Motorcycle Forum / General / Yamaha / June 2004

I am not sure if this is the right newsgroup forum to ask a question.
I recently aquired Yamaha FZR600 sport bike.
However, that I live in Northern New Jersey and I need to get down to PA
to pick up motorcycle(2 hours drive). However, motorcycle has not been

As per the subject line.  While changing the oil, I found this:
http://webpages.charter.net/clickfam/oil%20change  on one of the magnetic
oil drain plugs.  I assume it is part of a dip stick.  It is about 2 inches
long with a couple of lines on one side and one line on the other. ...

Does anyone know of any good places to buy Yamaha motorcycle parts
from besides the local dealership?  Looking to get several sets of
brake pads, as well as some specialized tools mentioned in the Yamaha
manual.  Thanks.

Jeg er ved at lave en handel med en GSXF 750 i bytte ,fra 99,km 37,000  .Har
den nogle sygedogme ????er der noget jeg skal være opmærksom på ???

Well..I just completed my first oil and filter change on my 1100 vstar
custom........man O man....what were yamaha engineers thinking when they
designed the oil filter placment on this one.  Actually, the whole process
wasn't too bad........believe it or not, the worst for me was ...

Does anyone know what the recall on this was?

I'm looking for a workshop manual for a fzs 600 fazer, build in 2000. Is
there a place where it can be downloaded?
thnx in advance
Werner

Was just browsing the NHTSA consumer complaints section for '99
V-Stars, and came upon a bunch of unnerving reports of Yamaha not
telling owners and service shops to lubricate the "drive shaft
coupler".  Allegedly there have been accidents caused due to seizure

I have a 2004 Yamaha Road Star.  I've added a set of Cobra Hi-Boy Shotguns,
and had the bike re-jetted by my dealer.
I've just received a new Yamaha Speedstar Competition Air Filter, and would
like to put it on.  How important is it to re-jet the bike again, (if at

I want to add saddlebags that attach, not under seat, of a reasonable size
approx 14x10.  Has anyone done this?  Did the turn signals need to be
relocated?
Went to the dealer today and the guy said he have never dealt with the issue

The OEM seats on my V-star 650 Custom aren't very comfy for my or my wife's
buts.  I'm considering replacing them.
Has anyone tried Mustang or other seats and what's your opinion of the seat
comfort?

1982 Yamaha Maxim 750, Black 13,500 Original miles.  Looks good for being 23
years old, and runs excellent.  Pictures available to serious inquiries.
Great first bike for someone getting into Biking.  Windshield and leather
bags with fork bag, included. $1200  neg. Northeastern ...

what are the pros and cons of removing the ais from my v-star?
does it affect the gas mileage or create any harm to the motor?

I' m  looking for the manual use of my FZ6.
My official dealer in italy  gave me the one written in deteschue and i
understand only english and italian.
Please help me at  sigianma@aliceposta.it   thank you

I'm about to change my oil and was wondering if there is much to removing
the pipe going into the front head (in order to allow access to the oil
filter)?  When you remove the two nuts do the pipe slide  straight out of
the head?  Does it take much pressure/twisting/turning to get ...