Good afternoon all! I hope you are all keeping well? OK, im looking at the fz6s after a 13 year break, what should i look out fir when chosing the right bike? Its been years since i tinkered or rode so any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

So following from the FZ1 faq I did I am slowly working through all bullet points that I didn't have any info for at the time, namely the immobiliser that comes with a lot of newer Yamaha's. This system uses an antenna bolted to the ignition barrel that is connected to the ECU, when you place your key (which is coded to the ECU) in the barrel and turn on the ignition the ECU then does a hand-shake with the key allowing you to start the bike. So after a chat with 2 Yamaha dealers and 3x Auto Locksmiths (for motorcycles) I have collected the following info that should help out fellow owners -

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• If you loose one of your spare black/blue (normal) ignition keys - they can provide a blank for £35-30 and can then program it from your red key typically 30mins labour. Although why you would pay a dealer to do something you should be able to do yourself
  
• If you loose your red master key but still have one of your black/blue (normal keys) - they wont able to help you. Their response is that you would have to buy a replacement lockset, ECU and immobiliser antenna.
  

• If you loose one of your spare black/blue (normal) ignition keys - they can provide a blank and program it for £65 for one key or £120 for 2 keys.
  
• If you loose your red master key but still have one of your black/blue (normal keys) - they can provide a blank and program it for £65 for one key or £120 for 2 keys.
  
• If your ign. barrel gets damaged (when someone tried to steal it) they can provide a replacement barrel and key £65 for key andprice of ign. barrel varies (amazon/ebay etc)
  
• If you loose ALL your keys, they can either come out to you and program a set of keys £350-450 or you can bring the ignition barrel (anntena is bolted to it), the petrol lock, seat lock and ECU and they will cut and program a set of keys for £200. Bey aware this process takes upto 5hrs.
  

• https://247londonlocksmith.co.uk/motorcy...th-london/ -
  
• http://www.autolocksmithoxfordshire.co.u...-keys.html - these guys can clone a red master for £65. Or  make a red master from scratch £350.
  
• http://www.motomatrix.co.uk/ - this guy was recommended to me by the autolocksmithoxfordshire, but said he is very hard to get a hold of.
  

• Insert RED MASTER key, turn on, start engine, stop and remove key.
  
• Immobilizer light will start after 30 seconds
  
• Reinsert MASTER key, turn ignition on, then off, remove MASTER and insert NEW key within 5 seconds and switch on ignition.
  
• Remove NEW key, then re-insert and switch on, new key will enable immobilizer off and start engine.
  
• Video of this above - http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php?topic=26347.0
  

• The Yamaha YISS isn't full proof, as it can be bypassed with a modify sub-loom that can be plugged into the main-loom bypassing the immobilisation function completely. Its always a good idea to have an alarm on the bike also - https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/re...mobiliser.
  
• The immobiliser emulators being sold on sites like ebay are technically illegal, yet ebay isnt doing f*ck all about them.
  
• Beyond 2009 the morick system (yiss ) software/chipset was changed - and this can cause compatibility problems for the programming software that locksmiths use.
  
• When programming your own spare key from the red master, you can only have one spare. If you want more than one spare, then its a trip to an Autolocksmith or your local yam dealer.
  

Hi I’m after a gen1Fazer 1000 please, looking for a nice clean tidy one

Gen 2 centrestand and fixings wanted.

My 2008 FZ1 came with 1 key and the red master.
Having lost or broke keys in the past, me thinks better get another spare black one just in case.
Bought spare off eBay, arrived and cut at local key grinder, chip read as per spec found on-line, jobs a good 'un!
Here's the BUT though, original black key that came with the bike now longer acknowledged by immobiliser! :'(
So, programme original key, then new one won't be seen by ECU!
Is this just the way it is? Only 1 key as with master allowed to be programmed at a time? Or have I just bought a DUD from the Bay? :\
So spare key to be read when original lost, which is why red master is so valuable?
Any thoughts or detail please let me know,
Dick Snow.

Me and 9 others are off to France, leaving Stoke at 4 am on Friday morning. We are off to my place in Premery for some sun, relaxation, wonderful riding roads, beer, wine and general shenanigans.

Entry into France forms ready to fill in. Check

Masks. Check

Cash. Check.

Bike sorted. Er, well, no actually, the wheels are still off after being balanced, but i'll sort it tomorrow morning.

Missus prepped for a long time in the saddle. Check.

Music playlist for the trip put onto MP3 player. Check.

Licence, V5 and insurance stashed on bike. Check.

Hotel on the way down booked and paid for. Check.

There's lots more but I'm getting over excited now.

See you all after a week of fun, riding,  drinking and 30 degree sunshine.

Hi all. Thanks for letting me join the community!


I'm Bob, 37 and on the West Coast of Scotland. Have a 2009 fz1-s. Love it! Had it 2 years now. Its got 37k miles under its belt and never missed a beat for an mot, 1 fail for tyres being done and only advisories were for wheel bearings and rear suspension bearing! Happy days!


I am not very experienced with mechanics but need to learn as I can't afford to send it to the garage for the slightest wee jobs anymore as furlough has been a hard time (for everyone I know) so I am probably going to ask lots of stupid or frustrating questions, so I appreciate your patience in advance!


Hope to get to know a few of you enough for some laughs and banter too.


Cheers


Bob

Hi all and thanks for the add. Ive had lots of Yams but this 2002 FZS600 is my first Fazer. Just wrote off my SV650 and a friend sold me this as he has given up riding. Its done very few miles over 18 years but lived onder a cover so have started the process of deep cleaning.

A friend of mine is turning 50 next month and has been talking about riding since I have known him. His wife has bought him a direct access booking for his birthday. He's been driving for years so already has road sense and traffic patterns knowledge and experience. He's around 6' 4" and well built and has asked me what I would recommend for a first bike. When I ask what lines he's thinking along he wants more of a 'tourer' style, nothing too new so that's it's not precious (up to around £6k perhaps) and definitely something that's not too small given his body size. He's very comfortable sitting on my Fazer thousand but doesn't like the idea of that much bhp for a first bike. I came up with: CB1000 (SC30), CB1300SA, tiger 800, R1150R but none of them seemed to appeal to him. He suggested a Versys 650, but I know that the ER-6n it's based on is bordering on the tiny. Any other suggestions?

I've got my bike stored temporarily in my conservatory as I had to take the fairing off and work on the instrument cluster to fix the faulty LCD odometer display (all sorted now).


There is a definite smell of fuel. There are no fuel leaks or anything showing on the bike, its completely dry.


After I fixed the odometer I started it to check the tacho function and it backfired. I had turned the ignition on and off quite a few times whilst I was fault finding on the instruments. Assuming the ticking noise when you turn it on is the fuel pump, so maybe just overfuelling?


The fuel smell was there before I did the work on it though.


So anything to worry about?