Has anyone on here fitted a Nikko G Pack / Timing Retard Eliminator to their FZS600?
[size=78%]I had a TRE fitted to a gsxr600 and it really worked.[/size]


Would like to known if anyone has tried this mod, they are available but quite a lot of cash for what is essentially a resistor in a box with some plugs on it.

Been out for a real blast today on some fantastic sweeping fast roads was awesome getting the engine singing upto to 140mph
(clocks not lying honest) 

Sadly I put my key in the side bit to unlock the seat to get my glasses out out and forgot about it, ok me thinks i'll put it on the main stand and wang on some wd40 chain wax whilst it's warm i thought.
Being a bit challenged in the strength department due to my rhumatoid arthritis in my hands it's always a struggle to get it on the main stand without fear of dropping it, as i was pulling back for the 3rd time heard the keys fall on the floor...... aaahhh shyte thats buggered it now.


 I managed to get the bit out but now have a key in 2 bits, I dont know how im gonna fix that,  other than trying superglue and hope miserable mick  in the key shop isnt in a rager that day when i try ask him if its possible to make a new one from a superglued old one.
moral of the story is
ALWAYS TAKE OUT YOUR KEY BEFORE PUTTING IT ON THE MAINSTAND

 

Quick question, ive had my wheels painted the part where the disc mounts does it have to be bare metal or will the painted surface be ok to mount the disc onto?


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18nm front
30nm rear


Torque settings
Thanks

I bought my fazer in early october having owned a VTR1000 firestorm for 1 month which was a nice bike in good nick cost a grand  and sounded awesome but the fuel economy was truly shocking even on a 70-80mph ride to work it would only manage 120miles to a full tank, i couldnt get on with the snatchy throttle and severe engine braking so i sold it for this!!I bought it for £900 more than i wanted to pay as the front fairing was cracked scratched and generally scruffy but i need a bike fast to go to work.


The first time i rode the bike in the dark coming back from work i realised the headlight was cack so i dropped the lumiled H4 bulb i had in the VTR i was an instant improvement but that meant riding with full beam on all the time.
I bought another lumiled H1 bulb but it wouldnt fit in the apeture.

Bugger!!
So back in december just before i emigrated to lithuania i sold the complete front end for £100 and decided to streetfazer it.
Now i did like the original fairing it was retro cool but the woeful headlight made me realise it was a good decision i wasnt going to throw silly money at some retrofit labs projectors on a £900 bike
I realise some of you may think i've butchered a perfectly clean bike but this is the best side (still with dent in tank and scratches on engine cover) the other side was bad, plus i wanted a project bike if a wanted to buy a perfect bike that just needs oil and petrol I could go buy one, but  that would take away the enjoyment of going to the garage and playing away from the wife and teapot lids.

Just need a bit of advice from someone who is in the painting game and has dealt with satin matt paint finishes.


So i plan to respray my silver fzs600 in satin metallic blue, i had a zx10r which had a satin grey/gold paintjob and it looked sweet, and need to give the old foccer a new look, after selling the old damaged bikini fairing.
I have bought and a different bikini fairing and a new bellypan to refresh the look it.


So my questions are these.


Is metallic (blue) available in a satin matt finish?
Is it more difficult to paint with rather than a usual shiny metallic paint?
Do i need to get the painter to go over the base coat with a matt clear coat as well?


Can i use nano on the finished paint?
Any helpful advise would be really appreciated.


Thanks

Can any of you nice foccers help me out, whats the M size of the bolt that holds the brake hose on the forks and the swing arm please?
I bought all new wezmoto racelines braided brake hoses  F & R and new ebc sintered pads, cleaned up the caliper pistons and smeared them in red porno grease.I am going to paint the old silver pitted forks gold, swap the seals for new and change the oil for 15w i thought that its best if i buy some nice new shiny "P" clips for the race lines to finish it off.
now im not daft but is a hex head of 10mm a M8 or an M10??i would assume that the 10mm hex head is at least 2mm bigger (maybe more than the thread)  making it a M8 thread
is my way of thinking correct or totally wrong.
will get some pictures up soon of the foccing transformation, i'm not spending 100's of thousands on a 18 year old bike but it needs a bit of a change.
hope you can help me out quickly as my parcel with all my bit is coming to lithuania on feb 13th and i need to get the rest of the goodies ordered quick
adios amigos

Just after a bit of help as to where to start with wiring up a new headlight, so i sold the original fazer bikini fairing lights n all (to a member on heres friend), i bought myself a new headlight fairing which for the money looks good and the headlight its self looks like it will be better than the original pile of crap.
At the minute all my wiring is still standard and taped up, the new headlamp has 2 x H1 bulbs and only 3 wires coming out of the back which makes things simple for the waterproof connectors i have.
My question is how do i convert the std wiring which was 2 x headlight plugs into 1??is it a case of just cut the std loom and start again, or is there some wizardry to get it working all ok hi/lo beam

Thanks in advance

Yesterday i took delivery of a micron shorty slip on with link pipe, having took off the original silencer i couldnt beleive how much weight was in that thing  a simple test in hands was unbeleivable, so for people who still have the std can on ditch it and get another the weight savings are definately worth it.
I think the centre stand is also coming off as apart from oiling the chain it's just a big chunk off metal and reducing the weight even by a kilo or two will help with the bikes handling

just thought id say hello, recently bought a fazer after owning a VTR1000 firestorm for a month, it was a nice bike but really thirsty and hurt my wrists so picked up a 2001 carbed model with 31k.
i've been riding bikes since 14 years old, had a few decent road bikes best being a kawasaki zx10r c2h beast, but got married and had kids so i have been out of the saddle for 10 years, but glad to be back riding again.
i like the fun factor of the fazer,will probably be asking some questions, but will try the search function.
im picking up good vibrations around 6k through everything, which is a lot annoying, and the soggy saddlebags suspension needs fixing pronto as everything is on max preload and still way too soft.
but im happy with it