After high-siding my FZ6N race bike @ 110km p/hr, nearly 4 months ago, today she was back on track!
I decided to fix it instead of parting it out.
2003 R6 forks, calipers and Dako adapter kit.
New YSS rear shock.
New Dunlop race tyres.
front wheel straightened and trued up.
$45...
The new dunlop roadsmart 3s are **** in the wet. just road tripped 2500kms for 2 weeks on a new set over some snow capped mountains in Victoria, Australia, and wasn`t very impressed at all. Great grip in the dry, got them over to the edge with confidence, but in the wet they feel like ice...
cheers for the well wishes.
Myself and my bush mechanic mates have had a close inspection of the frame and it looks unscathed.
I removed the forks, fairing stay bracket and radiator and gave everything a good cleanup, and from what we can see there`s no hairline cracks anywhere.
the triple...
I`ve come full circle.
Had an FZ6-S as my first step up bike, 4 years ago.
Sold it and regretted it ever since.
My road registered bike is now a K1 GSX-R 1000.. uncomfortable as ****, but crazy awesome power.
6 months ago I purchased a race ready, 2006 FZ6-N, Ex - Yamaha cup, minus the pimp...
GSX-R 750 TRACK DAY BIKE... I paid $2900 with 6 months rego, 40,000kms and a heap of spares. could use some new back rubber but. I like the Fz6s too much to punish it around the race track and probably, inevitably, drop it.... two very different bikes tho... fz6, much more comfortable.. gsx-r a...
What nimble little hands the Japanese factory workers must have!
The odo. just clicked over 25,000, so i figured i had better change the plugs.
After referring to the service manual, I gave the bike a wash clean and got out the tools.
Remove the bolt that holds the radiator hose in...
i`d been told to fold back the mirrors, but i forgot, and as far as the pegs go, gotta get those toes on `em, not the heels ay? i couldn`t believe the speed you could hold though the corners once you really started trusting the tyres. Also, you sure know it if you get your line right and...
Oh My God.... today was awesome. I attended my first "ride day" at Baskerville Raceway, in Hobart, Tasmania.
The weather was perfect, with beautiful sunshine and a light afternoon wind.
My friend (1999 R1) and i (2004 FZ6S) attended not knowing what to expect, but we were welcomed with...
"Dominating" Southern Tassie. :thumbup:
stoked with the pipes. fitment all sorted. was gunna upload a video for some audio, but unfortunately only have a ghetto camera that doesn`t do the growl any justice.
..Hurrican3.. (?) not sure if u got my last msg, but i don`t think its essential to...
my new friends... i unreservedly apologise to you the readers, and to Dominator exhausts. it is i who is at fault with the fitment of the new pipes!!! after thinking, and internetting and looking at the old girl, i figured it just couldn`t be right, so i pulled it apart, laid out all the pieces...
this is the f*cken bracket that is needed but not supplied!!!!!!! god damned dominator!!!!! from a "Leo Vince" fit... grrrr.......
http://www.600riders.com/forum/attachments/fz6-mods/7860d1221356839-leo-vince-install-p23.jpg
you know whats funny tho? its not the pretty girls that look at a loud motorbike... its the old balding dudes that are lusting at you.. hmmmm.... somethings not right here??:confused: