1998 fazer 600

[Waterhouse]

Hello all I'm new to the forum. I have my mod 2 test coming up soon and am thinking of a fazer 600. I've seen one I like locally. It's the 1998 600 in red I'm just wondering what kind of price I should be looking at. It says it's only 1700 miles and been sat for 16 years new battery and starts and runs fine. Will it need coolant oil tyres fork seals or anything else changing ? As I say fairly new to biking and fazers. So all advice welcome[/size]Thanks.[size=21px]

[Bretty]

An excellent choice for a first big bike!

Got any photos?

Sat for 16yrs, hmm, it depends how it's been stored. If indoors and sheltered from the elements, it'll probably be in good nick. If stored outside obvious signs of corrosion and perished rubber would be the main thing to look for. Common issue is for the rubbers between the carbs and the engine (edited: not airbox) to crack, but it takes a lot for them to go right through.

If it's noticeably rusty I would be worried about pitting on the forks, rusty exhaust studs, the exhaust itself (the original is prone to corrosion) and chain. And the clutch might be a bit sticky if the plates have corroded.

To be fair, nothing on a Fazer is massively expensive to put right, with the exception of the gearbox, front sprocket nut and exhaust studs. All common issues with a fazer but shouldn't be a concern on a low mileage bike like that.

[Frosties]

Welcome fella - great choice of bike.


Reckon you'll be looking at new tyres @ £200 tops for Michelin PR3's, a full service and a carb clean for starters. Budget around £450. Amy link to the advertised bike so we can offer more advice ? You could find a better bike that's been used more for less money which is a better buy.

[Bretty]

Price wise. You can buy a ropey old high mileage fazer for around £800. An immaculate bike with that sort of low mileage could fetch double that.

[limax2]

Welcome to the site Waterhouse.
Such a low mileage for a 1998 bike is pretty unique so I am sure I have seen the advert. The price at nearly £2,000 is about double what you would normally expect to pay for one in good condition of that age, but as said the mileage makes it unique. The advert says it has the original tyres so at nearly twenty years old you don't want to be riding on them. Unless you know the oil and coolant has been recently changed then that needs doing along with the oil filter. Also change all the brake fluid and the fork oil as well. If it runs ok I would then just use it and not worry about the forkseals unless they start to leak.
The price might be high for the year but you will never get another with such low miles at any price.
If I had more room and less bikes it would have already been sold to me ?

[Waterhouse]

Thanks guys. Yeah I'm aware of the rarity of one with that low mileage if it's genuine which it does seem to be. Yeah I was think 2k a lot but on the other hand could be a steal if it is as good as he claims. It's advertised as a barn find and rare opportunity so I'm guessing it's been sheltered from the elements and it does look very clean.

[Waterhouse]

[darrsi]

Welcome to the site Waterhouse.
Such a low mileage for a 1998 bike is pretty unique so I am sure I have seen the advert. The price at nearly £2,000 is about double what you would normally expect to pay for one in good condition of that age, but as said the mileage makes it unique. The advert says it has the original tyres so at nearly twenty years old you don't want to be riding on them. Unless you know the oil and coolant has been recently changed then that needs doing along with the oil filter. Also change all the brake fluid and the fork oil as well. If it runs ok I would then just use it and not worry about the forkseals unless they start to leak.
The price might be high for the year but you will never get another with such low miles at any price.
If I had more room and less bikes it would have already been sold to me ?

:agree
It's a tough one, as the bike certainly does look in very good nick, but as mentioned in reality the price is a bit too much because of the year but i s'pose that should really apply to a used bike of this year, whereas this one hasn't been used.
There are 125's that are selling for way more than this sort of money but you're getting much more bike with a Fazer so in that respect i think it's worth it, BUT, as also mentioned, you're gonna certainly need tyres and fluids so expect to pay another £300 on top of whatever you pay for it.
Maybe mention that and see if a slightly better deal can be made.

[Waterhouse]

Cheers darrsi I'll message and see if I can get anything knocked off for tyres and a good service

[His Dudeness]

Look for a smokey start up from cold. You can cause problems with the rubber seals and o rings drying up from lack of use. The smokey start up would be caused by oil leaking past the valve stem seals.

[Waterhouse]

Thanks everyone all good advise. I'm going to give him a call today see if I can view it and if we can get price down abit

[steve 10562cc]

It sounds too good to be true to me a 3 year old bike averaging less than 600miles a year in it's first 3 years (only new bike I ever owned average more than 600miles a month in it's the first 3 months)  then stored for 16 years?. It's going to cost you about 2k-2.5k to buy and get on the road me I would be looking for a much newer and 15-20000 miles on it with a history.  What ever you decide enjoy your new bike take it easy to start with till you get a bit of experience and treat every other road user as a complete idiot some wont disappoint you. 

[darrsi]

It sounds too good to be true to me a 3 year old bike averaging less than 600miles a year in it's first 3 years (only new bike I ever owned average more than 600miles a month in it's the first 3 months)  then stored for 16 years?. It's going to cost you about 2k-2.5k to buy and get on the road me I would be looking for a much newer and 15-20000 miles on it with a history.  What ever you decide enjoy your new bike take it easy to start with till you get a bit of experience and treat every other road user as a complete idiot some wont disappoint you.

Could be many genuine reasons why though, it may have been bought as a summer toy, or a commuter in better weather, or they may have just simply thought biking was not for them, especially if they already owned a car?

[Waterhouse]

Well according to the guy selling it it's one former owner. Who was a farmer. Bought it used it abit then put it in his barn and left it apart from that I don't know much more about it

[Waterhouse]

Original description.     


Absolutely outstanding
Time warp
1 owner
[/size]One thousand seven hundred and thirty five miles
A premium owned genuine barn find
1 farmer owner purchased new on 03/08/1998 from Yamaha main dealer
Unused for 16 / 17 years
New battery and starts first touch of the button
Sounds ultra sweet and as it should
Beautiful red livery
Original tyres and the whole bike is stock / original / genuine
These were fabulous bikes and many sold bit find another like this[size=14pt]

[Bretty]

I can't see the photos?! and I'm curious about what it looks like now.

[Waterhouse]

I tried to post a pic I can't seem to figure out how

[BBROWN1664]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-FZS-600...Swi8VZWPOo

[Bretty]

Wow! That's probably worth £2k... to someone that wants a brand new old Fazer.

The last bike I had was an immaculate 2001 Bandit with only 1000 miles on the clock... I sold it because I never wanted to use it, ride it or leave it in the rain, get it dirty or leave it parked anywhere. The guy I sold it to just couldn't get his head around why I was selling it.

[Waterhouse]

I've spoke to the guy and managed to wangle a couple of hundred quid off asking price so all been well I should have a new ( well almost new old ) fazer soon