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If you check you will find that the 11 an 09 wheels have the same part number so except for paint they are the same. Its easy with the online parts places to look up and check this Good luck on your repair.

I have started riding with high beams durring the day. It does seem to get their attention a little better. Of course it started because I got tired of people telling me I had a head light out on my R6.

And here is the FZ6R ready to leave. It was all washed, polished, the chain adjusted and tires properly inflated. The ride to Spokane (150 miles) was in the rain. It was soaked with mud when I got there.

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Last sunday I traded off my FZ6R for a 1975 BMW R75/6. It was interesting feeling the changes in 35 years. The Yamaha is smoother, faster, and has much better brakes. It was good riding the 150 miles to the dealer and I was sorry to see it go. The BMW is much lighter feeling even though...

I'm getting some back this year due to miscalculating on overtime and social security. I try to keep it close to zero because it is better to pay off or buy toys than let the government have it. When I was self employed I always waited until the last minute to file because it was money I...

I would never go back to a regular chain. I remember stopping every couple hundred miles to relube the chain. Adjusting every500 miles and replacing it at 5 or 6 thouseand miles. The chain on my R6 has 10k miles on it and I have cleaned and lubed it maybe 5 times. It still looks new and I...

I'm afraid I wouldn't want to ride on any of the choices. The Gold Wing is too heavy to be considered a motorcycle, just a two wheeled car. The CTX is just down right ugly. The Harley is big, heavy, has a poorly designed engine and the reason there is a dealer on every corner is they need...

Looking back over the last 5000 miles I come up with 44.92 mpg The best I ever got was 48.1 mpg and low of 41.1 mpg. This is commuting 100 miles round trip. The highest was non- alcohol gas. Always found it was worth a couple MPG extra when I could find fuel without the alcohol. I...

They read off a common sensor. My odometer was correct and the speedometer was off. When I corrected the speedometer by reducing it 7% it reduced the odometer by the same amount. Either one or the other can be correct. I figure I can live with an odometer that shows less miles than I've gone.

The only problem is when you fix the speedometer, you will end up with an odometer that is off about 7%. You will indicate less miles that you are traveling.

I rode two years and about 16000 miles before getting my license. Of course they didn't have MC endorsements at that time. When they started issuing them I got a license before it was mandatory. When I tood the MSF advanced course, I found that no one else in the class has a license. All...

I always pull up far enough away so i can stand between bike and pump. This gives more control of the nozzle so I don't spill any on the paint. Also if there is a spill i don't get it on myself.

Trucks and cars regularly add red rear lights, both as running and extra turn. As long as they don't show forward they should be fine.

I've had two accidents. The first was in 1966. A car pulled out in front of me. I broadsided him. I had no injuries but the bike was totaled. I don't know what I could have done since I saw him stop, look at me and then pull out. The second was in 2010. Two dogs came onto the road...