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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => FZS600 Fazer => Topic started by: gordon on 18 June 2012, 10:39:37 am
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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
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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. :D
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cheers pal,since i posted that someone said how many miles u get 210 from right full to when light comes on.
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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.
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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
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oh god i must cane mine. 1999 fazer. 165 mpg if i am lucky. a roads and b roads
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60mph is just below 5,000 revs thats approx. are you in 6th gear
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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.
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In 6th mine is just below 5k at 60
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In 6th mine is just below 5k at 60
:agree
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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.
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On my old FZS600 6K was 70mph - aroudn 5k for 60
sounds like gearing has been messed with
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You weren't pulling a trailer behind it were you? :lol :lol :lol
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5000 at 60.........were you in 5th :rollin :rollin :rollin
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Probs someones messed around with the sprockets for more acelleration
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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 :eek , 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.
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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).
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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.
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thanks lads first off i,m in 6th , as for teehth not counted them yet 8) by gum its shifts though the most i,v had out of it is 115 ish before i chickened out
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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! :lol
Still don't know it's full potential, but i'll let you know when it happens, or read about me in the newspapers? :D
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This has helped me in the past with gearing conundrums... Hope it helps :)
http://www.gearingcommander.com/ (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
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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`.
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I would laugh hard if he said he was 6' 8" and 37 stone :rollin :rollin :rollin
No offence Gordon :lol
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I would laugh hard if he said he was 6' 8" and 37 stone :rollin :rollin :rollin
No offence Gordon :lol
if that was true, then picture the scene.......it wouldn`t be a fazer he`s sat on............more like a bloody puch maxi :lol :lol :lol :lol
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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! ;)
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ANY bike in top gear should actually be showing less revs than the speed. So at 50, revs should be about 4k, at 60, revs should be about 5k, at 80, revs should be about 7k.
That's because your sixth gear is like an overdrive - the ratio is probably about 0.8:1 whereas fifth gear is likely 1:1.
You've not got a missing sixth gear have you? :lol :rollin :lol
Tom
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no mate got all 6 gears ,but i can live with it cos it goes like shit of a spade .
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Am I being stupid? :rolleyes
Probably, but why would the riders size or weight have anything to do with how many revs a bike pulls at a given speed? Surely it's a direct ratio of gearbox rpm to wheel rpm. Wheel or tyre size wouldn't make any indicated difference as the speedo measures wheel rotation.
Must be a sprocket change to do this.
If you are talking about top end speed then I'll get my coat[size=78%].[/size] :lol
Bob
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Am I being stupid? :rolleyes
Probably, but why would the riders size or weight have anything to do with how many revs a bike pulls at a given speed? Surely it's a direct ratio of gearbox rpm to wheel rpm. Wheel or tyre size wouldn't make any indicated difference as the speedo measures wheel rotation.
Must be a sprocket change to do this.
If you are talking about top end speed then I'll get my coat[size=78%].[/size] :lol
Bob
I agree, nothing to do with power to weight unless of course you are so fat/un-aerodynamic that you make the clutch slip - THEN the RPM would be different ;)
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The difference in weight / size would increase drag and decrease acceleration if anything, but shouldn't affect the RPM vs Speed - pretty sure you aren't going mad as this is what I think as well...
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Before picking up my 02 foxeye fzs 600 I read the MCN review.. I am sure its been mentioned on here, but states clearly in black and white 130 miles to a tank :eek ... I know they can drink a bit when ridden hard but just back from 160 miler n still showin a third full on guage and could only fit in £15.00 @ £1.26 per litre..
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Yeah, I picked this up - they can't do maths either ;)
It shows the tank size and the average MPG which add up pretty close, but the range is completely wrong :P