Recent content by bobjohnson

I use the dupont teflon stuff from lowes. Its more of a chain wax than oil though, which is nice because the rear of my bike doesnt end up completely black with grease after a few weeks. It also kind of cleans the chain as you spray it on so I never really clean my chain with a brush anymore...

Yep I just got a set of these and the pivot cup was about 3 or 4 mm too shallow. As soon as I put it on I saw the problem, the brake master switch was pushed in slightly once the lever was tightened down. Took a little grinding bit and ground it out, works fine now. You might also want to look...

Yeah to get straight clipons on this bike you'd have to lower the front quite a bit, otherwise there is no way theyre going to clear the fairings without some serious cutting. Even with the 3 inch rise, and having the riser up into the clamps a bit, it still barely clears the fairings, im...

Heres some pictures, I couldnt get them attached here because theyre too big so i uploaded them on imgur: Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet The first 2 are from when I picked up the bike, the rest are just now with the new bars. You can see in the 4th pic how the brake master has...

So I got my apex clipons this week, finally got them installed today, managed to do it under the triple clamp rather than dropping the front end. Things I found while I was doing this: 1) Order the 4 inch risers. I got the 3's and theyre slightly too short, the brake master wont clear the...

Yeah in that case I change my vote, if its this guys bike I'd go for it, I've seen some of his youtube videos and it looks like he cares about his bike quite a bit.

Not many people paint their bike the same color 3 times for fun. That bike has been down a lot. Unless you are getting an insanely good deal, I would pass on it. You can find one thats in better condition.

So I just recently picked up a used FZ6R, got a chance to ride it today, and I noticed when the fan kicks on it seems to blow the hot air out the "vent" thats right under the throttle. This means pretty much any time I'm stopped in traffic, the bike is blasting my right arm with hot air. It also...

Thats why im wondering if any cruisers have the same size bolt with the same thread pitch, maybe another yamaha cruiser? Then I can just get the extension caps for that bike rather than having to get them fabbed. If there was anyone making a steering stabilizer for this bike id be less...

Lots of people make them, theyre a popular addon for cruisers because guys will bring the forks up 3-4 inches to get a longer rake in the front. In that application I wouldnt trust them but as a mount point for clipons? I cant see putting that much pressure on the bars themselves to break them...

I'm looking to add clipons to my fz6r, but I'm not a huge fan of lowering the front end or cutting up the plastics to get them under the triple clamp. Does anyone know of a place I can order fork extension caps? I tried searching around but it doesnt seem like anyone is making them specifically...