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My last post was a mini review and an idea to trade in my FZ6 for a bigger bike. So after that went to a BMW showroom and fell in love with a GS1200,my bike was left all alone outside rubbing shoulders with all those big BM's. All excited about a new bike went home, next day rolled out the FZ6...

Hi I have now had my new fz6 abs for just over 1 year and 7000 happy miles. I have been very pleased with the bike, I use it for a daily commute and a bit of weekend fun. It does this so well it can cruise at low revs and give it a twist and it lights up. It feels like 2 bikes in one !. The...

I have a yamaha top box but I need some soft side bags. Can you advise me of the best in the uk at a reasonable cost. I need to still be able for my current wife to ride pillion and the ones I have tried did not allow for this as she could not get her feet on the pegs. What do you recomend ?

My current wife has just started to ride pillion with me, now neither of us are skinney so total weight is about 415lb. (weight is going down slowly) Is that a bit much for the fz and should I get a bigger bike, We don't intend to tour (yet) just the odd sunday hour run to the coast. The...

Hi Against all advice I bought my Fazer before I passed my test. Some dealers would not even sell me a bike until I had had a test ride. However I now know that had I test ridden the fz I would not have had the experience to get the revs up where it likes to be, so I would not have bought...

Hi I am not hard on the bike but after just 4500 miles I need new tyres, what is recommended in the uk for general use commuting etc and that will give a good milage. Thanks

Hi As you know I started riding last september, well yesterday dear wife came on the back for the first time. A very gentle ride through the sussex country side to end up in Brighton. The bike handled well and from a nervous start I became more confident, but never rushed anything and just...

probably a silly question but want to be sure. Today I loosened the bolts that hold th handle bars and twisted the bars into a much better position for me, then adjusted the clutch and brake in the same way. Is this safe and normal practise? The riding position is now more upright for me and...

Riding home tonight came off a roundabout fairly hard in 1st opened it up into the straight and went for second. Got all wrong and missed second to find I was in N. Pulled in the clutch and again went for 2nd, it would not go, loud grinding of gears, tried again the same, went for 1st and the...

Went to the London motorcycle show on Friday and had a look at the new diversion. My personal opinion was what a load of rubbish !! it felt very small with the seat so narrow it was like sitting on a push bike.It felt like it was definatley aimed at the pink market (nothing wrong with that). The...

The only experience I had of biking was many years ago as a teenager thrashing a KH250 with little knowledge or experience (crazy days) So my return is with my first real bike the FZ6 S2. All the reviews were that this is an excellent all round bike and much praise is heaped upon it. Then I...

Hi Reported before the vibration which I have now fixed, it was the number plate vibrating on the bottom plastic nib that it rests on. At a certain point it would vibrate like mad through the whole bike. OIL leak sorted with a rubber seal to the dip stick. Engine breaking in nicely...

A lot of my commute to work is along a and b roads where there is a lot of 60 mph cruising. I have been doing this in top but I find this to be equal to 5k revs where the bike is a bit buzzy. As a novice I tend to sit with the traffic as the roads are twisties and I don't want to push it yet. I...

I have been posting about my new fz6 making strange noises, well I went out for a ride this morning and it was still the same but worst thing is I get home have a look around and see oil seeping down the side of the sump on the side I have previously smelt burning. On further investigation...

Hi I have mentioned this in other threads but please can you all give me some advice. I have a 08 fz6 just done about 1000 miles, since the 600 mile service it is really whining. It starts after riding for about 20 mins and seem to come from the right as you sit on it. It is matched to the...

Today took a ride out to the seaside, south east uk along the coast to Eastbourne then up to the cliffs at Beachy head. A lovely sunny day with bikes everywhere. Did more nodding than a donkey!!! The very sad bit is there was suicide jumper, police everywhere and a spotter aircraft. Some...

600 hundred mile service today and a top box fitted, which can be easily removed. Asked them to check the chain tension as someone said it was too tight and the front shocks as I thought they clonked a bit. Also the engine sounds a bit Whiney. The garage said all was absolutely fine. This is re...

Hi Loving my new FZ6, 450 miles on the clock and have been riding very carefully as me and the bike are both running in. Trouble is I have had to fill up 4 times so I am only getting just over 100 miles per tank full !!!!!!!!!!!!! What else does everyone else get and could there be a...

passed my direct access test thursday, my brand new fz6 s2 was picked up on friday insurance all sorted and on the road at 11.am. wow what a bike!!!!!!!!! now the learning to ride really starts. I am taking it very easy as I need as much running in as the bike. Just a shame about the British...