Hi All, if anyone is having a problem with the steel T pipe on the front of the engine drop me a message. I know you can't get them anymore,as I spent ages trying to so I've had one made at work from ali

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Hi All, I've got a new project underway, second MK1 in my garage but this one I'm building into a special. Fz1 front end and R6 5eb rear. Need to have billet yoke's made for the fork's to have the right offset.

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So a new battery it is then after 26 years. I will be putting a Yuasa one on and from research it looks like its a Yuasa YT12B-BS. Not too bad price in Halford's at £62.I read that the BS means bottle supplied so I put the electrolyte in myself but halfords state "Battery comes pre-filled & ready to fit
100% maintenance free" so do they put it in at halfords or is it shipped from the factory already filled so it is not actually a BS battery ?

Out for a ride and after 35 miles I stopped for 5min and it started back up ok after 2 little presses - which is a bit unusual as normally it fires up just by looking at the start button  .
Then another 10 miles and stopped for petrol but it would not re start. Turns over perfectly fine for about 1 second and at the point it usually fires up everything stopped and three was a Brrrr sound from under the seat.Tried it about 8 times and the same thing each time.It started no problem straight away bump staring it to get home.At home I re started it 4 times without any issues at all. The Brrrr noise was like if you had a small piece of playing card between an elastic band and twisted it loads of times then let it go onto a matchbox. It sounds somewhere near the battery, I had the seat off and listened and pressing the rear mudguard plastic near the batter I could also feel the Brrrr noise.
The battery is 26 years old original to the bike and is kept on a trickle charge.  Any ideas ?Thanks     

About 14 years ago I followed some advice on here and did the rear shock upgrade, with an R6 shock made in 2008. This has to be the strongest reason I still own the bike and exported it to Germany when I moved a few years later.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago I'm down the local TUV station (think MOT) and I escape by the skin of my teeth with a pass, with an advisory on the top bush of the shock. I've now removed the shock and extracted the knackered bush only to find no one seems to supply the dam things as replacements.
I notice Yamaha don't list this bush as an individual part (where as they did for the original Fazer shock) and Ohlins are no use at all (at least online).
Can anyone save the day by pointing me in the right direction of what will work here?

Hi all,
Does anyone know the name of the dealer or any dealer/trader in Leicestershire/Nottinghamshire that collects and sells a bike for a fee?  I've lost the contact details for the one I had and can't for the life of me remember their name.

Hi everyone,


New to the forum.


Pick up a FZS600 on Tuesday after passing my test a few weeks ago. I can't wait to get my backside on it.


It was a bit of a gamble getting it, as it was a Fleabay job that a motorcycle garage was selling but they'll stick 12 months MOT on it on pick up. Will be giving it a thorough going over once getting it home. Oil/Filter, Air Filter, Coolant, Spark Plugs and Fuel Filter.


Can't wait to get out on it properly after being on 125s for 20 years 

Hi guys,
Is the clutch seizing a thing?
My old kawasaki used to get a bit sticky when left unused for a while will that happen to a fazer too?
TIA

Hey folks, I recently got a fzs600 and was perusing the forum when I came across this post https://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,13218.0.html from 10 years ago. Was just wondering if anyone knew if you could still buy them, how much they are and where to get them from?

Cheers

So, this spring my Fazer started working on three cylinders only. The leftmost one gave up the ghost - even though it's parked on centre stand.


What I've done so far:


- Checked to see if the plugs are throwing sparks. They are. Replaced with the new ones just in case.
- Cleaned the carbs.
- Checked the compression - the problematic cylinder has lower compression compared to the other ones.


Carb. intake rubbers are leaking - at least the leftomst one definitely is.


What I haven't done:


- Checked the carburator membranes.
- Checked the valves.


To make the matters more interesting, local mechanics aren't interested in the job.
I get told to bring it in during the winter, and to expect at least a $1,000 bill for the repairs.


So, I am seriously considering to give it a try myself, and see where it takes me.
Sure, this season of riding seems toast already, regardless of what I do, but with a bit of luck, I might live to see the next spring.  LOL


I can source parts from Serbian Yamaha dealer (uber-expensive and months waiting, but it's not impossible).
I can also source stuff from German Amazon, and perhaps from some German online stores (not all of them will take Serbian Visa debit card payments with a German delivery address).


Any tips or advice are welcome.
The advice from the last mechanic I talked to was to sell the bike and get a newer model.


Relja