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    I saw you, Blue, 2006+, Sugar Grove, IL

    South bound on 47, I was on Wheeler (Just North of the BP Station) East bound, I was approaching the light and beeped, but you were already down the road about 50 yards.
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    Kickstand Bolts

    I came about 'one more turn' close to losing one of the bolts out of my kickstand today (the ones that attach it to the bike, 2 8mm allen bolts on the 2005). Luckily, if you will, I started having trouble down-shifting and pulled over to see if there was anything I could do. Clack, clack, clack...
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    So I bid goodbye...

    To my whisper quiet, sewing machine sounding scoot. And bolted on the Leo Vince Ti SBKs that finally came in after 6 weeks of being on backorder. No more whir, whir, whiiiiir!!! for me. I feel guilty about the cat elim pipe, but, try as I might, I couldn't get the cans straight with the OE...
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    Combat Boots?

    I am the proud owner of a pair of combat boots, graciously issued to me by the US military ;) Basically, these, but with a bit more of a 'lived in' look to them. Finally, the question: Are these adequate protection?
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    Noob vs gravel

    Noob wins by a nose... I was out a few days ago, feeling good about my improving skills. I was riding 'hard' for my skill level, pushing my limits on some nice twisties I had found. Came up on a little chicane, right sweeper with an abrupt, tight left...as you've already guessed, much too...
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    How to refinish your windscreen

    The previous owner of my scoot splashed 'something' on the windscreen, which left brownish spots etched into the windscreen, ranging from 1 to 5 or 6 mm. I also wanted to clean under the windscreen, all the way down to the tip of the nose, as there was quite a bit of dirt and dust down there...
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    Headlights and visibility questions

    Question 2: Have you done, or do you plan to do, a dual headlight mod? (Sorry if this has been covered before, I didn't see anything, but that doesn't mean it's not there...)
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    New to riding, forum

    Hi all. Finally got a bike yesterday - a new, to me ;) , 05 FZ6. 6400 miles, apparently the bike is from Texas, I'm in Northern Illinois. I've been reading as much of the forum as times permits, which turned out to be a good thing, as I've already had trouble with stalling (No, really...
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