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Old speedometer on 2005 fz6. I made the mistake of pressing to hard on it to clean, and now its hard to see the revs, read the mileage, still totally possible , but less so when moving. Looking for a cheap fix. Sure I could buy a full speedo replacement via ebay, but that comes with its own...

I had an interesting traffic situation. I was exiting a corner gas station and needed to make an immediate left at the intersection, so I drove mostly perpendicular through stopped traffic and made it to the left hand turn lane. There was perfect visibility all the cars were stopped. Midway...

there are 2 wires blue that go to the ignition to the ECU, they seemlying are used for european anti theft systems, but for US bikes they go to the ignition and just require the key to be in to complete the circuit. if there is a short anywhere in the loop of these two wires to/from the ecu to...

worried i may have head gasket leak. a bit back i was low on coolant, so decided to change the radiator cap which looked like the seals had gone (OEM). I changed it to an after market 1.6 bar high pressure cap. Then a bit later, my coolant reservoir developed cracks, I replaced the reservoir...

so I bought a proper socket (36mm) for the other side so I could use my breaker bar with good handle, and that allowed me to hold the axle helper side firm, but I pounded on in it with the impact wrench on the other side and it didn't budge, at this point frustrated, I decided to take it back to...

so I took bike to shop to get new rear tire, and they tightened the chain too tight, but I know the procedure and its hasn't been too big of an issue, so I decided to fix at home. Here is the issue: I have an impact wrench 425 ft-lbs of force, when I try to undo the axle bolt, it spins, so I...

issue located, vertical hairline crack in coolant reservoir also explains why there is never coolant in there rubber cement ? replace reservoir ?

no apparent leak anymore, still monitoring, Currently, I am just using the bike for light commuting in favorable weather (so the bike isn't even getting to 4 bars on heat). 2 other notes, coolant reservoir seems bone dry (come to think of it since owning the bike I have never really...

recent relevant service: replaced radiator cap with 1.6 bar aftermarket cap March 2017 radiator coolant flush 3 weeks ago I was doing an oil change and it went pretty normally, but after inspecting my bike i noticed a small puddle of coolant under the bike near the kick stand (left...

So, I ended up loosening the chain myself, the shop probably would have fixed it but they were closed when i needed it done and didn't want to wait for them to open, i usually do my own motorcycle work but for some items I thought i would leave the advanced jobs to the "professionals", I have...

so based on the life of the chain sprockets (11 years 31k) and recommendations, I decided it was better to replace the chain & sprocket earlier rather than later and risk a high side crash. I got a custom kit for the fz6 stock sprocket sizes and DID chain. As I drove it to relatives house I kept...

I don't think it was, its just mainly its a tight fit at the throttle bodies and it doesn't help that there are 3 small tubes that have to be lined up as well. As for the bolts mentioned the battery flap lifts up and it was easy enough to slip the bolt receivers in the middle. Honestly, pounding...

Alright, yeah it wasn't on right. In the limited time I ran the engine like that,the engine actually sounded better (throatier), but I think there was a lack of power and certainly don't want engine damage. I used rubber cement on the base of the rubber throttle body hoses, to shore up the...

I changed my spark plugs and as part of that process (to make access easier) I removed the battery, battery cage, and the airbox. After putting the airbox back on it just doesn't look right, and can't quite tell if its on correctly. I feel like its sitting on top but not actually clamped around...

1. Code 19 issue, i actually had to replace red kill switch from earlier code 19 issues, I ended up replacing it with one from FZ6R 2013, so I think its relatively good ? I like the idea of getting the bike in the code 19 error state then trying to debug it, cause otherwise it would be...

Checking in, bike is going strong, but a few questions, looking for feedback. Bought bike 8000 miles in 2014, Currently 31000 miles in 2017 1) code 19 error, when turning handlebars to the right at the extreme, seems to happen on cold engine only, very low speed at max handlebars to the...

So, I did a brake flush today. But I think I may have messed it up ? I attached the speed bleeding kit to the speed bleeder valve on my front right brake and then opened the valve, and pressed the front brake to pump fluid through the system. I pumped until the reservoir was low then I topped...

An S2 looks like its available at a really good cost (broken), I have S1 working. The S2 claims to have "computer problem" doesn't run, I wanted to see if I could just plug and play my ECU to determine if that was the case or not ?

Can you use a 2004-2006 ECU on a 2007+ fz6 ? are they compatible? what are the consequences ?

Well, it may be possible to change without removing air-box, but I'm not aware how, its pretty deep under airbox / battery so the problem is accessibility. If anyone knows a way to do the procedure without that let us know ? Incidentally, I can't reply to the thread normally, I used a quick...