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If you have a 2009 you have a FZ6 S2 2007-2009: FZ6 S2 (Black engine, frame, new swingarm, 4 piston brake calipers, new gauge cluster etc.) 2004-2006: FZ6 S1 (Silver engine and frame except for 2006, old swingarm, 2 piston brake calipers, old style gauge cluster etc.) These are the FZ6's as we...

I did consider replacing the chain, kind of wishing I did, but it would probably take 2 weeks to get the parts for it and I didn't want to leave my grandmas garage in a state while I waited, oh well, a fun project for next winter when I get missing the bike. I usually do a throttle body sync...

They were both slightly retarded, like the intake mark was a mm or so below the head line and the exhaust mark was a mm or so above the head line. I remember it not being on 100% when I disassembled (I'll know for next time to take more pictures, guess I just got excited when I was...

Reassembly (with new fork oil) happened yesterday, I nervously started it and it sounded good, normal if not a little smoother. It ran a little rich at the start but it started to look and smell normal as I let it idle for a bit. I assume this is from unplugging the battery for a couple days and...

Re: Valve Clearance ADJUSTMENT; a quick "how to" remove exh cam Some of my thoughts: -Remove the front wheel and forks for way nicer access to the valve cover (plus then its a great time to do your fork oil/fork seals) -Take pictures of EVERYTHING before completely disassembling -If you dont...

Re: Valve Clearance ADJUSTMENT; a quick "how to" remove exh cam These are my exhaust valve specs from when I checked and adjusted them, the intake valves were all okay, and the paper I had written all the info on is covered in oil and banned from the kitchen where I am writing this Shims...

I rotated it through probably 5 miles yesterday haha,I never felt any resistance and I was turning it with a very small ratchet (spark plugs out). I decided I was okay with it, one gear cog back and the T was too low, the bike has 45,000 miles on it, and I've owned it since 6,000 and 2013 so I...

To be honest I'd forgotten about the fact that maybe the chain stretched a touch, it does have 70,000 km on it, if my thinking is correct, the T mark would be slightly above the line if both cams are dead on with the head line. One thing that's been baffling me was I zip tied the chain to the...

The little line you see is the crankcase split, it's got a little excess sealant or whatever they used oozing out ever so slightly

So I just re-shimmed all my exhaust valves, went very well... then came setting the timing because I was dumb and didnt ziptie the chain to the other sprockets, so the timing was off when I reinstalled the exhaust cam. I have the two cam timing marks perfectly opposing each other, the T on...

Are you saying your bike is cutting out when you just start it on a cold engine?... choke would imply carburetors... FZ6 (and FZ6r) are fuel injected. The computer likely richens the fuel mixture depending on what temp readings its getting. Could be a temp sensor not working right? do you have...

I have looked at that chart of yours many times haha, I was following the guide and going in 180 degree increments, but I ended up forgoing that and just watching for when each cylinder in question had its cam lobes opposing each other. I'm going to check for a third time tomorrow then pull the...

I just got finished taking my whole front end apart, got the forks out to change out the oil, figured I should check the valves as... well I'm at 70,000 km and they havent been checked yet :spank: It was a little messy and a hassle to get everything out of the way and sorted out, but I managed...

On a slightly different note, where did you get the shims? I know you're GTA area, a recent Cycle Canada article comes to mind (if you're not a reader you definitely should start), the editor tried to go in to his Toronto area shop and exchange some shims (Honda). They said they wouldn't do it...

That sounds similar to the regular FZ6 tick, I've had it since day 1 with the bike and its never changed. That being said I would still recommend at least checking over the cam chain tensioner, you can isolate where the sound is coming from by holding a screwdriver handle to your ear and placing...

Have a look at all your fuses, and check for corrosion/looseness on the battery and main grounding wires. Sometimes it looks connected but if its loose it won't have the connection it needs. I had this happen on an accord, negative terminal on the battery was pretty loose and had a lot of...

I got a second project bike to work on cause I was kinda bored with the lack of work/mods to do on the FZ6, both money and not wanting to have any down time stopped me from doing any real big mods. I have gotten the bored feeling, during the spring I commute to work 12 hour days for each weekend...

Woo, Thank everyone! she's still a work in progress but hopefully I'll actually (legally) have it on the road soon

I actually never thought of putting the magnets on the outside of the drain plug. On my vintage bike I was toying with the idea of putting a magnet on the inside of the plug after I did a rebuild, I decided against it since I was afraid the heat would weaken the magnet and it would fall off/run...

Did you crack your frame? or chip a piece off? I missed that part in the original post. I was expecting this to be a couple hundred dollar fix for the fairing mostly