Recent content by MattEnTheHat

Whoops sorry, probably should have looked at that first before asking, didn't watch it originally because I was at work haha. It looks really good. Do you have any idea how well the lights stay on once they're placed? I was going to build my own system like this with LED strips, but I could not...

Where did you install the LEDs? I've been thinking about getting some but most of the kits I've found are expensive and making them myself would be a lot of work. Can you see the LEDs themselves or just the glow from them?

My bike is up to 72k miles (only ~6k of them mine) and as far as I know has never had any major problems (talked to the mechanic the previous owner used and he said it had never had a problem, although of course its possible there was a problem and he took it somewhere else). Since I've owned it...

Didn't see this until now, but thank you!

I think it just depends what type of person you are. If you understand the fact that you start with absolutely no skill or talent, and that the bike won't hesitate to kill you if you don't respect it, the 6r can be a great first bike (it was mine, and I think it was perfect for me). On the other...

Oh man, yeah that's bad. That's almost as much as I paid for my bike in insurance each year!

Good to hear, I hope so.

Wellll that was probably pretty dumb of me haha. I'll change the oil right away and how for the best. Thanks guys!

No, I'm not using motorcycle specific oil, so that is probably the issue. It does actually seem like I've been getting worse fuel economy lately, so maybe that is related (although more likely it is because the weather is cooler than before, and 90% of my riding is the 2 miles to and from...

Hello! All is well with me, I have not been on the forum much lately as I've been pretty busy with school (or even riding very much, other than to and from class every day). That is pretty cool about moving to Simi. Good luck! It would put you in very close range to some great riding... The...

Coming from another 20 year old, the insurance might actually not be as bad as you think. I pay about $250/year for just liability and uninsured motorist with the FZ6R. I'm looking into upgrading to an R6 sometime around the end of the summer, so I just got a quote, and they only want $325/year...

Hey all, I've noticed a funny noise recently when I'm just starting out in first gear on my bike. The sound is a sort of 'clunk' a little bit like the noise it makes when you're sitting in neutral and shift down to first. It happens as I'm just starting out in first gear, getting off the...

That is indeed tempting. The thought that someone could take my bike and I'd have no returns drives me nuts. I can't afford another bike, but there's no way I could live without one either! For $35/month I might have to upgrade from just liability...

Mine starts getting pretty buzzy/vibratey around 5500 RPM and stays that way up to around 7000 RPM, then gets very smooth again. The peak of "buzziness" seems to be around 6200 RPM. I'm fairly certain that this is because the motor is turning at some kind of resonant frequency of the...

I only notice a pull at stoplights if I rev the engine, which is obviously not something I would do in normal situations. Based on what you're saying about the rear wheel spinning while on a stand it sounds like what I have is pretty normal. Thanks for the info!