I have fitted the hawk alarm to my bike, but with it is a tilt sensor, in the instructions it says connect the black wire to a non permanent earth, only earth when the alarm is armed, with the blue going to the alarm and the red to power, there is no provision on the alarm for a switched earth, to make things even more confusing the wiring is actually red,black and white, the alarm instructions say connect the black to earth, red to power and blue to the alarm.
as someone had nicely cut the plugs and removed the wiring I had to find the wires and choose an alternative immobilisation place

Hi was wondering if anybody knew if there are any standard yamaha rears thas fit the fzs rear whant to go up s few pegs from standard already changed the front and realised that was the same as yzf so with not having much look on tinterweb help apreshiated cheers

Hi Guys,


My new bike only came with one key.  I want a spare, can I just go to a key cutters or do I need buy buy a special, overpriced key from a stealer??


Cheers

I just noticed an oil leak that looks like it's coming from the bottom of the alternator cover - but that's supposed to be dry in there isn't it?

I've cleaned off the oil from the area and behind it where it's migrated to while riding.

Anyone seen similar?

Thanks
Neill

Hi guys,


I noticed this morning that there is a strange patch on the centre of my rear tyre that wasn't there last week. I know that the tread is low and I was planning on getting a new one next month but this patch worries me. Anyone know what this is/if it's safe?

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South Wales Fire and Rescue Service has released two more dates for FREE BikerDown!Cymru courses. Monday 17th March, at Aberdare Fire Station, and Tuesday 25th March at Merthyr Fire Station. Both courses start at 18.30pm and finish at 21.30pm.

Just put my name and gregwillclark  down for the Merthyr Tydfil course

To book your place info@bikerdowncymru.org.uk Tele: 02920 250600. Spaces are limited!

Hi All. Here is my 2001 FZS600 I bought two weeks ago and it's the first Yamaha I have had since my YDS7 in the 1970's!! The photos are the dealer's shots off their website but she is in great condition having had only one owner from new. Pretty sure she is standard apart from the Delkevic end can.

I use her mainly for commuting and I have just bought a Givi 340F rack for my existing topbox. It's probably me but I don't find the fitting instructions too clear. Can anyone give me an "idiot's guide" on how to fit it?

Cheers, Simon

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Hi, I need some new downpipes on my '99 fzs600, as far as I can see there are 4 options, delkevic, sandy spares, motad or m and p. any recommendations? The motad ones are about £100 more expensive than the others, money well spent ?
Thanks for any advice.
Cheers

For a few weeks now, maybe a month or more in fact, the front end of my bike has felt... off - particularly noticeable when cornering and when the tyres are cold. Once they are warmed up the problem seems to dissipate

I'd checked around the front of the bike a bit without much success in identifying the problem, but after a short ride today I took a closer look and found that a section of the front tyre feels raised / deformed. Its most noticeable when running your fingers across the tyre and can just about be seen by the eye when up close.

I took a photo to try and illustrate the issue and have highlighted the area where you can just about see the raised section of the tyre. This raised section appears to loop the entire tyre is almost midway between the centre and offside of the tyre (slightly closer to the centre)

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This is a BT023 that has about 4-5k miles on it and the problem has only surfaced within the last 1000 miles at most. I'm assuming that I'm going to need to replace the tyre, but wanted opinions and thoughts on whether this is just a one-off issue down the the tyre or whether there are other forces at work here. Also worth noting is that the bike doesn't do any commuting and the majority of my mileage is on A and B roads so the tyre isn't squared off (that I can tell)

Just had my new bike delivered, so happy!


Can't ride it yet due to broken wrist but cannot wait!


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