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I'm going to be changing my fork oil this weekend. Is it worth while to change my fork seals as well since I will have the forks off the bike? They are not currently leaking and I have about 13,000 miles on my bike.

So I recently got an FZ6 and love the bike. But the front fork is bouncy, particularly when I use front brakes. Not all that bad when I'm actually riding, but in the parking lot, it feels/looks like a pogo stick. I don't want to do anything as drastic as switching to an R6 fork; does anyone have...

Hey All, Busted FZ6 by Bob Robert | Photobucket Let me know if this album doesn't come up! I posted a thread or two about this a few weeks ago, and I'm completely new to forums, so please let me know if it's inconsiderate to just start new threads. The issue with the last thread was...

Hey I'm new to the forums but have found a lot of great information. Recently picked up a 2009 fz6 with 14k miles that was laid down, has a straight frame and strong engine. Since the front left fork is bent I I had planned on sticking stock but with the prices for stock forks I decided I'd do...

Hi all, newbie to these forums. Had my 2004 FZ6 for a couple months. I love the bike, but I weigh about 240 lbs and the nosedive on braking actually feels dangerous. Doing something to the forks is super high priority, because surprise stoppies suck. 1) For those who have done the R6 fork...

Hey everyone. After working on getting my front axle unstuck for about a month, I can finally begin working on what I originally wanted to do before I came to an immediate halt when I couldn't get the axle off. So anyways, I wanted to change the fork fluid on my bike. It has 25000 miles...

Hey Everyone, So I'm fairly new to riding, and LOVE my FZ6. Its my first bike, and I am more than pleased with what I got. One little thing that I have discovered after putting 4000 miles on it, is that the suspension seems a little squishy. I noticed that some of you have done the R6 fork...

Hey guys, I have an 2006 FZ6 and I went ahead and got R6S forks, axle, brakes, and spacers (Made by Dako81). I thought this would be a quick unbolt, swap, and bolt, it turned out to be much more... The wheel doesn't fit.... with the wheel and axle installed I still have a 5-8mm gap between...

So I'm trying to do the R6 fork mod and I got the spacers from dako81 and they looked awesome. I got the forks on and calipers swapped over only to find the spacers not being big enough. With the wheel and axle installed I still have a 5-8mm gap between the spacer and inside edge of the fork. I...

Hey all, I was wondering if you folks knew any tricks to removing the front axle. I found a few sockets that lock together and lock in there pretty good, but I can torque it enough to remove it. So far I have busted two socket extensions with a long wrench trying to get this off. I have tried...

Selling my 2008 Yamaha FZ6. Color blue and black, 9400 miles, Excellent condition, CLEAN TITLE in my name. New Dunlop tires installed less than 1000 miles ago. Fresh Oil Change with zero miles on it. Has R6 Front Fork Conversion, and other tasteful mods (over $1000 worth) Comes with many extras...

Not that I'm looking to sell the Hot Raven Chick but the question goes out, what would you pay for her as is? Share your thoughts! Let me say that she will either leave us as a crash victim or be sold as is. I'm not into taking it all apart! With some level of certainty, I'm sure some wise...

Had a minor get off this morning and my front forks are bent. I would like to just replace the fork tubes themselves to save money, but if anyone has as extra set of complete front forks laying around, I would gladly take those too!

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~~~~SOLD!~~~~~ Hey everyone another performance part for sale: R6s forks and brakes. Comes complete with all necessary spacers to fit the fz6. rebuilt both brake calipers w/ new seals and ebc HH pads . also included in the sale are a fork seal kit (2 oil seals and 2 wiper seals) and an extra...

Hey all, I was just wondering if anyone knew what came with a spring kit commonly found on ebay. I put a link below of an example but I am not sure it works. Race Tech Fork Springs 1 0 KG mm FRSPS3732100 | eBay Doing a quick search on ebay, it looks like the race tech spring sets come...

Looking for a set or at least one stock fz6 fork. I think mine may be bent..... :(

Before I changed my fork oil today I did a search to find out how much I needed to put back in. I found a forum post that it took 497 mL per tube. I had a one liter container so I split it, almost all, between the two. The level looked kind of high; if I compressed the fork to the bottom, the...

Hello, I just bought a 2005 fz6 with 42K miles for $450 from the original owner not salvage and with service records up to 35K. And I have a two part question. 1. What should I service on the bike or check out basically schedule maintenance to make sure that the bike keeps starting up and...

So I went to take my bike in to work so I could do the brake caliper rebuild with new seals when I noticed that the front left fork was leaking. It would have been nice to find this two weeks ago before everyone was taking their bikes in for tune ups but I did happen to find a good very local...