A quick update!


I treated myself to a Morgan CarbTune Pro ... and I will have to say that I wish I had brought one before!! Much superior to my electronic one (TwinMax) which only does two pots at a time. Seeing how all four were behaving simultaneously is much easier.


One thing I did note is that the CarbTune supplies very small bore plastic tube that you use as a damper in the rubber hose (located at the manifold end). I tried the CarbTune with and without the dampers and it makes a very big difference to the stability of the reading. In hindsight, I should have done that in times past when using the TwinMax, I am sure it would improve have improved the accuracy when making adjustment. Kicking myself really as the concept is not new to me, having worked in instrumentation for the past 30 odd yrs and at times in automotive engine testing! Doh! 


I will next time make a comparative test between the two instruments as I will be able to use the same damped tubing arrangement.


Mike,


I checked the pilot screws, all at 4 & 1/4 turns out. I have now set them 4 turns out.


I set the TPS sensor to read 0.7v, which is mid-range of the stated 0.65 to 0.75v DC in the Haynes manual.


It does seems to sound a bit sharper and responds nicely when I blip the throttle. Test run tomorrow so I will update after that.

Bw

When was the K&N filter washed out and reoiled last?

It's always clean!


The interesting point is that it is two exhausts on one side of the EXUP valve that are sooty so it suggests a fueling issue on one half of the carb bank rather than a lack of air across all four.

Standard dog-bones or modified?

Hi all,


Mine is an 05 Ivanised and I have been using it regularly.


I have just done a 36k service and cleaned and stripped the EXUP. I noted that two faces of the EXUP (left half of the engine) were more sooty than the right. My exhaust is also quite sooty too. I have always balanced the carbs so I do not think is it as simple as just a balance. The plugs were not sooty but neither were they that nice grey/brown; more brown. As I did the plugs first, I did not take particular note if two were noteworthy!


I used a infra-red thermometer to measure the exhaust temps but I struggled to get a consistent position to be certain of my results but that also tends to suggest there is a difference in fuelling.


I have always had my suspicions that the bike bike runs a bit a rich and is not as sharp on throttle response as my first Gen 1 after is was Ivanised.


I know for certain my current bike was Ivanised by Mike (Falcon69) - I am hoping he will chip in with a response to this.


Thoughts please ?


Bw


Tim

How about I just turn them off like I would with my high beam 

Good answer! ... I was a jessing a bit .... but there are a lot out there with lights that are badly set and blinding!


Personally I actually think less is more at night and let your night vision look into the periphery of you beam. After 40yrs of riding I still don't feel the need to fit them to either of my bikes but each to their own.


Bw

Please point them down you so don't blind me when I coming the other way!

Thanks for the replies .. I'll give the Dudes ones a go


Bw

Hi all,


Has anyone found a UK legal replacement LED indicator lamp that works! Straight swap, no fiddling required?


Bw


Tim

it had a air filter about 4k miles ago...... if you all think its ok , thats good enough for me...... i just expected the plugs to be a bit more on the brown side of black....... the only reason i took them out to check was because the end can exit pipe looked a bit sooty....... its running ok though, all be it a bit juicy on the mpg ....


cheers

My first Fazer post Ivanising by Mike GTX had textbook brown plugs and I could avg 50mpg two up and spanking it.


My second Fazer also Ivanised by Mike has black plugs much like your photos and a sooty end can. So like you I think it is a little on the rich side even with a K&N air filter.


Rich is safe but I have a hankering for perfect fueling. My intention was to ask my local spanner (who is very good) about it. I also have a number for an ex Yam dealer spanner so I may well ask him too. I shall update this if I find anything out.


The option is to fiddle the mixture screws but the engineer in me would want to measure "how much" and without a sophisticated analyser machine I wouldn't know the best way to go about it.


Bw

Thanks for the answer Kebab.


Now I know!!


Personally I have found the R6 shock more than good enough as a solo rider.


As the wife now has her own bike I have been not in the position of having to look to compensate for pillion and luggage on the Fazer.


It is an interesting subject tho and riding a well setup bike with suspenders to suit is fabulous.


Bw

Well, i thought that because all the reports i'd seen on here about the R6 shock were all praising it, i thought id save the additional £150 it would have cost to get a Maxton and fit the R6 shock instead.


But i havent really ridden it properly yet, so maybe it will be fine. If not i'll get myself a Maxton or something similar and sell the R6 shock on here.

It works well enough but you are limited as too how much preload adjustment there is. In effect the spring is soft, the 1000 is a lot heavier than an R6 so it make sense if you think about it.

That's the downside of the R6 shock on the Fazer, there is limited range of pre-load adjustment.


It would be interesting to know the spring rate of them too(?)


I am one notch back from maximum pre-load and I only weigh 75kg and that is for normal road riding


Bw


P.s Get a Maxton shock if you can afford it!