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  1. Thanks Greg & I guess Wussie too. Like I said my first FI bike with O2 sensor. Just checking with you guys since it seems you get most of the bikes 2 yr.s before us (U.S.). I'll just delete both of the above Wuss ,if I may call you Wuss, if not just delete, because I like Greg's information/experience which is what I was looking for. I figure about 20K mi.s by the way the plugs looked when I checked them at 8K. I've got 18K mi's on mine now in 7 mo.s of riding 1/3 sport / 2/3 commute/touring. She purrs like a kitten and still jumps out of corners like a cougar. Trying to get plugs ordered for a descent price. Found a box of 10 of the standard NGK's for $4.50 ea. from my go to guy Dave but his vendor is being slow about it. Might have to bite the bullet and pay markup of 3 times that. I know there are some FZ-09 riders here on the board that may have some Kilo's/miles on their bikes and have changed their plugs. Thanks again for the info Greg. Type @ U Later Steve
  2. I agree. But was in there to retrieve a dropped screw. So I checked plugs. I would have replaced but none were available locally on a Sunday and I wanted to ride instead of wait. So I checked gaps and signs of worn electrodes. Both were OK. I have a box of 10 ordered for a on hand supply. So now if you could answer my question. What mileage did you replace yours and you could add what condition were they in? Steve
  3. What mileage on average are you changing plugs? Service manual PM chart show 8K mi.s - 13K km/ Yearly. First FI/ECU controlled bike for me and this just seems like it's a short plug life recommendation. With most of my previous bikes the recommendations are to check gap, wear and color for burn characteristic's. Thus, I would check plug gap, color looks good, runs good and gas mileage OK, reinstall and go. Mostly change plugs by judging the wear of the electrodes and performance. What's the norm here? Steve
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