I know it sounds daft and almost impossible to diagnose without hearing it but here goes anyway, I am looking at a really good 98 Fazer it's got no problems I can find except an after market silencer and a strange squeak when I rotate the chain, best I can make out is it appears to come near or forwards of the plastic/rubber guide on top of swing arm? I doubt if it's anything serious but just thought I would throw it out there for any feedback. It is not constant but appears every once or twice a revolution of the chain, if he drops his crazy asking price I will probably buy and strip and clean guide and hope for the best, thanks for any help.
So today I gave the bike its first clean since buying it (wasn't that dirty, but it was warm out). Anyway I get to the point where I am drying it off with the microfibre and get down to the forks and noticed some pits in the chrome (see attached). So I put on some cable-ties to check my travel to see of the fork seals are ever likely to touch etc and after a quick chat with Gnasher he confirmed on the outside at-least I am a good 5-10mm away. He also mentioned that the FZ1 stock on the front is under-sprung and under-damped, which then reminded me that the suspension isn't setup correctly for my weight - as the forks are travelling too far down.
I have yet to check the inside of the fork stanchions, which I will do the next sunny day we get. But I fear the corrosion there will be worse, like I have seen on a fork I spotted on ebay (see this image), as I can feel bumps and roughness with my fingers etc.
So my questions are for fellow FZ1 owners -
How bad is yours, got images?
How long did it take to get that bad, mileage, time-passed or both.
What have people done to try and combat this issue, trimmed down fork gator? ACF50?, grease?
Has anyone had their forks rechromed -
by who and how much,
how well has the new thicker chrome lasted..? mileage/time-passed.
So today I went to go and replace said bulbs starting with the rear bulb, but had an issue right off the bat. When the brake is applied and then let go, the LED bulb stays on max brightness. I have the same bulb in my Bandit1250 and it works fine (half bright, full bright etc). So this then made me realise that the FZ1 might have an integrated (side stand, brake/indicator, starter switch relay unit?) like my bandit 1250 does (but the rear light dosent go through that on this bike).
If that isn't the case what reason would my 2007 FZ1 have for showing this weird behaviour with only LED bulbs..?
On a related note where is the indicator relay on the FZ1? is it separate like my old FZS or integrated like my bandit..?
Going too be giving the bike an oil change soon because there's condensation in the oil from not using it much, but I start the bike every couple of weeks. So I'm thinking it might need an engine flush to get it all out. Anyone else done this ?
Hi guys pretty new to all this so please have patience with me haha. Recently just did a basic service on my bike, replaced spark plugs, oil filter, air filter and flushed the coolant and oil and put new stuff in. Everything I used is what is recommended in the service/owners manual. The bike is a 04 Fz600
After the service the bike sounded and drove absolutely lovely. Parked her up and went to bed. Next morning I tried to start the bike and then noticed the immobilizer light flashed 5 long and 3 short and there is an error code on the dash. Error 53, the bike tries to start but sounds like the full pump or something is not doing its job. Any ideas to fix this would be much appreciated.
[edited title so link the issue and model etc - bkd]
Should the four steel spacers be lubricated in their bushings within the bracket assembly, if so what type of grease is officially recommended for this job, if any.
Hi all, hope you're all getting back on the road ok. I was out earlier today and had a very unexpected lockup while setting off onto a roundabout, it felt like both sets of brakes snatching on then releasing though I had no tyre skid, it also felt, worryingly, like a transmission lockup and I'd say that would be a more accurate description, the front didn't dive like it would if the front brake suddenly locked on, I was in 1st and only doing maybe 10mph. I was a bit confused, a few miles later, heading home after a visit to a shop, it happened again, this time at about 30mph and was a sudden jerk/shudder, I pulled the clutch and released it, carried on till I could pull over and check the bike, all seemed ok, happened a third time and I limped home at 30, not wanting to go faster and it did the 10 miles home ok. Not long had new tyres, fitted the wheels myself and done this every time I've had rubber fitted over the 10 years I've had the bike, so I know there is no issue there, I double checked anyway. I had the front sproket cover off having previously had the front sproket nut decide that it didn't want to stick around any more and is in some French field near Saint Quentin, no problem there, the upgraded nut is still in place and tight. Chain tension is fine, having not long fitted the rear wheel on (100 miles ago) I put the bike on the centre stand and had it running and in gear, tried 1st, 2nd and 3rd, no problems, some slight rear chain lash, but nothing I wasn't expecting. Any thoughts on this as I am totally stumped, been riding since I was 16, 52 now and not seen anything like this.
Just spotted these, which might be good for anybody who doesn't own them. Haven't bought them myself, but Lidl are usually good quality.
Digital Caliper and Multimeter available from today (21st March)
Torque wrench from next Sunday (28th March)
Mine is an 05 Ivanised and I have been using it regularly.
I have just done a 36k service and cleaned and stripped the EXUP. I noted that two faces of the EXUP (left half of the engine) were more sooty than the right. My exhaust is also quite sooty too. I have always balanced the carbs so I do not think is it as simple as just a balance. The plugs were not sooty but neither were they that nice grey/brown; more brown. As I did the plugs first, I did not take particular note if two were noteworthy!
I used a infra-red thermometer to measure the exhaust temps but I struggled to get a consistent position to be certain of my results but that also tends to suggest there is a difference in fuelling.
I have always had my suspicions that the bike bike runs a bit a rich and is not as sharp on throttle response as my first Gen 1 after is was Ivanised.
I know for certain my current bike was Ivanised by Mike (Falcon69) - I am hoping he will chip in with a response to this.
Morning, My Fazer has pretty much been in the garage for 12/13 months and started/run maybe two or three times. I got it out yesterday after buying a new battery just to get it running.
Managed to get it started and idling on half choke, but the moment I turn the choke off or give it any throttle at all, it stalls.
My first guess is carb jets? Anything else I should look at?
Also, I'm not 100%, but was 'told' that it was Ivanised, so if I buy new jets, am I ok with standard or do I need different ones? I'd really like to get it back on the road this year, but have limited budget/ time or spannering skills (see suspension thread). Thanks in advance.
