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FZS600 Fazer / Ignition switch bolts
« on: 06 April 2016, 03:56:04 pm »
Hello again .
Haven't been on for a while. sorry.

Question.  Fitting new (used) 7 wire ignition switch to my 03. (Not started yet though- she's in constant use- at least until the existing ignition barrel fails altogether.)
Right. I know all about drilling out the old screws etc. stud extaction and whathaveyou. that's all fine - I'm in engineering.
No. my question is, does anyone know what size the replacement bolts will need to be ? ie: are they M8, and by what length.and do they have to be countersunk?
Asking in advance, coz I can get some 316L Stainless cap-heads from work.(M6/M8/M10) I  just want to have all the bits there ready before I start. (I know Iknow, these could be removed by the Pikeys, but I don't want to use any snap off type of stuff, in case I need to do it again myself. remember - this will be a second hand unit I'm fitting anyway. My intention was to Loctite the cap heads in, then fit some black rubber caps over them to hide the shineyness (Is that even a word???)
PS. sorry if there is already a thread on this one - but I couldn't see owt.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Gazbo

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FZS600 Fazer / weird lectrickle probs
« on: 23 November 2014, 04:43:33 pm »
Hia Lads.
Was wondering if anyone else has had this, or maybe something similar? about 3 weeks ago, filled up, to roughly bottom of the neck, as usual. When climbing any hills, "fuel low" orange light  blink s5 times, stops, then repeats. this goes on, until the fuel is down to what I'd call - "not full", or I'm going downhill.
About 2 weeks ago, same thing again, but this time both time clock and trips were at zero when I got to work. I reset, and they seemed fine. Ok then for about a week or so.
This last week. Traveling along on the flat,  in traffic, at about 30mph, suddenly, lights extinguished, at same time, all 4 indicators came on - dimly. After  1 second of this, they returned to normal for about 1 second, then did the whole routine again. then - normal ops resumed, but the clock and trip had zeroed again.
Checked every visible connection, with seat / side panels off. Battery is new this year, has sparklingly clean  contacts, and all things are tight.
yanked all fuses. checked the sockets, sprayed them with servisol, as I did with everything else I've messed with.
Incidentally, whenever anything like this happens, the lump just carrries on purring away, oblivious to any faults.
This morning, seemed fine. was on dip, and flashed a guy out into the traffic. everything flickered, and the dips stayed off, until I let go of the flash trigger.
Normal again.
Tried it again. Normal. Unable to cause it to happen at will. Stripped handlebar switches off. checked everything. all looks clean, dry, fine. Servisol'led & replaced.
Nowt worse than a bloody intermittant - is there.

PS. the "everything flashing in sequence "-thing - seemed like the bike was trying to tell me something was knackered. Although I could be wrong - it seemed too accurately timed to be just a fault.
Can't see owt in the books about this.
Just don't want dead lecktrickery - She's gotta get me to work n back in the dark !
So - did anyone else suffer this (or similar) and if so - what was the fix?
Cheers in advance.
Gaz.

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Introduction / just joined
« on: 28 May 2012, 03:15:32 pm »
Hia all. Gazbo here.Been riding since '78. no car licence - just bikes. Just got my first FZS600 on an 03 plate. Mint.17 thou. balanced carbs at weekend. ( thanks to the "how to" article from somewhere on here!)sweet now (low end was lumpy to say the least. chain snatching when pulling away gently - not now though !) Just thought I'd introduce me-sen. Dewsbury west yorks. locals might have seen my plodding to and from work on an 'orrible orange 883 sportster, bought due to a slipped disk, had best riding position etc. Leeds specialist has removed the offending item now, so I'm a bit more shall we say - flexible.
Rip off britain has fleeced me for the last time with that bloody Harley. so Ive gone from riding an anti aircraft gun to an electric motor in one fell swoop.
Must say I'm impressed. last four was a GPZ550, about 15 yrs back. that seemed a bit more grunty on low end, so I'm still getting used to the Yam screemin' buzz! after the yank lump, It feels like I'm gonna drop a rod or something, very revvy engines these. Ive had vertical twins, two guzzi's, original triumphs, single cylinder jap two stroke stuff - you name it. This seems to be by far the most user friendly.Oh - and this is my first ever forum post, on any forum, so if I did it wrong, please forgive me. This is one area where I'm still on L plates.(my nickname is either Gazbo, or the Grim Reaper). (I dabble a bit with rock and blues guitar, and a bit of fast irish folk on mandolin, and I fly model aircraft - when I can, dowwn at the dewsbury club field).
There.so that's me then. 51 yrs young and still plodding. wife of same age (21 she reckons - yeah - dream on love! and one son (Dan) who will be fourteen this july.big as a house ! Harley suspension didn't like the two of us on board - kept bottoming on the sleepin plods !This one doesn't !
 

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