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Thank you. I have the spark plugs out and see that the ends are different from the ends of the new ones. I'm not sure what to do now.

On mine, the black plastic right under the windscreen is loose and buzzing. Does anyone know how to remove it, so I can put some felt underneath it? It's part 5 on this schematic... 2009 Yamaha FZ6R (BLUISH WHITE COCKTAIL 1) - FZ6RYW OEM Parts, 2009 Yamaha FZ6R (BLUISH WHITE COCKTAIL 1) -...

I just wanted to remark that changing the oil made a HUGE difference. Thanks flyingminno. That really smoothed out the 1-2 shifts. The oil level was high before, so I don't really know whether correcting the oil level or changing the oil gets the credit. It does occasionally grind, but not...

So I guess I won't worry about it, but if there's no danger at 208 degrees, then I wonder why they have the fan come on at that point.

Whenever I turn off my bike, the temperature goes up and triggers the cooling fan at around 208. I live in San Francisco where it is usually relatively cold, say, in the 50s. I just wanted to know if this is normal. I'm not about to stand next to my bike every time I turn it off and wait for...

I just bought a used 2009 FZ6R. I mostly like it but two things about it bother me all the time: Shifting is not smooth from first to second. A lot of the time, it either clunks hard into second or gets stuck in neutral. It's particularly irritating when I'm trying to accelerate fast...