Recent content by phario

Sorry for the delay everybody. I had to get back from holidays to actually inspect the bike. The weird thing is that no, it doesn't have the ABS light on the dash. Here is a picture of the bike: So I can confirm that there is no wire going into the hub as in broody's picture...

I will come out an ask a dumb question: how do you know whether your bike has ABS? From what I understand, all the European models after 2009 have ABS. However, I can't spot any indicator light on mine (does it only come on if the ABS is malfunctioning?). I can't recognize whether the ABS disc...

I got it working! Thanks to the great tips by FinalImpact and TownsendsFJR1300. First off, let me fill you in on what I did after my last post. I cleaned the tips of the spark plugs thoroughly, and waited for about an hour leaving the spark plug sockets unfilled. Note that outside...

I report back with findings. Here is what I did. I pulled spark plugs 4 and 3. When I pulled spark plug 3, I noticed the smell of fuel on the tips (noticed that the bike had not been started for a day) At this point, I thought that it was a flooded engine. So I put the spark plugs 3 and 4...

Can I just make sure I understand the layout. The cap is below: When I push this into the plug hole, I have to verify that the cap rotates clockwise to a snug fit. Is this correct? I removed the top bolt on the left side of the radiator in your picture here. I found that removing...

I've made sure to put them in in order that they're labeled. No way to swap 1 and 4 given the location, but maybe I'll try swapping 2 and 3 to diagnose. It was up for a spark plug service, and I stupidly thought I might as well. I doubt this would be a reason, given there was no...

Hi thanks. I put in an order for feeler gauges so need to wait until tomorrow. Today I tried to start the bike up with the old spark plugs that had started no problem. It would not start. I could hear the engine turning over and the battery is fine, but no ignition. What could cause this...

I'm sorry for the abrupt question, but I just had a hell of an afternoon. I tried to do a spark plug change for my bike, and I'm not sure why, but after it was all installed, the idle was really rough and something was obviously wrong (the bike was jerking and misfiring, it seems). I ripped it...

Many thanks to everybody. I did confirm with the local mechanic that the brakes were rubbing as normal in the rear (but he indicated that it was slightly rubbing excessively in the front, but not worryingly so; so I did clean it out). One thing that the mechanic confirmed was that the disc...

I was trying to clean and lubricate the rear brake caliper. There is a small metal section within the brake caliper. Here is a picture. It popped out and I'm not sure which way it goes back in. Most notably there are two small tabs that poke outwards. In the above image they are both on...

This is from a 2011 FZ6 S2. I noticed that the rear brake pads rub against the disk. I can hear the rubbing when the bike is moved in neutral, but it generally rolls OK. I think that I've been riding it like this for at least a few weeks. Is this a problem? I'd like to remove the brake...

Hi! Thanks. Bit annoying is this means I need to go buy a darn drill :( But those pics are really helpful. Thanks. Edit: Oh, I forgot to ask: how do you unclip the connections from the signal housing? I had peered in the other day, but it looked like it was soldered directly to the housing.

Thanks for the helpful tip. I did buy a soldering iron, 18 AWG wire, and a wire stripper for this project. The problem was that I'm unsure of where to make the cut. I will have to have a look in the morning to see if the fender can be removed, but would this likely reveal more easily...

I'm a bit of an amateur when it comes to mechanical/electrical work, but anyways---have to learn sometime. Some of you may know that installing the Givi PLX360 side cases requires the turn signals to be moved backwards, and this is a problem because the wiring needs to be elongated...