i had to see what all the fuss is about re: the R6 mod.
as i'm a skin flint the shock + linkages came from germany at a cost of £68 delivered. some he30 bar was purchased from the bay for £6 and a 12mm drill bit for £7.
i didn't fancy opening out the top mount eye as there doesn't seem to be that much spare metal, so i made some top hat inserts for the frame mount instead. i knocked up some tiebars (they are straight now so can't call them dog bones) with 130mm centres.
initial impression is the spring is sporty firm rather than compliant (my old 525lb sprung shock). i would think anyone less than 14stone would find it very firm.
as for damping, the R6 uses a 20% longer pivot, so the damping curve is in a totally different place for the fazer, however the damper rod will be moving slower on the fazer which bodes well for damping control.
2003 FZS
R1 front end + R6 9.5nm springs
5pw yokes
R6 rear shock
ivans
givi wingrack+top box mount
119l of luggage
£1928 total cost
[size=1.35em]Here's a graph of a Dyno reading for my 2000 SP 600.(2 years ago)[/size]
[size=1.35em]The lower line was from when the bike had a hesitation/stutter issue on harder acceleration/overtaking, so i had the bike in for investigation which ended up as a carb overhaul, but the problem actually turned out to be number 2 carb inlet rubber that had folded in on itself on reassembly after having the cam chain replaced at another bike shop.[/size]
[size=1.35em]Even though i took the bike back several times to the shop, 3 of them rode it and refused to acknowledge that there was a problem, which as you can imagine made my blood boil a bit, but what could i do?[/size]
[size=1.35em]So i took it to PDQ and after taking the carbs off he noticed the offending inlet rubber that had been folded in half by about 10mm and then tightened up, so it was just letting too much air in when a bit of power was needed.[/size]
[size=1.35em]Obviously the upper line on the graph is when everything was sorted.[/size]
[size=1.35em]That turned out to be a very expensive month for me [/size] :'(
[size=1.35em]On this graph i had a Quill unbaffled race can on at the time, with a standard paper air filter, and i have an unknown make of replacement stainless downpipes, although they're probably Delkevic.[/size]
[size=1.35em]I now have an SP Engineering Moto GP end can, which is shorter, and i leave it baffled due to noise and unwanted police attention, and a K&N air filter fitted, and after having the bike Dyno'd again last week it had dropped by about 0.5bhp, which i think is expected anyway due to wear and tear, and age.(the bike, not me [/size] :b )
First (and probably this year's last) Saturday with good weather in ages and I'm stuck at work, I don't want any sympathy just wanted to share my pain.
Let me down, that is.
I hit a bump on the A316 late this evening on my way home from work and instantly, there's no power. Coast to a halt 80 yards from the top of a flyover with three lanes of traffic ignoring the 50 mph limit. Shit. Can't stay here. :eek
Shove the dead weight to the top and then get back on and freewheel down the other side and across the on-ramp. Park in bus stop with sweat pouring off me.
Engine still not interested, though the starter motor is doing it's best.
Dig out toolkit, shove screwdriver in a plug cap, hold it a few millimetres from the cam cover and spin the motor again. Completely sparkless. This bike is going nowhere under it's own power tonight.
Still, can't complain. 14 years, 146 thousand miles and this is the first time it's stranded me with anything other than a puncture.
Call AA. " No, I'm not a member"
Can hear spotty git at the other end of the line salivating as he estimates the commission he'll earn. Joining at the roadside and requiring a 30 mile recovery... and it's now nearly midnight... he starts totting up and I hang up as the figure heads north of £250.
Ring Green Flag instead. Helpful friendly lady comes up with a more sensible figure and says "You could just talk direct to the recovery firm we use in that area"... and gives me the number. :rollin
So, thank you Green Flag, you've earned some affection (but no money). Thank you, Revolution Motorcycles of Southall, £120 is about what a taxi would have cost at that time of night.
It's a working weekend for me, so I can't investigate the bike until Monday. Pretty sure it's not a connector as I've recently tightened them and sprayed with WD40 in preparation for winter. I'm guessing pick-up failure, with the CDI as an each-way bet.
hi for about the 4th time in six months parcel2go have let me down.
thought i would let members know about this so called service.
you book a pick up day and are advised by email you must be in between 8am and 7pm.
as no one came i contacted customer service, via internet as no phone contact available, and basically get told, tough, we are not responsible for courier firm and do you want to rebook for another day, on which they cannot guarantee a pick up.
i asked for refund and was offered a credit and had to insist on a refund which will probably take forever if ever to come
the person was so arrogant and said have a good weekend and cut line
I've just had a problem with my Meta 357T alarm on the bike. Googling seems to suggest it's a common issue as the fob won't arm/disarm the alarm any more. I can use the PIN overide to disarm the bike, and the bike will start. The LED is flashing correctly and i've charged the battery but this hasn't brought the alarm back to life.
So, reading on i saw that many owners remove the alarm unit and join two sets of pins to restore the two circuits the alarm has spliced to prevent starting. This is simpler (?) than restore the splices in the main wiring loom.
Has anyone done this, how did you remove the plug from the alarm body ? It's attached with some small security bolts. Also i think i have the correct bypass pin numbers, but if someone has the pin numbers to short then passing them on would be appreciated. They used to be available online but have been removed at the request from Meta as the alarms are Thatcham approved and i guess having details on how to bypass the immobiliser isn't ideal from their view.
just got ebay/new leather jacket and found out to my dismay its got no elbow/arm protection asked ebay seller and he said thats how he got it :'( so need some cheap armour anyone got any spare they dont want
After my little crash the other week my baby is all back togeather with a nice shiny nose cone the only thing she needs Is new stickers .... Where's the best place for them peps I have looked on eBay but they do not have the ones wot was on my bike any ideas be for I bight the bullet and go yam :-(
Had a tune buzzing round my head for a couple of days and I can't remember what it's called Heeellppp.
It's from the seventies I think. Instrumental with lots of trumpet, bongos and guitar. It's funk based similar sort of thing as Machine Gun by the Commodores.
It's doing my head in , I must find it and play it loud :eek
