Test rode my fzs1000 2002, after 1 and a half year of not riding...because i fixed the second gear issue myself using haynes manual. (probably could have done it in 3 weeks with 2/3 hours a day, but...life... ). Sjeezes what a chore! Shifts like it's new again though .

Greetz
Some pics of the engine when it was open, and you can see the damage on the old gear where the dogs jumped out and grinded the gear.

Thanks guys!


I'll keep riding for now untill it starts skipping when giving it less then full throttle. I might actually replace them once it get worse. Just had a look in the haynes manual. I think i could do it when required. If and when i am to replace the gear, i'll make sure to follow up on this topic with pictures .


Greetz and again thanks for the help.

Details My fzs1000

My fzs1000

I already did an oil change since i had the problem. Didn't see any metal pieces.


I've been reading up in the meantime. I don't know anything about the gearing in a motorcycle...but by reading up the problem i'm getting could originate from "rounding the dogs on the gears".  [/size]This can be caused by bad shifting. I can imagine the previous owner doing tons of clutchless upshifts etc... and i did it on occasion. Though i haven't heard about this on this fazer forum or anywhere else about the fzs1000.

[/size]Think i'm just gonna keep riding it and avoid going full out in second. Guessing that if there's no metal pieces flying around in my oil...i'll still be able to do a ton of miles with it . At least that's what i hope .

I don't think there is an exup problem as it would indicate on the tacho if there would be right?


As for being Ivanized or jetted. I'm not sure. But the new stock can has been fitted some 10.000km ago and it ran fine up until 2 weeks ago.


After some more testing it appears it's only doing it in second gear....so now i'm actually guessing 2nd gear broke a tooth or something.
There's no easy way of fixing this right? Probably the easiest thing to do is a full engine swap? or is it cheaper to do the gears only. I might just ride it until it breaks fully. Just not gonna push second to the limit so it doesn't skip...


greetz

Hi to all. First post on the forum though i've been reading it for 3 years.


I have a 2002 fzs1000. Bought it at 10k miles a year or 2 ago and it now has 20k miles. I'm Belgian but converted it for you . I bought it with a titanium akropovic exhaust but last year i went to the ground in a corner at around 80mph and slid some 140meters... so now i fitted a stock can.


My problem is this:


When i open the throttle hard and the rpm passes 5000-8000 rpm, i occasionally get a big stutter. Just 1, a fraction of a second. I never had it happen to me in first gear.
It feels quite violent. At first i thought it was my chain or something else locking up, so i changed the chain and sprocket, serviced the swingarm. However the problem remained.


Then i figured ok...the big stutter is just the acceleration dropping away and coming back on full in a fraction of a second. It feels as if for a moment somebody gives a very strong tug from behind.
Probably just losing power which comes right back on.
Last thing i did now is replace the fuel filter, because i figured maybe not enough fuel comes into the engine while accelerating hard for a moment...but unfortunately that also didn't make any difference. Any ideas as to what my problem could be? I've been searching the internetz quite a bit this last week but haven't found other people that have my problem. It's really 1 big tug that i get for a fraction of a second, then it keeps accelerating.


But i think if i were leaning in a corner far with open throttle and i get that kind of shock, i could actually loose the backwheel or something when riding on the edge. Though i'll probably never accelerate so hard when cornering.


Any thoughts as to what might be the problem? I didn't have the problem until like 10 days ago. I service it myself. Haven't done valve clearance check. I'm afraid that if it keeps happening and it's something in the engine, it might actually wreck the engine. Could it be the fuel mixture setup? I have to use choke to turn my engine on, even when it's like 20°c out. and i also have to give it a little bit of gass before it comes on. Is that normal? once it has run about 20 seconds i can drop choke and it will sit around 1000rpm and when the engine is warm it idles at 1100-1200 rpm. At a pretty constant rpm as well.


Greetz and thanks in advance !


Sebastiaan