Recent content by llaen

I'd say the cables stops at around 95 degrees when fully pulled. I do have aftermarket grips actually and that's a good point, though they aren't as thick as the grip puppies appear to be because they replaced the stock ones and didn't go over them. A stretched clutch cable would definitely...

Manual suggest free play between 10 and 15 mm deflection in the lever. It's pretty much in the middle of that so hence it being in spec. I changed the oil in the spring and always use synthetic. Hard to imagine anything wrong with it already. By the sound if it, it'll be worth checking the...

If it only required a couple of inches, we wouldn't be talking. Sent from my ASUS_Z012DC using Tapatalk

Yeah exactly - it's the opposite symptom if it being worn out. Slipping I can understand. I mean it's not a huge problem or anything. Just a head-scratcher.

Last time I adjusted it was sometime last year. Since being stuck was happening then too I figured it's not it but it won't hurt to check. Thanks for pointing it out! Also a little suspicious is the fact that it only happens after using it a bunch in stop and go and never during regular riding...

Hi all, I know this is sort of a common issue but I still find it a little strange. A little bit about the bike: 2012 Yamaha FZ8 with 52,000 km on it. The issue: when stuck in stop and go traffic for a while, in the heat, eventually it becomes impossible to shift out of first and into neutral...

Hi all, I've noticed an increased vibration on my yamaha fazer 8 (@ ~32k km) to a point where one of my mirrors is shaking a lot at highway speeds and my hands and even my right foot get numb after an hour on the highway (hands go numb in like 20 mins). It's never been the case for this bike...

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Got a call from a relative saying there was a collision between a motorcycle and a car on Richmond St W, near Bay this morning. Hope everyone involved is okay!

This is a long shot but if the owner of the v-strom on Pearl st sees this, your ignition is in Park instead of off. Your battery may be dead by the time you get back. I always hated that on my suzuki. It's very easy to turn the key one notch too far and not notice it.

Hi all, I've had this thick substance accumulate on one of the radiator hoses on my FZ8 with 10k km on it and I can't figure out what it could be. It's dripping onto the water pump inlet pipe, seemingly from one of the smaller hoses above it. Looking at the manual it looks like it might be the...

Just as I was thinking I might be back to riding in a week or so, cars backed into my bike twice this week. The first time a neighbour witnessed it, there was no damage and the lady was very apologetic. The second was today and I didn't get as lucky. Plastics on the left side are damaged...

I'm selling a used Joe Rocket high viz jacket, perfect for both cold and warm weather (once you strip off all the liners). It comes with 2 (!) removable liners that break it down to a mesh jacket. Various pockets and zippers that open up mesh vents for warmer days. It's been used for maybe a...

Hi all, I've noticed the header pipes of my yamaha having different amounts of colour. It's a new bike at around 8,000 km. Is that normal? As you can see pipe #2 hardly has anything. I'm not the proud owner of the first 3 cylinder fz8, am I? :p

Does anyone have any experience fighting parking tickets? I have a date and time set for tomorrow but I also have a flight in the evening and I don't want to risk missing that in case the court thing takes forever. I know they schedule a number of people for the same time and it would be...