POS FZ1 spark plug access

[Tribal Chestnut]

My shitty bike has a misfire so I want to change the plugs & see if that helps.

But, how the fuck do I access them without using an angle grinder?

[Dudeofrude]

Undoing the radiator bolts gives a little more access if you have the ais removed? If not then it's a few hours labour taking have the bike apart 😥

[Tribal Chestnut]

Would presume the AIS (no idea what it is, some sort of emissions thing?) is still in place as removed the rad bolts but that only gave me another 1/2" or so of space.

Dismantled most of the front of the bike but thought I'd try and get the two outer most plugs done first.

Anyway, it's all academic now as I managed to break one of the plug cap/leads so the fucking piece of shit is going to get towed to a garage.

Cannot be arsed with the cunt now.

Only ever had to remove plugs on my DT and WR before. Never anticipated these ones being so fucking awful.

[Dudeofrude]

Haha sounds like you've had a nightmare. Yeah this is the worst bike I've ever had for changing the plugs but count yourself lucky as when the engine was in the R1 you had about 45mins worth of fairing to remove first 😫
First time I went to the garage to ask about him doing the plugs he thought I meant the r1 and quoted me 4 hours to change them, nearly fell of his stool haha
Beat thing to do is get iridium ones put in, they're usually good for about 20k without changing 🖒

[Falcon 269]

You clearly don't have a clue what you're doing and it shows in your posts.  The plugs can be removed with the standard tool kit.  Yes, it's fiddly and yes, it can skin your knuckles if you're cackhanded but it's not the rocket science you seem to think.

Still, you can eff and blind about the cost of getting a garage to sort out your foul-mouthed incompetence.

[topgun44]

i did my in a hour sorn fingers when done it was hardest job I know to change 4 spark plugs my old fazer 600 was 5 mins all in lol

[red98]

As "FALCON".... .....best way to remove plugs on the 600 and 1000 fazers is with the plug spanner in the bikes tool kit...fiddly, yes , but not hard.........

[ogri48]

the front plugs on my vfr 750 were the same, looked really difficult but in truth with the plug spanner in the toolkit everything just fitted and eased out with about 1mm clearance, would have been a radiator completely off jobbie with a normal plug spanner.

[mick chiz]

my bike did not come with a tool kit,i normally use plumbers box spanners and a plug socket and long reach wibbly wobbly ratchet extension.the type where you can move the extension around when its in the spark plug socket.
i just took the tank off and went about it in the normal way,no moving the radiator or ais system.
yes its tight but do able from above with the tank off
if you dont have the correct tools(wibbly wobbly extension)go get 1 if your a diy er like me.
these are what garages use and i'm sure you'll have the job done in an hour with correct tools
4 hrs from a garage? REALLY!

[Graham53]

I'm with falcon on this one, there wasn't any need for the tirade of foul words ( I like many don't particularly like the "C" word ) and as his bio shows he's got an R1 as well then surely he must have known what an AIS was or that the plugs are a fiddly job that requires patience.
I'm sure the Gen 2 is worse that the Gen 1 as the engine sits at a different angle ,but I'm not spectacular with spanners or confident in my abilities but even I managed to change the plugs on my Gen 1 with the AIS still there using the supplied Yamaha plug spanner 
Maybe the step up from DT or WR single cylinder mx bikes was a step too far or too early 

[pilninggas]

Honestly the FZ1's plugs arent that bad - most fulyl faired stuff from the early 90s is a bigger pig.

I like working on my fz1, it's all just about being methodical and patient. Seems like the OP lost it early in the job and it all went down hill from there on in.

[ogri48]

Gotta say I also didn't mind working on the Fz1 lump either. Only job I remember being a pig was adjusting the headlights.

[slimwilly]

Re you referring to a Gen 2 ? I have to do mine soon, are Gen  2  plugs reasonable to change ? I have not looked yet.

[PaulSmith]

My shitty bike has a misfire so I want to change the plugs & see if that helps.

But, how the fuck do I access them without using an angle grinder?

a) Sober,
b) with one of these http://www.ebay.ie/itm/2007-YAMAHA-FZS1000-FAZER-1000-TOOL-KIT-UNDER-SEAT-TOOLS-132-/272537600688?hash=item3f7481c2b0:g:XTIAAOSw5cNYO0-P

About 15~20 minutes if you have never done it before and still have AIS fitted.

[Grayo]

[Graham53]