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Functional or not those wings look stupid.

I find my Metzlers stick really well. I feel a lot more confident on them than on the Dunlops that came on my FZ1. This is about as far as I like to push them over on the street.

We have a huge 3D printer at work. I work in a foundry that casts aluminum and magnesium engine components for aircraft. We use it to make parts of the moulds for the castings. It's super cool tech. I am trying to get transferred to that section of the plant because I find it fascinating how it...

I was riding with a ZX10R a little while ago and I had to flog my FZ1 like a 600SS to stay with him. I was coming out of turns in 3rd and 4th at 8k RPM or higher and grabbing as much throttle as I could as soon as I could see out of the turn just to keep him in sight, tagging redline down the...

I think nakeds look ok. Like the FZ1 pictured here, the FZ6R is available as a naked bike outside the US market. Because of that, it can look pretty clean in naked form, especially if you import stock parts. As far as the "hard to ride at speed" thing, I guess it's subjective. I have been riding...

I hang inside the bike in turns where I'm not going fast enough to need it. I don't hang waaaay off and I don't lean the bike any more than I have to, but I try to repeat the same setup and body positioning no matter what speed I am going to build muscle memory. I want my body positioning to be...

I would love an RD as a second bike; mostly tinker with it and look at it, take it out for a little rip now and then. Two-strokes are scary if you don't know what they're about. If you try to ride outside the powerband you think something is broken, maybe a partially blocked jet or something. If...

Hockey: Leafs Baseball: Jays Football: Colts MotoGP: Jorge and Vale I'm rooting for the Azzuri in the World Cup right now, too. (I like blue and white)

Congrats! Huge step! There is nothing like coming home at the end of the day to your own home.

Sorry to see your bike go; you were one of the members I had singled out as one to listen to when I joined as a complete noob after buying my 2010. I hope you will stick your head in the door here and then and share your experience with the ones who haven't made it as far as we have yet. With...

Whoa, wait... you're supposed to CHANGE the oil? Why, does it go stale or something? Every time I check mine there's lots in there, so it's not like it's going anywhere...

Yeah, a bunch of gearheads on a motorcycle forum talking about the intricacies of how a turbo works. Weird! Has anyone seen Rhianna's new video?

I run those on my bike. I love them. They feel great, stick to the road, and seem to have a half decent lifespan. My only beef with them is they can be a bit nervous in tar snakes. Overall, though, great performance and longevity for the money. There are nicer tires out there and there are...

Patching a motorcycle tire isn't necessarily dangerous, but it can be in the wrong circumstance. In your case, the screw is pretty close to the edge. Compound that with the dry rot issue and the apparent wear on the tire and I would recommend replacement. If cash is tight right now just find a...

Anything that goes over water is f&#%ing expensive! The eat fuel, cost a lot to transport, cost a lot to store, cost a lot to clean, cost a lot to... well, you get the picture. They are a pile of fun, though. The cool thing about anything with a jet drive is that they stick like glue to the...

You don't see it too often, but there is a full fairing kit available for the GenII FZ1. I never like the half-faired look. I think the Big Fizzer looks great fully faired or naked. With the fairings on it looks a lot like little brother. Look Mom! A 150HP FZ6R!

That is what I refer to as a plug/patch. Definitely a safe way to repair a tire because the head, or patch, portion seals to the inside of the tire lining in the exact same way a regular patch would. A plug patch is a great repair if the injury had left a void in the tread, because the plug...

Risk your own *** all you want, but don't encourage others to do it. When the company that manufactures the plugs tells me they aren't designed to handle the heat of a motorcycle tire, and that they are not intended to be a permanent fix, I tend to take their word for it. You got LUCKY. A plug...

A plug is designed to be a temporary solution to get a vehicle to a shop in cases where a tow is not practical. It is not designed or intended to be used as a permanent repair to a tire. That is a fact. It is not an opinion I developed. It is a fact that has been repeatedly explained to me by...

Your choice, but it is NOT safe. Lilday, how much experience do you have with tire design, installation, repair, etc? Can you be considered an expert on tires? Just because you got lucky does't mean it's safe. Take all the risk you like, but please don't tell others it's safe. I can tell you...