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I just saw a nail stuck on my front tire and the air pressure is down. I wanted to see if it's hard to replace the tire by yourself. I tried searching the forum with no luck. Does anyone have any experience with removing and changing front tire? If so, can you give me some pointers? is there a...

Since the FZ6R seat gives me pain after 35-45 minutes of riding, i was thinking of modifying the seat. Not sure if this is a good idea on not.. I wanted remove the front seat, remove the staples from the seat cover and pull all the foam and replace it with silicone gel i saw on Amazon. (it's...

Do you guys/girls have any recommendation for a good summer pair of gloves which also helps with vibration issues. i notice that when i ride on highway, after 10-15 miles riding, my right hand becomes numb. i wanted to see if anyone else had this issue and what was done to remedy the issue. i...

hi, Always wanted to ride in a group setting but has never done so. wanted to see if any of you guys/girls were down in the northeast philly/buck county area to go on a group ride somewhere. It does not have to be soon, we could set something up for a future date when it's warm and where to...

Anyone know what gauge wire the turn signals use? The reason I am inquiring is because I wanted to tap the 3 signal wires to use LED lights around the front air scoop as running light and turn signal. I wanted to use T-Tap connectors to tap the wires, but I don't know what gauge the wires are...

Hello, I was planning on doing a coolant change and i am hearing Engine ice lowers the temp better than the standard coolant. My engine tends to run a little hot +200F because i do a lot of stop and go riding through traffic. Has anyone used Engine ice before as coolant? Is there any...

Hi, I been messing with the clutch free play tension and can't get it to work properly. Every time the engine is hot (+205 F) and i give full throttle all of the sudden my rpm races up bu the bike does not move with the rpm speed. If i increase the clutch free play, then the problem only...

I recently purchase 2012 FZ6R with only 650 miles on it. Driven it home on the highway and elsewhere perfectly fine. The last weekend, I did 2 things. 1) I did an oil change (Mobile 1 4T Fully synthetic & K&N Filter). 2) Installed a GiPro X healtec gear indicator. Now when I try to...

Hello, When i am about to take off after a red light, i shift to 1st and have to release the Clutch lever almost all the way (85-95% fully released) for the bike to start moving on it's own. Is that normal? I would've expected the clutch to start disengaging half way release of the lever...

Hello, Recently got the bike. Just curious, what are all you normal operating temperature is after riding for an hour on average? Today, it's 70 degrees F. After riding for an half hour (Kept the RPM below 7k), i noticed the temperature at 219 degrees. Then when i finally parked up, i heard...

Has anyone had any success turning the FZ6R in the garage or elsewhere using the kickstand? i am trying to turn my bike around in the garage, so next time, i could just open the garage door and take off. i hate backing out of the garage on my tippy toe and try to turn it around in my tight...

hello, I wanted to get my fairings painted so i removed all the side fairings. But i am not sure how to remove the front headlight fairing that is attached to the windshield. When i look inside, i seem so many different bolts in all angles. Does anyone have any pic or write up of how to...

Hello, i am new to this forum and really wanted some help. I just purchased a 2012 FZ6R. i wanted to install a gear indicator (Healtech GiPro X y-01). I am so confused with the wiring. i think i am ok with the +12v connection and the speed sensor (3 pole under the gas tank). My confusion/problem...