Restyling a fazer - tidy tail faring?

[fazersharp]

Yamaha official seat cover to cover the pillion seat.
I had one of these from ebay about 6 years ago- put it on and didnt like it and sold it back on ebay 
The problem was that it just looked like a bit of plastic stuck on the back of your seat and it just looked wrong - a bit rubbish
If I remember right you take off the grabrail and use the same bolt holes its then that I thought hmmm its much better without them so left them off
Photoshoped numberplate numbers before you ask !

[alan sherman]

Never seen that one.  I was thinking of the one in this thread:
http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php?topic=8946.0

Good shot of the numberrplate in the higher position though.

[fazersharp]

Some pictures make the cover look ok but in real life I thoughjt it made the back look less streem lined and just fat

[Geordi Sussex]

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You can go up to 1.3mm but I found there was a lack of power at the bottom end.... as far as I remember there are 1.15mm jets in yours.... 


I will go though the old paperwork and see if there is any info there as well

Thanks for that. Any information gratefully received as there doesn't seem to much info available on the subject. Most comments I've seen reckon these bikes don't like pod filters. My feeling is that very few who've fitted pods have had them properly set up on a dyno.
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Found this in the paperwork


I don't know what it means but it's got more power after the dyno run

[Ruby Racing]

Blimey! That's a hell of a difference. Thanks for the info.


I'm only guessing, but perhaps the first dyno run was with the pod filters and different exhaust fitted, but before any jetting changes were made to the carbs. It would certainly run more air in the mixture (so running lean?) which would affect the power output. I'm surprised it's by that amount though. My knowledge is pretty limited, to non existent on the subject of carbs, so maybe something else was to blame.

[papercutout]

I'll still have to consider pod filter some time, but it's not high up my list currently.

The real reason for me bumping this was my crappy attempt at a photoshop earlier, this is roughly what I'll be aiming for in the not too distant future, although probably an inch or 2 shorter, with a restyled grab rail. Maybe. In some form! (I want to be able to carry a pillion passenger) (I'm getting my black powdercoated swingarm back soon too)

[fazersharp]

As I said I took off my grab rail looks much better without it and I prefer a pillion to hold on to me anyway.

[darrsi]

As I said I took off my grab rail looks much better without it and I prefer a pillion to hold on to me anyway.

Really???
They have no control if you brake hard (it happens).

[ElkWorks]

if your not precious about your bike, just hack it all off like I did!

[papercutout]

As I said I took off my grab rail looks much better without it and I prefer a pillion to hold on to me anyway.

I carry pillion's a reasonable amount, and I definitely prefer it if they hold onto the rail. Unless they're REALLY good, then hard braking = balls into tank. Which is never preferable! I'll possibly custom make one though - it's pretty easy to bend some steel tubing.

[darrsi]

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As I said I took off my grab rail looks much better without it and I prefer a pillion to hold on to me anyway.

I carry pillion's a reasonable amount, and I definitely prefer it if they hold onto the rail. Unless they're REALLY good, then hard braking = balls into tank. Which is never preferable! I'll possibly custom make one though - it's pretty easy to bend some steel tubing.
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Have you got one of those pillion rubber mesh seat covers, they are absolutely brilliant at keeping a passengers arse firmly in place when braking and accelerating.
For the small amount they cost i think they're an essential bit of kit.


They give the seat a bit of character as well.


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-FZS-600...486b8e71ac

[Doddsie]

That looks nice in black and silver, not too busy. :thumbup

[Ruby Racing]

That looks nice in black and silver, not too busy. :thumbup

Pretty sure they are just black. The "silver" is almost certainly highlights from the lighting.

[Doddsie]

:lol  Sorry, I was talking about the pics of fazersharps bike.