Hi all

[elbrownos]

Hello All
Just joined the forum because I've got quite a bit of work to do on my '02 FZS600 and could do with some advice
I'm in Nottingham, been riding the bike for 18 months.
I don't have a car and commute 40 miles a day (mostly on the M1).
All year except a week or two when there's ice on the road.
The bike's in good condition(12k miles) but suffering from the salt.
I've been pretty slack with maintenance so far but here's what I've got coming up:
Rebuilding the rear brake caliper (pistons and seals)
New stainless exhaust
K&N air filter
Balance carbs
Front sprocket nut
Change coolant, oil & filter
Fork dust seals
General de-rusting & painting

Cheers
elbrownos

[Chris]

Hi,

Welcome to the forum!

Sounds like the list of work I've almost finished doing, you'll know your bike well by the end of it 

Plenty help and advice about on here. Mind and have a search for things as a lot has been covered before 

Enjoy!

Chris

[dBfazer600]

hi Elbrownos

Lots of work there, especially if its your main transport to. How about a few pic of your  :faz

Daz

[elbrownos]

Here she is

[Chris]

That's not just an 02 600, that's a blue foxeye, the fastest of all the fazers, even the thous can't keep up! haha  8)

Chris

I'm not biased at all by the fact mine is also a blue foxeye 

[dBfazer600]

Honestly the man is obsessed with the colour blue and goes weak at the knees. Although, a very tidy bike you have where mine is a 03 red persuasion and obviously slightly faster than the obsessed mans bike (his is in bits at the moment thats why)  :lol :lol

Daz

[elbrownos]

Haha cool, didn't know I had a foxeye.
It's a 5RT1-101 (German import)

[Chris]

Hahaha, even in bits mine is faster than your inferior red bike  :lol

Chris

[red98]

hi elbrownos.....for a bike thats used all year round, thats very clean......your list of work is all do`able for the home mechanic with plenty of help on here 

[Dave48]

Hello Elbrownos,
I became the owner of an identical bike last week-same colour, standard spec, & with some minor corrosion on fork legs etc.
Because there was no service history I am working through the list of tasks -see Haynes manual-started with oil & filter, coolant drain,flush &refill, brake fluid.
Mine has the original rubber brake hoses which I shall replace with braided lines-have already taken off front brake calipers for clean & inspection of pads. You have a low miles bike so wont need to do valve check unlike mine which has done 34000 miles.
None of these jobs are difficult & if you do a few each weekend you will soon get to know your bike & more importantly know things have been done.
Invest in a torque wrench as its vital to prevent over/undertightening fasteners.  You wouldn't believe the crud I discovered behind the front sprocket cover while I was checking to see if the nut was the original or modified-its orig so will be ordering kit from dealer!
Am pleased with mine as its a "softer" more forgiving machine than my thou "Big Red" ! :lol

[elbrownos]

I took that pic just after I bought it. It's had two winters of riding since then so up close it's not looking so tidy but from a distance it looks good.
Main victim is the exhaust collector which is falling to bits. Pity you have to replace the entire exhaust just because of a few inches in the middle.

[elbrownos]

The work's going well so far.
Overhauled the rear brake caliper in the weekend.
The hardest part was getting all the varnish out of the seal grooves.
I put new seals and pistons in but didn't split the caliper.
Also put in a K&N air filter today.
Next job, new downpipes. I tried a few of the nuts and they came loose easy enough so I don't expect any problems with broken studs.
Is it worth changing the studs for stainless while I've got the downpipes off?
Do I need a stud  remover or is the 2 nut trick fine for this?

[Chris]

Sounds good so far! As for the studs, if they're ok then a lot of people would suggest leaving them as if you do snap one then it's a whole lot of trouble. 

Chris