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Hi folks!! Just wondering if anyone has grafted a newer seat / tail unit onto a 3HE FZR? Seen pics of streetfighters with R6 conversions and think it looks quite good (tho can understand its not everyone's taste). Is it a lot of work, as i'm about to strip my bike down for some rework and tempted to give it a shot. Thanks - look forward to hearing responses.

Does the fazer 600 restrict well ive heard that different engine types restrict better than other engine types is this true

just bought 04 r6 fitted with power commander dyno read that the guy had done says max bhp 105 i thought bike was 121bhp standard and all sites iv looked on confirm the bike is 121-123bhp any ideas

HI ALL. MUCH AS I LOVE MY FZR, ITS STARTING TO DRIVE ME MAD. AS I MENTIONED IN LAST POSTING, I WAS SEEKING HELP TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM WHERE BIKE KEEPS RUNNING BATTERY CELLS COMPLETELY DRY. NOW, BIKE HAS ALSO DEVELOPED AN UNHEALTHY APPETITE FOR HEADLIGHT BULBS! BULBS WERE REPLACED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, BUT DIPPED FILAMENT HAS BLOWN ON BOTH SIMULTANEOUSLY. NORMALLY NOT HUGE DEAL BUT MY JAP SEC BULBS COST £38 PER SET - SO I'M SURE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND MY FRUSTRATION!!! ANYBODY HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS OR GOT ANY IDEAS? OH, AND HOW DO I ADD PICS? WANTED TO ADD ONE OF MY BIKE TO LET EVERYONE SEE. ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DECAL SUPPLIERS? AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN CAR DRIVER …

Quick hello from a newbie to the site. Total petrol nut...drive a P1 and now progressed to a Cat to beat the Friday traffic on the M6 Missus says it's a mid-life crisis Paul

Hi guys / girls had a quick browse this site looks great. Off to post now mark

Howdy all! Thought i'd say hi as im new here. Got a few friends who ride bikes and they've finally given me the bug. I've put in for my bike test and im just waiting for some times and dates etc. Looking to get myself a FZ6 when i pass my test and i guess if i had one, this is the place to get advice. Hoping to learn a bit from you guys too! Sorry to bore you, but just thought i'd explain myself a bit. Cheers Weasle!

Just watched motorway cops on bbc1. I do find those programs entertaining (not the awful american cop shows tho!). But it pissed me off at the end, is there anypoint in wasting money on a police force, if what they do achieves sod-all. One chinese illegal imigrant got 3 points and £75 fine for no license. Anothe guy who fled the scene of a crash (which utilised several police units and closed one side of the motorway) got off scott-free as there was insufficient evidence and a guy in a nicked motor got a community sentence (probably didnt turn up) even though he nicked a car and caused a -mile tailback. A polish lorry drive who fucked a biker up, got charged with car…

Just signed up so saying hello Looking for a set of forks for a 1990 DT50 if anyone has any Cheers

Went out last monday nite, only to find the gritters had been out before me (Nottingham). I have been saying for some months that as soon as the gritters are out, my bike is coming off the road. So, last monday nites use was the last of the year. It is going to live at a friends in his mega shed, where some little tweaks are going to be made here and there. All being well, it will emerge in Spring with a new coat of paint (had it done in June, but it was a cack job, and already looks more tatty than the paint that was on it from new) and a slight performance BOOST. Got a 2001 ZX9R as a winter runabout. Its a boat! Much more suitable than a highly strung R6 is for cold, …

hi everyone just wanted you all to know i passed my test last Tuesday, im really chuffed as id never been on a bike before id 5x 2hr lessons so now ill get my r6 sorted for the road she needs taxed mot d and of course insured also restricted just wanted to know has anyone any helpful advice?

Took the R1 out for a blast other day and thought handling seamed a bit slow and sluggish, put it down to the cold weather so tyres coldish, got home and pushed bike into the garage and it felt a bit heavy! Checked rear tyre only 15 pound pressure checked it out and small nail sticking out so new tyre on way Square Box

Hello everybody as the cold weather is getting closer we all know that vehicles act different, So i leave my house the other morning and it was the first frost of the year, after about 5 or 6 miles the bike gets up to temperature. Everytime i stop at traffic lights or roundabouts it stalled and i had to keep up the revs.The bike was idling at about 970 to 1050 rpm. So i thought there was a problem and called the yamaha dealer and they told me to turn up the idle screw and i did to about 1300 rpm and it's fine now glad it wasn't the TPS. has anyone else had this experience as it's not really much of a problem.dave p

I am building a bare bones "Old Skool" street fighter from a 1982 400 seca its almost done while routing out through out the frame my question is what are the 2 square relays that mounted in rubber below the seat on the gastank brace ? I broke one of the wires going to one . as I will only have a headlight tail light and brake light trying to decide if I need it Thanks Tom

Hi all, Just signed up, very useful forum! Im getting my first bike on Saturday! woohoo! YZF-R125. Just thought i would introduce me self! Cheers, Ant

i have a 2002 yamaha dt125r 2002 model and i need to replace the mirrors...... i found these on ebay ... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/YAMAHA-FZ1-FZ6-FZ-1-...8QQcmdZViewItem and http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...A:IT&ih=024 one is 8mm reverse thread and the other is 10mm reverse thread... which one will fit on my 2002 dt125r? 8mm or 10mm..... please lemme know... also how do i delete old posts ive created? thanks

I have a 1984 xt250 dual sport that i just bought and found the blinkers will turn on but not blink and the tail light will change brightness when I turh on the blinker. Is this a short or grounding problem? I am looking for advice or a wiring diagram. Please help....

hi im thinking of buying new r6 2008 in blue, looking for some good advice on r6,is it a good buy, i have not been riding for 4 years now but looking to buy soon,thanks darren

I'm Interested in buying an FZ1 Abs but don't know much about it other than the marketing bumf (oh and the fact that it looks like the sort of bike you could have some fun on). Am planning to use it mainly for town (London), weekends trips out of town and also touring next year (France/Spain). Don't laugh but originally had my heart set on a BMW. Any comments, suggestions, warnings welcome. Thanks, Justin

Hello all, can anyone give me a definitive answer to these questions? I have just bought a 1979 SR500,it came from S Africa in 1996,it has never been registered in the UK,I have the S African Logbook and a customs release form,I have spoken to DVLA but came away no wiser!apart from that I will be able to get an age related plate. As it is 30 years old do I need to get it (1) SVA'd or will an MOT be OK? (2) Will it require Type approval if so how do I get it? (3) What customs forms will I need if any? I have looked at the VOSA,C&E and DVLA websites,but they all give ambigious information! Thanks for any information (am pulling out what little hair I have left) …