pleae help  :o

went out 2 start my fazer today after about a 3 week lay up (battery has been charged though).

Turned ingnition and the fuel pump clicked away as normal, hit starter, turned over but didnt catch - this is normal, my fazer doesnt like being started if it has been riden for a week. BUT..when i let go of the starter, the fuel pump clicked away a bit more???

ignition off......back on, fuel pump clicks for 5 secs but kind of sounds like theres a loose connection (the sound isnt "even" if that makes sense)

so i did igntion on...fuel pump clicked for 5 secs...ignition off....back on...clicks for 5 secs....AND SO ON, it just keep clicking away always for 5 secs.

This isnt right is it??? never done it before and i thought the fuel pump just primed the carbs? so why is it doing it for 5 seconds every time the igntion is switched on??

Anyone going to this? It looks like quite a big ride, in aid of Air Ambulance. Starting points in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Birmingham, London and Northamptonshire. Police escort from Jack's Hill Cafe into Brackley Festival of Motorcycling. Sign up at theairambulanceservice.org.uk/rideout

This is the one for Leicestershire.  Feel free to add ones for other counties :-)


http://www.speedorsafety.com/

Yesterday, it went up on the rear wheel in third gear. Pillon wanted to kill me. She loves riding fast, but not dangerously. I believe the pillon at the back was the reason it went up in 3rd gear. It was fun, won't try it again though.  Thought after first 2 geras it is safe to gass it, didn't take it slow enough. 

I bought one of these the other day, as it seemed it'd be useful for both work and social purposes.

I looked at quite a few but settled on this one, which appeared to be a brand of sorts, rather than a generic thing.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190839752522?s...1439.l2649

eBay seller "freebitsuk"

It has a load of different size foam bits to pad out the phone, and the case is the perfect size and a nice snug fit without being too tight.  The touchscreen can also be operated through the plastic - not particulary handy when you have motorbike gloves on, but there we go!

A friend bought a slightly cheaper one and has said he discovered it wasn't as "rain proof" as the ad made out.  The one I have, I must admit, the plastic screen cover looks tightly stitched to the rest of the case, and the zips also look like they'd do a good job of keeping rain out, as they're coated in that rubbery coating that effectively seals the zip when it's done up.

I got it because it came with 2 brackets, and I was thinking it'd also be useful on my mountainbike or road bike. One bracket is a shorter, thumbsrcrew and clamp fixing - the other is a longer and larger quick release clamp. Turns out the smaller mounting bracket fitted the Fazer handlebars well, and being shorted, means the phone's not hanging out miles from the bike.  The rubber strip supplied was a bit to thin, but I had some other rubber that I cut down to size and that helped it clamp that little bit tighter.

Tried it for the first time today on the bike:







It works really well. It holds it nice and tight, even on Surrey’s wonderfully smooth roads    :roll: , it didn’t look in danger of being launched off.  The only problems I found were I had is that the auto-screen rotation was going bonkers at times. Solved that by installing a free app that allows you to manually set portrait or landscape called "Rotation Locker".

The other downside is that it does cane through the battery.  Did about 20% in 30 mins or so, so hooking up a lighter socket or something somewhere under the faring is going to be a must.  I've ordered a waterproof usb charging socket from this place.  The selection on ebay looked a bit crap, so I figured I may as well get a half decent waterproof fused socket that would be fairly flexible in terms of mounting options.

http://www.powerlinkproducts.co.uk/usbcharger.html

I'll fit that when it arrives in a few days.

Anyway, seeing as there's quite a selection on eBay and elsewhere, I thought a review and some pictures of one I found to be pretty good may be useful.

Just a quick question.......Do you ride with your baffles in or out. :rollin

could someone point me to a guide with info on removing front cowl mainly and info about streetfighting a fzs600.  Ive had a good look but cant find what im looking for.


Cheers

Hi all how easy is it to put a new throttle cable on?
as I'm not that good with my fingers

Here's the preload adjusters wound out to maximum on my bike,  the right hand side is identical to the left hand side (photo is of left hand side).
Looking at the manual i was expecting to see 8 rings of adjuster lines as it states the preload goes from 1 to 8 with 4 being the default.  I've got a range of 3.5 "segments".

As i didn't buy the bike from new,  have i got the original preload adjuster (2003 model bike) ?  If it did have a range of 8 i can't see how you'd use the full range as the adjuster would hit the handlebar.

I've changed the fork oil in the past and i think i have the original springs as they are dual rate spring (you can clearly see the different windings on the spring).

Another questions is static sag.  With the preload on mimimum (fully wound out) i get 19mm of static sag and with me sitting on the bike i get 27mm of sag.  I would have expected some more sag with minimum preload.

This makes me think either the preload unwinds more, or i have non-standard springs / preload adjuster items.
Does anyone have their own suspension measurements they can share ?

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New to the forum so just wanted to say hello and introduce myself

I'm the proud owner of a 2004 fz6, standard machine with the exception of carbon can company end cans, which sound fantastic. I've only had the bike for a few weeks so far but i am loving every minute of it.

I'm from Cleckheaton, west yorks, uk. Any other members anywhere near me?

Looking forward to getting involved in what looks like a great forum