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    May 13, 2019 2 minutes

    YAMAHA FZR1000 GENESIS

    Recently I went to start my Yamaha FZR Genesis. It would not start, so I have been through all the electrics and found it is the pick-up coil. This is featured in the Haynes manual but because it is a US import, they say you cannot get this part now. Would a

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