We too get our share of rain and flooding in the Midwest US. And tornados, hail, ...
Once I was caught in a torrential rainstorm in Tennessee. 5 inches of rain in one hour. The water wash off my front tire was knocking my feet off the pegs. I was riding an FJR1300.
But, seriously, this unit...
The fan is mounted in a shroud behind the headlight assembly. I think you might see animals walking two-by-two towards a large wooden ship with the kind of rain that might get this wet in normal riding. But you bring up a good point as a need to be careful when washing the bike.
The fan is...
I received my CREE LED H4 High/Low from ElectricalConnection.com and today is warm enough to add this interesting farkle.
Here is their website.
EC - LED Headlight Bulb - H4 High/Low
The package arrived within 3 days of order and everything looked of high quality. The kit consisted of the H4...
On the FZ-09 (and probably the MT-09 too) there is a hidden unused, switched, 2A fused connector under the left hand under-tank panel.A good guy on the FZ-09 forum used this to connect a USB port and figured out a clever way of mounting it. Now you can power your GPS, smartphones, or whatever...
Some of our FZ's over here are fitted with D214's. We find them slippery at best and dangerous at worst. I low sided the bike riding it home from the dealer. I know I will be peeling these puppies off and replacing them with Michelin Pilot Power 3's as soon as it warms up.
Interesting enough my...