What did you do to your FZ today?
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Hail
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Installed my new battery. Got a parts unlimited battery at my local shop for $93.95 - 10% discount for local forum. It really was nice to hear her strat up again. I will be taking her out Saturday for sure!
FZ1riderNY
Moderator
I'm unfortunately "bikeless" at the moment so I "hacked" my new Nook Color today and installed Android CM7 into it. I now have a fully functional 7" Droid Tablet with all functions for $199 bucks!!! Yipee!!!
Had this done:
pilot8127
Wizard
:wow: Patrice ! That looks awesome ! How does it ride and handle? Great I bet !! :tup:
Hard to tell I've only been 17 miles. I still need to get the extensions. The first thing I noticed was that my headlights were lower. Lorne said he set it rather firm because my old forks were pretty firm. I think I want to soften it up a bit as bumps felt pretty harsh. Actually I could feel the road.
I'm looking forward to riding in daylight but that'll be delayed until next week I think.
I'm looking forward to riding in daylight but that'll be delayed until next week I think.
Clyde
Wizard
Oil and Filter Change
I changed the oil and filter the other day... first maintenance on the new-to-me bike. That's the good news. The bad news is that I discovered today that "energy conserving" and "resource conserving" are the same thing. I knew not to get "energy conserving" but never considered that the industry would change terms and the were the same thing -- I thought that "resource conserving" was something related to the synthetic oil (Mobile 1) that I purchased.
Anyway, looks like I'll be draining all that nice, fresh oil out this weekend and going with something else.
Hopefully three days and 50 miles hasn't done any damage to the clutch. Is there anything special I should do to flush the "resource conserving" stuff out? Should I run some "cheap" oil through for a few miles, then put synthetic back in? I'll certainly change the filter, but beyond that, I'm open to your wisdom.
I changed the oil and filter the other day... first maintenance on the new-to-me bike. That's the good news. The bad news is that I discovered today that "energy conserving" and "resource conserving" are the same thing. I knew not to get "energy conserving" but never considered that the industry would change terms and the were the same thing -- I thought that "resource conserving" was something related to the synthetic oil (Mobile 1) that I purchased.
Anyway, looks like I'll be draining all that nice, fresh oil out this weekend and going with something else.
Hopefully three days and 50 miles hasn't done any damage to the clutch. Is there anything special I should do to flush the "resource conserving" stuff out? Should I run some "cheap" oil through for a few miles, then put synthetic back in? I'll certainly change the filter, but beyond that, I'm open to your wisdom.
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pilot8127
Wizard
Fox!
What a surprise when I got to the shop today. I had a couple more decals to install but when I opened the door I saw a red fox curled up on the seat of the FZ ! He seemed pretty tame (well, he didn't bite me or run from me) so I carefully snapped a couple of pics of him lounging on the Yamaha!
What a surprise when I got to the shop today. I had a couple more decals to install but when I opened the door I saw a red fox curled up on the seat of the FZ ! He seemed pretty tame (well, he didn't bite me or run from me) so I carefully snapped a couple of pics of him lounging on the Yamaha!
gtbigup01
Wizard
Cleaned it and ate turkey, but tomorow promises to be about 310 miles going to checkout a Yammy dealer in ATl.
FSTZ1
Well-Known Member
Took her for one last ride of the season. got home and changed oil and filter, washed and waxed it, lubricated all pivot points, removed battery and setup on tender in the basement until next season.
Went for a short ride this afternoon. Really liking the new front end. Will definitely be softening things up a bit. On the downside, I didn't find a neighborhood I liked and discovered that houses look better online than in person.
pilot8127
Wizard
Speed check . . .
With the temperature in the low 60's (warm for us here this time of the year) I wanted to check the program setting on my newly installed SpeedoDRD. :wow:Absolutely "spot-on" !! No plates or insurance on her but, what the hey . . .. it's only a short ride, right? heh,heh. Mmmhhh sweet. I love it when a plan comes together . . ... . with the gps and the speedometer now in total sync. I couldn't be happier. Money well spent I say.
After reaffirming the numbers a second time and, checking the rpm's at some of the cardinal speeds, I snicked down a couple of gears and blasted down US-40 with the warm air pushing me back. At somewhere north of 100 my GPS flopped from it's mount and luckily, landed right in my lap ! Ohh Nooooo . . . .. After pulling over and gingerly putting it in my zipper pocket, I took off again and began accelerating by snicking up thru the gears sans clutch. :woot: Great weather, little to no traffic, and a willing rev-master, yipeeeeee !! I definately needed me a pre-winter FIX.
This FZ is seemingly smoother than my first one and rides like it's on rails. Could be the Bridgestone's I suppose and the rebuilt forks probably help some too. My first fizzer came with Shinko 009's already on it and they were seemingly abit greasy IMHO. Also today, I did notice a definate gear "whine" at the lower speeds. The new Renthal CS sprocket is quite noisy ! But above 45 or 50mph the wind takes over and blocks out everything but the exhaust sound. I can live with that. In fact, I like the gear-whine. Reminds me of a turbine when they spool up for take-off. Very mechanical sounding.
I killed a dozen bugs with her today, warmed up the oil and got to 130mph on a federal highway. Not a bad day's sprint for late November.
Now, where are my new decals . . .? I know I left them right over here . . . . :tup:
With the temperature in the low 60's (warm for us here this time of the year) I wanted to check the program setting on my newly installed SpeedoDRD. :wow:Absolutely "spot-on" !! No plates or insurance on her but, what the hey . . .. it's only a short ride, right? heh,heh. Mmmhhh sweet. I love it when a plan comes together . . ... . with the gps and the speedometer now in total sync. I couldn't be happier. Money well spent I say.
After reaffirming the numbers a second time and, checking the rpm's at some of the cardinal speeds, I snicked down a couple of gears and blasted down US-40 with the warm air pushing me back. At somewhere north of 100 my GPS flopped from it's mount and luckily, landed right in my lap ! Ohh Nooooo . . . .. After pulling over and gingerly putting it in my zipper pocket, I took off again and began accelerating by snicking up thru the gears sans clutch. :woot: Great weather, little to no traffic, and a willing rev-master, yipeeeeee !! I definately needed me a pre-winter FIX.
This FZ is seemingly smoother than my first one and rides like it's on rails. Could be the Bridgestone's I suppose and the rebuilt forks probably help some too. My first fizzer came with Shinko 009's already on it and they were seemingly abit greasy IMHO. Also today, I did notice a definate gear "whine" at the lower speeds. The new Renthal CS sprocket is quite noisy ! But above 45 or 50mph the wind takes over and blocks out everything but the exhaust sound. I can live with that. In fact, I like the gear-whine. Reminds me of a turbine when they spool up for take-off. Very mechanical sounding.
I killed a dozen bugs with her today, warmed up the oil and got to 130mph on a federal highway. Not a bad day's sprint for late November.
Now, where are my new decals . . .? I know I left them right over here . . . . :tup:
Put the front tire on. Had a little trouble and needed the Calvary but got the job done oldshcool style: on the ground with tire irons. The stiff Bridgestone sideall defeated me and the HF changer.
Cruzman checked to be sure the rotors were still straight.
I made him ride it so I could see if what I observed about the front end was actual or my imagination.
He says Baby feels more sporty than Stella and the steering is smoother (new bearings). According to him, overall the front end feels smoother. Same thing I noticed so I know it's real and not because I wanted it to be. With new rubber, I can really test out my new forks.
This one's for thepopularjock
I got new to me inserts and don't want to drill them for the power outlet. Instead, I glued the panel cover that came with my outlet to the insert. I used locktite weld stuff:
Not sure it will hold yet.
Cruzman checked to be sure the rotors were still straight.
I made him ride it so I could see if what I observed about the front end was actual or my imagination.
He says Baby feels more sporty than Stella and the steering is smoother (new bearings). According to him, overall the front end feels smoother. Same thing I noticed so I know it's real and not because I wanted it to be. With new rubber, I can really test out my new forks.
This one's for thepopularjock
I got new to me inserts and don't want to drill them for the power outlet. Instead, I glued the panel cover that came with my outlet to the insert. I used locktite weld stuff:
Not sure it will hold yet.
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johnnyontherocks
The Cosmic Avenger
Nice work. I have been lurking your R1 swap.
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FZ1riderNY
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Put the front tire on. Had a little trouble and needed the Calvary but got the job done oldshcool style: on the ground with tire irons. The stiff Bridgestone sideall defeated me and the HF changer.
Cruzman checked to be sure the rotors were still straight.
I made him ride it so I could see if what I observed about the front end was actual or my imagination.
He says Baby feels more sporty than Stella and the steering is smoother (new bearings). According to him, overall the front end feels smoother. Same thing I noticed so I know it's real and not because I wanted it to be. With new rubber, I can really test out my new forks.
This one's for thepopularjock
I got new to me inserts and don't want to drill them for the power outlet. Instead, I glued the panel cover that came with my outlet to the insert. I used locktite weld stuff:
Not sure it will hold yet.
Patrice, are you gonna paint the front fender or leave it black? It doesn't look at all bad the way it is.
Gonna paint it but it isn't a priority. Was looking at it this evening an started thinking it'd be cool to have a black stripe up the spine of the bike with the black fender: Black on the nose of the fairing where the yamaha logo is, black on the tank where the raised part is, and black on the tail. I guess that's the skunk stripe, huh?
BDazzler
Wizard
Went on a couple hours ride last Friday, 11/25/11 with my wife. It was amazing to sneak in an extra, unexpected ride. The Cardio Scalarider G4 powerset makes rides so enjoyable to share the experience as it is happening.
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scottyd
Wizard
My solomotoparts order shipped today! Woohoo! 
Hail
Moderator
Finally commuted to work after several months of almost no activity. I forgot how fast my bike is. In the 50s this morning. Should be low 70s on my ride home.
In the 50s this morning. Should be low 70s on my ride home.
magpiemale
Well-Known Member
took my battery off as it would not start so ordered a new one to see if the battery I have i faulty.