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Ssky .. Been gone .... Just found this thread. Lots of misery..... Sorry But I couldn't find in your last note that you finally got it running right - and what the actually problem was. Your note said they tore it down - but that it was still running like crap. What's the rest of the...

Hey Papa, good to hear from you. Your fine black beauty is still dazzling people, I'm sure!

Sky, Thanks for the return. Your early messages were full of kinda scary "happenings". Makes people a little nervous. Sounds like you've got a ton of stuff going on! It sounds really good! Glad you're having a great time!

This doesn't sound good. But it would help if you could explain what happened a little more clearly ."small pull"? "do big valve noise"? These engines are capable of very long lives - if properly maintained. -- 200,000 + miles. If mistreated, though, no.

Blavenia Why don't you by-pass your unfriendly dealer and internet shop another BMW store. Make a dea, settle on all fees and conditions, prior - all in print. No haggle. Go it the bike. I did that with a car - got a huge amount off. Showed up - signed the papers - took off.

Virtually all dealers initially price a bike (or car, or ...) higher than what they actually will take. What they take depends on many things - one of which is who they think they are dealing with and how badly they think that person wants that bike. Yeah, gamesmanship. But, that is what...

Don't know what your laws are there in S A .. if you have horsepower limitations or time limitations as some places do. But as for the machines, you are accustomed, with the cbr600rr, to more performance - power than the FZ6r has. You might be disappointed if you went that way. Check on the...

MAN! That's good stuff! I haven't heard of Yamaha refusing anyone before. Too bad they made those mistakes - but they are still trying to make it right for people. Ya gotta give em some credit.

Buy a polyester suit or polyester jacket and matching pants. Lots of companies make these. When you pack them, roll them up so they don't wrinkle. Polyester resists wrinkling well. I learned this with much traveling. Wool coats are a no-no, wrinkle for sure.

That's a good way to get a brand new, unmolested bike cheap. Just do the tire stuff and change fluids - not a big deal. And you got a new bike!

Excellent! Thanks. I know what you mean about replacing a gone bad tire with the exact same model. But, chances are it was just a fluke with the fist one. Sounds like broken cords. Coulda been a defect but it coulda been due to a curb hit - something like that. I've seen it before - it's...

Sebastion. Does Michigan beat you up?

Yeah - you've two credit card dings - but really only one. The way that works is that the card companies - credit monitoring companies watch you and if they see you are applying for credit for a car - they recognize that you could go to a number of dealers and each will pull a report, All...

I don't own one - but am pretty sure there is a tip-over switch - and needs to be reset. Also a centerstand switch possible. A gen 1 owner will come along and help you out. Or you could check out youtube - almost everything is there. Sorry about your the tip-over.

I'm late, but "Hey Crazy!" Hope you had a most superb birthday! With all the trimming! The start of an excellent year of riding!

Four years newer - brand new, in fact, so "book price" is a lot more with the new one. And you have a warranty. Hard to beat. You decide to sell whichever one you buy within a year - lets say. Which are you gonna get more for? A five year old with lots more miles or a one year old with...

Sounds like you eased back into riding in a smart way, though.

You can't tell the difference by the sesat of your pants , is what you mean. alcohol has far less energy content than gasoline. Your gasoline is being "atered down" You have less power and get less miles per gallon. This is chemistry and physics and politicians can't change the physical...

It's a beauty! That seat with the red trim looks perfect! I wonder what it takes to get a motorcycle like that across the border.

Glad Ivan's there to rescue the Gen II's! I wish Yamaha would make the motorcycle more liveable from the crate - without all the fuss that seems necessary to make them right. Though I recognize that one person's perception of what is right may not be another person's. Meaning, for many, a...