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    Shoei XR1100...Helmet Warehouse Sydney

    Just got a new lid for xmas from my wife...a Shoei XR1100...it is light, comfortable, quiet and extemely well ventilated...it replaced my 9 year old XR1000...a fantastic lid. I purchased it from The Helmet Warehouse in Yagoona in Sydney where the customer service is first class, and prices are...
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    East Coast Weather

    Any ride is good...wet or dry! Hi to all, yes the weather has certainly been frustrating, especially for the poor buggers on the far north coast NSW where it seems to have been raining for the past 4 years! I had a great ride from central coast up to Forster last weekend to attend a wedding...
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    Helmet , What Do You Wear ?

    New Shoei XR1100 under the xmas tree...yahoo!!! My old Shoei XR1000 has been great but after 8 years of constant use its time to retire it...new XR1100 is so light and comfortable...
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    Quiet Slips on's

    SP Engineering exhaust Hi Old Mate, I have a SP Engineering Carbon can on my 2008 FZ and it sounds fantastic without being too loud...a removable baffle quietens it considerably...I always put the baffle in when my wife is pillion ( so I can hear her babble! ). The can is 450 mm long with wide...
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    happy pillion

    Not so young...me 57 and she 53...not so old either!
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    happy pillion

    Long Distance Happy Pillion!!! Just back from a 2 day ride with the pillion in a million...Day 1 was from central coast NSW, through Sydney, through Royal National Park, down coast road to Wollongong, up to Robertson via Jamberoo, then across and down to Kangaroo Valley, on to Berry, Gerringong...
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    What about 2012 WSBK at Phillip Island for a FZ Rally

    2012 Superbikes Hi cookie99, i have been to world superbikes 7 times over the years ( quick calculation ) and will definitely be going in 2012 from the central coast NSW on my FZ1...it is always a great time with fantastic racing...when it gets closer to FEB I would like to make contact to meet...
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    Bandit 1250 to FZ1S

    Do the Swap! Hi twowheelsagain, about 3 months ago I sold my SV1000s which was a comfortable and brilliant bike and got a 2008 FZ1S...it is even more brilliant!!! Comfortable, Powerful and Smooth and my wife loves the pillion accomodation. I have got 280 klm on a trip, but that was cruising...
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    happy pillion

    2 hour ride with my wife on back today on a variety of roads...when we stopped she says "why didnt you buy this bike 5 years ago...I love it!"
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    Calling all Aussies, Where you from?

    Hi everyone, I am from Copacabana on the Central Coast ( about 15 mins from Gosford ) and had my blue 2008 FZ1S a couple of months...what a ripper ride!...my wife loves the pillion accomodation too. And I am lucky enough to be a shift worker so I can ride on weekdays...cant keep off it!!!
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    AIS block off...newbie how to

    Ais blockoff works magic Thanks FZ1inNH, I followed your method of blocking off the AIS BELOW the airbox with a plug and silicone and clamp below plug. As you said , about an hours work. Before I had done this my FZ1 was popping like crazy on deceleration with aftermarket exhaust installed (...
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    New member welcome thread...

    New Australian member Hi everyone, my name is Richard and I have had my blue 2008 FZ1S about a month now and now I know what all the fuss is about! What a fantastic bike!!! I live about an hour north of Sydney at a quiet beachside place with my wife (and 2 sons when they are not travellin the...
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