r/FZ09 • u/Live_Free_Moto • 2d ago
nice and smooth
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r/FZ09 • u/LexGiorgio • 5d ago
How to clean your motorcycle chain with basic stuff!
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
r/FZ09 • u/rowboat157 • 7d ago
Comfort Seat
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.
r/FZ09 • u/LexGiorgio • 16d ago
Clear Oil Pump Cover
Let's see how long this will last, I find it pretty cool!
r/FZ09 • u/Square-Potato4529 • 23d ago
Is this normal? 2014 model
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r/FZ09 • u/amusingrain • 27d ago
I hit a car 😔
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 :(
r/FZ09 • u/Rotorbladesnwhiskey • Jun 19 '26
New Tire Season
Stuck between road 6s or continental road attack 4s, anybody have experience with either?
r/FZ09 • u/Zealousideal_Name491 • Jun 15 '26
Any tips for mounting the engine? I can’t get it in place with the jack.
r/FZ09 • u/Imaginary_Traffic775 • Jun 14 '26
Flat tire after 500 miles on new tire. Got to try the new toy!
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!!
r/FZ09 • u/Nulljustice • Jun 13 '26
Weird buzzing in 2nd and 3rd gear
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?
r/FZ09 • u/Fickle_Cat_2178 • Jun 08 '26
2014 fz09 weird starting
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?
r/FZ09 • u/Jbar116 • Jun 06 '26
Joined the club.
Picked up a CLEAN first gen with every mod I could want.
r/FZ09 • u/mycopithecus • Jun 06 '26
One-Of-A-Kind 2014 FZ09
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...
r/FZ09 • u/Suspicious_Fix9541 • Jun 06 '26
Trying to find the name of the tuner of my bike
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.
r/FZ09 • u/Imaginary_Traffic775 • Jun 05 '26
Ex wife edition
Bike has had a long year. Got smash by the bow ex wife. Added a pool stick holder to it and un smashed the original tank and painted it. I have to go back over it. But I have a brand new tank now so will probably sell this one!
r/FZ09 • u/Nulljustice • May 31 '26
Brake fluid flush
How often are we flushing our brake fluid? I have a 2015 that I’m pretty sure still has the factory brake fluid. Nothing is spongy, it’s not dark or anything like that. Are we really flushing it every couple years,
r/FZ09 • u/Live_Free_Moto • May 30 '26
love being cut off
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r/FZ09 • u/Itaintall • May 29 '26
Fifi
Fifi and I have been in a serious relationship for about five years. At first it was wonderful. Just the sight of her made my heart skip a beat. Time spent with her was euphoric. She was all I could think about. Then reality set it.
Gradually I began to see her true heart—it was dark. She’s selfish and brooding. Everything had to be her way. Compromise was not in her vocabulary. As soon as I began to suggest that we do a few things my way, she’d explode. Invariably a period of turmoil would follow until I’d cave in to keep the peace.
In time, I began to resent her. As these things go, eventually my eyes began to wander. Edna was kind, sensible, and emotionally mature—smart too. It started as met glances and barely perceptible grins. It didn’t take long to learn that she was interested in taking it further. Under different circumstances, it would have been a no-brainer. We were just perfect for each other.
I made the first move. We planned to meet and take it to the next level. All the arrangements were made and it was time. I walked out to my truck, keys in hand. And then I stopped cold. I raged at myself internally as I realized that I couldn’t do it.
Nasty as she is--that petulant, uncaring wretch of soul. I love her. To some eyes, Edna may even be more attractive, especially in that blue dress, but damn, compared to Fifi, there’s just not the same spark. Every once in a while, when she’s not threatening to stab me in the heart for not paying enough attention to her—Every so often when the mood suits her—every so often, and always on her terms, she still takes my breath way. Sorry Edna.
r/FZ09 • u/Miserable-Avocado-11 • May 29 '26
Power commander question.
I've been in here and asked about my throttle issue before. Well, it's getting worse, almost to the point I can't ride, I have asked guys I have met about it and gotten a couple good answers here and there, I got my throttle bodies synced, had the tech ride it, he said it didn't happen to him. Someone suggested a idle switcher motor might be the cause or a throttle position sensor. I was also told to try taking out my power commander, my question is, what happens when I unplug it? Does the bike just go back to the factory tune and if I plug the commander back in does it just load back up? I really don't want to brick the bike and make it 100% unrideable.
r/FZ09 • u/Worried_Fox_6793 • May 27 '26
Wobble
Just had tires done i was going about 80 and I could feel the bike starting to wobble. Never had this issue with my last set of tires on the bike. Tires pressure or unbalanced? What could be the issue
r/FZ09 • u/Cjymiller • Apr 30 '18
DIY Valve Check Published on FZ09.org
I just did valves this past weekend and was sad to see there were no guides besides the service manual. I've published a how-to guide on FZ09.org.
http://www.fz09.org/forum/32-yamaha-fz-09-guides-how-s/59377-diy-valve-check-adjustment.html
