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Come to find out how strong the frame was when a friend crashed my bike on The Fast Side of Palomar. Bent the front end, turned the front wheel 90 deg. and even broke 1 upper fork tube. The BST CF front wheel was apparently a lot stronger, with no ill effect. The neck of the frame was...

Picked up a dirt bike recently, well, a Honda CRF250L. I still have a lot to learn... :D

When I bought my FZ the first thing I did was purchase a full set of OES front/rear frame, front axle and rear spool sliders. I never thought I'd write one of these; but, I got a chance to test them out this past weekend :disgust: attached are some photos of the bike before I wiped all the...

Ouch! FZ-09 on auto pilot.

So, I have been lingering around the outside of this forum for a very long time, since march of 2014, became a member may 2014, after I bought a 2014 liquid graphite FZ09. I had been watching this bike come into this world for awhile before I bought it. I had ordered it to be sent to my first...

I have been resisting getting tire warmers but I think it is about time. I am riding at real pace in the advanced group now and without the warmers I am in danger of washing the front on the first lap of two. I could also just go out slower but I do not want to be an issue out there for the...

Im ordering the crankcase cover part for the left side of my bike after a crash. This is a replacement that I have not been able to find out much regarding how to and any precautions before you start. Do I need to drain the oil before? Is the crankcase gasket the only additional part to order...