Hello,
I recently bought a 2003 FZS600 on the cheap and had it fixed up completely (outside of paint touchups). It has an epoxy layer in the tank, new tubes, gas pump, seals, carbs etc. The bike runs like a dream now.
In a few weeks I'm taking this beast from Belgium to the Italian Riviera via France on a week long cruise with the missus on the back.
Anyone has any tips to make sure the bike (it's 19 years old after all) and ourselves will survive this trip?

Note that we will stop around Lyon to sleep because I think it's not going to be doable in one go. We plan to stop every few hours to drink and eat. It's around 9 hours of riding the first day and 7 the second (same for the way back).  During the stay in Italy will do some riding but nothing crazy.

In the past  (on different motorcycles), the furthest I've went was Belgium to Brighton in the UK (around 500km).

Well the old girl is 19yrs old and due its yearly service (by me)
So i thought i would get a carb rebuild kit including diaphragms and give the carbs a thorough clean up
New oil and filter and spark plugs and fuel filter

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I recently went through my carbs again because the regular orings I used on the fuel inlet seats failed.  As most of you guys know Yamaha will only sell you the needle, seat, and oring as a set for not cheap each.  I went ahead and ordered proper viton orings but had to buy bulk and wait.  I finally got them in and installed and confirm the fit is excellent so I'm offering them in sets of 4.  Selling sets for 10$USD  stateside and 11$USD to mail to England.  Paypal preferred

For those chasing a slow return to Idle after closing the throttle on the FazersI had been chasing this slow return to idle on my 2003 Fazer 600 for a while and bike was a bit lazy on the throttle, response not as positive as it used to be. 
Everything checked out, nothing was wrong, I was totally baffled by it.
I took the carbs off to go through everything. Checked each of the diaphragms twice for holes and splits. Checked Inlet manifolds, and all vacuum caps, all were fine.
Evertyhing was absolutely as it should be
When putting the carbs back I was looking at how the air equalises at the top of the diaphragms. Removed the little gauze filter housing which allows the air to the vents in and out as slide rises and fals. Looked at it and it looked fine. Stuck a small LED light into the the back and could only see a few specks of light through it. Decided to try cleaning it and used Carb cleaner and an old beard trimmer brush as I could not remove the gauze.
See pictures of location of filter, what it looks like off the bike, plus the before cleaning and after cleaning. Bike is back running like new since and throttle response is back to normal. My theory was that since it couldn't breath in and out through the vents it was using the small holes on the base of the slide near the needles to equalise the air above the diaphragm and was slowing the rate of ascent and decent of the slide. It happened so gradually it wasn't notice. I have since checked my sons 600 and my 1000 and both were partially blocked. Cleaning these also improved the throttle response. My 600 has 955000 miles on it and both my sons 600 and my 1000 have about half that.

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06 with 21900km on the clock

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Hi all
I have fitted a bodge number plate light to my recently rear ended fz1s so I can still ride it while I wait for parts to arrive from fowlers (up to three weeks ?). While I was at it I checked how I would remove it later.


I've checked the service manual but it doesn't describe the actual procedure, the sticking point for me was how to remover the tool holder tray so the cables can be pushed out, the seat stay brackets prevent it from coming out the top way. Or is it a question of removing the side panels and splash guard so the entire subframe can be removed and the parts disassembled off the bike?


I'm sure I will figure it out eventually over a weekend of tantrums in the garage. If anyone knows the correct method I would greatly appreciate the input and only have to suffer half a day of tantrums (or maybe a whole day) ?


Thanks ?

If anyone's interested, this site does some good quality & polished Titanium parts.
You can buy direct on the link below or buy via eBay shop.
These aren't necessarily the cheapest, but from personal experience, they're better than some I've bought in the past, just bought a set of front disc rotor mounting bolts for my Gen1 1000.  :thumbup


No idea why link has shrunk to Antman dimensions? maybe admin can jump in & correct it's size, but it still works as intended.


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Hi Peeps.


Bit of useful info for those interested in fitting the Full Monty jet kit / carb mods / carb rubber porting / airbox lid mod / Piper Cross filter / exhaust can change.


Ivan omitted any info or pics in my jet kit, so messaged him direct via his Facebook page, he sent me the shittiest photo of a cut away airbox lid.


I've basically copied it on my own lid & here are the result via better pics.

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Hi all,


Time to hang up my leathers ... or more precisely, invite someone else to hang them up for me.  :'(


With both bikes sold a while ago, I'm clearing out all my riding gear and spares.  First up my Alpinestars 2-piece leathers.  In very good condition, never crash tested and all zips/fasteners in perfect working order.


Size labels say 36" waist on the trousers, 42" chest on the jacket.  I found the jacket to be generously sized and had room to wear a full Forcefield back protector underneath.


Comes with knee sliders (not shown on photo) and all internal armour.


Asking £120 plus £15 max for shipping.  Shipping cost is an estimate.  If it comes out less, I'll charge accordingly. 


Cheers!

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In case this has not been seen. Came across it yesterday
Tracer owners https://www.givi.co.uk/recomendations-en/lureTn2159