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Hi all.. when i start up the bike it produces whitish fumes.. its not smoke.. looks like steam then dissapears into the air. i run the bike for a good 10 mile and it still appears out the exhaust. im just wondering if its due to cold weather and my bike being in a cold place overnight. i have...

Well hello! Since I don't see any sub-Thread about Poland, I thought I might as well ask in the main European thread. I recently moved from Greece to Poland (Wroclaw), work reasons, together with wife, all of my stuff and of course my bike...S2 '09. Talking about the bike, first thing I...

When I start my fz6 from cold I blip the throttle and it almost sounds like its running on only a few cylinders I think it idles fine its just when I rev a little, if I leave it a minute or two it starts to rev fine. Im new to 600's and just wanted to know if this is normal. Its done 26k miles...

With an expected 12-18 inches of snow due tomorrow, followed by a week of cold weather, I got out on my FZ today to take a late winter ride. I generally don't like to get out until the roads are cleared of the sand and salt at the intersections, but I figured if I didn't get out today (50...

Today i celebrated the 25th birthday of my other bike, a 1992 year produced Virago 250. Here is a photo of her. And a question about carburator. I changed the carb 2 years ago with a newer model, I also changed intake manifold with a brand new one. But since then, the chooke is no...

As the title states, I've recently developed a cold start tick that originates under the upper right side valve cover. Its only when the engine is cold and goes away within 2 seconds of starting. Oil has been 7100 and was recently changed. The engine is quiet the rest of time, runs...

Hello forum! I am from Russia and need some help. Hopefully we wlll solve my problem. I have fz6 2006, 73k kilometers "mileage". I decided to change a timing chain due to noise and mileage. Due to many reasons I had to let the bike in the cold garage with opened engine cover (it was covered by...

I cant believe I found the battery under the tank, Went to put a charger on it for the cold winter. Anyone put it under the seat?? doesn't look too hard.

Had a Leo Vince exhaust installed recently. This is my first experience with after market exhaust of any type. I noticed that when cold, it's quiet even though the sound is sweet (db killers in). Once it has warmed up after a few mins, the sound gets deeper, more reverberation. It is definitely...

Hi guys, Ive had my 2005 fz6 stored in a warehouse all winter and would start it up now and then and it worked fine. I brought it home last week on a 50 degree day , I dont havea garage so its out in a fenced area. I tried starting it a few days later and now it seems like the...

Preface. I have been riding shot distances for a while now (5 miles or less.) in the cold and it has not been a big problem. I wanted to go for a long cruise today along the coast. I woke up early in the morning and got my camera mounted and geared up. I then went outside and fired my bike up...

Hey all, I've got a couple reasons for this post, 1. I'm Canadian, 2. I miss riding, 3. I have a week off coming up soon, 4. I'm planning a ride to the bottom of Argentina (not on the FZ6) in 2 years leaving Canada in January at some point. So, I was wondering how far south I need to get...

How cold have you ridden? So after 2 weeks of not riding due to cold, rain, ice and snow I decided to suck it up this Friday morning and ride the bike into work. As I wheeled the FZ6 out of my garage across the frosted grass my bike gauge temp registered 20F! I wasn't so sure this was...

I gear up to teeth but my neck and cold got into the helmet (yes, I lost the chin curtain) that was probably how I caught the cold (arghh called in sick today and home sick...)...I planned to get this to keep the cold out of my face and neck...anyone has better way please chime in...

Maybe this is just my fantasy...I raise a cold one to this determined father. http://https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10154691815310045

My battery was completely dead so I placed it on a 10A/12V charger for 12 hours. I've done this with other bikes without problems but when I went to go look at it this morning, there was a lot of heat coming from the battery. (Google says I probably should not have used that powerful of a...

Took this on April 16th after it had just snowed about 2in in River Falls WI

So I made a video to show why FI is so great in cold weather. Also shows the benefits of using a battery tender when it is cold out. Enjoy! Sorry the audio is low, I forgot to turn it back up when making the video. Here is the direct link FZ6 Cold Weather Start Below Freezing - YouTube...

and by a bit chilly, I mean that my soul is frozen and I'm not sure if it will thaw until Spring. Either way, my bike is my primary (only) vehicle and I need to suck it up. I just moved here from DC where it gets cold but fluctuates more between "pretty cold" and "my eyes hurt because the...