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  1. villhelmromero

    yamaha engine guard question

    I bought the yamaha brand engine guard and installed it. but there's about a ⅛" gap where the two sides connect. is that normal?
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    this is exactly why i will not even attempt stunting

    well my roommate left the house on his supermoto to go for a ride while I was in the shower. as soon as I got dressed 2 minutes after i heard him leave i got a call from him. "dude I'm by the access road a broke my leg again" so i rushed around the corner to the access road which is like five...
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    somthing you shouldn't do...

    so... I was getting pretty tired of those unsightly brown spots all over my headers and decided to try and get rid of them with oil based stainless steel cleaner. 1. the cleaner didn't clean a damn thing even with scotch brite. 2. being very distracted like I usually am I walked away and...
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    Shoei GT Air uptade

    so far I have done some pretty extensive riding (550ish miles) and I have only had the helmet one week. I like to ride... sue me. lol. I have driven through extremely heavy rain for about 40 miles, driven pretty fast (110 MPH), and have driven in pretty high heat (100°F +). the helmet does very...
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    san antonio FZ8 squid sighting

    I was headed westbound on I10. you were headed eastbound. around woodlawn. at least you had a helmet on. unfortunately basketball shorts won't help if you go down.
  6. villhelmromero

    Got me a new Shoei ^_^

    new lid... FINALLY! anyone else have any new headgear? please do share my new helmet is a Shoei GT Air in matte black and holy shit it's extremely quiet. I would highly recommend people get this helmet for the FZ8. I was told by a salesperson that it was designed for upright bikes like ours...
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    musicians' opinions (non motorcycle related)

    so my YouTube channel (villhelmromero) has me and my drummer's songs on it and a few other random videos, but I would like to get anyone's opinion on our songs/sound/ect... criticism very welcome :D our "band's" name is Black Van Surgery (all instumental by the way)
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    so... the Fz8 is discontinued after this year...

    should be a collector's item then a few years down the road. (no pun intended) I'll certainly be hanging on to mine. :D this also means we need to baby the shit outta our 8s
  9. villhelmromero

    what type of car do you compare the 8 to?

    I like to compare it to the likes of a dodge challenger. its big, mean looking, and pretty fast. I like to say it resembles a modern muscle car mor than anything. kind of like how people compare ducatis to a ferrari. just my opinion though. what are your thoughts?
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    what kind of tunes do you jam when riding

    personally I listen to progressive metal or "Djent" or jazz. bands like meshuggah, the acacia strain, animals as leaders, don caballero, the hosemobile, gojira, mastodon, ect... what about you 'gents? (and ladies)
  11. villhelmromero

    looking for stock handlebar risers

    lokking for risers and hardware I.e. bolts, tops, bottoms. any help would be great, thanks.
  12. villhelmromero

    anyone useing the Napa 1358?

    I just popped one on my fz8 for the first 600 mile oil change. I don't know if they're any good or not. I know it's a wix filter though. also I'm using regular Valvoline 10w40 for the first 3000 cycle then switching to mobil 1 t4 full synthetic.
  13. villhelmromero

    new to the forum

    I got my 2012 fz8 about a month ago. so far I only got the Yamaha engine guard and haven't installed it yet. I want to line x the guard and tank plastic. maybe dark yellow to match the forks. any thoughts or suggestions? oh and what Wix filter does the bike use? I'm having a hard time finding...
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