steve m

That looks bad !! looks like they smashed the case where the bolt goes in,, pushed a hex bolt in then then bunged epoxsy metal round it to hold it in,, bet it wont undo with out causing more damage, do you really want to know whats under that lot ?? Not sure what I would do really..........

There`s plenty about for the FZ6, depends how much you want to pay ?? Try Here you may find a little more info.......

Yep As above My 2004 Fazer thou has done 22000 miles and the pipes still shine

Wife has got a set of CRG Roll a Click levers (these come in a shorty or normal length) from Demon Tweekes, on her Fazer 600, she is happy with them,, she only has small hands and the stretch with the normal lever on the clutch side was a bit of a strain.....

Without being there to here the noise ???? still may be cam chain ??

" For example, imagine you are looking at the chain front on as if you were about to remove the chainguard. Look at the swingarm, and on the underside of it comes out what looks like a cable (at least its black, and cable-like), which goes.....nowhere. Its sticks out about 4-5 inches and just ends. No idea what that could be." Bike could have had a Scot Oiler fitted some Time in the past,that could be the pipe that goes to the chain ?? follow it back a see where it goes to.

Don`t Oxford do a strap on tank bag ??

Yep seen the film,read the book and got the Tshirt,,,,, been doing it off n on for the last 30 years

Don`t think Kevins other half would be very keen on your sugestion Poor lad was only looking for a job in London !!

Idle speed should be 1200 to 1300 rpm........... Does the noise go when you pull the clutch in ?? Weather you take it to a garage or do it your self is up to you ,,, do you have the tools and gauges to do the carb balance ?? its not a real hard job, ]but it is the one job I would do first ,,, would you be able to change the cam chain if needed ?? you could use a split cam chain,, other wise it is a full engine strip, but if you go down the split chain route, it is a job I would want some one in the know to do !! a mistake would mean a new engine !! Try finding out where abouts in the engine the noise is comming from, get a longish screew driver, put it to the engine then rest your ear against the handle,move around the engine till you find where the noise is the loadest, this may give you a clue to where the problem is .............. PS. did you reinstall the cam chain tensioner "by the book" or just shove it back in as it came out ??

What about bus driving ???????? at least you have four wheels and once you know the routes you should be OK,,,,down side is the shifts,, the abuse you are going to get off passengers,pedestrians and other road users,, moneys not too bad,, if you can drive a van and been on the road a couple of years and your licence aint full of points they will help you get a PCV..........

1 yes a normal multimeter will do the job just fine,,,,,,,,,,, 2 as rockerted, it could be the clutch rattling,, or it may be that the carbs need balancing, again, yes it could be the cam chain,, how many miles has the bike done ?? over bout 40k then it is likley.. or may be the chain guides are worn ? when did the bike last have an oil and filter change ? has this been done on a regular basis. 3 Had the same problem on my Fazer Thou, turned out to be the little plug had pulled out of the switch.

I think he means the washers that go in the inlet betwen the head and carbs to reduce the inlet tract size, if you take these out you may have to rejet the carbs and may be lift the needle as well ?? you need to do a plug chop,make sure the engine ain`t running weak or you could end up with burnt out valves...... I seem to have read somewhere about the spacers in the top of the slides to restrict full throtle.

Good news then souunds like you are on your way !! Hope you used the red rubber lube ?? cos normal grease or oil ain`t good for brake parts and can cause the seals to expand and lock the pistons...

Hiya and welcome......................... You sure he was/is a mate ???? The Fazer is a fine bike and i am sure you will sort it out with a little elbow grease and time Good thing is, there are plenty of parts on EBay for the 98/2003 Fazers so no problems if you find something completly shagged, you should be able to pick up an original set of pipes quite cheaply or a new set in stainless for about £180, check out the Fazer site linky guy on there goes under the name of "deefer" sells a few spares and can also supply batteries at a good price. I changed all the fixing on the wifes Fazer to Stainless, again, these where all bought on EBay

Pipes look a little on the blue side,, looks like she could be running a bit weak/hot ?? The running on could be caused by an air leak on the inlet stubs ??

S E P at Kegworth may be able to do it, but that is in Derbyshire ?? !!

Don`t oil the speedo cable !! pull the inner cable out, then clean it, and very lightly oil it but leave the last 6" before it goes into the speedo head dry,,, if oil gets into the speedo head it will bugger it up ...

The big problem with Kawasaki is they are so far wide of the mark in Moto GP, that to catch up they would have to pump in a hell of a lot of money, as you say the state of the economy at the moment just won`t allow his sort of investment and it must be getting harder and harder to find big money sponsers as well. It is bad news though, Honda has allready pulled out of car GPs, may be this will be the excuse they need to withdraw from Moto GP as well ?? who knows ?? could be that the GPs this year will be cancelled !! or may be run with WSB !! all really bad news PS,may be this should be in `general`

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Sounds like the battery needs charging or is completly naff........

Hiya,, Noticed the bike has a kick start,have you tried kick starting the bike with the battery hooked up ? use full choke and no revs. Looking at the state of the bike, the carbs will be full of crap and need a clean out and the fuel tap filter will be full of crap,the brakes will more than likley need a master cly overhaul kit and new caliper seals, the rear is a drum brake, so have you tried adjusting it ? if that don`t work a new set of brake shoes will be needed.

Try the FOC-U this is the Fazer owners club site.......

It`s the way they do it in France. If a bike is aproching you then the rider will give you a wave below the level of the bars in the form of two fingers in the form of a V, (this is not normaly done on motorways ) if a bike over takes you then a they will normaly wave with the right leg as they pass you, if you overtake a car and he pulls over for you then it is polite to acknowldge him/her by waving your right leg, car drivers in France are more `bike aware` than in any other country, and will move over for you, weather in town, in traffic or the open road and usualy they will indicate there invitation to overtake by putting on there left or right indicators. May be a bit different than the `states` where i belive you can`t even filter in traffic, or if you exceed 55mph it`s a hanging offence

[quote name='Rich_B' date='Dec 23 2008, 04:07 PM' !, Thundercat from WEBBS in Lincoln and cannot keep off it. My missus says I'm barred from it until she's at work tommorow. I'm counting the minutes and sort of just keep going out to the garage to look at it. I'm addicted. Hiya Rich,,, welcome to the boards,,always liked the old Thundercat, nice looking bike. Bought my Fazer thou from Webbs at Lincoln, the wife bought her first Fazer600 from Webbs At Peterborugh (she`s now on her second 600 ) we allways call in at the shop when we are in Lincoln, just to look of coarse !!