Recent content by madmax

cool, its nice to be so close to it. I'm looking forward to meeting some other fz8 riders!

Awesome! Where are you riding to the start point from?

I'm planning on doing the CTmotorcycleriders fb group ride next sunday (to bear mtn in NY). Anyone else going/anyone want to meet up in manchester or surrounding area to ride to the start point?

I know. Hey its spring, heres 2 more inches of snow. At least i got to do donuts in my car. Ill hopefully have my bike by up here by next sunday. We should definitely get a group ride going. I also want to ride with some of the people from reddit.com/r/motorcycles who are in CT.

I'm in CT too, in Manchester. I don't have by bike out of winter storage yet (parents garage), I'm on a 2011 FZ8 and it would be awesome to be able to meet up and ride with some people in CT. I have yet to go on any group rides in the area, it's just been me off getting lost on back roads.

Do those handgaurds block most of the wind for your hands? Ive got perf leather gloves and I'm trying to extend my commuting days as it starts to get colder, hoping some handgaurds could prevent me needing to get another pair of gloves

I bought a scorpio alarm system to protect my bike since unfortunately for now I don't have access to a garage. I was able to install the normal part pretty easily, but I've had some problems with the ignition disable. I can't seem to figure out which wire to splice into, since the wiring on the...

Do you have any pictures of your bike with the windscreen on it? It'd be nice to see it on someones actual bike not a stock photo.

It'd be great to be on the member map! I'm going to be in the Hartford, CT area come summer when I start my job. Also, for some background my parents rider a Kawasaki Vulcan 500, and a Suzuki Boulevard 800, so both cruisers. I learned on some dirt bikes and from there it was awkward riding in a...

Hey fz8 owners! I've just joined the ranks with a used 2011 FZ8 that I found with really low miles, and after riding it home from the dealership the other day I was amazed! So much more powerful and nimble than my parents bikes. There are a few mods that I know I want to do to the bike, mostly...