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Post by jake2wheels on May 22, 2015 10:47:33 GMT 10
What's up everyone! My name is Jake and I'm from Orlando. I just bought my 2012 FZ8 on the 15th of this month. I bought her with close to 8,000 miles, bone stock. Named her Eva haha. I'm coming up on my year mark of riding sport bikes. My first bike was an 09 Ninja 500. Grew up on dirt bikes and I just couldn't go another bike without having a naked style. Glad to be a part of the FZ8 family.  |
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Post by fz8kansas on May 22, 2015 11:30:44 GMT 10
Welcome Jake, Have you found the right place. When you are ready we can help you spend your hard earned money on mods for Eva!
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Post by DanS on May 22, 2015 11:38:08 GMT 10
Welcome Jake and congrats on Eva!
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Post by jake2wheels on May 22, 2015 12:28:39 GMT 10
That would be awesome Kansas! I know I have a whole laundry list of mods I wanna do. Now I just need to win the lottery.
Thank you both for the welcomes!
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Post by shorted on May 22, 2015 21:56:24 GMT 10
Congrats and welcome!
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Post by ianlemasters on May 22, 2015 22:18:54 GMT 10
Congrats and welcome. She's freshly broken in. Have fun.
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Post by Hoover on May 22, 2015 23:19:47 GMT 10
Welcome mate, nice lid, shit place to live. I lived in O town for 4 years, just off the Bee Line on Narcoosee.
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Post by Dewey John on May 22, 2015 23:26:28 GMT 10
Welcome, take a look in the mod section. Tons of ideas, some quite cheap, some pretty expensive. If you have a question just ask, the search function is shit. Congrats on the bike!!!
DJ
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Post by woody146 on May 23, 2015 0:57:45 GMT 10
Welcome to the shit storm!
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Post by Calscrazy on May 23, 2015 8:33:38 GMT 10
Welcome mate, nice lid, shit place to live. I lived in O town for 4 years, just off the Bee Line on Narcoosee. Don't mind him. He is the only guy who can go to Vegas and not have fun. Every place but Madison sucks according to him. Welcome aboard! |
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Post by jake2wheels on May 23, 2015 10:44:01 GMT 10
Congrats and welcome. She's freshly broken in. Have fun. Indeed she is! I'm smelling a valve adjustment coming soon though I'm guessing(around 10k miles?) |
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Post by jake2wheels on May 23, 2015 10:45:42 GMT 10
Welcome mate, nice lid, shit place to live. I lived in O town for 4 years, just off the Bee Line on Narcoosee. Appreciate that! Yes, Orlando is definitely a shit place to live hahah. I live on the outskirts of downtown so it's not too bad. I'm familiar with Narcoosee. I love the attractions and beaches here but hate the people and traffic |
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Post by jake2wheels on May 23, 2015 10:46:37 GMT 10
Welcome, take a look in the mod section. Tons of ideas, some quite cheap, some pretty expensive. If you have a question just ask, the search function is shit. Congrats on the bike!!! DJ Yeah I tried using the search function before I saw your comment and got so pissed lol. I've already been browsing the mod section, there are some great mods for this bike, I'm excited. Thanks so much!! |
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Post by jake2wheels on May 23, 2015 10:47:33 GMT 10
Thank you to everyone for the warm welcome! It's much appreciated.
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Post by Calscrazy on May 23, 2015 22:09:25 GMT 10
Congrats and welcome. She's freshly broken in. Have fun. Indeed she is! I'm smelling a valve adjustment coming soon though I'm guessing(around 10k miles?) 10k isnt even in the ballpark for a valve adjustment. Throw some fresh coolant and plugs in. Do some routine maintenance and ride! |
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Post by fz8kansas on May 23, 2015 22:37:10 GMT 10
Congrats and welcome. She's freshly broken in. Have fun. Indeed she is! I'm smelling a valve adjustment coming soon though I'm guessing(around 10k miles?) Did you get the Yamaha owner's manual with the bike? Put it next to the toilet and scan it the next time your in the library. If you did not get one, Yamaha offers them as a PDF download from their site. You can almost triple your mileage before you need to worry about the valves. It aint a Duc! |
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Post by jake2wheels on May 23, 2015 23:34:29 GMT 10
Wow! Much easier than my old Ninja 500. Had to adjust the valves frequently on that sucker. I did download the PDF for the service manual. I just need to print it off. Good thing I work at an office supply store!! Thanks guys
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Post by krillz on May 23, 2015 23:46:40 GMT 10
Welcome.
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Post by Dewey John on May 24, 2015 8:03:58 GMT 10
18k for valve check. Very rarely will u need to adjust. Generally around 25-30k u will hear slight tapping. Then u need an adjustment!
DJ
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Post by Camo on May 24, 2015 11:02:29 GMT 10
Welcome aboard mate.
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