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Last Week: Stalling off idle is back. Dealer partially cleans my EFI (carbon buildup), turns up my idle and sells me Yamaha fuel cleaner. I put a measured amount in the next seven tanks. Hesitation off idle "gone." He tells me to ride the bike HARD once and awhile. After my 1200 mile trip to...

Is this the Suzuki SV650 Risers I need to lower the bars on my 2008?

Anyone ever had the Gen II running fine everyday, then the one day while it is idling or low throttle is has a hesitation? I rode to work and the gym last night. Bike running great, like always. It has not had ANY servicing other than I do oil changes and clean/lube chain. This morning...

Does anyone have any experience with the BMW S1000R, Apriia Tuono V4R or KTM Super Duke 1290? Thinking of selling the 08 FZ1 and buying one of these three. Most pro reviewers said the BMW is the most reliable of the three and the KTM has issues with parts supply. I have NOT figured out...

Anyone know of a decent tent I could pack on my 08 FZ1 for a three day camp? I have brand new saddle bags and an okay tank bag, but no handle on a tent and small sleeping pad I could pack on a bike. I have only camped with cars and trucks. I am also 6'2". Thanks

What do you think of the new Yamaha Sport-Tourer? Only $10,490. I saw an all black model(their first one) at my local dealer while replacing a back tire on my 08 FZ1. Looks very impressing. The wife might like the better pillion.

What was your method for, "Learning to keep up with very experienced friends in the Twisties.?" Is it just lots of trips into the hills on your own? Is it riding the same curved roads over and over? What did it take to get your knee down during Counter-steering? I commute SEVEN miles...

Anyone encounter this? The bike turned over and over this morning but would not start. I have not been on the 08 FZ1 in 10 days. I normally ride her to work on Monday and Thursday. I always put it on the Battery Tender Jr "the night before," a ride. It ALWAYS starts in 1-2 seconds. I have...

Could not get used to all the folks on bikes with no helmets. Might be just a coincidence, but the two days I turned on the news, there were three fatalities (in Honolulu) in one week. All the people on 50cc scooters were flying down the highways in the bike lanes(at a blistering 35mph).

I always thought the back tire on my 1976 "basket case" KZ900 was big. The look from my driveway is pretty funny. (had the carbs rebuilt a few months ago) 36 years of technology sure makes a impact. :surrender:

After a five day break, I get to ride her to work, a Dr appt., visit an ailing 67 year old cousin, home, then the South River road for BBQ Pizza at a winery. I'll be wearing the new AGV all day. My wife(who is off on Mon/Thur) said, "You do not need that hood and neck cover." It was 36...

Since I have yet to go over 5,000rpm, I found something to improve my 2008 top end! It would make a good platform for a camera, my tank bag or a cup holder. I might have to cut a hole in my tank? Mileage may go down. :spank2:

Hey folks. I saw at a CA track school "optional recomendations" Web page to replace coolent with something like Waterwetter when you use your own bike. Will this make my 08 FZ1 run cooler on hot Central CA Valley Summers (when these fans will keep coming on at 215 degrees at stop lights)...

Sorry if the answer is somewhere else on this forum. If a magazine said a stock gen2 fz1 will do 85mph in 1st, what will it do in the other 5 gears? It must be screaming at 11,000rpm? A friend with a FJ1300 asked, "Will it really do 85 in 1st?" I'd owned my fz1 for one week, "I have not...

My five week old 2008 FZ1 tried to unload my poor body on my 1st ride in nine days(rain). I was doing the posted 45mph in 4th when the street light turned yellow. Do I grab a ton of brakes to try and stop in time or gun it to beat it turning red? If I was on one of my many rented HDs I...

Do you have BOTH? I just bought a blue S&S Moment of Truth Mesh Textile jacket on line for only $99. It has all the protective devices inserted inside the lining, plus the rain/wind lining zips out. I also have a new $299 Alpinestars Stunter Leather jacket with all the same inside...

I put my "swing arm" sliders on last week. The parts clerk at the Yamaha dealer said, "for the frames sliders, put the bike on the center stand, then your rolling floor jack under the engine to keep it from dropping, when you do one side at a time. I had mine drop and I cross-thread the...

I am 58 and new to sportbikes, so I can barely remember when I was 25 and invincible. Sunday I am at the Cycle Gear on Hwy 80 and Madison in Sacramento, CA trying to get my gear off in the parkinglot. Traffic over on EB Hwy 80 this bright sunny 75 degree day is fairly heavy at 60+mph. I...

Can someone direct me to any conversations on smaller back sprockets? I am used to renting "low redline" Harleys. Its amazing how fast I am in 4th gear (3000-4000 rpm) on my new 2008 FZ1 from at an intersection. I went for my first 10+ mile ride yesterday (Sacramento River Delta area)...