FREE FZS 600 '99 - Fire Damage

[cable tie]

Oh feck that must have been some blaze, I bet your landlord nearly had a heart attack when you told them. 

[Dead Eye]

Luckily the landlord has been pretty cool about it and said something along the lines of "well, I needed a new garage anyways"

[Fuzzy]

What condition are the front brake discs in?

Sorry to see this Dead Eye  Hope it all works out in the end, will you replace it?

[Dead Eye]

Discs may have survived since they can take the high temperatures but will definitely need a clean up. They were fine before the incident with no sign of pitting or warping etc

As for replacing it, I fully intend to as I loved my bike I'd have bought a replacement already if I had the money but that's where things have gotten very very tight for me and although I can afford to run it, I can't afford to replace it. My focus at the moment is to get my cage back up and running (gearbox swap on an MG ZS) then hopefully save up some money after christmas and potentially be able to afford one before summer? But even that's optimistic I expect... I miss it

[Fuzzy]

Thanks for getting back to me - having thought about it properly though, I imagine getting the discs off the wheel would not be straight forward! Not sure about carrying the whole wheel on my bike even if you were willing to part with it...

At least you have a car to see you through winter, believe me you're not missing much thanks to the weather. Maybe another Fazer or something different? At least you have the fun of bike shopping to look forward to next year 

[Dead Eye]

How far away are you?

Based on everyone's opinion of the Fazer (including my own) I can't see myself replacing it with anything else other than another Fazer

[Fuzzy]

No, you really can't go wrong with another Fazer.

I'm in west London, would've been perfect had I not forgotten that removing discs probably involves more than popping them off, shoving them into a bag and riding home! I'm guessing they'd be a bugger to get off the wheel.

Are you okay parting with the whole wheel? I suppose with enough bungees I could secure it on the bike, my discs are really worn and will need replacing soon 

[Dead Eye]

I'm not entirely certain as to the procedure for removing the discs but I assumed it would have been a case of unbolting them I guess I'll try and get out in the garage when work isn't quite so crazy.

You are move than welcome to the entire wheel however

[Fuzzy]

I think it is just a case of unbolting them but I'm not sure if it'll be as easy as it sounds, have heard that they're often very very tough.

Might come and have a look of that's okay - I will send you a pm in a mo.

[markbubble]

disc bolts can be a real pain and if you round head/s off then even worse so have a realy good fitting hex socket(cant remember size off top head) a windy gun be best way if not a good wack with impact hammer should do it,also worth try get some heat(i know its already had a load already!) onto bolts,idealy a real small flame this will help with the removal,good luck remove it they have  either gone quite easy or total pig when iv had to do them!

[Fuzzy]

Thanks Mark, that confirms my suspicions...

Recently, one of my spark plugs stripped the threads of the cylinder head and got stuck in there (before snapping) during a routine service. In the end the cylinder head had to be removed and a new thread made.... So, knowing my luck, I'll probably take the whole wheel and get a garage to sort it out!

[Topcat2006]

Just grind them off - the bike's scrap?

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[Dead Eye]

Thanks Mark, that confirms my suspicions...

Recently, one of my spark plugs stripped the threads of the cylinder head and got stuck in there (before snapping) during a routine service. In the end the cylinder head had to be removed and a new thread made.... So, knowing my luck, I'll probably take the whole wheel and get a garage to sort it out!

Seems fairly sensible as the wheel should come off relatively easily compared to the discs. It's a pity the tyre didn't survive a bit more as I'm sure it had a reasonable amount of life left in it - although its still inflated, I'm not sure I'd trust it...

[Stedman8]

First off sorry to hear about the fire :eek hopefully nobody was hurt, could you give me first shout on the starter gear cover and the clutch casing cover. As I live in Chester postage will have to be arranged would you want me to sort out a courier or such like or could you post at my cost with a bit for yourself for your trouble,cheers Steve

[Dead Eye]

I think the starter gear cover has already gone but the clutch casing is still in place. I'll take a photo tomorrow when there is light to show you that side of the bike as it currently is

[Stedman8]

Cheers Dead Eye

[brianjonze]

Hey, very sorry to see that!


Have you still got the bike or have you ditched it now? I am wandering about the top yoke, the casing which houses the ignitions is bust on mine.


Thanks.

[Dead Eye]

@Stedman8
Sorry about yesterday, had a rather bad bug which kept me in bed most of the day - I've sent you a PM with the photo of the bike

@brianjonze
Bike is still around and the top yoke is still here as well Downside is that after Wednesday I likely won't be around until after Christmas sometime

[Dead Eye]

Oops, got an error so assumed my previous message didn't post correctly - ended up posting it twice  :rolleyes

[Dead Eye]

Right, its come to that time where the bike really does need to go in its entirety now. So last chance to grab any bits before it gets collected by some scrap merchants I expect. I just don't have the time to strip it for the remaining parts and its likely that the garage is going to be torn down and rebuilt within this month leaving no where for it to be stored.