Recent content by FZ197

it's hit and miss and i generally get more waves back from sportbike guys than cruisers. i wave at just about all riders unless i'm in the mountains fighting the twisties. there's times when i just don't see riders due to traffic but they may see me instead and wave. seems that there's two...

hahahahaha this is great!

i can't help but man that is the coolest thing i've seen all day. i've always wanted to put sportbike motors on anything and everything!

i asked my yamaha mechanic about a valve adjustment on my YZF600R back when she was around 50k miles, he said basically if it runs fine don't even bother. at 90k miles it still runs strong, never had anything done besides the tranny rebuilt at 20k miles (previous owner couldn't shift). i am...

thanks for the welcome guys. yes it is quick once you get into the 6k range. you really do run out of street speeds quickly, can't wait to take it to the dragstrip! edit:question, why does the 'new posts' link only show super recent posts? most forums show all recent posts in descending order...

i think i'm gonna use them up commuting to and from work, so far they're fine but i'm not going to push them. i'm used to a PR2 rear and a PP or PPP front combo, though i was running Q2 front/rear last time i went into the mountains. i'm thinking a Q2 front and a Roadsmart2 rear for my riding style.

anyway i come from the YZF600R forum and have been riding one for the last 5 years, got a good 90k miles or so on her but i've wanted to move up to a liter bike for the longest time. i'm a relatively conservative rider and torque means a lot to me. in 3 days i've put about 650 miles on the bike...

i joined the 'other' FZ1 forum and was instantly banned for posting a photo in my first thread so i'm hoping this forum is a little different! on that note, i'll wait until my second post for a pic >_>