Whilst giving the bike an acf 50 shower today I noticed some shiny (ish) arms that seemed to recognise from somewhere as being bike jack up or lowering devices, can anyone tell me what colour the originals are and how to tell if they are jack up or lowering type,I'm about 6 foot and the bike doesn't seem that low to me,the ones on the bike are gold, they just stuck out as not being quite dirty enough to be original.

Been looking on the fz6-forum.com and bonemans site and im wanting the clutch slave lever mod does anyone know if anyone does it over here or if killernoodle is still doing them
cheers
david

Just completed my regular journey to mothers in Lancashire  , some 350 miles from my home in Cornwall, I usually do this trip in around five and a half hours in my old Diesel Astra. most times i arrive feeling reasonably fresh . This time on my Fazer i had a recurrence of the extreme fatigue i have experienced on a previous bike trip, I took extra care this time to keep the speed in the 80's and do regular stops keeping hydrated with caffeine drinks etc. but I still arrived feeling absolutely knackered,
the first sign that i am tired usually creeps in with a paranoia of changing lanes. anybody else experience this trouble

Where do you folks get your parts,,i.e Brake levers, mirrors? chains sprockets.


Oh and hows the Yamaha badge on the tank held on? glue?

Hi,

Can anybody answer this one please?

I bought a hong kong originated coloured clutch lever, fitted it and it appears very loose and wobbly as if it is about to drop off.

i have checked the bolt and it is tight.

it is almost as if something is missing!

also gear changing is quite rough as if the clutch is not working properly.

the cable is ok as it is new.

any ideas please?

thanks

wanted power commander for fz1n 2006..and K&n air filter ...thanks ..John

My Gen1 has done 32500 miles and I was getting a bit of cam chain noise so I thought I'd give mine a check over,
This is new territory to me so I dug out Mr. Haynes.
Started the procedure by removing the cap bolt but as I read on, realised I would need a new seal if I was to remove the unit (which I don't have) so......
Instead, with the tensioner unit in situe, I put a screwdriver down into the hole and turned the plunger screw clockwise.
There was a definite resistance at first, as if it was slightly seized, but it then turned freely and could clearly be felt to be loading the spring.
When I eased the turning pressure, the screw was then returned to it's original position by the force of the spring and you could hear the contact as the plunger hit the chain again.
The screw now turns, tensions the spring and returns smoothly without me doing anything more to it.


There is no more cam chain noise.


So it appears to my small brain that a major seizure has been averted and I don't REALLY need to remove the tensioner unit for greater investigation but could it really be that simple.....?

I just want to say what a top fella Tom Tunstall, team manager and rider for the Tom Tunstall Racing team competing in the British Super Bikes is.

I've just had a fab weekend at Brands Hatch, qualifying and race day, with access to the BSB paddock and Tom's garage, all for free.

Back at Easter I took my 5 year old daughter to the practice day for the opening round of the BSB at Brands.  She took a shine to Tom because he has the same surname as her primary school, and according to her he's named after her school.  We had a fab day and she cheed him on from the inside of Druids, waving every lap.  She even wrote about seeing him in her learning diary at school.

I decided to take her to qualifying for the latest round at Brands and she again spoke of Tom Tunstall, and asked if she could make a poster and he could wave at her, I explained that he might not see us, but said I would write to him, explain where we would stand and see if he could give us a wave.

The result was him leaving us a pass at the gate, one that would get us in the BSB paddock behind the pits to meet him, AMAZING, certainly never expected that.

We had a fab weekend, went and met him on both days, went in the garage, chatted bikes with his crew and met the team.

Despite him having a tough weekend both as rider and team manager, with a new bike after moving from Ducatti to Honda at the last round.  Losing one of the bikes and his team mate breaking his foot after a high speed engine failure he still managed to take 5 minutes to chat to us and my excited daughter, he was dead chuffed about the poster she had made and was generally a top, all round guy, even his team said as much about him

So, a big thank you Tom! 

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[color=rgb(102, 102, 102)]2003 Yamaha Fazer 600FZS [/color][color=rgb(102, 102, 102)]MOT & Tax to May 2013. Comes with a double bubble screen, set of Renthal bars and a new Beowulf radiator grill fitted. New original handlebars are included in the sale. Stainless steel down-pipes and Scorpion end can, seat has just been professionally recovered and new chain and sprockets fitted. Wheels have been professionally re-sprayed black with blue sparkle, looks excellent in the sunlight. Front forks have been overhauled with Ohlins parts. Also included in the sale is the next service kit worth £100, which includes: 4 litres Castrol Power engine oil, 4 NGK iridium spark plugs, oil filter & K&N Air filter. Very reluctant sale, but have too many projects on the go.
£1500.00 ovno 

I am in County Antrim Northern Ireland, but can arrange shipping at a cost of around £150.00
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i have a fz1n 06 and put a after market can on..decated the headers ..been offered a power commander but theres no O2 SENSOR ELIMINATOR ..will i need one as i'm not  mechanicly minded ..thanks