Hi, apologies if this has been answered in a previous thread - forums are new to me!


I have an 03 fazer (in silver) and someone has done me the absolute pleasure of knocking it over outside my house and driving off (no witnesses unfortunately).


They've left me with a dent in my tank, the front and rear fairing damaged (cracked) and an indicator is mullered too!


What are peoples thought on:
replacing the tank / getting it repaired or resprayed and which is cheaper - seem tanks on ebay for £60.
Could it be pulled? are they single skinned tanks?


Buying replacement fairing and getting that sprayed OR doing a naked conversion (how hard is it to convert to naked? I like the aesthetic of fairing but there's less to damage if it's naked should it happen again - i do live on a busy road in Bristol.)


Any advice on what to do to stop this happening again i'd be grateful for too!


Thanks in advance


G.

Hi,


New fazer owner and new to forums altogether!


Very recently bough and insured an '03 FZS 600, I've had and ridden bikes abroad for years (not to mention having a TY 175 as a kiddy)  but have finally managed to do my mod 2 and buy this bike.


Insured it 31.12.20 and someone has driven into in and driven away today    so you'll see me asking plenty of trim / fairing / technical questions!


Cheers Then,


G.

So doing the obligatory clean on the spare set of calipers for my bandit, while typical brake cleaner is fine for cleaning the discs, pistons and calipers internals - its hopeless at cleaning all the caked on brake dust/road grime on the caliper body. I have always thought, there must be a spray/brush liquid solution that will dissolve the caked on brake dust and road grime, so we don't need to be getting out the wire brush and pick for the seal grooves.

After a bit of research for the outside at least, what we need is a solution/fluid that will react with the iron in the brake dust. Examples I have seen on youtube are for cleaning the brake dust of wheels, but I think it should do the same job on calipers aswell. The idea is you spray it on and leave it to soak for a few minutes, after which time it changes color (usual pink or purple). Then you simply rinse it off with water and for more stubborn instances, agitating with an toothbrush rinse and repeat if as required.

Id like to hear back from any of your guys that have found a product that works well for you? What I have been looking for so far is car wheel cleaner and iron remove like  -

• WonderWheels Colour change (acid free) wheel cleaner - amazon
  

hi i ve done a quick search to see if this topic has been covered before , couldn't see a match so forgive me if its been covered before ?


i have a cable operated clutch with the original levers, i struggle with winter gloves to grab the clutch lever in particular so some span adjusters would be useful.  however with cable operated clutch the lever length is likely to be important to gain the leverage to operate the clutch properly?
its almost universal that span adjusters are for hydraulic clutches and are invariably shorter than OEM .


has anyone used shorter span adjusters and found they are either a problem or perhaps not ?


can anyone offer advice to the best span adjuster levers to resolve my issue ? are there any full length adjustable levers you know of ?


just to confirm  its a 2001 fzs600.


TIA

OE dark fairing screen from 1998 FZS600 for sale.


From a 1998 model. It has quite few scratches on, although nothing deep. No cracks. Has the protective rubber strip on the edge. Part number 5DM A-05160. Message me if you want a couple of pics.


£10 including postage and packing to the UK.

I have finally got round to changing the rear wheel bearings - one is fine, the other is shagged. I noticed that the bearing spacer looks f***ed as well - see pics, am presuming that it will need replacing.

Does anyone know if a Gen 2 FZ1 spacer and spindle will fit?
Cheers!

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Good Morning All,

Had a search for this but wasnt able to find an answer for the 1000 so I thought I'd ask.


I recently changed the spark plugs on my fzs1000 owing to poor fuelling and bogging down at low rpm. When I removed the spark plug cap from the plug I noticed that a bodged repair had been effected with electrical tape. This was on the cylinder which was running the coolest out of the four (Mrs was not happy using her meat temperature gauge as a thermometer!)


Anyways, ordered some NGK replacements Model SD05F. Upon arrival they are considerably shorter and are not the correct diameter at the thick end.


Does anyone know the correct model spark plug cap for the thou OEM or otherwise.?


Thanks!


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anything considered can blast and paint if needed thanks

Would someone have an idea of how much oil would be lost if I remove the clutch cover with the bike on the sidestand. Thanks in advance.

So as I needed some wheels bearing for the FZ1 I thought I would check if any of the spare bearings I still have for my FZS would fit, and some of them do -

• FZ1 - fowlers - https://www.fowlersparts.co.uk/parts/639...rear-wheel
  
• FZS - fowlers - https://www.fowlersparts.co.uk/parts/418...rear-wheel
  

• 2x bearing (ball)- 93306-00420
  
• 2x seal - 93106-28043
  

• 1x bearing (ball)- 93306-20531
  
• 1x seal - 93106-40013
  

• 1x R/H bearing (ball) - 93306-20531 - bearing number 62-28-2-RS
  
• 1x R/H seal - 93106-40013 - seal number 40-58-7
  
• 1x L/H bearing (roller) - 93317-33590 -  bearing number 35-20-2-RS
  

• 1x R/H bearing (ball) - FZS - 93306-07806 - bearing number 62-28-2-RS (so same as FZ1)
  
• 1x R/H seal - 93106-35042 - seal number 35-52-8
  
• 1x L/H bearing (roller) - 93317-43580 - bearing number  35-20-2 RS (so same as FZ1)
  

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