22-10-14, 09:12 AM
(This post was last modified: 22-10-14, 09:14 AM by ricknz.)
Gen 1 owner here from NZ, had it shipped over from a mate in the UK... he may even be a member here...
Anyhow I've noticed that when I start her up in the morning its a little difficult... there is a slight pause when I press the button, and although it starts pretty much immediately its very "lumpy" and I have to either very gently start increasing the revs to make the engine run clean, or let it die, put on full choke and try again. I'm so used to my bikes starting first pop, and cleanly. Its never very cold here so full choke seems a bit unnecessary.
Also, over the past few days (I don't ride it as much as I'd like) I've noticed that immediately on startup there is a faint squeak that disappears within 0.5s or so... anything I should worry about?
I'm planning on servicing the bike very soon in time for summer months... oil, filter, coolant, bleed brakes, sync carbs, TPS, plugs etc. so maybe this will help.
Any advice appreciated - thanks!
Could be blocked pilot jets causing difficult starting. Squeaking could be exup valve or servo.
Some say that he eats habanero chilli peppers dipped in oil of capsaicin for extra bite and that his pyjamas are made from Nomex. All we know is, he's called Ad the Bad
Yeah I've done some reading and just checked Mr Haynes... will inspect carbs when I remove them.
I greased/inspected the exup value around 6 months ago but the bike has seen little use since... i noticed at the time that the pulley was damaged so I have a spare one (+spring, washers etc.) ready to go when I do some service work.
Thanks for the info.
Before you go stripping things down looking for a problem...
The Fazer doesn't start first go for most people. It is normal to need a little choke and/or a touch of throttle.
As for the squeak, that could be any one of quite a few things. I would suggest you wait a moment between turning on the ignition and pressing the button to allow time for various self tests to complete. (Fuel pump priming, exup valve check and so on.) If you still hear something going on, try and pin down at least what part of the bike it is coming from. Front below tank - exup servo, under seat - fuel pump, down low, exup valve.
It's definitely the exup valve, I'll service it when I replace the pulley.
I'm looking into installing an Ivan kit... It's very lumpy around 3k and vibrations around 4.5k and I've heard installing the Ivan kit smoothes this out and increases power. Is it worth purchasing an overhaul kit in addition to the Ivan kit? I figure the seals etc have never been replaced and its 12 years old now (mileage is only 17k).
Any decent stockists in the UK where I can get both kits at the same time?
I already had an after market end can, Remus revolution.
My thou never starts as well as the 600 .always runs lumpy for a few seconds, but no big deal!
I've found SG Motorsport... 110GBP but I've seen it on Ivan's website for 120USD which is a lot cheaper... does anyone know if its possible to buy direct from Ivan's website?
Ivan doesn't do online sales, as far as I recall.
Call his shop in New York and ask them how much to ship to NZ. Don't forget to add in any import tax that might be levied by your customs people, though.
no customs tax unless its >400NZD so all good there...
just suprises me why the kit appears to be ~20% more expensive in the UK c.f. USA even with the 20% VAT removed!
Ahhh I think you may have hit the nail on the head :lol
Spent a lot of time tonight reading up on factory pro vs. ivans kit for the gen1... read lots of interesting forum posts!
What are peoples thoughts here? I don't mind drilling holes in my carbs for performance/smoothness gains as-per Ivans, but if that can be attained with the factory pro without drilling, that seems appealing to me...
I used to get a squeak from the fuel pump before starting, when it'd been in the garage for a week or two.
Starting always needed a good bit of throttle on mine, often 2nd go due to me been scared of flooding it, old habits die hard!
