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D'oh! I was just in Daytona with my FZ1, for over a week.. definitely would have let you have a go. (not exactly next door, but relatively close)

Ah the slack!! The easy way to get a lot of turns in in one shot is to squeeze the stopper (the spring-clip thing) with one hand and turn the adjuster with the other. You should have enough slack at the lever, so that you can easily place a nice sized coin between the lever and the perch...

Excellent point. The newest and stickiest of tires will step out if the suspension can't keep the tire in contact with road. Lucky for me, I'm 170 and while I can tell the rear shock is far from *good*, between the relatively conservative street riding and weighing roughly what the stock...

The ABS question is a very general one (no matter which bike you're interested in). Is it worth it, paying for ABS? Well.. there may be situations where ABS might save you. If you are a good rider (by which I mean not just ability to use controls properly, but being very aware of your...

FZ1 has enough power to spin up the rear if you're aggressive enough, new tires or not. I've read that PR3s don't get quite as good of tread life as PR2s (I got over 12k out of mine), but not sure if 8k is max for them. How do they look? They've obviously seen a good deal of heat cycles and if...

Definitely not oil in your case, as that one is motorcycle specific (meaning safe for wet clutches).

I've ridden Ninja 1000 twice now (2013 model and 2014). In simplest terms, I don't at all see it as an upgrade over FZ1. It's an incredibly similar bike in ergonomics, weight, handling, power.. etc. Styling is very subjective, so if you love one over the other, that's understandable. Going...

27k here on original clutch. No slipping. Can you tell us exactly which oil you're using?

Excellent! I know AMA has been fighting this one for a while.

I've been folding my mirrors for 2.5 years, every time the bike goes into the garage (so.. a whole lot of times). There's a bit of play in the mirrors, but it hasn't bothered me in terms of vibration.

So sorry for your loss, Eric. Very sad :(

I understand this point, but it's a heck of a lot better than having frozen hands / fingers. It took only a few minutes for me to get used to the bulkier heated gloves and my hands have not been cold on a bike since. Nothing to install too.. just bolt a wire to the battery.. and can be used...

Just curious.. why not just go with heated gloves? I love mine :D

Ouch!! Sucks about his ankle, but orthos are very good at fixing bones these days. I'm confident he'll be OK.

Maybe because Michelins are extra sticky? :D

Didn't see the "shifting" in your post with quotes from manufacturers, but I know it can happen. Particularly when tire installer is a bit too liberal with tire lube and lets the lube get onto sidewalls (another reason why I got my own tire changer :D )

Excellent point about taking it easy initially on new tires, not because they're slippery, but because they handle differently from whatever worn set you've replaced.

It's not necessary to use up all of the tire (full lean angle) to burn off release compound. What burns it off is heat cycling. Speeding up and slowing down is what does it.. not so much turning. 100 miles is somewhat conservative. Keep in mind that when new tires are put on on track bikes, 1...

Forgot to mention.. cyclegear will NOT remove the wheels for you.. you have to pull the wheels off yourself.

The least expensive will almost certainly be CycleGear. See if there's one near you: http://www.cyclegear.com/store-finder/findStore They charge from 20 to 30 (varies by location) for mount and balance, per wheel. Typical dealer charge is $50 per tire, so the place you went to is on...