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I've wondered on/off for years about pulling the stock turn signals and adding short ducts in their place to direct air towards the radiators (or just into the area) when moving. If any additional airflow is actually effective, then what do you do about turn signals? I've not seen that anyone has tried this so it may not be practical.

As long as you're in there fooling with the fan 'system', you might search the forum for info about upgrading or enhancing same. I believe I have seen posts about using an RC51 fan, override switches, and so on. I can't find the specifics at the moment, and my memory isn't what it used to be, but the info was out there. I have an override switch, and a 2nd fan in place, to use when idling in traffic. Just a thought ...

Another FB denier here, dropped it in 2016 and never looked back. Hopefully we don't lose this forum any time soon as I intend to hang on to my VFR for the forseeable future. I think I have at least 5 - 10 more years of riding left in this carcass . ACE

Being a single malt guy myself, I'm curious what constitutes a good morning whiskey. Somewhat on-topic as alcohol is a social lubricant of sorts ... 😀

Singles are definitely ok

I used to run an '05 R6 at the track (I see your sig shows an '03). Came in after my last session of the day, noticed the front sprocket nut and washer were gone. Fortunately it was my last session. Looked into this and found that it was not unheard of for this gen of R6 (I also torque everything but had recently acquired the bike and did not check this sprocket, lesson learned ). Installed new nut and tabbed washer then torqued, added vibratite and safety wire prior to next outing. Apologies for the hijack. ACE

Plugs pulled; IMR9B-9H w/ ~37K miles. Not a lot of miles for iridium plugs, one reason I didn't initially suspect them. Replaced with IMR9B-9H . I do have the RB bypass module, but just decided at the time to go all the way back to stock, including harness. My friend at the shop told me an interesting (to me anyway) plug story when we were discussing this. Back in the day, he/others were testing a CBR900 with a progressive 100HP shot nitrous system. They were using the stock plugs for the bike and having problems after the first run. So, they ran an experiment. They made a run with fresh set of stock plugs, all was good. Then, before the next run, they replaced the plugs with another set of fresh plugs, and ran again. Again, all was good. Then they put the plugs that had been run once back in, and tried to run. This second run failed miserably. I guess even simple plugs have a little 'magic' in them . ACE Plugs were/are NGKs ...

So here's a follow up to my 'rough running' saga, should anyone see this after all this time. I went and got the block off plates from MD (very nice), and installed. Did not take care of my rough running under 5K issue, but they look good and got rid of a bunch of crap. I have now managed to get the bike running smoothly again (yes, I know it's now Sept., too many bikes to play with). What I did over time: - removed RapidBike module, returned to stock ECU; no change - removed performance headers (from SF and gang ...) and re-installed stock; no change - pulled/inspected plugs, they looked ok, re-installed; no change - replaced fuel filter; no change - replaced fuel pressure regulator; no change - removed PAIR junk, installed MD block off plates; no change Discussed the issue with friends at a local shop, both shop owners are good folks and know what they're doing. Their recommendation ... replace the plugs, they may look good but looks are deceiving. I figured why not, it was a relatively cheap test as opposed to trying a different ECU next. TA DA, new plugs installed, she purrs again. Why the f*ck I didn't just do this in the first place is beyond me. First, I figured I should go back to the last place I messed around in ... the new headers. From there, travel the complicated to simple path, which I have a tendency to do, instead of the more intelligent simple to complicated path . Now if I can just get my new Lectron carb on my XR650R idling right, I'll be ecstatic . ACE

Thx. So where is the best place to get blocking plates? Do they have a gasket, or do you put the reeds back in for a seal (mine are crap)? The injectors have never been out, so that's a thought. The plugs look ok, but they're original iridiums and that center electrode just looks like a freaking pin point to my old eyes. ACE

Hey folks, Is this normal gunk in the PAIR valves? Can this impact smooth running? 6th gen with ~35K on the clock. Trying to figure out rough running under 4 - 5K RPM. TIA, ACE

I just use an exhaust spring puller, cost justified for me as it has multiple uses. I usually forget about the 'pennies' trick ... could also use washers me thinks ... ACE

If you just need a simple hack for the near term (and this is truly a hack), then get some of the anti-slip tape (Lowes, Skid Guard) and wrap just enough under the housing to clamp on. It's been working for me on my track bike for many seasons. It's not a proper fix and doesn't look great up close, but works ... ACE

I never knew the passenger pegs were rear sets, learn something new every day. Come to think of it, I have used them to stretch my legs out rearward on long trips so maybe they are . Is it my imagination or did he confuse an ABS sensor cable with a speedometer sensor cable? I'll give him benefit of doubt, maybe he meant ABS speed sensor cable. And this is great; "I need a bigger hammer" ... and oh yeah, "look how big it is inside". Wow, so much entertainment in just one episode ... ACE

You appear to be missing Caol Ila, and Laphroaig ... you should try to correct that . ACE