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I accidentally ran into Dakinechick at my place of business. We started talking about bikes, and she said 'Hey, I know you!!' I said, 'Hey, I know you too!!' What a great lady, and a very good driver! :) It is cool to meet people in person when you only have talked to them on a forum...

Yesterday, I was contacted by Dale Diaz, a district representative for Yamaha Motor Corporation. He told me that the new president of Yamaha, (worldwide), not the US Yamaha president, wanted to meet with me, yes, me! He is doing a photo shoot and presenting me with an award. He also would...

The dealership I work at sponsored, in conjunction with Yamaha, a ride night, into the foothills outside of Denver, Colorado, last night. All of our customers were invited to attend, riding whatever they owned. I have been taking flak for riding a 'girl's bike, a beginner's bike, and a...

Denver, Colorado area riders, Vickery Motorsports is sponsoring a ride starting at Vickery on Wednesday night at 6 pm to the Sprucewood Grill in Deckers! Free food at the end of the ride! RSVP to me through a PM, or at [email protected]. There is no charge for the ride! I will be...

Over the last 2 weeks, I sold 2 used R6's to some 20 some year old boys. They had very little riding experience, and I cautioned them to be careful. They kept bringing in more and more of their buddies to buy bikes, and I sold a few more various R6 and ZX6R's to them. I had one kid who was...

Just finished installing my new smoked, LED integrated tail light. I like the look, and it functions fine. It was a bit more expensive than some of the Ebay choices, but it came recommended to me, and the recommendation was spot on. It is plug and play with the tail light/brake light, but...

Scuttlebutt from the inside world of Yamaha. They are discussing ending any and all rebates on leftover 09 and 10 model units, including the FZ6R by the end of June. That means they will go back to the MSRP for that model year. With all the rebates they have given back to either the buyers...

I was recently invited to attend a big motor sports show, with cars, bikes, atv's and anything that runs on a motor. I took my bike out to give it a thorough cleaning and detailing, as it was dusty and dirty from a few rides. I had stored my race quad, and my show bike in my race trailer, at...

Bear with me while I rant. My father retired from GM parts in the mid 80's, after 30 years in the Parts and Service departments. I grew up as a child, learning how to work the parts counter, doing some service advisor stuff, and learning the in's and out's of the automotive dealership. I made...

I was watching some older MotoGP 125 races this week on tv, and I saw something that posed an interesting question. Admittedly, I do not know all the correct form for performance and high speed track riding, so excuse my ignorance in asking. I am just trying to learn as much as possible about...

What do you do for a living? Own and manage a professional atv and motorcycle racing team How long have you owned your FZ6R? Feb 2010 What other modes of transport do you have? 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 4x4, 7 race quads If you could have any bike what would it be...

I recently had a 3 week cross country tour to the East Coast. I raced my quad in several states, and rode the FZ6R in several places. One of my "bucket list" things to do was to ride across the Chesepeake Bay Bridge. Here is a short video taken by one of my riding buddies, as me and a young...

I am headed up to Sturgis for the first time with my 2009 FZ6R Show and Go bike. I will be arriving the 5th of August, and may be coming back around the 15th of August. There is a group of slightly older gentlemen (70+) on their cruisers from Maryland that want to tour the Black Hills/Mt...

Just installed a PCV. On the printed instructions, it basically directs you to unplug a clear plug, and a white plug, and then plug and play the PCV into the existing plugs. On the software CD, it states to unplug, and leave unplugged, the O2 sensor. I tried to run it without unplugging...

Please allow me to set the stage: I was driving from the panhandle of Nebraska, back to Colorado, a 3 hour drive. I am driving a 1/2 Chevrolet pickup, 5.3 gas engine, pulling a 31' toyhauler, loaded with my race quads. The trailer, loaded weighs in around 7000#. The road is 2 lane, lots of...

Finally got my new Hyperpro front springs. I followed the instructions, I think, but it says to fill the oil to 200 mm below the top of the fork, while compressed? This is done without the spring and bushing installed, correct? It just seems like it doesn't have enough fork oil in it, to me...

I recently got a new toy hauler, last week. As a trial run, close to home, (50 miles), I trailered my bike in the hauler. I installed a bike chock, and it came with several anchor points already installed. I took the bike to a local radio station (106.7 KBPI, Denver) car and bike show at...

I managed to hack into the stock ECU for a limited amount of adjustibility for the fuel management system, but want to upgrade to an aftermarket controller. I know that the PCV is a popular one, and have heard about the Juicebox. What is the best one for versatility, and are there other...

For those of you that have custom paint on your tank, or those of you that just want some protection on your tank, you might consider what I did. I did not care for the tank protectors that were available, and wanted something more subtle, but yet effective against scratches from my riding...

Does anyone know if the oil filter for the FZ6R is the same as the R6 or FZ6 filter? This bike is so new that my cross referencing resources are lacking. Thanks in advance... If they are the same, I may be able to offer some trick high performance oil filters at a very reasonable price to...