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« on: 17 February 2018, 06:22:09 pm »
Finally got my girl back last week after she was pushed over and damaged down the right hand side so today has been filled with wash and a full treatment of acf 50....she looks mint!
The Fizzy 600, both box & fox eye, simply have nice proportions to me, and that is a particularly nice example. How come it was pushed over? What seat is that?
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« on: 17 February 2018, 05:48:11 pm »
Yes  Might have been quite nasty for anyone riding in the area!
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« on: 17 February 2018, 03:42:29 pm »
double post
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« on: 17 February 2018, 03:26:34 pm »
Anyone get hit by the 4.4 magnitude earthquake at 2:31pm today with the epicenter 12.5 miles NNE of Swansea- we did big time! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43097113
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« on: 17 February 2018, 12:44:09 pm »
As size is the issue, another approach might be to roll your own heated vest (and use your existing temperature controller). A few clues here: https://youtu.be/lXfkzWzCWjU
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« on: 17 February 2018, 11:50:08 am »
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« on: 08 February 2018, 12:38:43 am »
Siamese twins walk into a Baton Rouge bar and sit on a stool. One of them says to the bartender,
"Two beers. Don't mind us, we're joined at the hip. I'm John, he's Jim."
The bartender, feeling slightly awkward, makes polite conversation while getting the beers out of the cooler.
"Have you guys been on vacation yet?"
"We fly to England next month, driving from Lands' End to John o' Groats in a rental auto- we go every year don't we, Jim?"
Jim agrees.
"Ah, England!" says the barman. "Wonderful country- the history, the architecture, the beer."
"Nah, we don't like England much and we can't stand the beer."
"So why go to England then?" asks the barman.
"It's the only time Jim gets to drive."
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« on: 07 February 2018, 07:54:54 pm »
Looks like I'll be heading to Bennetts. been with SWINTON for about 10 years 2 cars my bike caravan and house insurance always been there or there abouts to make it not worthwhile swapping. Put my car insur up about £300 so lost that put my Mrs car insurance up about the same so lost that house insurance went up by about £70 went else where, caravan else where now after price rise. So expecting them to try to screw me with another steep rise when the bike needs renewing. When I asked about there huge rises and said I'm going else where the answer was from the person on the other end of the phone Your not the only one
We used to get all our insurance through Swintons for years & years but they slowly went down hill. The final nail in the coffin was when they were taken over by Covéa SGAM. To put it bluntly they are just plain incompetent. And god help you if ever have to make a large insurance claim where Swintons are the agent for the insurance company, as we discovered.
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« on: 07 February 2018, 12:26:11 pm »
The Honourable judge sir James Barker opens the crown court hearing by reading out the indictments.
"Henry Adrian Jones, you are charged that on the twenty-sixth of December in the year two-thousand and seventeen you did beat your wife, Heather Anne Jones, to death with seven blows to the head from a ball-pane hammer."
From the public gallery, a short middle-aged Brummie wearing an anorak shouts at the defendant,
"You bastard!"
The judge pauses before proceeding.
"You are further charged that on the same day you did beat your mother-in-law, Barbra Jane Heston to death with the said hammer."
The Brummie again yells out,
"You bastard!"
After glaring at the public gallery the judge continues,
"You are also charged with causing grievous bodily harm in that on the following day you did attack police constable, David George Downs also with the said hammer."
Once more the Brummie yells out,
"You bastard!"
Sir James Barker raps his gravel on the bench and addresses the Brummie.
"I can empathise with your feeling of anger and disgust at these vicious killings and attacks, but I will have no more interruptions to the proceedings. I must caution you that any more outbursts and I will have the usher escort you from the court. Is that understood?"
"I'm sorry, your lordship, but I got so angry about what you have just read out. For fifteen years, I've lived next door to Henry, and every time I've asked him if I could borrow a hammer, he said he didn't have one."
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« on: 07 February 2018, 08:15:47 am »
Nice picture and mean bike- shame about the electrics. Was it alternator, rectifier regulator problems?
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« on: 06 February 2018, 11:36:54 am »
would be great if it is just a bit of rain in the sensor...
I saw loads of little tiny bubbles in the top of the rad when I started it, I only left it on for a few seconds as i didn't want it to spray out. When I've had a blown HG on a car in the past, it's been a bugger to start and drive. Also you can see the oil and coolant have mixed when you check the reservoir. Haven't got any of those symptoms so far, so fingers crossed for it being OK. I wouldn't do a head gasket replacement myself, I've never opened an engine.
It was just a thought about the head gasket. You can have a slightly leaking head gasket with only minor symptoms, but a gross leak, as you say, would cause havoc. I once drove a Granada with a leaking head gasket for a year with no symptoms, apart from a little water loss and a slight gurgling noise from the heater. But one day it let go: the engine conked and steam billowed out from under the engine bay. You don't seem to have a gross head gasket leak and a minor leak should not cause the engine to overheat. But hot gas entering the cooling system may trigger the warning light temperature sensor. Of course, this is all speculation and I hope it is not the head gasket!
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« on: 06 February 2018, 09:50:41 am »
... I left the bike running for 5 minutes when I got back, fan didn't come on (as normal), but I didn't get a red light or anything. Radiator (and all corners) was hot. The pipes in the corners were not quite as hot as the fins on the side of the engine, but I couldn't keep my hands on them for long.
The water pump itself (and hoses going to it) were hot. When I took the cap off the radiator (turned engine off and left a few mins) I got a good hiss for the first part of opening. I started the engine with the cap off and could immediately see loads of bubbles in the radiator. ...
Did you actually see bubbles or was the cooling fluid just agitated? If bubbles, that is not good news as it points to a head gasket. ...The only symptom over heating was a load of steam when I parked up ... Afraid this is another bad sign.
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« on: 06 February 2018, 01:16:29 am »
And check ignition key switch.
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« on: 06 February 2018, 01:14:18 am »
I'm really curious to know what is going on here!
It's not just a dicky temperature sensor or associated wiring/connections?
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« on: 05 February 2018, 06:29:50 pm »
... but headers were red hot.
Did you mean that the headers were actually glowing red hot? If so, that is a sign of a retarded spark which is odd because the FZS600 is CDI. ... Fan didn't come on but it never does. I tested it last year and it does work (didn't test switch). The fan should rotate if the bike is overheating so there is a definite fault there. Best to investigate that further.
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« on: 05 February 2018, 12:31:22 am »
Kinked fuel line under the tank?
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« on: 04 February 2018, 11:39:48 pm »
When your engine overheats
(1) is the rad fan rotating fast?
(2) is the whole rad getting hot?
(3) is the cooling system pressurised (you can check this by squeezing the rubber tubing)?
You could try testing or replacing the thermostat and rad cap.
Also, make sure the rad cap is seating correctly and there is no build up of crud under it.
In addition to flushing the rad internally, ensure the external rad matrix is not blocked with rust and debris.
While investigating, providing the bike ambient temperature never falls below zero degrees C, it is quite safe to use tap water for a short period, but once the system is fixed you will obviously need to fill with the recommended cooling fluid mix.
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« on: 04 February 2018, 07:28:29 pm »
The cause of problem with my leathers is my feet, can't keep them out the pantry/fridge.
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« on: 04 February 2018, 06:57:56 pm »
Good info.
Did many other bikes of that era have the same set up for CO2 testing?.
Quite a few including the Fazer 1000, Thundercat, ThunderAce, Fzr600, R6 Carb ver, YZF750R, R1 Carb ver, I am sure there were more, mostly late 90s early 2000s
The Yam FZS1000 service manual does list them as 'Emission Check Bolt' (4 of), but the Yam FZS600 service manual is not so specific, although it does list some exhaust bolts which probably have the same function.
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« on: 03 February 2018, 02:19:09 am »
By coincidence, I have just been watching your YouTube video where you were caught in snow- nasty!
A mate bought a second-hand Gixer and lost the front. The accident investigation showed that the front tyre was past its best and was not suited to the bike. Luckily, he was more or less OK but the bike was a mess.
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« on: 03 February 2018, 12:22:11 am »
The front tyre is arguably the most safety critical item on a bike. Just an opinion: don't take any chances with type, age, or size.
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« on: 02 February 2018, 10:54:24 pm »
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« on: 02 February 2018, 10:31:24 pm »
Hmm, there's not much of the MT10 left in the MT10RR: just the frame and seat, and that has a cover on it. Even the R1 clutch has been changed to hydraulic operation.
Engine: modded R1 (2015 on)
Exhaust: SC Projects titanium 4:2:1
Radiator: custom water and oil cooling
EFI: modded R1
Electronics: R1
Swing arm: R1M
Rear shock: TTX36
Forks: FGR300
Wheels: OZ forged titanium
Quick-shifter: Teller
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