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Bill H

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  1. sounds like cheap chains with Yamaha you put 6K miles on it within a year ?,,wow BTW I had a cat identical to yours,,if that's yours,, weight about 8 pounds soaking wet ,,
  2. yeah was thinking the same ,,,Thanks
  3. Yeah I looked at that Raven but noticed they got a bad rap,,Only 4 k sounds harsh to me ,,so far so good with Verge . I have to say the Battlax that game with my old fz 07 lasted a long friggin time ,I replaced that at over 10 k and could have gone longer ,,and I was anything but gentle on that bike
  4. A couple different things ,,Bel Ray,Dumonde Tech ,,wd 40. { KIDDING} ,,,🤪 I made sure whatever it was was O ring recommended ,,I read somewhere Yamaha had a bad batch of chains ,,my FZ 07 had no problems after 16 K
  5. Need new chain after 8500 mies ,,what's up with that ,the O rings are falling apart . and its been well maintained I know nothing about chains other than its stamped 525 on link last dumb question ,,x ring or O ring ,,amount of links,,I count 59 so assuming my chain is 118 links ? Does anyone know if I go up a tooth in the rear will the 118 still work ? any recommendation on chain would be helpful,,I dont think I need anything fancy like gold ,,its a chain right Much appreciated thanks
  6. Question ?,,did going up that ratio make it anymore say jerky in 1st ?,,can you just change the rear ?or is that counter productive ?,, My 2020 has weak pull away speed at higher MPH ,,need to dump it down a couple gears for any good pull
  7. Anyone else having chain issues ? ,my 2020 with about 8 k miles is falling apart ,,the o rings are breaking and hanging like hair from an untrimmed nose ,,and I am a fanatic about keeping clean and oiled
  8. Micheline snobery ,,,overpriced Shinko for me ,,I have the 011 verge ,,love them and the price ,4 K on them and they look new ,,can't comment on wet roads since I never ride in rain if possible ,but we did get caught in a massive downpour for a few hours and they were fine
  9. first must say good product review ,,but for someone looking for an add on screen you can't tell us the name of the product ,,its like what's the point ,,,,Frustrating !!
  10. its a nuts gauge ,,you ride for a couple hours with a full tank then bam,,your down to half ,,and so on,,, ect
  11. Me too,,,,the tab that sits against the c c barely touches ,,and I mean barely,,but hasn't been a problem,, had to adjust cable at clutch housing,,,also I did notice the brake lever had more travel ,,I may try and insert a bb in the socket ,,I had to do that on FZ07 but it was worse ,,they were Chinese ,,,
  12. YIKES,,,,Not sure I would be using WD40, the manual calls for kerosine ,,and never use motor oil,,like wd 40 it has additives that will mess up orings
  13. Its funny ,,different butts different outcomes,,I didn't mind fz07 seat at all, ,,not fan of tracer seat at all,,I like the washer tip cause I'm always feeling pitched forward ,,Thanks ,, and if you want to save a few bucks cutting about 3 inches off stock windshield was great for me ,,no buffeting ,and still some protection ,,
  14. its so interesting how we get different results,,he did my fz07 and by no means did it transform the bike ,,it helped but did not transform it. as of now I cant answer your last question ,,I was hoping to hear from some members with newer bikes but so far nota one
  15. I am about to drop him a line ,,I will lyk what he says,,,as of now I haven't heard from anyone with a newer bike
  16. its not that they don't offer it ,,it was more like sometimes we can't over ride it ,,that's why im curious if anyone with a newer model has had the same issue
  17. pretty soon all you'll be able to do is Put air in tires and lube the chain,,,computers and special equipment has its draw backs for sure ,, so I did see a post last year about that booster plug and he seemed to really like it ,,for me im not into messing round with that stuff,, its over my head so the bike is all good and the nightmare behind me thank god,,,I got lucky ,,kinda
  18. I wish I could type faster ,,I need audio type,,,,,is there such a thing? I don't know what APS/TPS is sorry I think I saw that post,,also heard good things about Ivan,,2wd is so close to where I live making it a no brainer,,,the fan thing isn't a huge deal but I feel like I was taken on that part ,,,the ''oh well '' didn't sit well with me either ok so always A mode ,,,long story here ,,my 2020 was not to twitchy imo,,but my last bike was an fz07 and that was really bad ,,had to ride like a dirt bike and clutch all the time,, anyway my brand new bike had a small oil leak and I for the life of me could not find it so I took it to the dealer and they finally found it and said it was a defective crank case leaking from tiny pours ,, I was skeptical about have them replace it since it means total tear down and it was such an insignificant leak ,,but they assured me they were qualified ..long story short 2 months later I get the bike back and it threw a rod bearing 35 miles later ,destroying he engine and head ,, they were going to piece it back together ,,bike had 2500 miles on it ,,I was like NO WAY,,, I want a new bike or at least a motor,,I called Yamaha and they wear very receptive but I was at the mercy of the dealer ,,they would give me a new motor but they don't have them and its next-to impossible ,,I was ready for a fight when dealer told me his rep has a brand new motor ,,another two months later I got the bike back ,,I don't know how but this is twitchyer ,,I don't know how your bike is or if you have that flat spot but it was worth doing the flash it just wasn't awesome like some say,,
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