Recent content by Broke_Dirty_FZ1

Well guys, it looks like I am headed back to the XJbikes forum. I just haven't been riding as much anymore so I decided to sell the FZ1. I would like to sell the XJ550 also, but it has a much deeper place in my heart as my very first bike, so it is harder to do. I want to thank you guys for...

Don't let that illusion fool you. Many times, the leak is higher up or coming from just one place and it seeps to the areas of least resistance, making it appear that the leak is coming from somewhere that it isn't. Did you recently get the bike, or have you had it for a while?

I have an idea. Pull the seat, tank, and covers off and grab a flashlight.

I looked around a little more and I see what you are talking about now. I thought you meant the spark plug tool that came in the under seat kit. I am wondering if Yamaha intended for the spark plug tool to be used for the front axle, but that some were made improperly. Mine just barely...

I tried that. Mine doesn't fit.

I doubt you guys have the same tools in your garage that I do, but I thought you guys would get a kick out of this nonetheless. My rear tire failed state inspection so I decided to get new rubbers all the way around, because I wanted to replace the rear with a Pilot Road 2 and I don't like to...

Can you see and hear the switch actually being actuated? The switch operates by the lever relieving contact, instead of making it. If there is gunk built up in that area, it could be keeping the nipple in the in position, instead of allowing it to pop out so that it actuates the internals of...

Not to be the party pooper. But you bought a new bike because of a flat tire?

It is not illegal to acquire a scanned copy of the manual. It is only illegal if you are selling the file without permission of the owner, or claiming the information as your own when it is in fact copyrighted material. To say it is illegal is like saying it is illegal to lend the book you...

Ummm. If you get the manual on CD, you can just print whatever pages you want to keep for frequent reference. // Edited // We do not condone buying / downloading illegal copies of the service manual. THERE IS NO LEGAL PDF OF THE SERVICE MANUAL.

I wouldn't worry about replacing the boots unless the bike isn't running correctly. As long as the cracks aren't going all the way through the boots, they aren't affecting anything except looks, and nobody runs around looking at other people's carb boots, I don't believe. There is also...

I think you are still not understanding. Since the forks are not straight up and down on any bike, you can't just adjust the bike equally on the front and back and still wind up with the same geometry. You are affecting more than just the center of gravity. The level coming back to the same...

This is exactly what I do and I have never had a problem. Not even with a fat chick on the back. I am 5'5"ish with a 27 inch inseam at best, maybe 5'7"ish with boots on. If people lack that much confidence in controlling their bike, perhaps they should take some riding and safety courses...

I don't know the answer about parts hitting. But I think you are misdirected in thinking that lowering the front and rear the same amount can't lead to a change in handling. Anytime you are messing with the heights, you are changing the geometry of the bike, or at the very least, the center of...

I call bullshysties on it all. I have seen a tanker leaving a Shell station and then stopping across the street to fill up the no name station. And in todays lawsuit happy society, do you really think gas stations are going to leave themselves open to ruining engines because they allowed...