Post by: 74eldiablo on 23 March 2019, 05:44:16 pm
I bought my fazer in early october having owned a VTR1000 firestorm for 1 month which was a nice bike in good nick cost a grand and sounded awesome but the fuel economy was truly shocking even on a 70-80mph ride to work it would only manage 120miles to a full tank, i couldnt get on with the snatchy throttle and severe engine braking so i sold it for this!!I bought it for £900 more than i wanted to pay as the front fairing was cracked scratched and generally scruffy but i need a bike fast to go to work.
The first time i rode the bike in the dark coming back from work i realised the headlight was cack so i dropped the lumiled H4 bulb i had in the VTR i was an instant improvement but that meant riding with full beam on all the time.
I bought another lumiled H1 bulb but it wouldnt fit in the apeture.
Bugger!!
So back in december just before i emigrated to lithuania i sold the complete front end for £100 and decided to streetfazer it.
Now i did like the original fairing it was retro cool but the woeful headlight made me realise it was a good decision i wasnt going to throw silly money at some retrofit labs projectors on a £900 bike
I realise some of you may think i've butchered a perfectly clean bike but this is the best side (still with dent in tank and scratches on engine cover) the other side was bad, plus i wanted a project bike if a wanted to buy a perfect bike that just needs oil and petrol I could go buy one, but that would take away the enjoyment of going to the garage and playing away from the wife and teapot lids.
Post by: 74eldiablo on 23 March 2019, 06:06:18 pm
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Post by: 74eldiablo on 23 March 2019, 06:12:27 pm
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Post by: 74eldiablo on 23 March 2019, 06:38:23 pm
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The pistons were not pitted and all 4 pistons popped out equally with compressed air on both calipers, i havent changed the seals, that maybe a good or a bad thing but for the time being i'll just red grease them.
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Post by: 74eldiablo on 23 March 2019, 06:44:51 pm
I have soldered the wires and heatshrinked them to stop problems further down the line
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Post by: 74eldiablo on 23 March 2019, 07:12:42 pm
Nice bike for only 900! you can upload your pics with "insert image" ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Themes/Crushing/images/bbc/img.gif[/url])
Thanks it's not finished yet ... pondering blue satin paint or stick with silver satin
Post by: 74eldiablo on 23 March 2019, 07:32:35 pm
As you can see from the next picture, some new goodies all the way from our fliends in china -new blars - glips - l evers - (spot on for the money) - mirrors - lisers - i did buy some new slitchgear to replace the weathered 18 year old ones but sadly the std fazer ones seem to have more wires
sprayed up top yoke in metallic black
Post by: 74eldiablo on 23 March 2019, 07:38:25 pm
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Post by: His Dudeness on 23 March 2019, 08:52:34 pm
Post by: fazersharp on 23 March 2019, 08:56:24 pm
as it stands for now, got a belly pan to have sprayed and fitted, new rear brakes, paint swinging arm gloss black to match the frame, and get rid of that fugly rusty horn for a nice steibel nautilus :)considering making a solo seat cowl out of fibreglass myself :D we'll see how that goes :lolI brought a proper seat cowl but it just looked wrong, made the back look fat and it always looked like something just bolted on - which it was.
Mines a black bike and the cowel was black, maybe it would look better on a different colour bike to match the paintwork. Or your own design.
Post by: 74eldiablo on 23 March 2019, 09:09:35 pm
got other things to sort 1st
Post by: 74eldiablo on 16 April 2019, 04:06:20 pm
So that would mean having to put all the plastics back on putting some juice in her, then go 2km to the MOT station then go register it as silver bike, drain all the fuel back out take all plastics off again have them sprayed blue then back to register it as a blue bike.It's too much foccin around so decided to keep it silver but go for a satin matt silver instead of the glossy silver.
The black wheels were past their best and it seems yamaha put just 1 coat of black paint over the alloy, so I decided to have the wheels resprayed in gunmetal metallic grey gloss, for sure powder coating is stronger but the nearest powder coaters to me is a 3.5 hr drive so i've canned that idea
Plus the guy im using did some car wheels for me a few years ago sandblasted them all painted and refitted tyres and balanced them all in for about 150 eur so it's a no brainer to have it done by him 50 euros (sandblasted/painted/tyres refitted/and balanced) happy days.
I've cleaned up the front discs which were in suprisingly good condition (not scored heavily or worn out) and given the centre a spray with metallic black.
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The rear brake is a different story altogether the disc is not in a very bad shape but it's scored, as for the caliper it's filthy never been cleaned or serviced and the dust seals are poking out from behind the pistons so it looks like a full rebuild before i can hook up the braided line and bleed them.
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Been spraying the exhaust flage nuts with WD40 over the last few weeks and all exept 2 are loose just the 2 foccers you need a 1/4 drive ratchet and long extention to get out .... then hopefully plain sailing, i'd like a new stainless set of headers but a 3 euro sandblast and some high temp paint will save me some dosh for either a 1000 rear shock with uprated spring or some pennies towards a R6 unit.
Its on the highest preload setting and is soggy as foc, these are all jobs to do in the future, i just want to ride the thing this summer, and the summers here are long and scorchio, maybe the black swingarm will wait till end of the season in october.
Post by: 74eldiablo on 24 April 2019, 06:47:44 am
Next up dismantle the rear caliper as the dust seals were shot as you can see from the next pictures they are corroded where the seals go and generally dirty, im contemplating sandblasting the outside of them as the paints a bit flaky.
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Post by: His Dudeness on 25 April 2019, 07:58:21 pm
Post by: unfazed on 25 April 2019, 08:19:11 pm
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-FZS600-FZS-600-Fazer-rear-brake-caliper-seal-repair-kit-1998-1999-2000-/151066754467?hash=item232c47bda3 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-FZS600-FZS-600-Fazer-rear-brake-caliper-seal-repair-kit-1998-1999-2000-/151066754467?hash=item232c47bda3)
Post by: 74eldiablo on 25 April 2019, 08:59:44 pm
Save the small o ring that goes between the two halves of the caliper ;) The new seal kit won't have that. Sanding the piston could give you problems in the future. If you sand away the protective coating it might cause the piston to rust moreFrom the picture of the dirty piston most of the dirty haze cleaned up with a rag, i only lighty sanded it under the tap, yep kept that o ring.although i may source another one, it's all to do with what type of rubber it is, i found this out when my gasgas 250 enduro bike must have "nitrile" o rings for the exhaust.There's rubber and rubber :)
But thanks if it dies in a year then i'll buy a blue spot
Post by: His Dudeness on 25 April 2019, 09:04:57 pm
Powerhouse UK do a kit which includes the seals if you slip the caliper like you have.That's a handy kit. Do you think the quality is as good as Yamaha seals?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-FZS600-FZS-600-Fazer-rear-brake-caliper-seal-repair-kit-1998-1999-2000-/151066754467?hash=item232c47bda3 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-FZS600-FZS-600-Fazer-rear-brake-caliper-seal-repair-kit-1998-1999-2000-/151066754467?hash=item232c47bda3)
Post by: 74eldiablo on 25 April 2019, 09:08:37 pm
Powerhouse UK do a kit which includes the seals if you slip the caliper like you have.I saw that kit, my fazer has only 1 central caliper o ring and the bleed nipples are good to go as are the rubber boots so i'll take a chance on the one i bought, it may be good, it may be bad lets see.the bike was £900 so i'm not gonna throw a lot of money at it, if it leaks then i'll take another path
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-FZS600-FZS-600-Fazer-rear-brake-caliper-seal-repair-kit-1998-1999-2000-/151066754467?hash=item232c47bda3 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-FZS600-FZS-600-Fazer-rear-brake-caliper-seal-repair-kit-1998-1999-2000-/151066754467?hash=item232c47bda3)
I might be back soon advising not to buy brand x seals cos there shit .... time will tellThanks for you input though it's always good to see something from the otherside of the fence
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Post by: 74eldiablo on 19 May 2019, 05:10:46 pm
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Post by: Steve3351 on 25 May 2019, 02:28:05 pm
if ur going to all that trouble just get a secondhand set of stainless steel downpipes which will look (and be) a whole lot better.... :evil
Post by: redmandan on 25 May 2019, 03:46:10 pm
Edit: there’s actually some on the for sale section right now!
Post by: 74eldiablo on 27 May 2019, 05:41:55 am
JAYSUS...!
if ur going to all that trouble just get a secondhand set of stainless steel downpipes which will look (and be) a whole lot better.... :evil
All what trouble?? A €3 sandblast and 13€ of paint
Why would i want to spend a wad of cash when the original are good to go.
16€ vs £150 + postage to lithuania... go figure.
Post by: 74eldiablo on 29 May 2019, 08:57:45 pm
ive got loads wheels,repaired exhaust, new satin matt paintjob, it's rucking focc hard to upload photos to this thread without a serious headachekinda makes the thread shit
but for all those interested in a cheap and cheerful rebuild .... i got it
maybe i'll try downsize the pictures :) 1st
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Post by: 74eldiablo on 31 May 2019, 12:11:36 pm
https://imgur.com/a/gfwNKDn (https://imgur.com/a/gfwNKDn)
Gunmetal Grey wheels - 50€ incl tyres fitted and balanced
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Satin Matt silver paintjob -€100 - nose cone fairing missing but the same
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Post by: 74eldiablo on 31 May 2019, 12:29:19 pm
1st start today after 6 months stood, battery has been charged every 3 weeks
Started straight away no dramas thank foc
Post by: redmandan on 01 June 2019, 02:30:55 am
For the rear I had to splash out on new OEM ones to finish the job. I’m gonna do the fronts this weekend and I’m hoping I can re-use the old ones if they’re not too far gone.
Post by: 74eldiablo on 01 June 2019, 08:39:16 am
I see you were having some problems with non OEM brake piston seals as well, how’d you get on with them in the end? Is this the front or rear brake seals?
For the rear I had to splash out on new OEM ones to finish the job. I’m gonna do the fronts this weekend and I’m hoping I can re-use the old ones if they’re not too far gone.
That was a different foccer i was just subscribed to that thread, i think mine will be ok.... hopefully!!
Famous last words.
https://imgur.com/a/Z8DGJIO (https://imgur.com/a/Z8DGJIO)
Post by: fazersharp on 01 June 2019, 10:06:48 am
hmm i have heard that i need to downsize my pictures to upload them
ive got loads wheels,repaired exhaust, new satin matt paintjob, it's rucking focc hard to upload photos to this thread without a serious headachekinda makes the thread shit
but for all those interested in a cheap and cheerful rebuild .... i got it
maybe i'll try downsize the pictures :) 1st
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Post by: 74eldiablo on 08 June 2019, 09:59:32 pm
As it stands at the minute, back half of belly pan ive found a way but the front half still thinking how to do itBig big thanks to Mtread who went out of his way to help me, what a ti top foccer you really are.
just waiting for my custom "el diablo" graphics for the tank and some yamaha ones for the bellypan
I might have to ditch the "Bike It Raptor 2" headlight/fairing which i had painted in satin matt silver, it didnt pass the TA (MOT) so either i try bribe the the tester :) which is possible here in lithuania for a bottle of anything .....or junk the whole thing and get a honda hornet headlight plus fairing.... i know i know but i need to ride it NOW!!
Thank you
Post by: His Dudeness on 08 June 2019, 10:37:21 pm
Post by: 74eldiablo on 10 June 2019, 05:45:49 am
I wish i had the wheels painted blue, i like the gunmetal grey certainly a better finish than the std yamaha black ones, but i think blue wheels would have had a bigger impact against the matt silver.
I paid just 80€ for the work and 38€ for the silver and grey paint, cheap as chips.
Just got to register it now!!
Post by: Steve3351 on 10 June 2019, 10:21:55 pm
Where did u get the little spotlights...?
I think blue paint on the wheels would look cheap, the gold looks great with the blue spot brakes.... that's enough...!! :)
Post by: 74eldiablo on 11 June 2019, 06:33:30 am
I think it will look better with the bellypan properly fixed on.
[size=78%]The spotlights are just ebay ones, U5 125w with flee slitch[/size]
£11.99.
I just screwed them to the rad using the original bolt holes.
I bought them to be seen , lets say lithuanian drivers aren't the best :lol
I just wired them up to the original side light switch.
Post by: Steve3351 on 11 June 2019, 01:48:40 pm
actually I bought the same spotlights but in silver...and bolted them to the crash bars. Theyr'e good lights but too low ..and they look real cheap..it never occured to me to fix to the upper bolt of the rad trim...I think I will do that...and spray the housing black :rollin
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Post by: 74eldiablo on 16 June 2019, 07:43:34 pm
I was changing both so it was easier off the bike, there's a video on youtube with a fellow foccer spraying his black on the bike did a good job.
I think silver and blue definately looks good