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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner => Topic started by: JayB on 12 September 2012, 10:16:31 am

Title: Does the Gen 1 suffer from the dreaded...
Post by: JayB on 12 September 2012, 10:16:31 am

...Yamaha white plug on the left hand side of the fairing?
 
Had this issue with my 5PW R1 recently, it was in quite a state, then yesterday, about 1 minute after the bike having been fired up from cold, the cooling fan kicks off.
 
Obviously, no guage to go from, so I turn the bike off, get ready to ride off and re-start, 20 seconds later, no fan.
 
Wonder if it is just a crappy connection causing problems?

Title: Re: Does the Gen 1 suffer from the dreaded...
Post by: dazza on 12 September 2012, 10:38:58 am

Think they all do that, try putting it in gear and it should stop.

Title: Re: Does the Gen 1 suffer from the dreaded...
Post by: fireblake on 12 September 2012, 12:59:44 pm

As Dazza says. Mine does that, after 30 seconds at tick over the fan cuts in but as soon as a gear is selected it switches off. It's perfectly normal. Why though is another question???

Title: Re: Does the Gen 1 suffer from the dreaded...
Post by: JayB on 12 September 2012, 01:24:57 pm

Strange! I guess a good idea for warm weather and probably because there is no temp guage.
BUT, I did 5hit myself, being that I've just bought her, I was thinking "oh no, it's got no water in it" 
 
 :lol
 
I checked last night, it has! Cheers guys. Next question coming soon!

Title: Re: Does the Gen 1 suffer from the dreaded...
Post by: Falcon 269 on 12 September 2012, 05:50:21 pm

Yes, the fan is meant to kick in after about 1 minute or so idling from a start.  Put it in gear and it will stop the fan again.  Probably intended as a check to confirm that the fan is operating and to give it a regular spin-up. :)

Yes, the Gen 1 suffers a white connector problem but maybe not the same as the R1 you had.  Not connected to your fan question but you should read this to understand the connector issue.

http://www.yamahafz1oa.com/eskortsdefectiveconnectorreplacement.shtml (http://www.yamahafz1oa.com/eskortsdefectiveconnectorreplacement.shtml)

While you're in the mood to learn ... ;)

http://www.cartestsoftware.com/fz1/ (http://www.cartestsoftware.com/fz1/)

http://www.yamahafz1oa.com/technicaltips.shtml (http://www.yamahafz1oa.com/technicaltips.shtml)

Cheers!

Mike

Title: Re: Does the Gen 1 suffer from the dreaded...
Post by: james43 on 12 September 2012, 07:27:37 pm

That's freaky I was going to start a thread about this as mine does it and I assumed it was broken.


Weird.


Glad it's not though lol

Title: Re: Does the Gen 1 suffer from the dreaded...
Post by: JayB on 13 September 2012, 02:54:46 pm

Cheers Falcon 269 - found the cartestsoftware one, brilliant!
 
Will check and dielectric grease the connectors I can see under the left, just cause it is a good idea.