Recent content by mcoulter

I'm the 2nd owner of this FZ6R. It currently has just over 12,000 miles and will climb for as long as I can ride here in Central New York. I am located south of Syracuse, NY. Bike is 99% stock with the exception of a smoked windscreen. I replaced the front tire when I bought the summer of...

It seems to me... That the fz6r is the Rodney Dangerfield of Yamaha's lineup! It's down on power (compared to supersports), had a boring steel frame and swingarm, etc, etc... Well screw 'em! It's smooth as can be, has really, really long maintenance intervals, looks GRREEEAAT, cheap...

I snuck (sneaked?) out for a lunch time ride and climbed a hill I've never climbed before. While fairly short, this sucker was steep. I just measured it using the MapMyRide web site and confirmed it's up to an 15% grade in places. Maybe half way up this grade my 2009 FZ6R had a couple of...

That a huge bug will magically appear inside my full-faced helmet AND a fat raccoon will run out in front of me at the EXACT same time on my ride home from work yesterday? :eek: I was going roughly 60 mph on a secondary road which is lightly traveled so fortunately nobody was around me...

Shinko 009 Raven While I don't anything other than the wornout OEMs that were on my bike to compare them to, I have been 100% pleased with the Ravens! I did look at a bunch of online reviews and picked these primarily because of the expected long life and reasonable price. FWIW, I try to...

2-hour ride confirms... That I really, really like these boots. The best thing I could say is that I totally forgot about them during the ride. :D

Update? How are you healing?

I broke my ankle last fall in a moment of stupidity (not on my street bike) so over the winter I ordered a pair of TCX X-Miles waterproof boots. For $99 bucks, free shipping, and CE rated I could not be happier. I expect they'll be a bit hot in the summer, but most of my riding is commuting to...

Just do it! Hi, I bought my 2009 FZ6R a little more than three weeks ago and couldn't be happier! It had just under 8k miles and needed a back tire. Had that replaced, got it inspected and it's been great! Like I said in the subject line, JUST DO IT!

Well that was a near miss... I was wondering the *exact* same thing. What IS that little button. Boy wouldn't I be embarrassed if I actually asked this question here? :catfight:

Does anyone have comments (good, bad, or otherwise) on this stand? 1000 Lb Capacity Motorcycle Swingarm Rear Stand

I will be plunking down the $$$$ on a beautiful 2009 fz6r tonight! While I have ridden off-road since I was 12, I've never had a street bike. I will be taking the motorcycle safety course this weekend and hopefully picking up the bike early next week! I got my helmet (scorpion), jacket...

Mello-Yellow Made a deal on this 2009 today! Got my jacket and gloves last week, my helmet arrives today and I am signed up for the motorcycle safety course this weekend! Yeeha!