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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Problems at high speeds.
« on: 28 October 2017, 11:46:21 pm »
Sent the carbs away to a local specialist three weeks ago, got them back and it's leaking fuel out of one float bowl drain. No biggie, but they're going back to him Monday. Meanwhile, I lost my notes on the wiring when I came to put the coils back on. So quick question, do I have the wiring to the coils correct in this picture? It's still not firing up and the wiring may be the reason.
And just to confirm, the lh coil feeds cylinders 1 and 3 while the rh coil feeds 2 and 4, yes?

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General / Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat"
« on: 25 October 2017, 04:07:45 pm »
That was YOU in the TVR !?  :lol  :thumbup

Admittedly in an 80bhp Focus I rarely come across this problem! :lol

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General / Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat"
« on: 24 October 2017, 08:50:04 pm »
Ironically, people sticking to the right hand lane on the slip road, forcing me to undertake really gets my goat.

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Fazer8 / FZ8 / Re: Hateful 8
« on: 22 October 2017, 10:15:32 am »
They're dropping pretty quickly even now which I reckon will have a knock-on effect on the 8's, so hopefully next year I can grab a bargain.

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Fazer8 / FZ8 / Re: Hateful 8
« on: 21 October 2017, 07:36:05 pm »
Got to admit I'm looking at a Fazer 8 for my next bike. My local dealer has a 2010 model for £3999, and you'd pay £1k more for a same year FZ1s.
The only criticism I've heard for the 8's is how they're just as heavy as the fz1 but not that much more bhp than the fz6. MT09's are dipping under £5k now and I had my heart set one one of those, but I value a fairing more than the extra bhp. The more I think about them the more sense they make.

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The Laboratory ! / Re: Flickr test because fuck Photobucket.
« on: 14 October 2017, 10:47:52 pm »
Thanks for that but I use postimage now, seems easy!

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FZ6 / Fazer / Re: How to streetfighter my fz6
« on: 13 October 2017, 04:19:26 pm »
Wouldn't it be easier to sell it and buy an fz6n? No insurance worries about modifying your bike then.

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Introduction / Re: Fool on wheels
« on: 29 September 2017, 05:17:40 pm »
Surely a fool on wheels is anyone NOT riding a Fazer?!

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General / Re: Rust on fazer 98, is it a problem?
« on: 21 September 2017, 02:15:17 pm »
Walk away.

I had a similar issue when I bought mine and the exhaust studs made it a right pain in the arse job.

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General / Re: So who owns a Camper Van? Original VW Camper or conversions.
« on: 19 September 2017, 06:43:08 pm »
i've a 76 vw camper.

unless you love oldschool vw's dont. (i've had jettas, have a mk1 golf gti and getting a beetle soon)
you'll have your head fried and your wallet empty.

but they arent nearly as unreliable as people might think.
and well looked after will happily plod along for years trouble free.

anything modern will be much better if you just want a camper rather than wanting an old vw.
Pretty much what I was going to say, having spunked all my money for the last 20 years on them. There are much better value for money campers out there, so decide if it's vws or camping you like before buying a vw camper.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Problems at high speeds.
« on: 18 September 2017, 11:13:11 am »
as pilot screw o-rings were mentioned i thought i best check
-did you screw pilot screws all the way in and then out 2.5 turns
(dont worry you wont be the first person to forget to screw them out again :rolleyes [size=78%])[/size]

After a lot of pissing about I finally know the pilot screws are set correctly. When I did the seals I countered how many turns to screw them in and set them how they were before, which was 1 1/2 to 1 3/4, so I've set them all to 2 1/2 like you say.
It hasn't made any difference and the bike still won't start.

The sale offer is still on guys, take it off my hands for £500 and grab yourself a bargain project. Easy repair if you know what the fuck you're doing.

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General / Re: How do you delete a profile ?
« on: 13 September 2017, 06:12:20 pm »
How do you delete a profile?


By not drawing attention to it.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Problems at high speeds.
« on: 11 September 2017, 06:16:17 pm »
The choke makes no difference but I'll get some easy start and try that next.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Problems at high speeds.
« on: 10 September 2017, 07:54:24 pm »
Today I checked a few things, and the carb float bowls are filling up ok, there's a spark and the plugs are fine. It's spinning over on the starter so the battery's ok. However, with a spark plug out I'm not getting the faintest whiff of petrol, so the fuel isn't getting into the cylinder.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Problems at high speeds.
« on: 09 September 2017, 09:24:34 am »
Finally managed to get the time to put the carbs back on and fire it up.
Do they work now? Do they fuck!
This is the spare set I bought to tide me over while my originals were sent away for a re-con. Only to find they pissed petrol out all over my engine because the float valves were fucked.
I changed them, and put them back on the bike three weeks later (I still have zero time to myself as explained earlier), and the bike just will not fucking fire up.
On top of this, I didn't bother sending the original carbs away because I had to spend the cash insuring my wife's car, so I'll have to do that now and have another month at least without a bike.  :rolleyes


Maybe the TPS needs setting or something, that's the only thing I can think of off the top of my head. Or maybe the diaphragms are bollocksed on these carbs.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Engine Bars
« on: 26 August 2017, 12:55:24 pm »
For what it's worth, here's a genuine OE set.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/292225561144

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General / Re: Today's "What Gets My Goat"
« on: 20 August 2017, 08:41:43 pm »
Supermarkets again and people who just abandon their trolley in the carpark without bothering to put it in the trolley area so it can roll into your car.


Aaaaaaaaaaand those feckin lazy bastard BMW type drivers who park in the disabled or parent/child bays just to ensure their pride 'n' joy (lol) is safe.  :finger

To be honest I don't have a problem with folk parking in the parent/child bays (why should non-parents suffer just because some random bloke didn't pull his cock out soon enough?) but parking in a disabled bay is a cunt's trick alright. People have a choice about having kids, but no-one's ever chosen to have a disability.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Problems at high speeds.
« on: 20 August 2017, 10:17:14 am »
Nice one cheers!

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: U-lock or Disc lock?
« on: 20 August 2017, 10:15:48 am »
Hi Rob I'm not a fan of disc locks as there's always the chance you forget it's on and ride off. Saying that the new ones come with a motion alarm.
I know what you mean as I've done it a few times myself, which is why I like mine with the mounting bracket. If it's not in plain sight as I cock my leg over the bike, then it's on my rear sprocket.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Problems at high speeds.
« on: 19 August 2017, 10:49:26 pm »
Repair kits are here and look straightforward to fit, apart from one little ring. There are three o-rings, the largest of which I assume fits on the brass insert for the float valve, the middle sized one I think goes on the main jet, but what about the smallest one?




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FZS600 Fazer / Re: U-lock or Disc lock?
« on: 19 August 2017, 10:39:02 pm »
I've got an Oxford Boss that comes with a mounting bracket.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Problems at high speeds.
« on: 16 August 2017, 11:37:17 pm »
Good point, I'll have a crack at it when the repair kits arrive.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Problems at high speeds.
« on: 16 August 2017, 03:08:54 pm »
I took the float valves out and looks like the O-rings have seen better days.


So I've ordered a repair kit which seems easy enough to fit. My next question is, does the float height need setting as a matter of course or is it pretty much ok as standard?


In the above pic according to the Haynes manual, the float height needs to be set by bending the tab that the needle sits on. But surely if that's flat it's at the factory setting already?

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Problems at high speeds.
« on: 13 August 2017, 12:39:35 am »
ok got confused untill i read previous posts
basicly they let air in while your throttle is closed (pilot)(sorry if im writing this in basic terms but its easier for newbies in the future)
so if your float needle valve is open and letting in fuel your main jets are effectively closed so this is the easiest route for your fuel to flow through
- 90% sure its a jammed float needle problem
could just be a bit of crap made its way through if not its a new needle valve assembly 5-10 quid on ebay but make sure you replace the whole bit and not with (ooh there was a bit of that in a spares box)
hope its making sense i am better at doing than explaining (which is why i fail written exams lol)


I took the bottom off one of the carbs tonight and I think I see what you mean.








If the float valve doesn't seal then the fuel will be forced up the left most jet of the theee in the picture, spilling out of the left hole in the first pic. I think. So I'll order four of those valve kits and see what happens.






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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Problems at high speeds.
« on: 10 August 2017, 12:21:46 pm »
Can anyone recommend a company to rebuild my carbs?


A quick internet search revealed JRS but is there anyone else that you guys think highly of?

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