Just bought a 1000 Fazer

[Andy W]

She runs! :-)

:thumbup :woot

[AyJay]

Make it live! We're all on your side!


Poor old Fazer, being treated badly by that shabby bunch in London. I see Two Wheels Only's website domain is up for sale. Are they even still in business? I'm pretty sure I got a set of tyres fitted by them decades ago, but never used them for service.

[Mustang]

How did you get the cam cover off?  Does the coolant from the pipes on top drain out of weep holes in the block like a spark plug drain hole?

[reggit]

How did you get the cam cover off?  Does the coolant from the pipes on top drain out of weep holes in the block like a spark plug drain hole?

Take AIS off - i'm in the middle of removing this completely and have run into a problem (separate thread).  HT heads off and hooked up out of the way, coolant pipes off - I unbolted the 'stat housing to get more room. 


6x Allen bolts hold the cam cover on, it just lifts off and slides out of the frame, access is a little tight and it needs a little jiggling around to get it out.


Didn't notice where coolant dribbles went (not in engine though) so can't help there.

[reggit]

Well, you'll probably guess from the following picture that I'm not too unhappy!    Just need to set the clock....




It was smoking quite heavily from the exhaust initially, but that cleared to steam - guessing it's nothing to worry about and just remnants of it's previously poor state of health.

It has a rock steady idle and runs up (off load) nicely.  I've still got  a good few jobs to attend to, but the battle appears to be won!  Just getting impatient now!


Stiff throttle next.....

[Falcon 269]

Keep at it, mate ... you're winning!

[reggit]

Now insured, waiting impatiently to tax it tomorrow and see how it rides - fingers crossed the carbs aren't gummed up!
The sticking throttle was just the switchgear/guide clogged up in old grease, so easy fix.


Just looking at it's MOT's - something dodgy I thing with the shop I bought it from as it's not one 1 mile since it's MOT in May; me thinks it wasn't running then and was pushed in.  I drained a gallon and half of manky petrol out of the poor thing, so can't see how it would have run then.


This made me laugh, have you ever seen a bike cover so few miles between MOT tests?

[Falcon 269]

Unless you're incredibly lucky, I see a trip into the carbs in your near future.  With that little mileage the pilot circuits and jets are going to need cleaning out. 

Fingers crossed!

[reggit]

I'm expecting it to be honest, but can't test any further without getting it on the road to see how it behaves.  Pilots seem ok on idle and off load.  It'll cost me one of Ivan's kits if I have to pull them apart!


Was just putting the bike back together and noticed that the air filter (not k&n style) is uniformly oiled in clean oil ,  doesn't look right to me, and will explain why it smoked like a chimney for a while when it first fired up. New one on its way to delay things another day or so! 

[Falcon 269]

If it's idling OK you might be lucky with the pilots.  When blocked, the bike usually won't run clean until it gets to around 3k rpm or so.

Is the oiled air filter a paper OE type?  If so, the oiling might be a result of oil mist from the crankcase breather which vents into the airbox.

[reggit]

Is the oiled air filter a paper OE type?  If so, the oiling might be a result of oil mist from the crankcase breather which vents into the airbox.

Looks OE type, definitely not K&N type that should be oiled.  It's a very uniform covering on the filter, which is at odds to what I've seen on a 'heavy breathing' engine in the past, although that was on a car.  The oil also smells different to that in the sump, I'm just going to change it and clean the airbox up and see what happens. 


Thanks for your advice....

[Falcon 269]

Sounds like your bike has had some weird things done to it in the past 3 years. 

[mtread]

Nice to see a Fazer resurrected rather than just broken for parts. Sounds like the previous owner had just given up. Well done 

[Dustydes]

Good to read she lives. 
Don't forget exup, if no 7 code and it moves maybe leave for later or she could be off road again for a bit.
Check its adjusted right
Run some 3in1 down cables from top, they can get dry and tight and do the throttle cable.
You can start to think of mods now, R6 shock, Rethals etc

[reggit]

Weirdly the exup valve looks in good nick externally and isn't reporting an error, so am leaving it for a while, at least until I can determine the rest of the bike is good.


Not going too silly on thinking about mods, at least not until I've scared myself silly a few times lol


Just want to put fresh oil and filters in the old girl, then see how she behaves!  Hopefully Friday morning as away with family over weekend.

[mtread]

You do realise we're all on the edge of our seats here 

[tommyardin]

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The ignition switches tend to wear.  Plenty of wd40 should get it moving again.
But you may find due to wear you have push to key forward or back when in the barrel then turn.
Mine won't budge unless I give it a nudge one way to turn on, then the other to turn off and lock.  As long as I do that it works no problem.

Thanks for that tip, it needs pulling back a bit then it's happy.
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Seems that most Yamaha switches are the same, mine FZS 600 need just slightly pulling back towards the rider and it then functions smoothly, without pulling it backwards it will not turn, as long as you know 'Jobs a Goodun'

[reggit]

Bugger! So near and yet so far!


All back together, let it idle up to temperature (well warm at least) and it sprouts a coolant leak!  Job for next week.


Looks like no test ride today as away for long weekend with wife and kids in a bit.


Are these things supposed to be 'interesting' to start from cold?  I need full choke and a bit of throttle, then it won't idle for half a minute or so.  Suspecting something out of adjustment.

[reggit]

You'll be glad to know that this is probably my last post on this thread!


Coolant leak was simple, some idiot hadn't tightened up one of the hoses properly


Test ridden it around 6 miles, bloody hell this is the comfiest bike I've ever ridden :-)  It runs well as well, so it look like I've got away without stripping the carbs.





Found the reason it hasn't been doing many miles - the speedo isn't working!  Next most urgent fix.


Still got a slight coolant leak, the hoses are not in brilliant condition, so may use that as an excuse to order some samco's now I know everything major works.  Job for next week though to stop the leak.


Also need to refit the belly pan!


Very very happy now :-) 


Total out lay is around £1200, don't know the going rate, but I'm happy enough :-)


Woohoo it runs! by d.a.thornber@btinternet.com, on Flickr


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[PieEater]

Brilliant news, good to see you perseverance and hard work have paid off and you can start enjoying the bike now rather than swearing at it.