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    Rear LED Turn Signal and/or Tail Light

    Anyone got a rear turn signal or integrated signal/brake light that's bright enough to keep me alive? I've shied away from this in the past but LEDs are much improved these days. I'd appreciate any suggestions. ~J
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    Remove Front Wheel Part II

    In a failed attempt to remove my front wheel today, I was stopped because I didn't realize the hydraulic line bolt had a backing nut on it. I could not slip the wheel past the calipers. As I put it back together so that I could come and whine about it here, I noticed that the 6mm bolt has a...
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    Antifreeze Choice

    Any preferences? Needs to be aluminum compatible I think.
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    Turbo'd

    ​A 315-HP Yamaha FZ1 Is Basically Unridable
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    Lithium Batteries: What You Need To Know

    I put a Shorai in mine as well. 2008 FZ1. Shorai LFX18A1-BS12. Noticeable performance increase.
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    How many FZ1s?

    Anyone have a guess at the number of FZ1's Yamaha has sold? Any way to contrast that to the number of, say, Ducati Monsters in the world or other sport tourers?
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    Rear Brake Help Please

    Gen II Rear Brake Caliper Replacement Wheel on Bike. I just got done doing this during a rear tire replacement. When I got to the put it back together stage, I had a loose clip I could not figure out where it had come from and, just the installation prices was a bit mysterious. This assumes...
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    Rear Brake Help Please

    Yes. It does. Thank you. Most important, it is possible. The few videos online skip through this as if its a trivial action. I don't think so. I'll try the grease trick, although that probably has to be a small dose to keep it away from the pads. Thanks a ton.
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    Rear Brake Help Please

    One would think this topic would have been beat to death. As my luck would have it....... Lonney is correct, it seems to be a retainer for the brake pads, but knowing is not the same as doing. Installation requires the pads be held open, and guided onto that forward mounted keeper-clip...
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    Rear Brake Help Please

    It is the disk pad support for the unpinned side. Glad I kept it :-) Now, any clues on how to reassemble this mouse trap?
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    Rear Brake Help Please

    Was changing the rear tire tonight. Pulled off the brake caliper and this clip fell off. No idea where it came from. Can anyone identify it so I can locate in the service manual please? Its in the aftermarket vendor drawing below, but no real identification. Appreciate any help...
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    FZ1N in Canada

    I just did this a few months ago. It's some work, but you can get lots of help here and on that other FZ forum. It's pretty straight forward, but it is really a wiring project. You toss the wire harness that is included in the Part Shark kit and work with the USA one on your bike. Basically...
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    Protons

    Really like the Watsens. Took five weeks to get and were expensive. But are acceptable bright and really are a clean install.
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    Scala Group Buy

    About how much?
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