During my recent cam chain replacement I thought it would be a good idea to check the valve timing. I don't really have a question about this I just wanted to get a bit of discussion going on what everybody else's valve timings are and if anybody has fitted, or considers it worth fitting, new shims to our bikes.


At 50 000km my bike isn't quite ready for the scrap heap but it's certainly no spring chicken (2000 model). Nevertheless in the 3 years I've had it, it has become my pride and joy and I would never sell it, I would only ever get around a grand for it and its worth far more to me and doesn't take up much room.


As you all know the FZS600s valves get tighter as the engine wears. The spec for intakes is 0.11-0.20mm, almost all mine are at 0.11mm (even lying to myself a bit on a couple of those) and one of my intakes on piston 4 is a solid 0.10. My exhausts aren't so bad: spec being 0.21-0.30 and pistons 2 and 3 both having all valves on 0.24 whilst 1 and 4 sit at 0.22.


I was prompted to post this as today I finally found some time away from the demands of fatherhood to balance the carbs following the cam chain replacement. 1 + 2 are sweet as a nut but 3 and 4 are a little harder to coax into balance and I thought the valve timing must be the reason. Tbh though the bike runs great for what I want it to do, I'm never going to take it on a track I just dream of taking it on a long trip. I look for reliability over performance. The hurricane rather than the spitfire. I ride with my brother mostly and he has a 2007 bandit which splutters and coughs like an aging smoker.

Afternoon all,


a friend of mine recommend the metzeler roadtec 01 tyres. 


http://www.metzeler.com/site/uk/en/produ...Roadtec-01




It says at the bottom of that page they do a looks like they do a 110/70 - 17 M/C 54H TL, which would be great.


However, it looks like an ADV version? And it doesn't have the normal speed rating, what do you guys reckon, would it be different profile or unsafe to use?


Cheers,

How about this for a winter holiday? - if you’d like to ride a Fazer 600 in Spain have a look at Spanish Fly Ride http://www.spanishflyride.co.uk/  https://www.facebook.com/SpanishFlyRide/

Three of us had 5 nights there last week with four days out on the bikes - the bikes, including a Boxeye Fazer were well prepped (and all on Michelins).

The roads out in the hills and mountains are amazing with stunning scenery – smooth, grippy, no potholes, no speed cameras, no Police (ahem, other than a minor run in with the Guardia Civil), sun, blue skies, no rain and bends…..lots and lots of bends – tight 270° blind hairpins to ton plus sweepers.

It was 25-28°C every day – October through winter to May is the best time, June to September would be too hot (high 30’s). Even in January it’s low 20’s so perfect for being on a bike.

Breakfast and evening meal with beer and wine included with a pool to cool off in after a long day.

Carl (from Sheffield) and Dessi were great hosts and provided us with some fab food and made us feel at home.

For us it was cheap flights (£44rtn) with Ryanair out of East Mids to Valencia, hire car (£31 or Carl can pick you up) and about an hours drive to Gata de Gorgos – Alicante is about the same.
Carl’s villa location is very quiet and only 5-10 minutes from those amazing roads.

There’s no limit on miles covered, just put fuel in and Carl will guide you on roads he’s ridden 50+ times and he’ll record your knee down efforts.

Couldn’t fault the overall value - looking to go back in November for the last MotoGP of the season using the bikes to get to the circuit.

And no, I’m not on commission, I just think what Carl did for us is worthy of a mention – we had a fantastic, memorable time.

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Saw a lovely red foxeye this afternoon at Sandiacre Derbyshire. I was out with the dog and only saw it for a couple seconds, I think it was a thou

Morning All,

I've reassembled the rear wheel and noticed the sprocket is wobbling which is causing the chain to judder. All the bearings are new as is the sprocket. I've checked and the sprocket is flat. I've noticed that the sprocket carrier wobbles slightly on the axle so I stripped everything back down and the collars wobble slightly on the axle. So the question is, is the play on the collars normal or does this suggest that the axle is worn or the collars or both? The bike has only done 17,000 miles but has been stood for a couple of years. The cush rubbers seem in good condition and I don't believe they would take up the play if I replaced them but I could be wrong. Any thoughts?

Thanks

Paul

Just been sent the key tag from the bikes (05 FZS 1000) previous owner.  Code prefix is F and five digits!  I thought all of these keys had the prefix A and four digits?  I think he has sent me the code tag from another bike or could this be correct?  Does anyone have a Gen 1 tag with a prefix of F and five digits? No point in ordering a useless key!

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Anyone got a bottom fork adguster and boss for Fazer thou. For not much please

My dads latest creation.


A Ducati TT-F1 replica










He made pretty much everything, the frame, swingarm, suspension links, tank, triple clamps, exhaust etc.  Sounds awesome and feels half the weight of the Fazer! 

My immobiliser doesn’t get on with my dash cam.

Yesterday I finished fitting an Innovv C5 dash cam to my bike. The wiring was simple enough; a constant live direct from the +ve battery terminal, an earth to the -ve terminal, and a switched live which I took from the fuse box, also taking this opportunity to move the live for my heated grips off the battery and onto the fuse box too.
I went for a test ride this morning any it was all fine, but going to work I stopped on the way, and the bike wouldn’t start again.
Like usual, I blipped the fob to deactivate the alarm, switched the ignition on, but when I hit the starter everything went dead. I blipped the fob again, and got the tone that told me the alarm had been tripped.
Then, nothing. No alarm, no lights, nowt, like the battery was totally flat. Immediately I suspected the camera, (funnily that was working, which it shouldn’t have been with the keys in my pocket!)  so took the wires off the battery and the immobiliser started to work.
I disarmed it, and was able to fire the bike up straight away.

So, do you reckon the extra voltage load from the switched live in the fuse box made the immobiliser think something was up, and kick in?
Or is there another explanation?