ordered a pair of tyres for my 600 on 8-6-12 last friday and still not arrived  :\  anyone else used there online mail order service 

Oh woe...
About three or four weeks ago my FZ1S gen2 dropped about 100 milliliter of coolant when I arrived at work. I called my mechanic who told me to keep a close eye on the level of coolant in the expansion reservoir. I did and all though the level fell a bit it wasn't much but it seemed that the colour changed to slightly brownish. Since I was planning to go to the Netherlands this week so I thought I'd better have a look at it just to be sure. I dipped a q-tip in the coolant and it came up blue. I had a look at the back of the oil filler cap, no mayonaise.
I'm not all that well versed in things mechanical so I went to see my mechanic. He told me to go for a ride and then keep an eye on the bottom of the engine. Apparently there is a hole which will leak coolant in case the ceramic gasket (Right term?) in the water pump had ruptured. I looked and there was a drop of coolant right where it shouldn't be.
I talked to my mechanic the next day. The verdict was open heart surgery... He will have to change the ceramic gasket, a 5-hour job, and not cheap either.
Have anyone else had this? I haven't read of it anywhere.

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i'm thinking of getting an endcan for my bike (2001 fzs600) as soon as i can afford to replace the oem downpipes with stainless ones.
really needs to be a bit quiet, especially at low revs (mainly for where i live and the times i need to leave for work).
any suggestions ?

Any chance of restoring my old post count ? same user name, starting to feel like a right noob  :lol
Thx
DrGadget

Digital gear indicator,how easy/hard are these to fit.my soldering skills are a little suspect so a plug and play loom to connect looks an easier option.I'm guessing someone out there has fitted one,so will know the ins and outs of it. :biker

Hi from me .... Colin Wilkinson or WILKO to my mates ....
I have recently added a FZS600 (2000 Model) to my collection of bikes and have always found these boards very usefull.
I also own a Suzuki RF400 and RF600.
Looking forward to learning and helpin others where I can.

Hi Guys,


I have standard rim sizes on my bike (01 FZS600) being 17x3.00'' on front and 17x5.00" or rear. When i bought the bike it was wearing, and still is, 120/70-ZR17 BT-021 on the front and 160/60-ZR17 BT-021 on the rear. I have never enjoyed the way it steers, especially at lower speeds under 35-40MPH, as when the bike leans the handlebars want to come in and hit the tank. It takes a fair input of pressure on the bar to get the bike to hold a line around a corner. Has anyone else experienced this?


I have always suspected the front tyre was to blame for this, however i'm not sure. I need to purchase some new hoops for the old girl and have been wondering about other peoples experiences with the original tyre specs, being: 110/70-17 for the front, and 160/60-17 for the rear?


Any advice would be greatly appreciated, as i want to get rid of the tendency for the handlebar to slap the tank at low speeds.


Thanks in advance 

If you had a requirement to record (video and sound) the conversations, comings and goings in a room for the period of a working day before you could download and start again over say a couple of weeks covertly and in all probability without a mains power supply what would be most cost effective and how quickly could it be delivered?

Apart from your Fazer, what else do you have in your garage???
I have a 2006 Honda CBR600F...


And I've got a 1980 Honda CB250N which I have spent FAR too long refurbishing. Bought it as a tatty wreck and now it
looks pretty much like the one I bought brand new in August 1980. Note the period Kangol helmet  :lol

The refurb-blog is here...
http://cb250n.blogspot.co.uk
Tom