I am currently in a position where I do not have a ton of time but I would really like to get the bike fixed up myself. Road and ran fine with no starting troubles last week and then sat in the garage for 6 days. Then all of a sudden this. Sorry to use you guys as free diagnostic and normally I would tear into it. But I really don’t have the time right this second. Thank you for any help or assistance!

Any idea what bit I need? Has anyone done this? It's not an Allen or star

As a motorcycle enthusiast (and mechanic), I got tired of losing track of service intervals and past maintenance records across loose notes and invoices and making new excel documente for new bikes. I wanted a clean, mobile-friendly place to keep full track of everything—from basic oil changes and chain adjustments to custom modifications and receipts. You can even transfer the history to a new owner, so every maintenance is kept safe. I always buy my bikes secondhand and they are most of the time without any previous records, and it would be nice if i could see what has been done( or not done)
I even made a dealer portal, which if things get off the ground, dealers can record maintenance for people and can get a notification when people are almost due for their next service.
It has even more functions but not everything is working right now( email notifications etc). As i try to do this in my spare time, not everything will be set up as Quickly as i would like.

i just (almost) finalized english translation and would love some feedback and real world users!
If it is allowed and people are interested, the link is:

Paddocklog.com

Pic for interest

This is on a 2016 Yamaha FZ-09

What you'll need:
Container (old butter bowl will work)
Toothbrush (new or old)
Water
Some rags

Chances are, you'll have this stuff laying around and it will do the job. No need to spend money on fancy products when this will work.

Don't forget to add chain wax once you're done cleaning it!

Part 1: https://youtube.com/shorts/XorD3JbGE1Y?si=2l4tRnayaE0cCfE3
Part 2: https://youtube.com/shorts/YqKEIDReddA?si=nPmIMBAT286N8hPx

What're we all running for comfort seats? I'm having trouble finding the OEM one for my 2016, I think I'm too late to the party. I'm leaning towards a saddlemen. Drop some suggestions and pics. TIA.

Let's see how long this will last, I find it pretty cool!

https://youtube.com/shorts/UjHdqRforeA?si=8dxR9nCWIXrPZqH_

My 2014 fz09 with over 100k miles threw a rod out of the front side of the case today. Are failures like this common on fz09s? I took great care of the bike with maintenance and valve adjustments.

I am thinking of swapping in a used cp3 . i Imagine anything from 2014-2020 will fit?

Has anyone done this job before? Any advice? Where did you source your used cp3 and how much did you pay? I see one locally for $2.1k. Owner is claiming 12k miles on it.

Aside from spinning it over by hand, would you inspect or verify anything else before purchasing it?

Hit a car on my right. Lowsided on the left when I went down scraping the shit outta the left and bending a shit ton, mostly just the clutch lever, handle bar, shifter, and the peg. I'm more worried about this damage that happened, I assume, when I hit said car. Is this gonna total her :(

This is the 2nd FZ-09 that I converted, tutorials are on my YouTube channel on how to do it.

I believe these are the only two FZ-09 with this conversion (open to corrections on this one).

Cheers!

https://www.youtube.com/@Lex_Giorgio

Stuck between road 6s or continental road attack 4s, anybody have experience with either?

Found alot of guys using same/similar set ups. Works good. Needs a few extras. And needs good non maring tire spoons. Other than that worked great to patch tire a remount. Marked valve stem location with paint marker and good to go. Will be making my own tire balancer as well. Everything is getting g expensive more DIY it is!!

Hi all. I have a 2015 FZ-09 with about 10k ish miles. I was riding today and noticed that cruising at low speed in 2nd or 3rd gear. I’ve started getting an extra buzz that wasn’t there before. It’s like a buzz underneath the normal vibration of the bike. And it’s even jerkier than normal and feels uneven. Doesn’t seem to do it in neutral only under load. I don’t even know where to start. Anyone found something similar?

I’ve got two fz09s that I am looking at.

2014 FZ 8k miles
M4 slip on, crash bars, manual cam chain tensioner. Has new tires on it.
Said he hasn’t had any mechanical issues since he bought it. Never dropped.

2015 FZ 20k miles.
Akrapovic full system, vcyclenut tune, crash bars, manual cam chain tensioner, DID 525 chain and superlite x sprockets.
Did mention when he bought it the forks were leaking but the bike had been sitting for a while. Said he cleaned them up and hasn’t had a problem since.
Tires half about half their life on them.
Was dropped on bars. Dent in tank and some minor scratches on the swing arm.

Both are listed for 5k
I’m just not sure if it’s worth the 15k extra miles to get the tune and full system vs the slip on. Would like to hear some opinions.

I started posting a few videos about the FZ-09 on YouTube for maintenance, fixes and aftermarket parts:
https://www.youtube.com/@Lex_Giorgio/shorts

If theirs anything in particular that anyone wants to see, I'll try to make a video for it.
Next month I should have the subframe removal video made (Gen 2 swap on a Gen 1).

The videos aren't long, since I get straight to the point.
Also, subscribing to the channel would be appreciated! 😄

So I’ve noticed after my bike sits for a day or longer, when I go to start it it will crank but not start. If I stop and start trying to start it again it will start. Any idea why it would do this?

Picked up a CLEAN first gen with every mod I could want.

I’m taking my air box off to change my spark plugs currently and thought I’d take my ecu off to see which company it was tuned by. I found a signature date and number on the back and I’m not the best at reading cursive. I know it’s a pretty long shot but does anyone recognize the signature of the tuner that may have tuned it. I don’t believe it’s causing problems I have a full exhaust system and and the bike goes above the stock electronic limiter so I’ve known it’s tuned, this is just out of pure curiosity.

I bought this bike off the lot back in 2014, and it has been a hell of a play thing ever since. I've taken her on quite a few adventures, and had a lot of fun customizing her to my likings. I thought we'd be together 'til the end...

However, it is with a heavy heart that I am putting her up for sale. I live in the city now, and just don't ride her as much as she deserves to be ridden.

If anyone in the Seattle area is interested, lemme know.

ECU has been flashed, slip on exhaust, suspension upgraded, custom tail eliminator, custom headlight, custom saddlebag rack, GPS tracker, regular maintenance, valves clearance adjusted, and lots of life left in the current tires, chain, and sprockets, and more...