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Also, try doing the experiment with the gas cap open. If the vent line is blocked, the pump will not be able to continue to supply fuel against the vacuum in the tank. Start the bike, wait for it to die, then open the cap. If you hear a whooshing sound, the vent is blocked.

But it stops.... what goes away? I'm guessing you have a fuel line kinked, and the engine starves for fuel. The fuel pump can pull enough into the fuel rail to supply idle for a few seconds, but it cannot maintain pressure when the demand is greater. Try setting the fuel tank off to the side...

I'd wonder about the condition of your battery, to be honest. Sounds like the amperage available is not quite up to the task. Repeatedly starting the bike 6 or more times without some running time at 1500 RPM or higher will drain the battery pretty quickly. Leaving it sitting with the lights...

You must have fuel, air, and spark for the engine to run. Isolate which is missing, and you will solve your problem. Are the spark plugs dry, or wet after the engine stops?

It's a semantics game, regardless. The FZ6 uses a 4 into 2 into 1 system.... at which point are you 'collecting'?

100 HP, in a bike that weighs 385 lbs? Steeper rake, shorter wheelbase, better suspension.... it may be ugly in your eyes..... I'll take rat on acid fast any day. :)

Collector is the appropriate term.... so Americans call it a Header instead. :)

It's also likely the dealer/minimum wage mechanic's apprentice failed to wet the O ring with used oil before installing the new filter. The rubber gasket will glue itself to the oil pan due to the engine/oil heat, if the surfaces are both dry. Adding a layer of grubby oil ensures that if it...

..... and re-posted. Thanks.

What you need to do is bookmark a site that lets you look at the parts diagrams for your bike. This is a US site, so they might not have the exact model you have in the UK. The engine is almost certainly the same, as is the part number scheme. Parts houses here, change the OEM number to some...

25K miles, in ~3 years, I got 45-50 MPG. 190 lbs, stock gearing. My commute to work was 40 miles each way and led over mountains. I wan't gentle on the throttle. If I could get more than 185 miles on the trip odometer before I hit the blinking low fuel warning, that was a good tank. The...

The design of the kill switch on the FZ6 involves passing a live current through the switch to indicate it is closed, allowing power to the ignition system. If the contacts corrode, you get 'iffy' contact, and the bike will suddenly quit. A simple test of the switch is to 'shim' it to one side...

I work NE of the epicenter, about 55 miles away. In an old Quonset hut, with lots of modifications. Thought the hurricane had arrived early, as all of the sheet metal started rattling. Then the ground started swaying..... Yeah, it was an earthquake, but not too much of one. The Richter...

Interesting. I wonder how all the 3 wheel car mfgs are going to react to this. T Rex, Aptera both come to mind, I am sure there are many others. By this definition, they are no longer motorcycles (wheels bigger than 10")..... and would have to meet DOT standards as cars, unless they come...

It's possible I didn't express myself clearly enough, as well. The engineers who wrote the Owner's manual, and the shop manual have to be able to account for people checking their chain slack either way. Center stand, or side stand. If your slack is between the OEM 1.75 and 2.2..... you're in...

I'd almost certainly use the OEM slack measurements regardless of use of center stand, or side stand, or spools. The minimum slack allowed is to ensure there is enough slack with the swing arm fully compressed. Stay more loose than the minimum slack, and you won't stretch the chain from...

Cupping happens when the tire bounces off the pavement. This is either due to the fork's action being too stiff, or too soft... or the tire being maintained with too low tire pressure for a long period of time. Some tires do this more than others.

The symptom is most noticeable when you pull away from a gas station in town, and find your speedometer is telling you you're doing 60+ in a 45 MPH zone, and traffic is pulling away from you.....:eek: THEN you notice the KPH :spank: THEN you sit somewhere trying to figure out what button...

You might have accidentally switched the meter over to reading kilometers rather than miles.... pretty easy to do.

Kerosene is completely free of solvents. It's really just a very light grade of oil, nearly the same as Diesel... probably around a 0 weight oil, possibly as thick as 5W. I'd think it's about half as thick as Olive oil.... I don't see any point in introducing anything to the chain that is...