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I was taking my bike out for a spin, a couple of days ago, when suddenly there was a strange grinding :eek: sound and the engine cut off. Immediately I pulled over with the bike is steaming up from burned oil, which leaked over the hot exhaust pipes. I had no idea what went wrong, and where...

Hi, I've got myself one of the FlashTune kits and want to tune my TPS/RPM table, but have run into an issue when logging the data. The problem is that the TPS seems to have a lag, such that when I open the accelerator the TPS takes it's time to rise to the designated value, and while the TPS...

Hi guys, Which company do you use for track day insurance? I'll be coming over to Spain, in a couple of months, for three days on the track and am looking to get coverage from a decent health insurance. I got one offer from the track-day organizer which covers as follows: Does that sound...

I'm thinking of going for three days of the race academy The Race Academy - Home in Barcelona Catalunya, mid October. Has anyone been with them before? Any comments/tips/reviews? Anyone care to join us?

Hi, Me and the guys (about 8-10 of us), are looking to fly to Europe for some track time, preferably mid-week. Since we're flying from overseas, we'll want to come for three days (one day isn't worth the effort), and we'll require motorcycle rentals. I guess we can share a bike between each...

Look what the cat brought in I started the installation, but am having a difficult time with the springs. I dont have a special spring tool... Any tips or tricks for home installation of those springs?

The other night when I was riding home in a nice spirited ride, I noticed that the ABS warning light came on and stayed on. When approaching the next traffic light, at a low speed, I slammed on the rear brake and indeed the wheel locked (the ABS wasn't working). Seeing that I'm a computer guy...

Israel is way advanced as far as technology goes, but really behind as far as motorized sports go. We don't have a single decent race track in the whole country! A group of Israeli's race their motorbikes in eastern Europe as part of the Romanian Superbike Championship. One of them would like...

I just read the local weather forecast, and saw that we're expecting two consecutive days of stormy weather. This is quite rare in our region... That means I won't be able to ride my bike for two days in a row! Just thought I'd show off with the usually great riding weather we have all year...

This forum is a bad influence on me. I've been spending way too much money on this bike, just finished installing the Hyperpro shocks and the Seat Concepts seat.... so I really shouldn't be spending any more money for a while BUT my wife just happens to be in Canada for this week, and the prices...

Hi, I'm sick of my bike getting wet and dirty in the winter and cooked in the desert sun in the summer, while parked in my outdoor parking space. So I've decided it's time to put up some lightweight roofing over the parking space. I'm going with a lightweight polycarbonate material, called...

We live in a small world, and the internet has brought us even closer. It's no secret that there are two large English speaking forums around, one dedicated mainly to MT-09 and the other to FZ-09. Since these bikes are so similar and differ only in a bit of cosmetic colouring/coloring and...

I'm trying to get in touch with Yamaha International in order to ask them why Yamaha Israel are not getting the ECU update, but I can't find a link anywhere... The farthest I've got is to visit the Global Yamaha Site, and from there press the Contact Us link at the bottom of the page (sounds...

I was browsing the Yamaha International sites (looking for someone to contact regarding the ecu remap), and reached the Yamaha Motors Japan site. My Japanese isn't too great, but thanks to Google Translate it seems that there is a new recall regarding the headlight wiring. I actually read...

I'm searching for suspension options, and I stumbled across the HyperPro StreetKit at www.wrs.sm, for what seems to be a reasonable price. Has anyone every heard of WRS, or done business with them? I've never even seen the .sm suffix before, and had to google it, only to discover that it stands...

My bike came with the Dunlop 214's, which where shite IMO. I changed out the rear tyre after only about 5000km, which is just too soon/expensive for me. So I switched over to a Michelin Pilot Road 3, which I really like. I've been using Michelin Pilot Road 2 & 3 over the past years, and I really...

It teaches you clutch control. With my previous bikes, I've only used the clutch for gear shifting. Cornering consisted of entering at the correct speed and gear, and then control the turn and lean using smooth throttle inputs. With the MT's jumpy on/off throttle behavior, I found this...

As the Title says, I'm flying over to Amsterdam Netherlands for my first time, next month. I'm already excited :) Officially, I'll be attending a conference, but the conference is only during work hours, which leaves all the after hours + weekend free B) I have three (work unrelated) goals for...

Ahemm.... this is a little embarrassing, but I decided to swallow my pride and reach out for help. I'm nearing the age of 40, and I'm having problems keeping it up. This is really frustrating... I'm hoping some of the old geezers here might have some words of advice. Sometimes it won't go up...

I'm a family guy, and as such I've got to keep myself healthy and safe. More than actually driving safely, I've got to seem to be driving safely, whenever I'm observed by a family member (educational reasons), especially the wife. My wife has never been too happy about me riding motorcycles...