fazer fzs 600 1999

[gordon]

hi guys i have a fazer fzs600 as my first bike and i,m well happy with it ,but is it right that at 60mph it should rev at 6000rpm ?.as far as i know its standed gearing

[Panthor]

off the top of my head i think mines around 5k. If no one else knows for sure ill check when im out for a spin at lunch time.

[gordon]

cheers pal,since i posted that someone said how many miles u get 210 from right full to when light comes on.

[Panthor]

i get around 200 but mine will be different to yours as mine is the later one with a slightly bigger tank and i also do a lot of short journeys and getting around 48-50 mpg, which seems a bit low as most get mid to high 50's on here.

[gordon]

18 ltrs mine holds its off 2002 model as mine had a leak init ,put 9 ltrs in on a sunday went away for the week ( lorry driver ) came home and no fuel

[spider]

oh god i must cane mine. 1999 fazer. 165 mpg if i am lucky. a roads and b roads

[spider]

60mph is just below 5,000 revs thats  approx. are you in 6th gear

[darrsi]

If it's a later tank it should be 20 litres in total, including 3.5 litre reserve, the older ones are 18 litres.
I try not to let my tank go under a third full at any time though, and i wouldn't have a clue about mileage.
I think cruising revs should be around the 4500-5000rpm from memory(i could be wrong?), although they do have a highly strung engine that doesn't mind being revved, hence the reason it redlines so high.
 

[Panthor]

In 6th mine is just below 5k at 60

[Skippernick]

In 6th mine is just below 5k at 60

 

[Dead Eye]

Agree with above - mine is also pretty much bang on 5k for 60mph in 6th gear and about 5.9k for 70mph

As for tank range, I get about 180 miles for 15 litres based on my fillups via Fuelly.

[Strifae]

On my old FZS600 6K was 70mph - aroudn 5k for 60
 
sounds like gearing has been messed with

[darrsi]

You weren't pulling a trailer behind it were you? 

[red98]

5000 at 60.........were you in 5th 

[Fazer Jake]

Probs someones messed around with the sprockets for more acelleration

[limax2]

Standard gearing is 15 teeth front sprocket and 48 rear. As others have said yours isn't standard or your not in 6th gear. That's assuming your clutch isn't slipping  , but I guess if it was it would have burned out by now.
I'm a bit of a nerd when it comes to fuel consumption and always record how much I'm putting in. Driven sensibly and without much town work I consistently get 58 to 60 m.p.g.. Plenty others get the same. On my 2001 model this gives a range of at least 200 miles before the fuel low light starts to come on. Some others, who probably thrash about more than me, seem to get round the 50 m.p.g. mark.

[AdieR]

If it helps, my FZ6 (which followed on from the FZS) runs 5k rpm at 60mph (standard sprockets on that are 16T front 46T back).

[darrsi]

As people have said, start by counting the teeth on the sprockets (15f & 48r), it's only a few bolts on the sprocket cover, and make sure they're standard, and check the sprocket nut for any nastiness while you're at it.

[gordon]

thanks lads first off i,m in 6th , as for teehth not counted them yet  by gum its shifts though the most i,v had out of it is 115 ish before i chickened out

[darrsi]

Had 135 with a passenger on board, but a blasted car decided to change lanes about a quarter of a mile ahead of me so had to shut down, but there was more throttle for the taking! 


Still don't know it's full potential, but i'll let you know when it happens, or read about me in the newspapers? 

[Ben600]

This has helped me in the past with gearing conundrums... Hope it helps


http://www.gearingcommander.com/ Just whack in the make model and year of the bike, choose mph or kmh and away you go


P.s. mine will do an indicated 150, which on the dyno translated to 144.8 mph

[ade the blade]

has anybody noticed the obvious question (s) not asked as yet ? like are you a ballet dancer or a 5 ton porker ? are you 2 foot 8 inch tall or a team player for the harlem globetrotters? all effects the power to weight theories / drag.also the obvious rev difference when idle and `under load`.

[darrsi]

I would laugh hard if he said he was 6' 8" and 37 stone 




No offence Gordon 

[ade the blade]

I would laugh hard if he said he was 6' 8" and 37 stone 




No offence Gordon 

if that was true, then picture the scene.......it wouldn`t be a fazer he`s sat on............more like a bloody puch maxi

[blue_faz600]

has anybody noticed the obvious question (s) not asked as yet ? like are you a ballet dancer or a 5 ton porker ? are you 2 foot 8 inch tall or a team player for the harlem globetrotters? all effects the power to weight theories / drag.also the obvious rev difference when idle and `under load`.

I agree with you Ade, but surely a drop of nearly 1k in RPM  points to gearing being molested? My bike has std gearing and sits bang on 6k @ 70mph. I'm 5'1" and 85kgs BTW!