b.oryan
Junior Member
FZ6 Community,
I recently returned from my deployment to Afghanistan. And now I'm out of the Army living in Southern California. (Los Angeles to be specific.)
The FZ6 is now my main mode of transportation. And I've been riding my bike more than ever. In about 2 months I've put on 2250 miles on it. And I don't plan to let up. I f***ing love this bike. It has done everything I wanted it to do. And then some. I have no problems with it at all. I just have a couple service questions and some other stuff I wanted to run by the community, before I go spend my hard earned money.
I don't want to take any chances with my machine, because living in Los Angeles; a motorcycle is the only way to live. I couldn't be stuck in a cage on these freeways.
Thanks again. :rockon:
I recently returned from my deployment to Afghanistan. And now I'm out of the Army living in Southern California. (Los Angeles to be specific.)
The FZ6 is now my main mode of transportation. And I've been riding my bike more than ever. In about 2 months I've put on 2250 miles on it. And I don't plan to let up. I f***ing love this bike. It has done everything I wanted it to do. And then some. I have no problems with it at all. I just have a couple service questions and some other stuff I wanted to run by the community, before I go spend my hard earned money.
I don't want to take any chances with my machine, because living in Los Angeles; a motorcycle is the only way to live. I couldn't be stuck in a cage on these freeways.
- I'm at 12,250+ miles right now. And I've been looking online and around the forums and it seems as tho people are doing "Valve Adjustments" at around my mileage-point. But. My father is a mechanic and he said that I don't need to adjust them till about 18-20k. He's coming down to see me in about 2-3 months (and he said he'd do it), but knowing my riding, that's going to be like another 5-6k on my bike. I'm just wondering if it would be okay to wait and just do an Oil Change, or would you guys recommend taking it to a shop first? Like what's the worst possible scenario? Realistically. Because he can do it once he's here.
- Besides Valve-Adjustments, is there anything else I should worry about? Or is an oil change about it?
- Does anyone have any solid links for DIY Maintenance for the FZ6? The only engines I've worked on for the past 5 years were Army Disel engines. So I am ready to learn how to work on the FZ6, myself. I just need to kind'of know where to start.
- What are some things that you regular fizz-users do on a daily/weekly/monthly basis to make sure your bike is in tip-top shape? In the Military we called it a "PMCS" Checklist. I'm trying to incorporate that type of mentality with my own fleet. (Truck and Bike)
- Anyone think of anything I could have missed? Any comments or ideas for me would be great. I look forward to hearing from all the fizzers out there.
Thanks again. :rockon:
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