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FZS600 Fazer / What performance mods have people done?
« on: 27 November 2013, 10:26:17 am »
Hi guys. After my old '98 fzs600 was stolen a couple of years ago i switched to a Triumph Sprint ST 1050, and it was an awesome bike but circumstances have conspired against me (i.e. I had a crash and wrote my bike off) and i'm considering getting another fazer. However, i'm planning on making this one a bit different.
Project fzs is my working title and so far i'm planning the following upgrades as time and money allows;
Gilles rearsets to raise the height of the footpegs
Swap the wheels (and swingarm if neccessary) to allow wider section tyres to be fitted
Upgrade the suspension although i'm thinking rebuild rather than new units
Bigger Carbs/tuning of current carbs to give a bit more poke
Changing the gearing (Probably just the sprockets) to give more acceleration
Just wondering if anybody has done any of these mods themselves so they can advise me on what does or does not work so i can minimise my trial and error time.
I'm not trying to turn the fazer into a sportsbike or anything but i've been on trackdays on my old one and the two big areas that i identified as wanting to improve where the lean angles acheivable and the acceleration driving out of corners so if i could improve these areas and still retain the overall go anywhere do anything character of the bike then that is my aim.
Thanks for your time and i look forward to hearing your suggestions.
Byker
Project fzs is my working title and so far i'm planning the following upgrades as time and money allows;
Gilles rearsets to raise the height of the footpegs
Swap the wheels (and swingarm if neccessary) to allow wider section tyres to be fitted
Upgrade the suspension although i'm thinking rebuild rather than new units
Bigger Carbs/tuning of current carbs to give a bit more poke
Changing the gearing (Probably just the sprockets) to give more acceleration
Just wondering if anybody has done any of these mods themselves so they can advise me on what does or does not work so i can minimise my trial and error time.
I'm not trying to turn the fazer into a sportsbike or anything but i've been on trackdays on my old one and the two big areas that i identified as wanting to improve where the lean angles acheivable and the acceleration driving out of corners so if i could improve these areas and still retain the overall go anywhere do anything character of the bike then that is my aim.
Thanks for your time and i look forward to hearing your suggestions.
Byker