SO pissed off right now, Battery is dead once again. thats 6 batterys in 5 years (1 was a replacement for a dodgy one under warrenty)

Every winter the battery dies and wont hold a charge. its perfect all year long can be left for weeks at a time and still start on the button. but yesterday affter a week standing i went to start it and it strugled to start. so on the optimate it went. few hrs later (about 6ish) green light and back on the bike it went.
started fine, then today i go out and its dead as a dodo.
Charging system is all within spec, only drain is the imobaliser which is minamal and isnt a problem all year round.
but every focing year just affter Xmas the battry just dies and wont hold a charge grrrr  :'(

Mostly its gen yam ones i used but have tried others as well and all die at 1 yr old
I know  :'( the bike is kept outside all year round and is ussed all year but is ussed randomly. IE can be ussed every day for a week or so then might be stood for 1-3 weeks when im broke and cant aford fuel, or could be ussed 1 or twice a week for months. its totaly random as its used for fun only and being unemployed meens it gets used when it had fuel lol

just a rant more than anything as there seems to be nothing actualy WRONG with the bike so it must be down to the use it gets. /shrug ARGGGGGG  :'(

I'm looking for the dimensions of an exhaust gasket off a 98 model fazer. I want to see if the 400 and the 600 exhaust gaskets are the same size. The dimesions of the 400 ones are

42mm outside diameter
32mm inside diameter
3mm thick

thanks

So I've had the tank off to do some work on the bike. Tank was removed to change the air and fuel filters and re route some wiring for some heated grips I've put on too.

Now, on refitting the fuel tank, connecting the electrical connection back on and ensuring that I'd switched the Fuel tap back on - the bike won't start. I get the fuel light light come on when trying to start the bike, but theres a good 1/4 of a tanks worth of fuel in there.

The bike is a 2001 Fzs 600.

Any ideas?

Cheers,

Ben

Having read the threads on here and on Pats site, I intend to use my sparkly new Carbtune soon. Never having used one before I seek 'practical' tips from those of you that are more familiar with them.
I intend to do it with the tank proped up rather than removed to the seat.
Do I need to check the TPS before and after the operation?
Are the inner carb's caps really difficult to get to or bloody imposible? Tips welcome here!! (Also replacing the inner carb caps without loss will be welcome.)
Anything else you think I shoud know....

Thanks

D

does anyone know offhand the thread size and pitch of the banjo bolt on the the front master cylinder

Ian

Hi, I have just joined this site despite buying an Fzs 1000 new in 05. I have added  Yamaha hugger, crash bungs and belly pan, I have also added a radiator cover, race can and front braided hoses and i will get round to fitting the different tie bars for the rear suspension that i have had for some time to sharpen the steering.
I also own a CCM 404 DS. Roll on the warmer weather. un

December's theme was "All I want for Christmas" and the photos are here: http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,1037.0.html

Last month everyone seemed happy with a different form of voting, so it's the same for this month - you get 3 votes that you can 'spend' as you wish.

Before i start.... yes i've seen the R6 shock threads  :lol

The old shock is no longer up to handling bike with pillion (ground down center stand....oops!)

My issue is every time i ride the weight i put on the bike changes. Top box can be empty, half full or down right overloaded... Then add in optional pillion/ panniers and what i really need is a shock with remote adjusters because i aint about to get on my hands n knees with the spanner every journey?

What are my options? (if any) and what sort of money am i realisticaly looking at?

TIA

My mate and I finally started to pen down some ideas over lunch today about a big trip through Europe this year. We've talked about it for a while and i've wanted to do it for years.

So, here is our rough plan....

Day 1 - Get to dover and get over to Brugge to rest for night
Day 2 - Through Belgium and West Germany to rest at Manheim (no idea what this place is like but it's just somewhere we've pinned to stop as mileage will be too high to carry on)  :z
Day 3 - Down through Stuttgart and towards Innsbruck

Somewhere between Innsbruck and Zurich we'll find a place that will be our base for a few days where we'll do day trips to the Alps, Austria and potentially North Italy but I might fancy at least 2 trips through the Alps 

After all this, heading back through Switzerland, brushing through France towards Luxembourg and back towards Calais. Planning to do all this in 8 days Fri - Sat but keeping Sunday spare in case we want it or need it.

I'll be looking into the legalities as much as possible but any tips are welcome. Any first timer tips are appreciated? Any obvious stuff?

Mainly any good routes that generally conform to this plan or any nice places to stay will be very welcome as never ridden abroad before so it's all new to me.

We're planning to camp whilst on route but probably find a B&B when we make our base camp between Innsbruck and Zurich.

Thanks for reading :thumbup
Brace

Second winter of using these now , Partner an myself+ inlaw use them . I still can't get over how good they actually are ours don't have any heat controllers but manage to stay at just the right temp. No longer an ordeal now riding at motorway speed on a winters day. At £40 Ebay they make the oxford rage of clothing seem dear , My inlaw also got a posh battery pack powered jacket , cost him over a hundred pounds but I don't really think it is any better than our cheepos.
I don't have any £ relationship to anybody selling these, but just calling a spade a spade they are good! An easy matter to rig a cigar lighter power take of on the fazer fairing panels. or get an optional battery pack , Combined with heated grips great!