One extra item to add. Use up as much old fuel as you can then pour in your fuel stabilizer and then
top off with brand new ethanol free gas. I always run it or ride short distance from gas station to home so the stabilized fuel goes through as much of the system as possible.
I know this is an old thread but I recently bought a 2012 Fz6r and noticed the same issue with 5th gear. Is this a problem that needs to be corrected or just a harmless quirk of the bike?
Hi, I last rode a motorcycle in college which was late 1990s. I now have 2 sons 15 and 17 and am testing the waters with their interest in motorcycle so bought a 2012 Fz6r and a 2019 cbr500r. I am having a lot of fun with the fz6r and think it’s a great bike for a variety of riders. This is...