Mine had a bit of a problem where it started misfiring badly like it was losing a couple of cylinders. After sitting a few minutes it would be OK, then the problem would start again.
I ended up taking the tank off and draining it, drained all the carbs, took off the filter and cleaned out with brake cleaner, cleaned all the plugs and refitted everything along with new petrol. Problem sorted.
Guessing it was water in the carbs from the odd time I've used this crappy E10 stuff.

99% Isopropyl Alcohol can be used if you suspect water in the tank. It works differently than Ethanol and will bind with water then get burnt off as fuel. Use no more than 1% per full tank of fuel, so 200ml for a 20 litre tank.


I've been using it for years during winter as my bike suffers from carb icing and nowadays I only add 100ml per tank during prolonged colder weather and it makes a difference immediately once the bike starts misbehaving, like it did a few weeks ago.

So looking at your first photo I can see the long arm for the Givi rack, then the pannier bracket going over it, which is promising.

Little piece of advice from experience, when you feel it's the right time to get back on the bike, cover your wound the best you can before putting your gloves on.
Reason being, your gloves can reinfect it quite easily.
Been there, done that. 

Had trouble recently with my bike cutting out randomly and it was a starter relay that i replaced about 18 months ago and even though it was in a secure weather free position next to the battery it just broke apart, and was obviously just a cheap copy.
Think I paid about £55 for the latest one and it's sorted things out.
But symptoms of that were total power failure, so no lights or anything, not just engine cutting out.

Does the bike start okay, or is it troublesome?


I would also get some electrical contact cleaner spray (DO NOT USE ANYTHING BUT THIS) and give the ignition barrel a good soak inside, whilst moving the key up and down and turning it to loosen any possible gunge or dirt that might be in there.

Ha! Yeah nice one,
Bit of confusion here guess that’s my fault for a bad explanation of my woes.
Getting it off the side stand is not the issue it’s getting it on.
It seems straight enough and it pivots up and down smoothly but it seems very difficult compared to my mates fazer same model.
The bike is not lowered which would be the most obvious thing after eliminating it being bent.
The Fazer 1000 stand  looks identical but could be a tad bigger which led me to conclude it could be the wrong stand replaced at some point.
It will pop up onto the stand if someone stands at the back and yanks hard enough. (Fnar fnar)

Why don't you confuse things a bit more by saying side stand instead 

Thanks Darrsi
I’ll do the  rad flush thing the coolant that came out was a bit minging.

Empty what's in the system, PUT COOLANT BOLT BACK IN LOWER DOWN, empty the whole bottle of Radflush in, then fill up to the top with water. Then it's up to you, you can either go for a 5 or 10 mile ride in this cooler weather, or you can simply put the bike on the centre stand and let the bike tick over for 10 to 15 minutes.
Letting it tick over might even get the fan to eventually turn on.


Once you're done, flush everything out with a hose, then slowly fill the system up with the proper coolant mix trying to avoid glugging it in creating trapped air.
What i normally do is then let the bike tick over, even VERY GENTLY using a bit of throttle, with the thermostat cap off to let any air bubbles escape which will rise out to the top as the coolant cycles around the engine.
Then switch off, fill coolant right to the top, cap back on, and your system will be good for quite a while.


Just a note for anyone else reading this, this much cooler weather is ideal for doing the Radflush treatment because you don't want the bike overheating when there's mainly just water in the system, because the engine will boil plain water just like a kettle if it's already hot outside.

I think any info about an fz6 centerstand may be confusing for the OP who is needing help with his FZs 600


Perhaps we should just keep any experiance on the subject to the fazer FZs 600.


Odd he has not come back here, hope he isn't lying under the bike calling for help after it fell on him when he followed fz6 procdures for his fzs

 

Overflow bottle / expansion tank - same thing

Quote from: darrsi on 27 January 2023, 08:31:05 pm

Quote from: Grahamm on 27 January 2023, 07:24:13 pm

That rather depends on whether your legs are long enough to be able to flat-foot the bike on both sides...!

If you can't then you have a bike that isn't suitable for you!

Then I've been riding a bike that's "not suitable for me" for the past 16 years and, indeed, I did both my Basic and Advanced Tests on bikes that were "not suitable for me".

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I would never take the bike off the centre stand without sitting on it.

I have never taken a bike off the centre stand whilst sitting on it.

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Plus standing on the left side means you can't even grab the front brake for any proper control either.

The only time that I could see that being an issue is if you were parked with the bike facing downhill, which suggests you made a mistake by parking it that way (and on the centre stand!) in the first place.

Good for you, but as mentioned, you don't have the same bike as us!

to be honest, getting the bike of the main stand is easy IF the stand isnt bent, the bracket isnt bent and you are not a 10st weakling.

As said above, stand on the left, left foot in front of the main stand, right hand on the brake lever and rock forwards, if thats too hard , right hand on the grab rail. Push/pull the bike forwards. job done.

My Tiger has a bent stand/bracket so the rear wheel is on the floor when on the main stand meaning a lot more force required to get it off the stand.

Before i was fortunate to find an almost new looking replacement centre stand, the old one had rust holes and was quite twisted so was an absolute bugger to get the bike lifted up onto it. But as mentioned, not being a lightweight certainly helps matters.
I do reckon that sitting on the bike is a far safer way to put the bike down though, as it keeps the bike upright and straight, plus you have total control with both hands and feet, plus the aid of the front brake. Everything about it makes more sense.
I would imagine it's the bike not being totally upright that could cause the stand to twist over time when lowering the bike in the standing position.

Quote from: fazersharp on 27 January 2023, 04:23:47 pm

To get off the stand always sit on the bike first and just push forward and roll off it really easy and safe having both feet on the ground reduces the risk of drop if it gets the better of you and leans away from you if you are on one side.     

That rather depends on whether your legs are long enough to be able to flat-foot the bike on both sides...!

If you can't then you have a bike that isn't suitable for you!
I would never take the bike off the centre stand without sitting on it. Plus standing on the left side means you can't even grab the front brake for any proper control either.