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Here in Europe you would have an issue to buy anything below 91, even 91 is rare, standard is 95 and 98, you can buy even 100, but it not so common. I've read that for compression higher than 10 you should use 95+ (we have 12:1)... obviously in US its pretty hard to do. Question is what is...

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And one small note: Composition of dry atmosphere, by volume: Nitrogen (N2) 78.084% Oxygen (O2) 20.946% Others... So you would pay 20$ for 20% ;-)

That foam is really interesting :)) But bike looks pretty ok and thats important.

Faired has more expensive insurance, and few more kilos. And I get it anyway :-P I think that for Canada, where probably pretty much days are not so hot, its good idea. Go faired! ;)

I'm 6'2" (170lbs) and I feel pretty good on it. My dealer ordered blue (fazer8) from central storehouse in Italy I think. After one week or so, he called me that my bike is ready. There wasn't any additional cost for this.

Haven't you some pics after the crash? I have same engine guard, and I'm curious how does it work :)

It looks like I wrote this post... :)) I already exchanged 2 posts with Camo regarding this topic here: http://www.779cc.org/forum/fz8-general-discussion/412-a.html#post3836 I think that you can safely go with FZ8, and if you are planning some trips with your GF/wife definitely go for FZ8...

Well, my first choice was fz6, however Yamaha stopped producing it. My other criteria were: 1. I wanted new bike 2. I wanted bike with ABS 3. I wanted bike strong enough for 2 passengers I was pretty afraid from power of fz8, however today I know that it was good decision. I'm almost 30...

It's my first bike, so I wouldn't know what to look for on a test drive anyway. I tried to sit on it on motorcycle exhibition and in dealership. After that I sent few emails to authorized dealerships in region and asked for offer. After some mail conversation, i chosen one. Send an email with...

I can provide you a wiring diagram for fazer8/ABS. I would assume that its same with fz8.