hellloo from northern ireland!!!!!


so I'm back onto my 4th fizzer, can't beat a good bike eh? 
I'm setting it up as a bit of a touring machine...... already added heated grips, risers, 12v socket, MRA vario screen, fender extender, stainless radiator grille, k&N, EBC HH pads, BOS exhaust, bagster tank cover/map bag, barkbusters, yoke cover, preload adjusters, shorty levers, givi rack, r&g's, zero gravity bellypan and more to come lol


will post a pic soon


on the lookout for comfier seat


cheers fellow fiz nuts  :faz :thumbup

or is so wrong, my daughter took this picture on the M1 yes the M1 yesterday 

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Help !!


    Just bought a 2001 FZS 600 last week thought I had a gem, only 17,000 miles full service history one careful only just used for parish rounds etc etc.  Hmm bike jumped out of second then won't select first loads of false neutrals, gearbox sounds terrible and to top it off back wheel locked solid during downshift and had to walk home get van and pick the bugger up ! Is there a common fault with these gearboxes ? Am I going to have to pull the engine out and replace the whole box if so are cheap recons available. Would appreciate any advice with this bike haven't had a chance to bond with it yet and now my wallet is sweating.


Cheers  :'(

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.....?