I'm not sure if I'm imaging it or not but the lights on my clocks now appear quite dim.  Same for the odometer display. 


She doesn't get used in the dark during the summer so it's not like I've noticed it before.  Given I only bought the bike in Feb and used it rarely in the dark there's a good chance they've always been like it.


Does anybody else think that the display is on the dim side?

Help! I need the metal oil pipe that runs from the crankcase next to the oil filter to the cylinder head for my 98 Fazer 600 . Any help gratefully recieved 

I tried to put up with the ongoing cold start problems I’ve posted about before with the view that maybe it’s normal behaviour.
However, even if I left it idling for a couple of minutes it would still bog down really badly when I tried to drive off.
As we live off a busy junction it was getting dangerous trying to merge with traffic when the bike would just lose power when I let the clutch out and put the engine under some load.
When I did manage to coax it into moving It would be OK after a quarter of a mile or so.
From then on it pulls ok and idles with no issues.
So, I’ve decided that there is still something wrong with the carbs.
This time i decided that if I’ve got to whip them out again I also want to fit Ivan’s kit.
So The carbs are off the bike but before I fit Ivan’s kit I wondered if someone could offer advice on what I should look for in the cold start circuit.
All the plungers are moving and from the outside everything seems ok.

Does anyone have one of these for sale. Or any other big as a barn door windshield?


Mickey

Standard seat, foam cut down by about 25-30 mm then covered with an original seat cover copy.  Small split in the cover, about 10 mm,  very clean and in V.G.C. apart from this.  Would suit someone 5' 7'' or under.  £75 Posted.  P.S. In the last picture the seat is damp from being wiped down.  Now sold.

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Howdy all, I'm back in the land of FZS600 again after a break of a few years, glad to see you're all still here! I'm after getting myself a spotless 2001 red cocktail that looks like it's never seen rain. It had some front end damage and was missing a battery but once I stuck one of these into it fired up a purred like a baby. I'm after getting a headlight and am still trying to source a cowl stay, and have a brand new cowl coming in a week or two. looking forward to getting back on what is a great bike. My last one turned into a rat and I eventually sold it off although the motor was still strong as ever! Looking forward to getting back on one of these again...

Bike shop just diagnosed new piston rings required. I put it in because it is still misfiring on cylinder 3 intermittently. Chap suggested that it may not be economically viable to repair. It is a 2001 FZS Fazer, They seem to be going back up in value. Is this guy trying to rip me off?


I had previously dropped the bike off at the same place about three weeks ago but it was running fine then and they tried it through the day and it was fine when I rode it home.


Next time I tried it it was lumpy as shit, stalling at junctions or lights, with a terrible smell of petrol.


Thought it might be sticking carb piston. What would be the symptoms of that? If I started without any throttle either with or without choke it had run fine. Might a start with throttle lift the carb piston before it had chance to lubricate with some fuel. ( or how are these pistons supposed to be lubricated?


Previously I have had the carbs off three times to clean but using carb cleaner and air. Perhaps a clean in an ultrasonic bath is required.


I had done a compression test from cold which gave 14,5 barg for 1,2 and 4 but 12 for 3 but that might have been due to unburnt fuel washing lubrication from the piston rings.


I have swapped over coils and leads to eliminate electrical problems. Spark is healthy.


I have been very busy with work so not had time to sort this out. Also I think I am a bit prone to a reaction from petrol vapours which make me feel ill. Hence I tried the bike shop.




Any one got any ideas/comments?

Loads of bits for sale....
Engine
Carbs
one off headers and pipe
coils
lock set
Frame with v5
check out my ebay page.


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143382087103

guys

i have tried 2 diffract pipes on my fazer , i have an mtc on it at the moment  but i am looking to get a more sporty sound and one able to tell me what they have, thinking arrow , akrapovic,termignoni ????
thanks guys

Many years ago, I had a lovely FZS600 that I used to commute between Wolverhampton and Nottingham a couple of time a week. The one thing I hated were the poor lights, especially o the A38 in the winter.

I did a bit of research and found that a Gen 1 Fazer 1000 subframe would fit the 600, a little more research, I found the Gen 1 Fazer headlights and fairing and infill panels would fit straight on. The only thing I had to tinker with was the wiring loom for the lights, but it only took an hour of trial and error before I had fully working headlights from a 1000 on my 600.

If anyone is interested in doing this, I have all the components from a Gen 1 Fazer 1000 to do the conversion except for the LH infill panel and mirrors.

Front Subframe
Fairing
Headlights
Screen
RH Infill Panel
No mirrors or LH Infill Panel

£300

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