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FZS600 Fazer / Re: What performance mods have people done?

« on: 28 November 2013, 12:43:33 pm »

Thanks for all the tips

Has anybody got any experience of replacing the carbs or having them rejetted?

Got a fair idea of what sort of chassis upgrades i'm going for i'd still like a little extra acceleration other than lower gearing, although i'm fairly certain i will be lowering it anyway.

What about underseat exhausts? does anybody know of any options like that for the fzs? i really like the fz6 exhausts. Seen a scorpion that moved the end can up higher but not seen any underseat option anywhere.

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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

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Events, Meets, Ride outs etc / Good roads in South Oxfordshire.

« on: 30 May 2012, 03:29:43 am »

Hi everyone,
I'm not sure if this is the best place for this post but i'm currently working in South Oxfordshire in the Wallingford/Didcot/Abingdon area and i'm struggling to find any good roads that aren't either always traffic heavy or dotted with lots of 40/50mph zones every other mile or narrrow little roads with loose surfaces and high hedgerows meaning i don't dare push hard.
just wandering if anybody could point me in the right direction
thanks a lot, look forward to trying your suggestions

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: neutral light??

« on: 17 May 2012, 12:49:39 am »

from what you've just said there about it being on bright in actual neutral and then on dim in gear suggests a parallel path or a cross connection somewhere drawing some current throught the neutral light from some of the other circuitry, have you had a look on the back of the clocks? not sure what the wiring looks like on the back but if there are any terminal blocks or plug connectors it might be worth inspecting those. also it might aid the fault diagnosis if you look to see if any off your other light dim/brighten when you go in and out of neutral - could give you a clue as to where it's drawing current from.

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FZS600 Fazer / miracle trackday bike!

« on: 15 May 2012, 05:22:35 pm »

Hi everyone, i just took Fraser (the fazer

) on our first trackday at rockingham on saturday and just wanted to let everyone know how we got on. Pretty well is the short version, had an amazing time, no wobbles or mishaps and only a couple of scares when i managed to scrape my toes halfway round a corner, which brings me to my question. I'm well aware that the fazer isn't a sportsbike but does anybody know if it's possible to move the footpegs higher so that it will lean just that little bit more? i've seen the videos and it looks like i'm going round them in an armchair. i know that the gear selector/rear brake would then need adjusting too but they're splined so that's not as big an issue, anyway any suggestions, solutions or even rumors would be appreciated.

also (and the reason for the topic title) in 8 sessions, each lasting 20 minutes, of hard riding using only 2nd and 3rd gears i used about 2/3 of a tank of fuel. that is rediculous fuel economy for that sort of riding and put my friends (GSX-R, Ninja, Triumph TT and R6) to shame.......... but they had higher lean angles

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: brake disc and pads

« on: 24 April 2012, 07:36:07 pm »

On a seperate (but related) issue. i've never changed brake pads before and was wondering if anybody could recommend what brand to go for?
seen some Goldfren HH one's that have the words "ceramic carbon" in the title

. Just want to know people's experiences

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Time to sell up :(

« on: 24 April 2012, 07:29:32 pm »

This last suggestion is definitely the way forward.

just do it soon before the stupid new licence regulations come next year!

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: help required

« on: 10 April 2012, 10:10:20 pm »

Quote from: mcyoungy on 10 April 2012, 09:09:16 pm

fire the bike up and see if it runs ok. carefully spray some wd40 onto the cracked area and see if the revs rise. if they do then the crack is all the way through. take care not to spray shitloads of wd40 onto a hot engine!

you can bodge a repair by wrapping the intake rubbers with insulation tape. otherwise you'll need to replace them.

yeah, those are the badgers!
thanks for all the help guys (and girls?) i didn't really notice any drop in performance while riding so i'll hold off replacing them for now but i'll be sure to try the WD40 trick and bodge as required.

thanks again everybody!

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FZS600 Fazer / help required

« on: 10 April 2012, 08:45:19 pm »

hi, got the bike out of storage for the first time this year today and found some cracking in what i think are the carburetor manifolds. i've tried to put i link to a photograph of them below but if that doesn't work i'll try and give a description. between the carburetors and the back of the engine there are four horizontal pipes about an inch or so long, they're rubberised and have a slight kink built into the design. what i want to know is if anybody has any experience of these. is it a protective layer cracking or is it more serious? do they need replacing asap and if so is it a big job? and could it be a sign of some other problems with the fueling perhaps? sorry for not being more technical but i'm still learning bikes and still have limited experience. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150673102802921&l=db75b8b2ad

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: After Market fairings

« on: 24 December 2011, 10:39:42 am »

WOW! when i saw the thread about putting fairings on i couldn't imagine it looking that good but having looked at your pictures i think it looks fantastic.

is it a lot of hassle to fit?

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FZS600 Fazer / Gel Seats

« on: 15 December 2011, 08:30:12 pm »

Hi, i have a '99 plate fzs 600 and although i don't commute on it i do make the odd 300+ mile journey. i've already raised the handlebars by 30mm and was wandering if anyone could recommend anywhere that i would be able to pick up a gel seat from?

had a look on the usual places like ebay and a couple of my regular online shops but no luck so far.

Thanks in anticipation of all of your help.

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