Recent content by Tom2112

Thank you gentlemen! I just sent Race Tech an email requesting their help picking the products that are right for me and my FZ.

No offense taken. Thanks for the info! I know I weigh about twice as much as the "typical" skinny Euro moto-racer type. LOL I didn't notice the front end dive until you mentioned it. Yay, more parts! Any idea how to figure out what weight oil and springs to get?

Greetings Everyone, I'm pretty new to riding. I only got my 2009 FZ6R back in July. I've been racking up the miles on it and learning as I go. One thing that troubles me is that the rear suspension seems very bouncy. If I hit a dip in the road, I get a springy bounce a couple times before the...

I see a lot of people swapping the stock handle bars for clip-ons. What's the deal with that? What's the motivation? Is there some advantage to it, or is it mainly a cosmetic kinda thing?

Oh, sorry dude. That sucks.

I get what the OP is saying and asking. I like to practice maneuvers as well. Most things can be done in a big parking lot, like a closed school or mall. But high speed emergency braking needs a lot of space. So take a ride out of town and find a long straight back road with very little traffic...

https://www.shopyamaha.com/product/details/fz6r-seat-cowl?b=Search It ain't cheap, but Shop Yamaha has them. State8 also has them, and they even have black. YAMAHA FZ6R SEAT COWLS for sale | CUYAHOGA FALLS LOCATION 888-367-1391

I'm a new rider, so I don't have much experience with a variety of gear. I have an Icon D3O Back Protector in my riding jacket. Of course, I cleared all the obstructed holes in the back protector with my handy dremmel tool. (Trying to cut them with a razor was ridiculous.) But the...

Cool! Allison Park isn't that far either. I drive down there to go to the Cycle Gear shop. I bought both of my jackets and gloves from there.

Well, I made the purchase and brought her home yesterday. It was an all day event - getting a truck, renting a trailer, driving to the owners home, inspecting the bike (it looked brand new), transferring the title, trailering it home, getting insurance, registering it and getting a plate...

Greetings! I'm Tom from Sharon, PA. I just bought my 2009 FZ6R yesterday. Its the first bike I've had in about 25 years. So I feel like a complete n00b on it. It'll take me some time to get my sea legs back. My three hour ride yesterday was a good start. I'm sore as hell this morning! I'm glad...

I dropped mine yesterday - the first day I owned it! (Damn n00bs! LOL) I almost dropped it trying to be cool swinging into a parking space. I was going to slow and cut the turn too sharp and it wanted to go over real bad. I managed to plant my foot and haul with all my strength and got it back...

Just bought mine yesterday. 2009, black, 6500 miles, pristine condition, except a scuff on one mirror and bar end. Paid $3,400 and the owner throw in a set of side bags, a windscreen, a rain cover, and another tire!

Thank you very much! Hopefully I will be driving home with a new (to me) bike tomorrow. But like you said, there are a LOT of them out there. I can afford to be choosy. As for pics: here's one from the craigslist ad just to get it started. ;)

Greetings everyone, I have been shopping for a couple months and have finally decided on buying a used FZ6R. In fact, I'm going to look at one tomorrow. It's a craigslist deal. I've asked all of the craigslist kind of questions: title in hand, damage, miles, problems, last time fluids were...