It seems to me that every Fazer FZS 600 owners are often balancing their carbs. I have had my 2003 FZS 600 Foxeye for 3 years and have never balanced the carbatooters, am I being slack on the tooter front or are you lot over keen on getting your fingers grubby.
I understand that you have to have some quite expensive balancing equipment to carry out the task, and is it within the realms of an old fart like me to do this.
The things I have managed without any problems are replaced rear disk and pads, serviced/cleaned the all 3 calipers, replace the brake pipes for braided Stainless Steel ones, fitted stainless front pipes (That was a bastard as two studs sheared off, but got them both out with extractors) replaced all the exhaust studs with Stainless Steel studs, plus fitted sports can at the same time, fitted fender extender and carbon Rear Hugger.
changed plugs, oil and filter replenished the cooling system with new antifreeze/coolant.
I have never had to do anything to the engine mechanically, apart from service stuff, oh! and a new choke cable. I have done about 10,000 on the bike since I bought it the chain and both sprockets are all in good condition, no hooking of teeth on sprocket and minimal stretch in chain, I replaced the 9 mm front sprocket nut with the 12mm jobby.
I guess what I am trying to say would you imagine balancing the carbs is within my capabilities after reading the above.
and I never mentioned hairdresser cars once. DOH!
