Recent content by Tothoseofus


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    Finally decided to stop being a sucker

    Do you commute with the bike? Lots of commuter bikes have more ware on one side of the tyres than the other. The right side of my tyres ware faster than the left because in Australia we drive on the left side of the road, and when you commute and ride the same roads regularly the right hand...
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    WTB: FZ6R Rear Seat Cowl

    Join the crew. There are a number of us on here looking for the cowls. But they are either sold-out, or extremely expensive (or both). If you happen to find one. Please let us know here.
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    2011 FZ6R won't start, please help

    So... a few things here. Jumping with the car, was the car running? If it was you may have damaged the stator or reg/rec. If it was not running there shouldn't be a problem, but I'm not entirely sure about that. I fried a battery myself by using a car battery charger. Motorcycle batteries can...
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    Throttle Restriction

    I didn't think any of the American models had the throttle restriction. If you twist the throttle more than about a quarter turn, then you have no restriction. On the other hand if it is there, you need to take the fairings off the left hand side of the bike. Find the plate that restricts...
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    Speedo-healer

    From memory it's under the fuel tank. Was really quite easy to do. It's under a rubber boot if you're looking for it. Only fits in one of the connectors.
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    Rear spool

    Has anyone here done the drill and tap? What position did you drill the hole? Any structural / load bearing issues?
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    can anyone find a FZ6R rear seat cowl?

    I did a fair bit of searching about a year ago, and could only find a yellow one on amazon, that would have cost close to $400 shipped to Australia and still need to be painted, so I kind of gave up at that point. If you find any let us know.
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    weather...

    I'd kill for some cool weather Pfft... I'd kill for some cool weather It's been 32C+ (about 90F+) and high humidity for at least the last 4 weeks here. Only had 8 or 9 days since the start of December with max temps less than 30C (86F) Feels ok when moving on the bike, but if you have to...
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    Anyone have a rear seat cowl fz6r

    Hey if you manage to find one for a reasonable price let me know. I'm up in Queensland and can't seem to find them either.

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