire run one way but the sipping on the front tire runs in the opposite direction.
The...
I'm still fighting a front brake issue. Last fall I was on a ride and my front brake lever suddenly went to the handlebar with no braking effect. That was scary!
Over the winter I rebuilt the calipers, new pads, and put a new piston with seals in the master cylinder. Didn't touch the lines...
My oil filter is stuck on. Must be rusted. Any tricks to getting it off? I've already dented it by squeezing it with a large pair of slip joint pliers. The plastic cap style filter wrench was a joke. The filter won't budge. I guess a hammer and chisel is next?
I have a 2009 FZ6. My owners manual has FZS6Y(C) on the front cover.
This doesn't seem to match any of the model numbers on parts vendor websites.
How do I determine exactly which model I have?
I went for a nice Sunday afternoon ride on my '09 FZ6, 10K miles on the clock.
All was good. About 30 minutes into the ride I grab some front brake but the lever goes down right to the handle bar with no effect. I could pump it up but then it went right down again. I limped home with no front...