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    Woke up to the sounds of paramedics

    I was traveling from a work location back to my office on Tuesday morning at 8:45am. I had just merged onto I-880 here in the Bay Area. Union City for those of you familiar to the area. This part of the freeway has 5 lanes, with the far left lane being a carpool lane. I merged to the carpool...
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    Post order

    Can we get the powers that be to reverse the order that we view the posts, so we can see the most current posts first???? Just wondering….
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    First encounter with the CHP

    Thought I would share my first encounter with the CHP. I was headed home yesterday doing about 75 with the flow mind you, when traffic slowed to about 65, the speed limit. I spotted the CHP driving 2 lanes to my right and continued with the flow. Now, here is where I made my mistake because had...
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    WTB 2009 fender

    Looking for a 2009 rear fender with signals please.
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    Perhaps another reason to wear a helmet

    SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — An 18-year-old man died shortly after his motorcycle collided with a car in San Jose on Thursday night, police said. The man was driving the motorcycle with a woman passenger at 8:23 p.m. and hit a 2005 Toyota Corolla as he was turning from southbound Oberland Way to...
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    How many of you would do this???

    Biker gets his revenge - YouTube
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    Best Ride Ever

    After meeting a local Patriot Guard member at an event for parents with deployed soldiers, my son is currently deployed in Afghanistan, I signed up to be a patriot guard rider on the 6R. Today we welcomed home an Army Sgt from his second deployment. It started out at a Harley dealer near Oakland...
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    15000 miles

    Just passed 15000 miles today on my 09. Still running like the first 1000 miles.
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    Headed back to hell on earth

    Well, my son just completed his mid tour leave and is now headed back to Afuckistan for another 6 months of hell on earth. "Safe travels bub" and I can't wait till you get back so we can go on rides again. I taught him to ride on the 6R and he had to get something a little more powerful. Took...
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    Need?

    Just heard from my son in Afghanistan after more than a week of silence. He sent a short message saying that he wanted to let us know that he is "safe but have lost some people" and to tell us he loves us. Knowing my son as I do I can read between the lines and based on what he said, they are...
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    Lesson Learned

    So last Thursday I commuted to work like I do every day. I brought some flight training manuals to ship to my son who is serving in Afghanistan. Thinking they would be fine, I left them in my side bags along with both my cold and warm weather riding gloves. Head out to the bike at lunch to ride...
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    Do you trust mechanics at the dealer?

    Very interesting and expensive day for me today. I have been very busy recently and have been needing to change the oil on the 6R. I just moved to the Bay Area about a year ago and found a Yamaha dealer in San Jose thats not very far from home. So I call them up this morning and I'm in luck, or...
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    Bay Area Riders

    Just moved from the Seattle area to the Bay Area. Looking for other FZ6R riders in the area who want to ride.
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    November rains and still riding

    Thanks to heated grips and rain gear, I'm still riding everyday. I'm feeling a little sorry for my van. Keep the snow away and I'll be on it all year long:Sport:
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    Bad Gas

    No, not that kind of gas:rof: This didn't happen to my R but it happened to my son's bike this week. He rides a 2007 yzf600r and was having problems with his bike. It would run fine and then at low speed coming up to a stop, it would just die. Then it would take a few minutes before it would...
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    Show us your city

    I was out for a ride this afternoon and stopped for this photo op and thought it would be cool if everyone could post a pic or two with their city in the background. For those of you who don't know, this is Seattle.
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    Rear Tag Lights

    Here are pics of the rear tag lights I ordered. This finishes up the rear end for me. I'm very happy with the way it has turned out.:D
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    Another Rider Dies

    Sad to say that another rider has died here in Seattle this morning. Check out Motorcycle crash leaves one dead, disrupts rail service | KOMO News - Seattle, Washington | Local & Regional for a video report on the crash. Ride safe everyone.
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    Whats the best Rain Gear?

    Ok, I know Summer is still here and I hope you are all enjoying weather like we are having in WA, about 80 days in a row without rain :Sport: but I know the rain will be here soon.:( So, my question is, what rain gear do you have and rate it for us. I want brand, price, dryness rating, style...
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    Rear Flush Mount Signals

    After staring at my bike for about a half an hour this morning:eyebrow:. It just came to me:rockon:. I used HotBodies flush mounts, the same ones I used on the front.

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