....or ex-owners. Is there a particular technique for getting it to idle properly from cold. I've tried full choke, no choke and everything in between. It seems to want to die and at best it chugs like a dumper truck with choke on full. The idle speed when warm is normal and otherwise seems to be performing OK. It is brand new, so not run in yet, but I can't believe that it would make that much difference. Any hints (other than the usual gixxer thou, angle grinder, take it back or move to a warmer climate type suggestions[1])? -- Chris H, FZS1000, two#55 He's predictable, but that's to be expected. Please remove the numbers to reply [1] I appreciate that this may limit the number of replies.
Swap you for my 600 - has a superb idle, warm or cold - money back if not completely satisifed. -- jeremy '02 Fazer 600 in blue _______________________________________ jeremy at hireserve dot com
Which just goes to prove that, no matter how hard you try, there's always a bigger **** than you can cater for.
Chris H wrote In the good old days we would have been able to say "Running rich innit. They all do that sir, it will be corrected at first major service." Course wiv intelligent engine management and shit the computer should be able to do it for you so my only real suggestion is to reformat and start all over again. An angle grinder would be more fun though.
The Fazer has carbs. Hence the choke. Hence the fact that I just spent 100 miles squirting around twisty B roads and got 45mpg and my old injected CBR6 would have got less than 35mpg under similar circumstances. So could be running lean innit? As would a Gixxer thou and a warmer climate.
Mate doing same on his fazer1000 got about 45mpg too (Y reg 5000 miles) Not sure about the choke though
Bit late but I've been off work so didn't see this. I start mine from cold on full choke and then adjust up until it's running faster than normal idle but not ridiculous. Somewhere around 2000. Lid on gloves on, pull away. As soon as I get onto the main road (about 50 yards) I close the choke all the way and it's fine. When I bought it the dealer said that was the best way to start it and it's worked thus far. When the weather is warm it starts and runs with no choke but you need to keep pinging the throttle. HTH
19 hours later ain't bad. On full choke, it will go up to 2000 rpm and then fall back to below 1000 rpm, chug for a minute while I get my helmet and gloves on and then die. If I back the choke off it slows down and dies straightaway. AOL. It soon warms up when under way, but for the first few T-junctions, I have to blip the throttle. This also works for me and is probably a better bet. Not that much of a hardship and I'll see if it improves with miles or after the first service (as Mr Auvache suggested). Otherwise, apart from the initial culture shock of the different riding position after riding CBR6's for 17 years [1], the grin is starting to become a standard fixture. Cheers. -- Chris H, FZS1000, two#55 He's predictable, but that's to be expected. Please remove the numbers to reply [1] Although I do sleep occasionally.
