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possibly so but the consequences of being wrong about that are pretty severe and since I already have the new filter there's just no reason to keep the wrong filter around...I just do not want to toss it

Hi guys I ordered some stuff from Sportbike Track Gear and they shipped me the wrong oil filter. I have a 2nd gen FZ1 and they accidentally shipped me the KN-303 filter for the 1st gen. They fixed everything (actually they are very good people to deal with) and quickly sent me the...

Not unusual, honestly I would need to take the wind screen off and take a look at what I did. I think that I needed to epoxy the small triangular cover plate in place.

Too late now...plugs changed and radiator filled with new coolant...not jumping into this again for another 4 years I think... As far as the bike goes, it's been a real trooper. Zero oil consumption and no problems (once I got rid of the annoying buzz up front in the plastics).

I thought so, but I had just came back from a cross country ride so I figured that it was an appropriate time to do the plugs, oil, (coolant because of the plugs). Front pads are probably due but I will swap them at the end of the season when I do the tires.

They look OK to me and still seem to be gapped correctly

gap looks OK..here's a close up pic

here's what they look like after 18K miles.. a change out at 8K seemed a little premature these plugs did 2 cross country trips each leg taking 4 days, so they were run pretty hard oh I now fall into the "you need to remove the radiator to change the plugs" camp

I did a NJ to Las vegas run on my FZ ...here's the link to the details Suzuki GSX-R Motorcycle Forums Gixxer.com - View Single Post - High Point Run - 6/12

Yup I had bought a few filters from a K&N vendor on Ebay for a little over $11 each with free shipping. Nice to know that I can get them locally though. FWIW ... I use the K&Ns because they have a very good reputation (no one ever seems to speak badly of them). As far as the Frams go, I think...

K&N 204 You can sometimes find them at Advance Auto

I have the LSL's and I like the way they look

I agree, while aluminum is excellent at conducting heat it also has a the added problem of a higher coefficient of expansion than say steel. Therefore, it is an engineering challenge to keep the rings well seated and the cylinder walls properly lubricated during the entire cold / hot...

I was thinking about having the oil changed while I was in vegas but I never got around to it and the Mobil 1 guys are always bragging how bada** their oil is (and I guess that I have to agree now). Usually a little "blow by" through the rings is normal especially if the tolerances on the rings...

I am usually just a lurker here but I just have to brag a little. I took a bit of a short trip last month NJ to Las Vegas and back to NJ. Yeah the seat kinda hurt (OK it hurt a lot ...it was the gel seat too) and I am never ever going back to Kansas (tornado) , but the bike was incredible...

You need a girlfriend also... :justkidding:

I'll throw my 2 pennies in. I'm on the gixxer site and although the riders are a little younger, they are more mellow about other bikes than you would think. Some of the regulars are pretty heavy track day guys, and the preferred ride seems to be a 600/750 gixxer. As far as respecting the...

I have an 08 GSXR750. It's a real fun bike and I like it a lot, but for riding 2 up with the Mrs it's not so comfy. I did a 1500 mile weekend on it last summer and again that was a real fun ride but I was a little stiff on Monday. (Ottowa to Toronto in a monsoon didn't help much either)...

Except there's all the darn gravel still spread on the road...be careful with that my friend.

I kind of had gotten a bad vibe there recently. Not really sure why but I think it was the fact that the place was crowded with bikes and all the sales guys were "trolling" a little too much.