Mostly to see if anyone is actually interested.

I have the frame from a '99 FZS 600 sat in my garage doing very very little.

Now, it has been through a fire so take from that what you will. The swingarm is still attached as are the yokes but it needs to be gotten rid of (engine / wheels / forks / various other bits are not included)

The bike it came from is still registered in my name and is currently SORN. The DVLA and Insurance Companies have NOT been told about its unfortunate demise so there is no write-off against it. It is free to collect or if you want it shipped then you will have to arrange a courier.

If there is interest then I'll get some photos up for you. Could be helpful for a restoration / rebuild project?

For some reason I am completely unable to get in to the "Username." thread in the General section. I was able to post in it yesterday, but now it just won't load... completely blank page presented by the browser

http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,9711.0.html

I'm after the front left (when sat on bike) indicator for a 2001 FZS 600 Boxeye

Although I only need one I'm happy to buy a set if the price is right

Thanks all ^^

After a stock headlight unit for the Fazer 600 Boxeye

Hopefully someone might have one lying around ^^

Anyone have idea what size they are? I don't have the time to order them from the internet, so its to B&Q again to dig around in their Nuts & Bolts aisle and be confused for about a half hour 

I think the closest match is probably M10x50mm ? Can anyone confirm?

... searching for where to meet up with Exupnut for a ride and found this; http://goo.gl/maps/Xws0l

Was happily scrolling along the road and thought to myself, "that looks familiar!" - edged it back slowly and low an behold, a blue gen 1 thou

So another Carb Sync thread in as many days :P Haven't seen this issue before though so figured a new thread would be best rather than hijack the other

My bike does not run well below 3k rpm and in traffic (less than 5mph) its basically like a bucking broncho unless you feather the clutch. Now this pointed to a carb sync problem in my mind and I knew I had trouble doing it last time but it wasn't that far out. In any case, I striped the tank off and got my Carbtune hooked up. It showed pretty much how I had left it last time (only like 3 months ago) where cylinder two was slightly lower than cylinder 1, 3 and 4 which were fairly close to each other. The problem I have though is that the needles do seem to jump around a significant amount compared to videos I've seen before. This time I managed to get a screwdriver down to balance 1 + 2 and now they are fairly close to each other and 3 + 4 are still close but 1 + 2 were slightly lower now than 3 + 4.

Now the strange thing (to me at least) was when I attempted to balance 1 + 2 with 3 + 4. When I adjust the middle screw, 1 + 2 hardly move anywhere though they do a bit. 3 + 4 however move quite a bit and when they raise, the engine RPM increases quite significantly. Balancing them with 1 + 2 means that the engine gets close to stalling and I've adjusted the idle a fair bit to compensate but the mmHg is around 200-210 instead of the advised 230-250 range

Some background; carbs were stripped and cleaned only three months ago and were balanced at the time (still had this jerking problem though). Engine has had new oil + filter, air filter is a K&N but not sure when it was put in - judging by the K&N website, it shouldn't need cleaning yet (based on how dirty it is), also tried moving the vacuum pipes around to make sure the gauges weren't faulty (they aren't). The engine does have 86k on it and it hasn't run "well" since I bought it - lack of care from previous owners basically.

TL;DR (Too long, didn't read)
Balancing 1+2 against 3+4 causes 1+2 to stay relatively where they are (between 200-210mmHg) and 3+4 to move wildly - as the mmHg for 3+4 increase, the RPM of the engine increases quite a bit (from say 1.1k to nearly 2k)

After the fun and excitement of getting the engine removed and refitted earlier this year it appears that the Oil Cooler has developed a leak It's leaking between the cooler and the sump so it is likely the O-ring that is behind it. It is however a pain in the ass to get to and means a loss of all the brand new engine oil that's still in there as it drops below the min marker but doesn't trigger the warning light... yet... (it did once on my way back from Bristol which is what alerted me to the leak)

So, can anyone suggest a temporary fix until I have the money and time to deal with removing the exhaust and affording more oil?

Edit: Also, any ideas on where to find a replacement? I've looked but at £20-£30 for a little bit of rubber they can sod right off!!

Possibly a useless topic and redundant question, BUT

Is it actually possible to adjust the fuel mixture without having to remove the carbs?

Just an interesting thought, are there any particularly enthusiastic gamers on here?

I've spent the last 8+ hours watching the live stream for the launch of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm - an RTS game which is huge in the e-sports community Unfortunately I'm not at home so I'll have to wait until I get back to get online and start playing later this week

Now the whole "which tyre, what pressure" thing has been done to death, so this is not what this thread is about, thank god.

I have a relatively fast leak on the rear tyre (a day ride out will easily see it drop from 40psi to below 10). I can't see any evidence of a puncture and I haven't time to fully investigate it further at the moment. But I don't recall hearing any hissing etc. It was suggested that maybe the valve was the issue.

Now the real question is, is it actually possible to replace the valve yourself?

After the unfortunate events back in October, I have finally purchased myself another Fazer. My bank hates me, a lot and its not the prettiest thing in the world yet, but I'm back on two wheels 

I'll get some pictures up tomorrow once I've collected it ^^

This is very much a long shot and just in case anyone can see anything of worth. My bike had a bit of an incident with fire whilst in a garage and it didn't survive 

I have no intention on claiming on the insurance since the excess is at least half of what they would pay out and I can't afford to add anything to that to replace it. So, if you want to pick the bike clean be my guest, I'm not charging anything but obviously if you want it posted then that's up to you to arrange. The bike is in Chelmsford so if anyone is local you are welcome to come round

Parts that are Unavailable
Downpipes
Exhaust End Can
Brake Callipers (Lawrence)
Front Sprocket (Lawrence)
Cam Cover Ends (Lawrence)
Right Crank Case Cover (bmseven)
Front wheel (Fuzzy)
Clutch Cover (Stedman8)
Generator Cover (Stedman8)










So if any foccer is mad enough, there might be something of use here?