QuietEagle
Lovin' life
Hi All,
I just finished up a major tune-up on my new (used) 2008 FZ6 at 8700 miles. Based on the shop rate of $75 an hour, I saved about $1875 (though I am sure they may have been able to do it faster, it was still a large saving). I lubed the swingarm, steering head, changed the tires, repacked the wheel bearings, changed the sparkplugs, polished the headers, installed heated gear/battery tender leads, installed a K&N air filter, changed the sprockets and chain, changed the oil and filter, and removed tiny spots of corrosion. :cheer:
I got 520 sprockets and chain (in black) with stock gearing. It has a little of the 5000 rpm buzz now (it was ultra smooth), but that may have been due to removing/reinstalling the exhaust or maybe the oil? It is not enough to worry about now. I also installed some Dynamat under the sprocket cover and it really quieted it down (even compared to the stock sprockets). :thumbup:
The only thing I would like is to have the radiator sides and rearsets black, but I don't like painted things. I also have some Motivation Frame Sliders, but can't decide whether to put them on...I am not a fan of the look, but somewhere about the middle of all this maintenance, she decided to take a nap on me
and I can see the benefit of the sliders (thankfully I had the tank off and the only thing that touched down was the frame bolthead...the mirror, signal and footpeg moved out of the way with their hinges and the brake pedal only bent a little).
Anyway, I am wondering if anyone knows where this little piece goes . While figuring out the sparkplugs, I got the socket stuck in one of the chambers :banghead:, so I pulled the airbox and battery and lifted the rubber barrier to get at it (it was easier to do the plugs this way anyway, but don't forget to unscrew the little top off the sparkplug or you too can do them twice :thumbdown. During that time, this piece showed up on the floor. What is it? The bike runs great, but I would like to put it back if possible...opcorn:
I just finished up a major tune-up on my new (used) 2008 FZ6 at 8700 miles. Based on the shop rate of $75 an hour, I saved about $1875 (though I am sure they may have been able to do it faster, it was still a large saving). I lubed the swingarm, steering head, changed the tires, repacked the wheel bearings, changed the sparkplugs, polished the headers, installed heated gear/battery tender leads, installed a K&N air filter, changed the sprockets and chain, changed the oil and filter, and removed tiny spots of corrosion. :cheer:
I got 520 sprockets and chain (in black) with stock gearing. It has a little of the 5000 rpm buzz now (it was ultra smooth), but that may have been due to removing/reinstalling the exhaust or maybe the oil? It is not enough to worry about now. I also installed some Dynamat under the sprocket cover and it really quieted it down (even compared to the stock sprockets). :thumbup:
The only thing I would like is to have the radiator sides and rearsets black, but I don't like painted things. I also have some Motivation Frame Sliders, but can't decide whether to put them on...I am not a fan of the look, but somewhere about the middle of all this maintenance, she decided to take a nap on me
and I can see the benefit of the sliders (thankfully I had the tank off and the only thing that touched down was the frame bolthead...the mirror, signal and footpeg moved out of the way with their hinges and the brake pedal only bent a little).Anyway, I am wondering if anyone knows where this little piece goes
. While figuring out the sparkplugs, I got the socket stuck in one of the chambers :banghead:, so I pulled the airbox and battery and lifted the rubber barrier to get at it (it was easier to do the plugs this way anyway, but don't forget to unscrew the little top off the sparkplug or you too can do them twice :thumbdown. During that time, this piece showed up on the floor. What is it? The bike runs great, but I would like to put it back if possible...opcorn:
