I've been rebuilding a 2002 FZ1 that had sat outside for 4 years. Been a tough road but I think we're finally at the "tuning" part. It runs, it drives, now just to get it to stop pouring oil on startup.  :lol
Glad to be here. You guys have a wealth of knowledge.

Hi all
I got an advisory on my latest mot to change the brake fluid, can anyone tell me is bleeding ABS any more of a pain in the arse than regular brakes, also I was thinking of adding some braided hoses but it seems a lot more expensive than regular brakes, not sure exactly what needs replacing

Hi All,


I've spent many hours tawling through the various FZS600 threads to plug gaps in knowledge for my lockdown project which is now complete: a full rebuild and modificaiton of a FZS600 into a cafe racer.  Hoping the pictures of the end result show and sounding out to see if there is any appetite for a build thread to show how I went about the project and lessons learned on the way...


Cheers.

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Just the usual heads up. It’s the Whitstable Egg Run April 3rd, leaving Tankerton Road Car Park, CT5 2AS, at 2pm. Bring an egg or make a donation on the day. Hot food available in the car park. The run is to a school in Canterbury.

Hi All,


Do you think it is possible to convert the standard Fazer indicator lights to be "always on" like daylight running lights, and then for them to flash as usual when activated from the standard turn switch?



Cheers for any help / ideas.


Simon.

According to the manual, the fuel tank on the FZ6 can hold 19.4 litres.

But does anyone know if that's the absolute maximum (ie brim full to the cap) or whether it allows for an air gap at the top?

Hi Guy's,


Currently have a FZS1000 - Fazer 1000. When riding when you close the throttle the bike carries on, then the revs come back down slowly.


I've been through the following, new plugs, HT caps all tight on leads, carbs stripped, cleaned and balanced, air/fuel set at 3 turns out. As far as I'm aware the carbs are standard just with a aftermarket end can. New air filter, new fuel filter. EXUP valve removed and serviced and set up correctly.


I can't find any air leaks anywhere. Everything is tightened up.


The bike also when you start it revs upto about 3-4 but comes straight back to idle, this is starting it without any throttle or choke.


Also AIS is blanked off. Fresh coolant, new oil & filter too.


I'm at a bit of a loss as to why it's holding the revs I can't seem to find a reason why it's doing this.


Any help would be greatly appreciated.

So I'm changing the battery on the 1000. No great shakes, easy job to do.
The question is, I come from a Lead/Acid background, always have fitted them as I like to be able to maintain levels etc.
The last battery I fitted to the 1000 was an sealed AGM battery, which has only lasted 7 years. Its hooked to an Optimate when the bikes not in use.
So, Are these Motobatt's any good and do they need their own chargers?
Has anyone had a really negative experience with Motobatt?
Has anyone fitted anyother make which they would like to recommend?
Looking at the Tanya website, there are a lot of batteries which are a fraction of the price, some AGM and some traditional Lead/Acid.
Lithium is off the menu - I don't agree with the employment methods for extraction! (And Boeing's keep catching fire  :lol ) TIA.

For any future owners who encounter this rarity:

After 3 months of storage, I recently  tried & failed to start bike up.
Battery had been taken off bike & charged up, my Optimate 3 showed the green light so I asssumed all was fine.  Reconnected it to the bike & hit the starter.  Clock lights dimmed a bit, also got some high pitched buzzing from the solenoid but no cranking. I then got the rev counter flicking round to show a 9k error code which is meant to indicate an issue with the tilt switch just behind the battery.Re-charging the battery yet again & lot of fiddling with the solenoid got me nowhere, so in the end I risked replacing the battery to get her up & running again: a decent spin out today & she seems to be running fine now. A strange one, we're all familiar with the 7k exup error code yet there seems to be relatively little about the 9k code.
I think I might remove this new battery & bring it indoors away from the cold next winter, otherwise this could become an expensive habit....

I have been trying to take a photo of the frame number of my FZ1-S 2007 to send to Yam UK so I don't contribute to Khan's slush fund.
Yam UK state this must be a frame stamp and not the lable, so the only place I can find a frame stamp is above the lable on the steering tube but partially hidden by the brake hoses, impossible to get a photo of the whole thing.
I can't take the bike apart so is there anywhere else the frame is stamped?
At this point in time I would throw that little shitbag in the Thames if I met him in the street  :grumble :grumble :grumble