05-03-23, 12:56 PM
(04-03-23, 10:17 PM)Gaz66 link Wrote: OEM tensioners are a bit iffy, most of us invest in a manual tensioner, they all wear out at some point, as do chains.
Rubbish. I've worked on hundreds of Fazers over the years, I personally have never known one to fail, ever. It's always been a lack of revs end of. Either a quick removal and reset or as mentioned go give it some beans in the lower gears.
A very old culprit of a buzzing noise on the box eye at various revs/speeds, with the clutch in or out is/was front indicator mounts. These even when new aren't that good, poor tolerances between the hole in the firing/indicator base/mounting plate and the rubber dampening is/was very hit and miss at best at best, none of which improve with time. The go to fix is to remove and fill the mounting spaces with quality black silicon. Just solidly securing the mounting will not stop the buzzing/vibration, you need the damping effect of the silicon around the mount.
I'd suggest taking a look at these first, it's very likely the mod has been done but whatever was used has now become brittle due to time.
Later