dimos
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Hi everybody,
this is my first post so please forgive me for any possible mistakes in my posting behaviour.
Before opening this thread, I searched in the forum trying find the information I need, without any luck though.
A couple of days ago, I bought a used FZ6-N 2005 with some cosmetic imperfections, nevertheless it seemed ok. The problems which I have with the bike are two:
== A. Riding Position ==
The riding position is not very comfortable. I am 5' 9'' tall and weight 75kg. I can easily have my feet firmly on the ground. The problem is more with the handlebar position since I need to lean a lot. This riding position puts a lot of strain on my arms. I used to own a FZS600 Fazer, and never had such a problem. It also hearts a bit my genital area, and I think this happens because I move my body as front as possible to avoid leaning.
In the first place, I thought that the previous owner had modified the bike, and that he had adjusted things for his own body-type. However, after a short research I found that parts are genuine. You can have a look also in the attached photos your selves. Let me know if you notice something weird or non-stock.
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Do you have any similar issues with the naked model? Is the riding position different from the Fazer's? Do you know if the naked model's steering crown or handlebar height is different from the Fazer's ?
== B. Stalling and weird behaviour when warmed up ==
The engine used to stall quite frequently, mainly when my bike was warmed up and when I pulled the clutch lever. I did the TPS check and the values I got were within the normal documented range in the manual.
After a better look, I noticed that the idle RPM tended to fall below 1000rpm when it was warmed up, so, I adjusted it to the factory specs (1250-1350rpm).
The idle adjustment fixed the stalling problem. However, adjusting the idle may not heal the actual cause of the problem, but it may only prevent it from happening.
After I made a longer ride and inside traffic, I noticed another problem which may (or may not) be irrelevant to the first one. When the bike is cold, the engine does not sound weird like loosing its pace. When the temperature goes higher (2-3 bars), the idle doesn't sound rhythmic and seems like loosing a bit the pace here and there. I do notice this abnormality every time the temperature reaches the 3 bars. Apart from the sound, it affects also the performance of the bike; the throttle looses its linearity and smoothness and when starting the bike from still, the engine seems to struggle a bit and it requires more throttle to start moving (compared to when the bike is colder).
I apologize if I overwhelmed you with so much information, I will anyway go to a Yamaha dealer next week, but I thought that someone could have similar experiences.
Thanks
this is my first post so please forgive me for any possible mistakes in my posting behaviour.
Before opening this thread, I searched in the forum trying find the information I need, without any luck though.
A couple of days ago, I bought a used FZ6-N 2005 with some cosmetic imperfections, nevertheless it seemed ok. The problems which I have with the bike are two:
== A. Riding Position ==
The riding position is not very comfortable. I am 5' 9'' tall and weight 75kg. I can easily have my feet firmly on the ground. The problem is more with the handlebar position since I need to lean a lot. This riding position puts a lot of strain on my arms. I used to own a FZS600 Fazer, and never had such a problem. It also hearts a bit my genital area, and I think this happens because I move my body as front as possible to avoid leaning.
In the first place, I thought that the previous owner had modified the bike, and that he had adjusted things for his own body-type. However, after a short research I found that parts are genuine. You can have a look also in the attached photos your selves. Let me know if you notice something weird or non-stock.
View attachment 31911
View attachment 31912
View attachment 31913
Do you have any similar issues with the naked model? Is the riding position different from the Fazer's? Do you know if the naked model's steering crown or handlebar height is different from the Fazer's ?
== B. Stalling and weird behaviour when warmed up ==
The engine used to stall quite frequently, mainly when my bike was warmed up and when I pulled the clutch lever. I did the TPS check and the values I got were within the normal documented range in the manual.
After a better look, I noticed that the idle RPM tended to fall below 1000rpm when it was warmed up, so, I adjusted it to the factory specs (1250-1350rpm).
The idle adjustment fixed the stalling problem. However, adjusting the idle may not heal the actual cause of the problem, but it may only prevent it from happening.
After I made a longer ride and inside traffic, I noticed another problem which may (or may not) be irrelevant to the first one. When the bike is cold, the engine does not sound weird like loosing its pace. When the temperature goes higher (2-3 bars), the idle doesn't sound rhythmic and seems like loosing a bit the pace here and there. I do notice this abnormality every time the temperature reaches the 3 bars. Apart from the sound, it affects also the performance of the bike; the throttle looses its linearity and smoothness and when starting the bike from still, the engine seems to struggle a bit and it requires more throttle to start moving (compared to when the bike is colder).
I apologize if I overwhelmed you with so much information, I will anyway go to a Yamaha dealer next week, but I thought that someone could have similar experiences.
Thanks