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« on: 26 September 2016, 06:50:43 pm »
wait till you need parts, unfazed seems to be able to find anything! SOME SAY.... His bedtime reading is the Yamaha World Part Numbers Directory which he has memorised!  ALL we KNOW..... Is he is always UNFAZED 
2477
« on: 26 September 2016, 07:41:28 am »
Check for intake air leaks, on both the manifold rubbers and the blanking caps on the stubs for the vacuum gauge on the manifold rubbers. Both can crack and cause issues. Spray WD40 on the rubbers to see if it settles
As for the TPS follow this:
Lift the tank locate the connector from the TPS.
Switch on the ignition, set the kill switch to run.
Disconnect the TPS connector and reconnect it.
Rev counter should go to 5000.
If it stays at 0 or goes to 10000, it is out of adjustment.
O will make the bike it feel dead 10000 will not and some set it to 10 as it advances the ignition slightly
To set it loosen the 2 Security Torx bolts on the TPS and move it until the rev counter reads 5000.
You can always try 10000 or the dynamic setting later
Tighten the screws and start the bike or turn the ignition off.
Do not overtighten the torx bolts
I wondered what that little do-ikkie thing was hanging on the side of one of the carbs on my FZS600. Is it the same adjustment process for the baby FZS600. I purchased a set of dial gauges to balance the carbs and it a job to be done in a few weeks (suspension being my priority just now). I'm a sad git I copy and paste useful info from foc-u into a Word document and am compiling a book of 'FOC-U HOW TO' for future reference.
2478
« on: 26 September 2016, 07:22:14 am »
If you referring to the engine itself this would be normal. Very simple reason, the timing chain tunnel is on the right (as you sit on the bike) and if you feel the engine with you hand after a few minutes the heat from the cylinders can be felt directly on the left whereas on the right you are only feeling the outside of the timing chain tunnel.
What I really enjoy and appreciate about foc-u is the wealth of knowledge and willingness of members to come to others assistance. Great forum 
2479
« on: 26 September 2016, 07:16:19 am »
Yeah! anutz tell us what you figured out re: the clutch basket lining up and meshing as it might save us lesser mortals a shed load of time and effort if we have to go down the same route. 
2480
« on: 25 September 2016, 09:07:47 pm »
Just watched the Guy Martin prog on Channel 4, the idiot is now going to cross the English Channel on a pedal power helium filled Air Ship.
That Man's Balls are massive, lol!
He has no fear and he is incredibley fit, and strong as an OX.
He flipped over/righted in a swimming pool a 29 man emergency life raft by himself ,the military said they would expect it to take two men to flip it in water because of the suction effect of the water.
In guy's own words ' ITS PROPER '
2481
« on: 25 September 2016, 08:57:52 pm »
Hey Tommy, nowt wrong with sitting on that Tyco, if you want it and can afford it then have it - one life so enjoy it.
Acting your age never comes into it - my kids are always telling me to grow up. Only a state of mind as you know, biking keeps you young.
I just looked at the Tyco pictures again and really believe its an omen, check out my socks they are perfect for the Tyco colour scheme, it is obviously meant to be, so I am changing the word from Omen to Amen. 
2482
« on: 25 September 2016, 06:35:58 pm »
Cheers Kebab, That is what I am looking for, as much advice and ideas as I can get from guys who have done the business, I have to admit though I am a bit on the stuborn side and have set my heart on the Nitron Mono-Shock. I have heard nothing but praise from guys who have used them, not just on the FOC-U forum but from riders of different machines, the general consensus is that its the best you can get without going for a full race blown unit. I'm not a scratcher, but I do like to ride in a spirited manner and wish to run the chicken strips off my rear tyre, so I have plumped for the Nitron on the rear and will slowly try to improve the front end, firstly with 15 weight Silkolene Pro in the forks, and, if necessary go down the spring change route.Thanks guys for your wisdom and great advice. 
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« on: 25 September 2016, 04:15:49 pm »
If you look at the length of spring Tommy I would start with about an inch of spacer first go. Only change one thing at a time so either spacers by itself or heavier oil. Changing 2 things gives too many variables to think about. It's only time we're talking about so bit by bit and decent test ride after each tweak. Good luck and we need updates 
Thanks for the advice Frosties (You little Tiger you) but it makes sense, one thing at a time and then the changes can be accurately assessed, rather than doing a number of things and not being able to pinpoint the thing that has made the most significant difference. 15 weight Silkolean Pro Fork oil first and give it a couple of weeks, to assess. and move on to more pre-load by adding spacers/large penny washer to the tops of the springs. then maybe lifting the fork stanchion/tubes by 15mm through the yokes to add a bit more down-force at the front end and hopefully sharpen up the turn in.Bit at a time is good advice. Thanks. I don't think the old Fazer FZS600 steers or handles badly, it's just not inspiring, and, all the confidence boosters this old fart can get will be gratefully received. I feel the chicken strips are laughing at me now, the tyres have done about 600 miles and I still have 3/4" of virgin rubber on both side of the back tyre.Me dreaming on a Tyco, Mrs said get off it and act your bloody age not you shoe size, they can be so hurtful at times.But in all fairness to her she cuts me a lot of slack in life, bless her. 
2484
« on: 25 September 2016, 01:36:56 am »
Blue is by far the fastest colour for on saying that I've just bought a silver 1000 Ahh! great choice the silver one, I'm glad it's not just me that likes his bikes in primer. I have been chatting with anutz in messages and he has given me some things to think about fork wise, and some of the graphs that he has posted on here make sense about pre-load and spring rates, my Fazer FZS600 is a Foxy model so it has the pre-load adjusters on the fork tops, but I think I will still try a few large penny washer on top of the springs below the fork tube caps, I would guess bouncing up and down for 38K mile will have compressed/shortened the springs a tad. The info on linear springs also makes sense to as the spring compression rate remains the same albeit progressive. that sounds like bollocks now I said it. lol
2485
« on: 24 September 2016, 09:31:27 pm »
when I refit my Reactive fettled forks is there anything in particular to check, I am using all new bolts apart from the wheel spindle, the new Yamaha ones are much better quality, the top hat spacer seems to fit one way but the parts schematic show it the other way ?, just any tips would be helpful, thought I might pull the pads and clean the calipers whilst I was at it too. Any ideas on torques settings for various fork retaining bolts ?odd thing on my Fazer 8, six bolts to hold the mudguard on, six bolts to hold the forks in, seems oddthanks for any info
when I refit my Reactive fettled forks is there anything in particular to check, I am using all new bolts apart from the wheel spindle, the new Yamaha ones are much better quality, the top hat spacer seems to fit one way but the parts schematic show it the other way ?, just any tips would be helpful, thought I might pull the pads and clean the calipers whilst I was at it too. Any ideas on torques settings for various fork retaining bolts ? odd thing on my Fazer 8, six bolts to hold the mudguard on, six bolts to hold the forks in, seems odd thanks for any info Text Sorted
2486
« on: 24 September 2016, 06:41:20 pm »
Got to be worth a go for the cost of fork oil + plastic tubing.
I think I may be setting myself up for a bit of piss taking here  what is the plastic tubing for ?
2487
« on: 24 September 2016, 04:18:03 pm »
Thanks for the info anutz.
One other thing is someone said that by raising the fork stanchions/legs up through the yokes by 15 -20mm is supposed to help, this would drop the nose by that amount and throw the weight more forward, to be honest I'm not sure what the advantage would be as the bikes weight is the bike weight and moving the weight forward with unload the back wheel by that amount.
Anyone have any thoughts?
2488
« on: 24 September 2016, 03:34:27 pm »
I'm sure it has been covered on many many occasions, but here goes again, an old chestnut. My FZS600 Foxeye 2002, 03 registered (That's the silver one, yes you got it, the fastest colour) is a great bike and I love it, it has been in my possession for 3.5 years now. I purchased it with about 28K on the clock, it had been used for commuting, but to be honest the previous owner had treated the bike well, and, I believe it was always been garaged when not in use. He had a top end service done on the bike about 1K before trading it in (Valve clearances, new inlet manifold rubbers, carb tune and balance) plus a full engine oil/air filter service, including fuel filter and coolant change. Looking through the bikes history, engine servicing was something of a regular theme with him, he appeared to change the oil and filter every 4K, and air filter every 8K.
So basically the bike was cared for, if not loved as it was a workhorse to him.
I purchased the bike from a dealer at £1,900, knowing I would need to spend some time on her if not money.
I have done the usual things to her, after a full day of washing and polishing and half a tube of Solvo polish on the alloy and chrome, I then purchased a set of S/Steel down pipes and collector, added a S/Steel link pipe and a Pipeworks sports can.
Other upgrades have been blue braided S/Steel brake pipes, back and front. Fitted a S/Steel FAZER radiator gaurd
Front carbon fender extender and matching rear huger, upgraded the headlight bulbs to 100 watt hint of blue units, replaced the side light bulbs with bright LED hint of blue bulbs and added two 50mm 30 watt Cree LED projector spot lights (I want to be seen, I ride with all on in the daytime, plus a bright yellow Full Face Bucket). I have mid blue pin stripped the wheels, matching blue bar end weights and front screen screws, standard screen has been replaced with a flip screen (Not really sure it made any real difference) all the engine case screws have been replaced with blue S/Steel allan screws and other odd bits like the oil filer cap has been replaced with a blue alloy filler cap.
I have the 12 mm front sprocket nut and washer kit waiting to go on.
I have the Nitron gas mono-shock on order, OUCH! £414-00, but have been informed by a number of riders its much better than the Hagon unit, watch this space. Now to the front end, The Forks, now this in itself is a minefield, some say progressive springs , some say get springs that are matched to your weight, other say stick with the standard springs and drain and clean out the forks and just replace the oil with something like Silkolean Pro fork oil at about 10 -15 weight.
I am open to suggestions from guys who have a valid opinion, IE: Have done the job themselves.
My riding style? I like to crack on a bit but definitely not a scratcher wanting to scuff knees, The old Fazer still motors on, I have had 140 out of her and I honestly believe she has another 5 mph in her.
Handling is OK at best that is why I want to do the suspension upgrades, the back end is up and down like a whores drawers, never thought I would be sea sick on a bike  but the Nitron should sort that out.
So any opinions on the front end would be much appreciated.
Cheers guys its a great forum with a shed full of knowledge and experience.
Tom (tommyardin)
2489
« on: 20 September 2016, 11:22:07 pm »
awesome pics dude , u sure know your way round a camera
Don't be fooled Downey, that Hedgetrimmer gets them pics off Google images, silly old bugger can't even get his leg over a bike saddle let alone anything else 
2490
« on: 19 September 2016, 12:02:38 pm »
hes definitly getting off i reckon
You might be right I will leave it a couple of days and then post another picture, and , when you view that picture and the one already posted you will know the answer.
2491
« on: 18 September 2016, 09:05:55 pm »
Took a blast down to Loomies Bikers Cafe in Hants this arvo, it on the Winchester Road out of Petersfield the A272.
There must of been 200 or more bikes at Loomies.
I met a really nice guy named Fred, he was an old git like me and enjoyed his company as we munched on bacon sarnies, the healthy option (BROWN) bread, well you have to make some effort.
We chatted about our bikes he has a very nice Suzuki SV650 V twin, after about and hour or more of reminiscing it was decided it was time to go, we rode back on the A272 back to Petersfield together and parted at the roundabout by Maccy Dees at Petersfield.
Fred headed off to Chichester and I headed up the old Alpha 3 towards Guildford. Nice day, nice ride, nice guy.
tommyardin's silver Fazer in bottom pic, you all remember the Fastest.
Now heres a quiz for you, not much of a quiz as there are only two possible answers: Is the guy in the middle picture getting on his Duke or getting off? yes I do know cos the pictures are ripped off a video I made down there but it was to big to post on here.
ON?
or
OFF?
2492
« on: 12 September 2016, 06:35:53 pm »
Apple do not support a lot of video formats apparently.
Picture below shows the film that has to be scuffed off Bridgstone Battlax tyres before you can hang over the edge of the seat. Shows up as a slightly blueish line on the edge of the chicken strip, as seen in photo
2493
« on: 12 September 2016, 08:56:07 am »
I sat down yesterday afternoon and watched the "Till Death Do Us Part" and "Are you being served" remakes. What a load of tosh.
Ditto the new 'Porridge' 
I didn't think the new porridge was so bad, but not a patch on the original. It seems humour evolves and moves on along with the rest of life, things that were really funny 40 odd years ago are no longer funny. I recall back in the sixties see a back up movie at the cinema (when you used to get the main movie and a backup one) called 'Home of your own' with Spike Milligan, Ronnie Barker and numerous other we'll know comedy actors, It was filmed in black and white and there was no speaking in it at all just silly music playing quietly in the background, I remember finding it so funny and laughing so much because of the antics of the builders in the film, the film was a backup to a film called 'Shot in the dark' and it was based on a building site. I found that film so funny at the time that a couple of years ago I found it on eBay it had been ripped off and stuck on a DVD. I sat down one night in eager anticipation with a couple of beers and it hardly brought a smile to my face. I'm not sure if I was easily amused all those years ago or whether I am just a grumpy old bastart now.
2494
« on: 12 September 2016, 12:08:08 am »
The above link is broken on my iPad but seems to work on my Windows PC
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« on: 11 September 2016, 11:46:01 pm »
There certainly a film of something on Bridgstone tyres as I slowly increase that angle of lean as I scuff/scrub new Battlax tyres in there is defiantly a blueish line along the edge of the chicken strip that disappears as you ride more aggressively.
I don't know if it is a release agent or a preservative but there is something on the tyre that diminishes as you ride.
See the video link below lots of tears that day I bet
2496
« on: 11 September 2016, 01:00:43 am »
Would be cheap to fill it right up with fuel though
2497
« on: 11 September 2016, 12:38:31 am »
Ride naked with the full helmet on show Woo Woo 
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« on: 10 September 2016, 11:30:45 pm »
well yesterday got it out of the shop had new c+s fitted and new dunlop roadsmart 3 tyres fitted , out on it this morning as it was nice and dry ,,barely tipped it into a bend at the local shopping centre and out from under me she went slid for 20 feet or so and hit the biggest step around ,was only doing about 30 mph to my horror the forks got fucked up , luckily ive had the originals in storage with UNFAZED so hopefully the lower yoke isnt damaged " other than the nubbin broke off"and it will be straight forward swap ,the rest is pretty much cosmetic ,but still im feckin kicking myself over it ,,frame sliders did a great job AGAIN ,,the right fork actually came back far enough to put a small ding in the frame believe it or not , should only be a problem if im ever selling it and that aint happening anytime soon,youd be suprised how much damage can happen with a low speed spill,,
beware on new tyres guys
So sorry to hear your news and see the devastation in the photos, shame great looking bike. I have heard of guys getting new covers fitted then going out and blasting about thinking all is now well with the new tyres on, as you know they really need a few hundred miles on the to scuff off the protective layer that is put on all new tyres this even applies to car tyres. I don't know whether manufactures put this layer/coating on the tyres to protect them from deterioration during storage or whether it is a release agent from the mold when the tyres are cast, whatever it is it has been costly for a good number of riders. I ran my Battlax in for about 500 miles before getting my arse over the side. You can feel new tyres are waxy just by rubbing you thumb hard over the surface, Battlax have a blueish waxy coat on them that you can see at the edge of the chicken strip as you run them in. Glad no personal damage was done apart from pride. Reminds me of many many years ago after parking my BSA 500 A7 up at Southsea on a hot sunny day, at midday Jenny (then G/F) and I jumped on the bike and shot into Portsmouth to grab some scran for lunch turned into Commercial Road (Before being pedestrianized) and the front tyre peeled off the front rim as we were cranked over, lots of sparks and scrapping and grinding noises and the bike came to a rest with me still trapped under it, we had covered about 30 feet, Jenny had stuck to the road as soon as we touched down and was unhurt I had swiveled down the road lots of road rash to wrist, hip, elbow and ankle. The thing that pissed me off more than anything was that Jenny let out a shrill peel of laughter as I struggled to pick the old Beezer up, I had ripped the side out of my jeans and had ground through the side elastic part of my then fashionable Yfronts and my balls were hanging for all to see in the main shopping street in Portsmouth, of course because of the crash we had lot and lots of onlookers. Home on the train with a pair of waterproof Barber type oilskin trousers on in about 27 degrees. Oh Happy days, wonder what happened to that old Beezer A7? wonder what happened to Jenny?
2499
« on: 10 September 2016, 02:54:31 pm »
Back to Rabbit 22
We're sharp as
2500
« on: 10 September 2016, 02:53:00 pm »
Life insurance agent
Shut the fuck up tommyardin.
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