Fazerlady

Most tires have tread wear indicators. They are bars made of hard rubber lying crossways across the tread. You can't see them on new tires, but as the tread wears down, they become visible. You can locate the wear indicator by an arrow (note: depending on brand of tire, the arrow may be a little Michelin man as on Michelin tires, the Dunlop logo on Dunlop Tires, a viper head on Avon tires, etc.) on the sidewall or on the extreme edge of the tread area. Follow this arrow onto the tread and look for the raised portion in between the tread groves. If this raised portion becomes flush with the tread, it is time for a new tire. I hope this helps.

Uff...if nobody would worry about that then we could ALL just go by the engine HP...lol

Oooooh...bring it on....

I guess to me it is not how SEXY a bike is, but how much fun it is. Looks is one thing but it is not going to make you have fun on the road. I love torque and easy handling, throwing my bike from one side to the other, there is nothing more fun than that. And I also like to be comfortable. I like long rides and tankhuggers are just not for me... So I compromised. I had been riding for 20 years on and off, dual sports, street bikes (but I NEVER got the feel for a cruiser ) so when I changed in 2006 from a BMW F650GS I wanted power and upright sitting and I found me a FZ6 Fazer! OMG what a fun bike! You had to pry (spelling) me off that thing. I think that would be a good option for ya, but just my two cents. It had the Yamaha R6 engine in it. When there was time for a new bike, I upgraded to the FZ1. But, gotta say, here in the US the FZ6 would do just fine. Just my 2 cents. :-) Mel

Stock mine has 145HP listed...if I would have had more miles on it, I would have put it on the dyno too, but was too worried since it only has 750 miles on it. Never knew that there is actually less HP than what is listed as stock.

Wow Nick, thanks for the detailed explanation... You were still a sissy for cx b/c of the weather... shit did I say that out loud..... I guess you could have stopped cause you knew that was our meeting point, but I guess you were afraid we were going to change your mind! Ooops, did it again... Naw it's all good. I'll see ya next time Mel

Thats hot too!!!

Yeah, we rode back to Dayton from Columbus and I think I think my nubbies are finally gone...ON THE LEFT SIDE!!! It was crazy how much we were leaning for about 45 minutes...phew, I was glad we made it back safe. Mel

Welcome...we're in Huber... Mel

Hey all, sorry the order is all screwed up...More pics in my album...