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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Fzs1000 rear Caliper
« on: 30 April 2020, 04:34:11 pm »
Please excuse the grubbiness of the bike, it's my winter hack.
2 ordinary 10mm flat washers, just try to get the caliper as central with the disc as you can.


Many thanks mate.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Fzs1000 rear Caliper
« on: 21 April 2020, 03:23:15 pm »
You'll have to file a little bit off the hanger - not a big deal.
I fitted a couple of washers to centralise the hanger with the disc, it will be obvious when you come to fit it.
Altogether a definite upgrade.


do the washers go between the bracket and the caliper then? Do you know size needed and how many?


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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Fzs1000 rear Caliper
« on: 09 April 2020, 04:36:53 pm »
Did you get your FZS1000 caliper fitted, any steps on what to do, i have one to fit but i believe there is adjustment needed to the bracket and spacers to be fitted.

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: Nothing... dead as a dodo
« on: 24 June 2019, 05:28:47 pm »



I only changed the two pin block, and haven’t had any more problems.


Good to know, thank you :)

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: Nothing... dead as a dodo
« on: 24 June 2019, 07:53:09 am »
Yep, replacing them all. Sorry I'm. easily confused :lol .


Easy done mate!  :b


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l7Nqc7XthovGas05qbFrP0K_xPAF2FPE/view?usp=sharing


In the link above, there is the culprit and another red block with 5 connectors, will there not be a lack of space to connect 5 wires via powerpoles? The other block looks like smaller wires too so maybe doesn't need changed?

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: Nothing... dead as a dodo
« on: 22 June 2019, 10:59:43 pm »
Yep, although they come in several other colours.


I mean is it the red blocks your replacing Robbo? One has only two wires, the other has 6 are you replacing them all?

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: Nothing... dead as a dodo
« on: 22 June 2019, 06:29:58 pm »
If your fault turns out to be the termination block(s), a good replacement would be Anderson Powerpoles, the 30 amp rated ones are more than adequate. They can be bought from Torberrys in Hants.Best of luck.


Are those the red blocks?

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: Nothing... dead as a dodo
« on: 19 June 2019, 07:11:23 pm »
Will I know it's the block from visual inspection?

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: Nothing... dead as a dodo
« on: 19 June 2019, 04:39:50 pm »
This looks like worth checking out!


http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php?topic=24402.0

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Nothing... dead as a dodo
« on: 19 June 2019, 04:34:24 pm »
Hi Guys,


I am at a bit of a loss.


I was away Friday to Saturday last week on a Stena Bikes Onboard event. The Friday night and Saturday morning were wet, really wet. I got up Saturday morning and tried to start the FZS1000, it was not keen but a little choke and we were away. I boarded the ferry and we arrived in NI, I stopped after disembark to fix gloves and get Sat Nav set up turned on my lights and the dash went off. It restarted and the check lights came on thought it was weird and trued to repeat and it did it again. The bike was still running. We set off and all looked fine, i had to hit the pass light (High Beam flash) and the dash went blank again with check lights, this was only 10 mins after leaving the ferry. We had been riding around 30 mins and i tried the pass light again, nothing happened, so all was good for the rest of the day.


After a really wet trip the bike was put away in the garage and never thought about again until Monday for a wash. I started washing the bike (no pressure washer, just garden hose), gave it a good clean and all was good. I started the bike and it was running for a minute and i thought i would check the pass light to see all was ok. Well this time dash went off and bike cut out, there is now no lights on the dash.


When you turn the ignition there is nothing no lights, no priming of the fuel pump absolutely Zero.


I have checked and Battery is charged and holding 12.76 volts. The main fuse is OK (tested with multimeter), the fuses in the box for lights and that look ok (not tested individually only visual inspection). The earthing has been checked and looks ok.


Can anyone hold my hand through some other checks to determine where the problem lies? I am thinking ignition problem but have no idea how to check this. I have sprayed every connector block with WD40 to try and drive out moisture but still nothing.


My electrical knowledge is not great but i have a meter and if told were to check i will.


Cheers

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: I am Fazer, hear me roar.
« on: 28 December 2018, 03:14:51 pm »
Whatever fuel stabiliser you decide on, ensure the fuel tank is topped right up to the brim with Fuel as this stops condensation forming in the space above the fuel level line, which in turn causes rusting in a metal fuel tank, start the bike and allow it to run for a short while (few minutes)  after adding the stabiliser, ensures stabilised fuel is right around the system.

A friend runs a landscape business, he has equipment that stands for about 5 months per year unused, Mowers, Strimers, Hedge cutters etc, he uses a fuel additive by Briggs and Stratton
Dan's advise is do not drain the fuel tanks but add stabiliser and run for a minute or two, also if the machine has a fuel cock/tap leave it open, fuel can evaporate and leave the carb empty (with the fuel cock shut) causing gasket, O-ring and carbdiaphragm failure and also dried fuel deposits in the bowl and capillaries.

With Dan's advice in mind I also use Sta-bil and thus far have had no issues with my carbs after the winter stand down.

There is another additive that I have used since reading 'Darrsi's' recommendation on here and that is 'Marvel Mystery Oil' I use it every other fill up, as I never run my tank much passed 1/4 full, so here is always Marvel in the fuel.

Now some have said its all 'Snake Oil' and does nothing, apart from making your wallet a little lighter, but I really believe my FZS600 is more responsive and it certainly starts first stab of the button, if that is all in my mind then so be it, but it certainly acts as a Upper Cylinder Lubricant (UCL) and helps make up for the lack of lead in modern fuels.
The Marvel bottle says you can also add it to your engine oil as an enhancement,  :eek  I personally would not recommend this as it could play havoc with a wet clutch system.

The other additive that I use is a fuel system cleaner STP Complete Fuel System Cleaner, I put 100ml of it in a full tank every 10 or 12 weeks
(twice a riding season) again does it help ? Don't know for sure, but I have had the Fazer FZS600 for 6 years and have never touched the carbs, I bought a balancing gauge set as I was told that it was an essential, it has been out of the box once just to see what it looks like. :lol 

EDIT:
I just looked at the photos again, I do not recommend Jack Daniels if you are having anything to do with the bike in the next 8 hours or so.   
   


How much do you use for each? I have used Silkolene stabiliser this year and it says the bottle treats 50 litres, so i have went with around half for say 20 litre full tank.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Silicone Radiator Hose Kits
« on: 22 April 2018, 07:34:58 pm »
Person on Facebook now looking at a group buy, PM me your email address and colour if interested and i'll pass it on. If you do Facebnook you can pop on to the page and look at post.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: SFS Silicone coolant hose group buy
« on: 21 April 2018, 07:54:44 pm »
A guy on the facebook forum is trying to get hoses made up.


If your not on facebook this is what he has said:


However, if you are and they're interested I'll need names, emails and design/colour if you wanna let them know.

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/2461031592/permalink/10155528202241593/?comment_id=10155528234531593&reply_comment_id=10155528236661593&notif_id=1524309888949802&notif_t=group_comment&ref=notif


POst on Facebook about getting hoses made up as a group buy. if your not on facebook the guy has said:


However, if you are and they're interested I'll need names, emails and design/colour if you wanna let them know.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Replacement radiator
« on: 05 October 2017, 12:09:33 pm »

I meant to update the story of my cheap Chinese radiator ages ago but time, enthusiasm and access to the photos took a while to coincide.
The upshot is that it was a pain to fit.
At the bottom left hand end of the rads, the main inlet port on the original is angled back… the steel pipe that the short length of hose connects to is similarly angled so the hose has a straight run.






The new rad was made with the port in line with the main axis of the body. This means the hose has to make a slight Z bend to fit, but the diameter and thickness of the hose is too great to make that possible without putting a lot of strain on the fragile alloy radiator.
It was the same problem at the other end of the radiator (sorry, didn't take a comparison shot of that), with the thin pipe arranged in line rather than angled back.


Rather than face the hassle of sending the item back to Hong Kong, I decided to modify the fittings on the bike to make them suit the radiator.
On the right, I bent the mounting brackets of the thin steel pipe so that the narrow hose was parallel with the connector on the radiator.








Then I found some longer bolts and assorted spacers (arrowed) to mount the steel pipe forward enough to get the hose in line with the rad connector.






I couldn't manage the same trick on the left quite so easily. The top mounting bracket on the big steel pipe fouls the radiator when it's mounted far enough forward to give the hose a straight run.
So I cut it off.





Here's a side view: top arrow indicating the unsupported end of the pipe and the lower arrow indicates the spacer on the remaining (bent) mounting bracket.





I was a bit concerned about having the pipe unsupported at one end, but the bottom bracket holds it firmly and vibration doesn't seem to be an issue. It's been ok for the couple of thousand miles I've covered since doing this bodge anyway.



I have just been down the Chinese radiator route and now encountering these problems.


Could you do away with not attaching the water pipes to the frame?


As you have spaced the pipes out did you need longer bolts? What is spacing the pipes just washers?

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General / Re: Parcelforce and import charges
« on: 26 September 2017, 12:44:44 pm »
I got a chinese rad for my 600,  was delivered with no charges.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Help me out guys motovlog
« on: 22 September 2017, 01:04:14 pm »
Anyone have any experience with the GoXtreme action cams?

Look very much like the GoPro (don't they all) however about 50% cheaper. These shoot 4K video, loads of video resolutions / bitrates.
Perhaps a serious alternative (to the gopro)?


I have a SJCAM5000x Elite it is a good camera for the money (£104), no external Mic though so maybe not great from MotoVlogging, the battery is a bit rubbish too, length wise.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Help me out guys motovlog
« on: 21 September 2017, 08:44:04 am »
Gonna have to watch where you mount, kinda looked like you sped through a 40mph in that video, don't want the Fuzz checking that out.

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General / Re: 1998 fazer 600
« on: 23 August 2017, 08:39:59 am »
No mileage data on the Vehicle Smart app.


Its a good looking bike and like folk have said should serve you well if you get new rubber and a decent service.

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General / Re: location location loaction
« on: 23 August 2017, 08:26:20 am »
I am based in Winchburgh in West Lothian, Scotland. (Not sure if famous for anything apart from amounts of shale)


Nearest cafe would be Bikers Cove in South Queensferry, but at only 3 miles its a bit to close for me so i am never there. We have the Leadburn Inn that holds bikes meets throughout the year and is a nice run via the back roads. We also have a few bike nights recently started in Perth and Fife.


Plenty of roads in Scotland, suppose a firm favourite would be up to the Green Welly via Callander but the best road lay to the north of this.


My second trip to Europe is probably my best, first was a wash out. Seeing different countries by bike was great. I used to go down to Bentham with a pal who's brother had a caravan there, that was good fun, need to do that again soon.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Heading Norf....
« on: 08 August 2017, 12:30:38 pm »
Hi Red, mtread,

Had a look at ‘Fazer time’ looked like a cracking trip, I'm impressed! Anyone else hasn't seen 'Red the Intrepid Explorer'  :lol – here -  http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,20810.0.html?PHPSESSID=2kgihcuhbrgucpcfd70b8j0230

I’m taking a week out as a precursor to Spain next year – a mate said ‘pop over’ so next year its Santander to Barcelona via the Pyrenees, and as I’ve never ever done anything like this on the bike before I thought Scotland would be good ' training'.

Going from Carlisle north via the A9 (boring maybe) as 25 years ago I drove up and there was a very particular fish and chip shop in Pitlochry, and a few miles north is
Bruar Falls, ( https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/perthshire/falls-of-bruar.shtml ) and I want to revisit both.


I’m going to be based at Nairn and the idea is to take days out, head up to the top, go west towards Skye, head down to Glencoe, circular-ish type routes maybe even head southeast ish as well.



If in Nairn I would defo recommend the trip down toward Braemar, you should be good in your base as its pretty handy. If you have places to visit to break up the A9 it will be ok and quicker for you to get to your base. Hope the weather holds for you mate.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Heading Norf....
« on: 07 August 2017, 03:12:21 pm »
Thanks Tefer. Staying overnight with friends near Melrose and then heading to Inverness to start, so your suggestions avoid the A9, which I understand can be dull and full of speed cameras. Yes doing it anti clockwise, so saving the best bits till last. Kylesku Bridge is definitely on the list  :D


keep us updated and post your photos.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Heading Norf....
« on: 07 August 2017, 01:40:58 pm »
Do you know what route your coming up yet?


If you come up and head towards the M90 and then come off for the A93 and head towards Blairgowrie, you can then go via the Spittal of Glenshee, Braemar the Lecht and Tomintoul. You come off at Nairn and you can then look to camp somewhere like
black rock caravan and camping park. Something like this: https://goo.gl/maps/4EZ82gfiqxR2,That would be if heading anti clockwise.

I would take the B9176 Struie Road rather than the A9 for after that its a cracker, then join back on the A9 like this https://goo.gl/maps/3zMXgbNuN5P2


The best bit for me is this https://goo.gl/maps/L1AU8Z4fpTU2 Kylesku Bridge is a nice photo point, you could break this up a bit to take it all in.


The A82 through Glencoe is nice, quite touristy but normally a quick run on the bike.


I will say watch on the A85 if your headed that way, its policed very well during the summer especially the villages so get down to 30mph.

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For Sale & Wanted / Re: FZS600 2003/03 for sale
« on: 07 August 2017, 01:09:44 pm »
Thanks for all the extra bits and the bike is utterly and mind-boggolingly AMAZING for a 14 year old bike. 'Factory fresh' doesn't do it justice. You're a gent and I'm sure I'm going to enjoy this '03 model just as much as my '99 version, 18 years ago.

I'm planning to ride it and re-live my youth (32 year old with Fazer) AND look after it. Hopefully it's long-term, after many years of big trailies.




Am I the only one smelling a rat?

If you got your 99 new 18 years ago and your only 32 now, you would have only been 14 when you got your 99 bike :pokefun


Does he now mean he was 32 with a fazer 18 years ago??? :rolleyes

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Heading Norf....
« on: 06 August 2017, 01:24:21 pm »
http://www.invershin.com/


Great place for a cuppa or a stay if needed, very biker friendly

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