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    Harley Davidson "Death Wobble"

    There was a story on my local news about Harley Davidson motorcycles and something called the "Death Wobble". Apparently its a vibration that magnifies and is difficult to stop or get back under control causing an accident. The news story mentioned the "Road King", "Ultra Classic"...
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    Sea Foam... Opinions??

    I read one of the members added "Sea Foam" to the gas tank on his FZ6R. I, recently, tried it on my old work truck. It had been running a little rough and I thought the fuel injectors might be dirty. So I followed the instructions and SLOWLY poured some down a vacuum line and added the rest...
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    Found a use for Rear Fender

    It's going to be 111 degrees today in the Phoenix-Metro area and I know that I have to run some work errands in the middle of the day. I wanted to carry some cold water with me, so I froze a bottle of water and strapped to the rear fender with a old bungee cord. As the ice melts the...
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    Bike for friend 4' 10" - Sugggestions??

    Hey Everyone... Just wondering if I can get some suggestions... A female friend of my girlfriend asked me for advice about a purchasing a bike, the problem is she is only 4' 10" I know some people on this forum have lowered their FZ6R(s) with a lowering link, but I don't know if that...
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    Time to eat some crow

    For many years, I have ridden with an ICON helmet. I really thought they were the greatest thing since sliced bread. I started reading some reviews and reading entries on this forum and decided to buy a Shoei. Cyclegear was having a great sale about two months ago, so I bought a Shoei...
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    Hard Starting in Excessive Heat

    I was running some errands yesterday after work, Arizona was having an excessive heat warning. I know we were supposed to hit 115 or so, but I don't know how hot is actually was. I did notice my FZ6R was starting hard. The temperature gauge reading didn't go over 215, but I noticed after...
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    No Oil - Don't start it!

    On the parking lot where I live, there is a young kid that just bought a used 50cc scooter about a month ago, he parks next to my FZ6R. All of the oil from his crankcase was on the ground, he was debating starting it up and riding it to the repair shop. Now this was not a small leak, I mean...
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    Jury Duty - Opinion/Experience

    Since this section is an open forum, I recently completed just over a week in jury duty for a criminal case. It was one of the worst experiences of my life. Herded like cattle, probed during the jury selection process (voir dire), got picked & it got worse from there. Forced to stand...
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    Blue-Sun

    What do you do for a living? Controller / Accountant (I also privately finance Real Estate) How long have you owned your FZ6R? May 2010... What other modes of transport do you have? 1998 Isuzu Hombre (Truck) Looking for a new car, my CRX-Si finally blew up after 214,000 miles. If you...

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