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Any recommendations as to the best place to ground HID ballast/harness and aux LED wires? PCV instructs that the ground is connected to neg post on battery. But HID ballast/harness specifically instruct to NOT ground to neg post on battery. So where is the best place to ground the HID...

Anyone have recommendations for weatherproof switches for the following? aux LED lighting system (three separate LED circuits) - I'm planning on placing the three switches either on the black plastic trim piece by the instrument cluster or on the underside of the frame below the seat on the...

I've had my bike barely 5 months (my first bike). First rear tire, OEM Dunlop Roadsmart, ate a fat nail around 4300 miles. This rear tire, Dunlop Q2, ingested a fat screw at 6900 miles. (...and let the forum members insert "nail" and "screw" related jokes here...) Even though the rear Q2 is...

I've decided that chewing gum while wearing a full face (Shoei RF-1100) helmet is not advisable. (Think I'll skip the bubblegum test, too.) (...and thank goodness I don't chew.) But since I smoke a pipe, I may need to find a really curvy pipe to exhaust under my chin bar. (I wonder...

...stinks! I was seriously *this* close to passing out. :soapbox: :rant: That is all. I feel better now.

...the simultaneously unsettling (VERY :eek: unsettling) yet exhilarating sensation of unexpectedly scraping the sides of my boot soles when carving through a corner. :D I have about a 1/4 inch chicken stripy remaining on my tires, and I don't feel like I'm leaning THAT much. Guess I'm...

...when you walk through the door still wearing your helmet. Learned that yesterday. The hard way. (sigh) :o At least the security guard kept everything holstered while I complied with his "request" to fully remove my helmet before taking another step. Live and learn. :)

How many fingers do you use when you pull in the clutch lever? If you use less than a full 4-finger clutch lever pull, do you have any problems with the engine still trying to engage, especially from N-to-1st or 1st-to-2nd?

A couple of questions about 3-finger vs. 4-finger clutch pulls, and N-to-1st clunks and small lurch/jerk forward. When I'm stopped, even with clutch fully disengaged to the bar using a complete 4-finger clutch pull, and shift the lever from neutral to first, my FZ6R gives me a very...

:smoking: I never realized how many cars are totally smokin' out on the commute until I started riding a motorcycle... you can smell everything through the helmet. And I mean they are just about completely baked... I get a major contact high from just passing them, even on the way INTO...

ATGATT. Heat Out base layers? (long pant, long sleeve, and head cap?) Check. Tour Master Flex Pants? Check. Tour Master Solution WP Air Road Boots? Check. Tour Master Transition Series 3 Jacket? Check. Scorpion SG3 Gauntlet Gloves? Check. Shoei RF1100 helmet? Check. Total...

:soapbox: I feel better now. That is all. (Carry on.)

So I have a few questions...:confused: (If you reply, please reference the question number in your reply - THANK YOU!) At what speed can you SAFELY downshift into first gear when coming to a normal stop? To clarify: this is without letting out the clutch to actually engage first gear, but...

Wow. What a day. [rewind] My beloved sweetheart has always wanted to pilot a bike (she lubs da Ducs, 'specially the Diavel), but has only ever been the passenger for 20+ years on the back of her ex's HD Sportster. So last summer I surprised her with a MSF course for her birthday and took the...