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  1. fz6Soldier

    How cold is too cold for you?

    I live in Michigan and the coldest I rode so far in was 37 degrees. I recently bought some thermals to wear under my pants and some good winter gloves. I'm trying to find my limitation. Of course I won't be riding when there is snow and Ice on the ground. My brother lives in Ohio and he...
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    Gained more experience today, Almost died doing so

    About 15 minutes ago I had just entered onto the freeway and was doing about 65 MPH when all in a sudden the van in front of me slams on the breaks and all I hear is squealing tires from the traffic ahead. I guess I grabbed too much brake and my bike started squealing and the back end started to...
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    Laid it down softly, still embarrassing

    The Air show was going on this weekend at the base and I volunteered to work it. So, I was on base trying to turn left. Keep in mind that we have a lot of civilians coming to the base for the first time that have no idea where they are going. So I have a car (facing me) in front of me...
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    Someone told me I have to burn my tires for traction

    So, A friend of mine owns a GXR1000 and said that I need to do burn outs to give my new tire traction. I call bs on this. I am not going to do burn outs on my new tires. Have any of you done this to "break in" your new tires? I can see it at a race track, but just for getting...
  5. fz6Soldier

    Cool new GPS mount!!

    Check out this sweet GPS mount that I found online. There, I Fixed It: Epic Kludges + Jury Rigs » Delicious Homemade GPS Mount
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    Were you scared on your first ride alone?

    Ok, so I passed the MSF last weekend and in extreme weather conditions I might add (Sat non stop rain and Sun extreme heat). So Monday comes and I'm all geared up to go practice, get on my bike and just sat there. I eventually did go for a little ride down the street and around a couple of...
  7. fz6Soldier

    My bike has 2008 features, but is a 2009 on paper

    Hello all, I'm new here and would like some advice. I bought my FZ6 new from a dealership about 2 weeks ago. I'm new to these so I thought I was getting a 2009 because well, the title and all the paperwork says 2009 and it only had 3 miles on it. So, after researching parts for my bike I...
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