Got to minor issues I am looking to sort -

1. The lighting in the clocks is dimmer than it has been on other FZS1000's I have owned, is there a know connector and/or wire/s in the front fairing loom that I need to clean and/or upgrade..?

2. The have always found the rear brake to be far too sharp for its own good, what have people done to dumb/reduce down the perf of said brake..? I'm thinking of lowering the pedal position and also getting the worst pads I can find..?

ta.

I've noticed that there's some bubbling on the paint (presumably rust starting to form under it) on the back of the swingarm on my FZ6.

So (apart from getting a new/ different bike!) could anyone suggest a sensible course of action to deal with it?

From a 38C sunny spain :b

The Frame Protectors I spoke of previously are now available on eBay for £27 per pair from JS RACING DESIGNS.

CLICK HERE to examine them. They also have the Fork Protectors available in their shop.

Amazing value for money items which could save you a fortune in the event of a mishap.

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if you have a shabby gen 1 600 fairing lying around, i'd be interested. if you have a headlight assembly and the nearside one is broken, i'll have that too! dont ask, its for a project i'm working on.

Been lurking for ages now so thought I should say hi.  I have a so far lightly modded FZ1 in the Retro colours which is soon to be heavily modded.  Been riding for 19 years on various steeds.  I'm in Surrey but seem to gravitate towards the West Country for the longer rides - I should probably move out there.

Hi all what's the most I dare push std forks through the yokes? Got 12 mm now no problems.

Question is can I go more?
Reason is my gen 1 always felt top heavy, to me and your hands sit in the wind blast as not covered by front fairing.
Daft question to some but just experimenting.
Obviously don't want lose too much suspension travel or put horn through mudguard .
Any expert thoughts  on this welcome
Cheers jacko

Just replaced my rear tyre and for the first time EVER i have got over 5000 miles from a rear tyre on the gen 1
5586 miles from a 023

the 023 before that only got 4407 but the first 023 was a normal one and the 2nd one (5586) was a 023 heavy. there are 2 types one is designed for things like fjr1300's and the realy big heavy tour bikes.
fitted it by mistake and to be honest it dose not feel as good as the normal 023. it feels a bit stiff and unforgiving, allmost to the point of feeling overinflated even though i was running it a good 5psi lower than normal.
but at 1000 miles more from it, it could be worth the lack of feel.


Just replaced it with a PR3 though so will see how that lasts, but it feels realy good. as expected as i loved the pr2's

earlier today i went into my garage to start my 2 wheeled friend up!..after not running it for a couple of wks!!...key in!..ig on!..kill switch to run!...and with a press of the button she fired up instantly!!!...so whilst its purring away, i thought ile just chk over the lights etc!!...then....... :eek .....light switch to on,..headlight on dip, rear light ok!!....indicators fine!...but....ALL the clock warning lights flashing on and off!! :\ ...now at first this was only doing it when i flicked to high beam?...but tried it again a bit ago and now its doing it on dip!!.....chkd over all visible wiring!...seems ok?....everything tight and no corrosion anywhere!..all fuses making good contact etc!....any ideas..?????????

Hi guys

I got back from a bit of a run out this eve and noticed when I knocked it into neutral and let the lever out there was a rattle. Pull the lever back in and it stops.

It doesn't seem to do it when gears Srebrenica engaged...

Is it anything serious? Please say it isn't!