What could be the cause of this? Carb were balanced some 3k kms before, this winter, by a mechanic. Perhaps not good enough? Spark plugs and cables seem OK - all the pistons seem to be running.   

What are the differences?  Which ones to pick?  Hmm?

As in title, after a Haynes manual for my FZS that includes the fox eye models.

Anyone got one before I get one off eBay?

Hey guys,

Had my FZS 600 about a week, and so far it's been spot on.
Went to take it out today though, and it definitely wasn't running right. It started as usual, but the tickover was rather unstable, Riding it to begin with was also not right, it wasn't revving right (similar to a water in the fuel symptoms for people that know what that feels like), but cleared after about 6k revs and started riding as normal. Carried on doing that for a couple of miles, and then it seemed to go back to normal.
Any suggestions as to what it could be? I'll be giving it a service at some point imminently anyway just for peace of mind more than anything, so will get new brake hoses and fluid, oil and oil filter change, air filter clean out and reoil (it's a K&N), carbs balanced etc (plus whatever else it says to do in the Haynes manual).

Hi , Not been on here for some time , but still been out there enjoying my fazer    But finding on long distance my old bck is playing up . So looking at handle bar risers. Can anyone suggest a good make at reasonable price and how easy are they to change or common problems changing over . Any comms would be great :rollin

OK guys, first post in the new home with a strange question.
Bike runs horribly rich so stripped and cleaned the carbs no problems. However, on trying to set the float heights according to the manual, it should be 4.4mm above the float chamber mateing surface. Useing the clear tube method, mine is about 10mm BELOW BUT I have set the floats so they a virtually hitting the roof of the chamber but the level is still 8 mm below.
In any event, looking at the chamber, 4.5 mm above would virtually fill the whole thing which is wrong.
Any ideas - misprint in the manual maybe
Thanks guys.........

Police Looking for Canadian Biker Who Posted a Video of Himself Going 186mph – 300km/h

Some people just don't learn. As if riding your motorcycle on a public highway at speeds of up to 186 miles an hour or 300km/h isn't stupid enough and not to mention downright dangerous, a Canadian biker went ahead and posted the video of his crazy ride on YouTube for everybody and his mother to see…
After being notified about the video posted on YouTube by a user called “Joe Blow” on April 8, Saanich police in British Columbia received several tips from the public and were able to track down the blue Yamaha R1 and its owner, 25-year-old Randy George Scott of Victoria.

The Star Phoenix reported that Scott's mother was identified as the registered owner of the bike and was issued fines totaling $1,449, including $368 for driving without due care and attention, $483 for excessive speed and $598 for not having insurance. The cops also confiscated the Yamaha motorcycle.

Randy George Scott, however, remains on the lam and is now featured on the Saanich Police Department’s “Most Wanted” list.

You can view Scott's dangerous ride in the video that follows below the break.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dTwLFapuxlk

Dontcha jus luv yammy's :-)

Hi,

Just did a quick and cheap accessory mod for my topbox.
I went to Halfords or any decent car accessory shop, and bought the cheapest plastic cupholder for £2.99.
I cut the long extended plastic piece off which is for going down beside a car door and window.
I placed the cupholder in the bottom right of my topbox and while holding it with one hand I drilled 4 small holes through the cupholder into the bottom of my topbox, that way the rain cant get in.
I then got two cable ties and pushed them through from the bottom and round the holder and back through my topbox again and sliced off the excess lengths of cable ties.
Here are the pics of what I did.
it is great when you want to hold cans or bottles which have been opened in your topbox in an upright position and stops them rattling about.

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Hi all,

Fresh back from last weekend's travels with the tool kit, I've had a few more fresh enquiries about 'Ivanising' and along with the names on my reserve list, it looks like some folks would like me to return again this year.  Which is nice.

I'm thinking provisionally of mid-Sept and so far I have 'possibles' scattered all over the UK from Dorset to Scotland, via the East Midlands and North Wales. 

I'd need to get cracking with booking flights and so on before they get to silly prices, so if you'd like to register your interest and/or ask for more information, please contact me direct by e-mail (not PM!) ... mikegreatorexAThotmail.com ... and I'll add your name to the list.

Cheers!

Mike

My trip meter does not keep the amount of mileage ive done; every time I turn the bike off it goes back to 0 miles. Since my fuel gauge never worked it was my way of keeping an eye of when I needed to top up for fuel. Any advice would be off great help. The speedometer needle was jumping around the place, but only does it now and again.