I have a Meta 2 on mine and is fine even after 3-4 weeks in winter time. The alarm goes to sleep, though is still functioning, and the plip as well. You have to turn the ignition on and off once with the key and the alarm wakes up and the plip works again as well.
 
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Shoudn't be a problem. My '58 plate gen2 has a centre stand and a full Akro and is bob on. Couldn't do without it.
 
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My injected '08 FZ1 does it as well in the sun. No carbs to bash so any other ideas?
 
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What's the problem with the ones you've got. If you're getting the symptoms of being warped (ie pulsing through the lever) then try this mod before condemning them.  Put a 6mm bolt and nut through the rivet where the rotor joins the hub mount and nip it up. Spray the rivets with brake cleaner whilst turning the 6mm bolt round with a spanner. Repeat for all the rivets. You'll be amazed how much crud comes out and this sorted mine out.
 
 
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Many thanks Falcon. Looked at the link and then bought 4 coils from e-bay for £100 quid. Sorted. Multimeter readings all ok but I suppose they're not under load conditions then. Process of elimination nailed down no2 coil so now I have three spares. Still, I'll recognise the symptoms straight away next time and any new knowledge is always a bonus. Still disappointed it has failed at 12,340 miles though, thought they'd last longer than that. Looking through that link it seems to be a regular occurance and something maybe Yamaha should be looking at.
Thanks once again, buddy
 
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Dek, thanks for the message. Looked at it and it seems pretty conclusive doesn't it.. I'm booked into SMC Sheffield tomorrow at 9am so I'm in for a 45 mile trip over the Snake Pass. Hope it's not snowing! I've seen some 04-06 R1 coils on flea bay for £15 so they're worth a shot if nothing happens tomorrow.
 
Thanks again,
 
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Hi guys, I have a desperate loss of power at very low revs and wondered if anyone could throw any light on it. Bike is a '58 plate FZ1 fazer with full Akropovic, minus cat and ex-up and no power commander. Came like that from the showroom 2 yrs and 12k ago. Symptoms are these. Approaching traffic lights/junction on a closed throttle up to 2000rpm in 1st/2nd gear 20mph'ish and open the throttle. There is then a severe loss of power like it starts,stops,starts,stops etc very rapidly until it reaches 2500rpm and then she's off like a good 'un. So far this is what I've done. I'm a car mechanic by the way, though this deep into a bike fault I'm getting a bit lost.
1. Checked  oil/coolant levels. If the oil is low on a modern car engine it will lurch into "limp mode". No probs all ok.
2. Changed the plugs  (which have only done 2k) for the old ones for elimination purposes, still same.
3. Let the tank empty and refilled with Shell Vpower and checked idle speed was 1200-1300 rpm. Still same.
4. Removed the tank and checked all the electrical connectors I could see, snapped them open, all nice and dry and refitted. TPS, O2 sensor,primary pump,injectors,plug coils and ecu. Still same.
5. Checked vacuum hoses were connected to the throttle bodies correctly, including Scottoiler pick up. Checked rubber seals between upper and lower airbox halves and airbox to throttle body gaskets. All ok. Road test again, still same.
6. No fault codes shown on dash. Removed air sensor conector from top of airbox and turned ign on. Code 22 appears on the dash indicating that the fault code reporting to the dash is ok.
 
At this point I feel 10 yrs older at the thought of going to my dealer and totting up £57 for each hour they look at it aws I've already spent 20-25 hrs in my garage.
 
I've just managed to get a PDF of the official workshop manual off flea bay for a couple of quid and it's pretty damned good. Only thing now is, via my new manual, to check the ohm values on the throttle position sensor and hope for the best.
 
Anybody out there got any previous with a similar fault or just any ideas as my head hurts now.
 
Ta in advance,
 
 
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Yo Dweezel, please don't generalise. Me and my lad work for the co-op delivering/collecting daily internal mail from Stoke/Bradford/Rochdale/Skelmersdale, Stockport and Manchester driving white Citroen Berlingo vans. We both commute in on bikes, me on my '58 plate FZ1 fazer and my lad on his CBR600F and get out as often as poss at the weekend.
 
Cheers
 
 
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Thanks for the reply. Use the bike for daily commute so gets new tankful of fuel every 4-5 days. Last thing I did was put the bike away after washing the commute crud off it last Friday and then put her in the garage over the weekend. Next time out of the garage was  the Tuesday, that's what led me to think maybe I'd got water in the electrics but can't see anything wrong. Sprayed connections with ACF 50 as well. Hey Ho.
 
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Had a few moments on wet/icy roundabouts myself. The gen 2 FZ1's 150 horses need a very subtle throttle hand in bad weather.
 
 
 
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My advice would be to put the bike on paddock stands and take the wheels off completely if you hardly use it. Its only half an hour to stick them back on when the summer comes around and there'll be no need to continually rotate anything. Just wrap 'em in bubble wrap and stick 'em in a corner.
 
 
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As  some of you I wear Hein Gericke lobster gloves and yes they are a bit big but that allows me to use their silk inner gloves (£12.99) when it gets colder. Along with HG heated grips and Oxford bar muffs for January ride outs. Had the bar muffs for years  as I don't need them that often,and they're a doddle to fit and waterproof.
 
 
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