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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #325 on: 12 September 2016, 11:03:13 pm »
Got my bike MOT , passed with 1 advisory , noisy exhaust ha ha ha …. beowolf with no baffles he he he new chain and sprockets , 14 tooth front , it seems nipper and a new rear tire ……


 next upgrade will be rental bars , next month will be lights and a  scottoiler


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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #326 on: 14 September 2016, 09:08:42 pm »
put it up for sale.
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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #327 on: 14 September 2016, 10:49:09 pm »
Bought and fitted (well, got the engineers to fit...) a cheapo top box onto my Renntec rack.

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ryde-Carbon-Effect-Motorcycle-Helmet/dp/B01B6L4C00/ref=pd_sim_sbs_263_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=1Y7FH9RTJG111SNDJYX5
 
about £35 all in, seems ok, time will tell, good so far, does what it says on the tin.

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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #328 on: 15 September 2016, 08:20:26 am »
Did a proper Repair to the Speedo sensor wires again as after another break in the wires I stripped the covering back as far as i could get it and there was a repair nearly every 1 inch and I stripped back the covering back about 15 inches. Also fitted the Renntec rack I got from ebay for £45 so I finally now have my topbox on the bike rather than it being sat in the garage for months gathering dust  :)
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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #329 on: 15 September 2016, 05:19:30 pm »
Removed front brake calipers, cleaned pads of road dust,cleaned pistons and relubed with red rubber grease, copper grease on back of pads, pad pin. Changed brake fluid using a 30ml syringe & length of narrow bore rubber hose topping up reservoir with fresh fluid until clean fluid came through bleed screws. Tools away & out for a ride in the mid-September sunshine. :lol   Note to self -replace pads before next years riding season ( so thats January I guess)

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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #330 on: 02 October 2016, 09:36:34 pm »
Finally got around to a bit of winter prep.  Downpipes keyed and sprayed with the good ol' back to black.  Centerstand got a hammeriting (a couple of touch ups on the frame too), under the tank got a dose of PTFE spray while I was at it. Next weeks job is some fresh oil and oil filter and a magnetic sump plug. Account for fresh front pads and some wheel paint + stickers and its made for an expensive month, but it will hopefully keep her tidy.   :D :D :D


Had a look at the front sprocket, I couldn't believe the amount of chain lube/ road crap that had built up in there!  :eek :eek :eek
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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #331 on: 03 October 2016, 07:12:01 am »
Broadsheets newspapers far superior to tabloids & possibly the best use for any of them? The Saturday Telegraph provides enough material for spray paint work on bikes,oil changes & under the cat feeding bowls.  :lol

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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #332 on: 03 October 2016, 11:49:36 pm »
Installed Oxford sport heated grips  :)

Ready for the winter now  :lol
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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #333 on: 04 October 2016, 06:45:21 am »
Installed Oxford sport heated grips  :)

Ready for the winter now  :lol


In my opinion the most necessary mod ever for the all year round rider, i couldn't be without them.
Never tried Oxford ones, but tried a few others and the current ones i have fitted are the best i've ever had with loads of settings, the top setting being VERY hot. I never thought i'd ever get to use it but when the weather drops below zero they still kick out some savage heat, which none of the previous brands have ever matched. I literally cannot understand how any winter rider can deal with riding without them.
Although i have always wanted hand guards as well on my handlebars but the space for them simply isn't there.
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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #334 on: 04 October 2016, 07:35:35 am »
Was a hard slog but i renewed and refitted a gear lever rubber.  :smash
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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #335 on: 04 October 2016, 10:13:45 am »
Was a hard slog but i renewed and refitted a gear lever rubber.  :smash
I need a new one of those and the local stealer wanted £7+VAT
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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #336 on: 04 October 2016, 09:14:55 pm »
i swapped over braided brake lines front+rear from my blue fazer to my new silver fazer plus the fazer 1000 rear caliper.

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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #337 on: 05 October 2016, 08:17:02 pm »
Fitted my new handlebar grips, bloody hell it was hard work getting the old ones off.
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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #338 on: 05 October 2016, 08:28:48 pm »
Fitted my new handlebar grips, bloody hell it was hard work getting the old ones off.
I went with the Stanley knife to get mine old ones off,  took 10 seconds
 
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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #339 on: 05 October 2016, 08:48:14 pm »
Fitted my new handlebar grips, bloody hell it was hard work getting the old ones off.
I went with the Stanley knife to get mine old ones off,  took 10 seconds
 
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I would have cut them off but I wanted to keep them intact just in case
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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #340 on: 05 October 2016, 11:48:54 pm »
Fed up with stainless pipes not lining up right with rear can so took them off cut at a joint & rewelded them I will post up finished pics tomoz
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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #341 on: 06 October 2016, 01:43:59 pm »
Fed up with stainless pipes not lining up right with rear can so took them off cut at a joint & rewelded them I will post up finished pics tomoz

You see this is why I keep painting and filling little holes in my black 18 year OEM ones, issues with alignment, bore size, balancing tubes, is there any that will just be a straight swap     
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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #342 on: 06 October 2016, 03:20:03 pm »
I think issues are caused by the heat from welding process distorting the tubes so although they are jigged they spring back when taken out to cool off,I had simlar issues with an XT600 front pipes got partial refund from seller luckily I've got tools to do the job myself :)
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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #343 on: 07 October 2016, 08:58:23 pm »
progressing slowly with the silver fazer 600 replaced the carb to engine rubbers today the old 1's were badly cracked next job is the wheels do i keep the gold 1's back wheel has some chips in it so might put my spare set of tidy black wheels on not decided yet.

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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #344 on: 08 October 2016, 12:17:48 am »
All done & lots of clearance from swingarm couldn't ride my bike yet though it started raining plus forecast not great sat daytime either :(
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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #345 on: 08 October 2016, 09:16:35 pm »
Fitted my renthals bars , it was ok but a bit og a chew on getting everything off


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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #346 on: 09 October 2016, 07:36:07 am »
Was a hard slog but i renewed and refitted a gear lever rubber.  :smash

I need a new one of those and the local stealer wanted £7+VAT



Gonna cost me more than that now anyway, the one i bought totally does the job but has a brand new outer diameter of 16mm, which is less than the OEM one.
Saying that, half my OEM one looked chewed to bits anyway so it doesn't really matter, but i just fancied it a tad bigger if possible.
I couldn't find the damn thing at all on the AJ Sutton site, but after a bit of research it turns out that the very large majority of gear levers use the same standard fitting measurements of 8mm inner diameter and 40mm length, so i ordered this one which i'll get in the next couple of days.


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191962379408
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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #347 on: 09 October 2016, 07:46:15 am »
Bought and fitted (well, got the engineers to fit...) a cheapo top box onto my Renntec rack.

This one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ryde-Carbon-Effect-Motorcycle-Helmet/dp/B01B6L4C00/ref=pd_sim_sbs_263_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=1Y7FH9RTJG111SNDJYX5
 
about £35 all in, seems ok, time will tell, good so far, does what it says on the tin.


My top box overtook me one day as i slowed down near my work going through a 6' 6" width restriction.
Renntec racks have a manufacturers recommended weight limit of 2.5kg believe it or not, and i think the fact i use 2 roads daily with speed bumps to and from work took it's toll and the rack just snapped clean in half.
2.5kg does sound like feck all but i s'pose they do their own tests and come up with a safe upper limit to cover themselves.
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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #348 on: 09 October 2016, 12:31:26 pm »
Was a hard slog but i renewed and refitted a gear lever rubber.  :smash

I need a new one of those and the local stealer wanted £7+VAT



Gonna cost me more than that now anyway, the one i bought totally does the job but has a brand new outer diameter of 16mm, which is less than the OEM one.
Saying that, half my OEM one looked chewed to bits anyway so it doesn't really matter, but i just fancied it a tad bigger if possible.
I couldn't find the damn thing at all on the AJ Sutton site, but after a bit of research it turns out that the very large majority of gear levers use the same standard fitting measurements of 8mm inner diameter and 40mm length, so i ordered this one which i'll get in the next couple of days.


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191962379408

Yes I looked into it a couple of years ago as mine is chewed up and came to the conclusion that most are a standard fit, but that ebay one I think is round but I think I am right in saying that the oem one is oval.
I wil let you pay for the ebay one and then await your in depth report with pictures and fitting instructions
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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today
« Reply #349 on: 09 October 2016, 01:24:04 pm »
Mainly been stripping, cleaning and regreasing the rear shock linkage assembly  :)
Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it...