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by smoktt2020
Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:39 pm
Forum: FZR600
Topic: Dead! Bike quit, no power!!
Replies: 36
Views: 15689

Re: Dead! Bike quit, no power!!

Yeah ! another FUSE-BOX and it's fuse saved the bike .... good job TomGun , ok get your shop set-up , i'm bringing you some bikes to repair .....
by smoktt2020
Sat Jun 14, 2008 2:07 pm
Forum: FZR600
Topic: another vr bites the dust
Replies: 20
Views: 6983

Re: another vr bites the dust

Say brew , do you mean the early style VR's , or any stock VR that came on the bike ? Mine has the big one with cooling fins , being the 98 model i think it came with it ..... no conversion done here . 22,000 on the clock .
by smoktt2020
Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:39 pm
Forum: FZR600
Topic: another vr bites the dust
Replies: 20
Views: 6983

Re: another vr bites the dust

yeah maybe i'll extend the wires and mount that baby outside the frame . It's the same story for my ignition control module and the coil on my Z28 . They are mounted on the front of the left side cylinder head . Maybe the engineers were paid to do these type of things in order for us to get replacem...
by smoktt2020
Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:22 pm
Forum: FZR600
Topic: Dead! Bike quit, no power!!
Replies: 36
Views: 15689

Re: Dead! Bike quit, no power!!

Yeah my bike has the newer VR pictured ... maybe it will hold up through this TEXAS hot HOT summer . I stated this before , i noticed that the VR on the SUZUKI SV1000 was mounted outside the frame in open site . gonna get more air .
by smoktt2020
Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:09 pm
Forum: FZR600
Topic: Bike died - won't start
Replies: 15
Views: 6517

Re: Bike died - won't start

Sounds like a firing problem to me , when the starter fluid was sprayed and went into the cylinders , if that engine had some spark , it should have fired , popped , tried to run or something ..... sometimes even if the firing system is working and the spark-plug is fouled completely , It will not f...
by smoktt2020
Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I'm REALLY torn now...
Replies: 18
Views: 7329

Re: I'm REALLY torn now...

A F14 JET FIGHTER is what they should have named that bike ... thats a busa killer bike .... When i first took my son's Suzuki SV1000 for a spin , i had to take a look down at the engine ,trying to figure out where all that power was coming from ..... lol ... remarkable for V-Twin ......
by smoktt2020
Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: high miles
Replies: 23
Views: 11018

Re: high miles

Hey : i got a 1984 Honda Big Red 250 , i know it has atleast 100,000 miles on it . thus far , it's had another carb. a used stator , starter , .... does that count ?
by smoktt2020
Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:38 pm
Forum: FZR600
Topic: transmission whine... normal for these bikes?
Replies: 31
Views: 14329

Re: transmission whine... normal for these bikes?

Wow i thought they were all straight cut patterns , the last tranny i tore into i didn't notice if any of them were helical cut ..... i wonder why my 6th gear whines as loud as my 2nd ? 22000 miles ,still running gr8t .
by smoktt2020
Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:09 pm
Forum: FZR600
Topic: transmission whine... normal for these bikes?
Replies: 31
Views: 14329

Re: transmission whine... normal for these bikes?

Well i want my daughters 1993 Kantana 600 to whine also ..lol did any of you see it in craigslist ? it was that LIME GREEN GLOW in the DARK suzuki 600F ..... i bought it in DFW area ... yeah it actually glows in the dark ... hahahaha .... a police officer owned it , then he traded it in at a motorcy...
by smoktt2020
Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:28 am
Forum: FZR600
Topic: transmission whine... normal for these bikes?
Replies: 31
Views: 14329

Re: transmission whine... normal for these bikes?

Mine has a louder 2nd gear and 6th gear whine then any of the other gears ..... well it looks like a little extra wear on those 2 gears .... After i installed a new DID chain and new sprockets , the whine was not near as bad , but it was still there ... The guy across town put a new non-sealed drive...
by smoktt2020
Sun Jun 08, 2008 3:44 pm
Forum: FZR600
Topic: What's your MPG ?
Replies: 47
Views: 18373

Re: What's your MPG ?

I get around 40 - 50 MPG , SHELL and EXXON fuel .... 22000 miles ... 98 FZR , i have plans to gear up , don't like 6 grand revs trying to keep up with interstate traffic ... too much wear & tear for me ... i'm gonna ride my FZR to the end of the world .. lol .. yeah
by smoktt2020
Sun Jun 08, 2008 2:58 pm
Forum: FZR600
Topic: bogs out at 6500 rpm
Replies: 13
Views: 8645

Re: bogs out at 6500 rpm

My 98 FZR is running GR8T ... no bogs , will rev up to 9 plus grand .... it has a K&n filter , good tight air box , good shell fuel in it ... When i shine a bright flashlight in the gas tank it looks very clean .... a couple of weeks ago , I took a cleaning rag and wiped out the inside of my exhaust...
by smoktt2020
Sun Jun 08, 2008 4:04 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So, I got pulled over this afternoon........
Replies: 10
Views: 3711

Re: So, I got pulled over this afternoon........

Yeah , i'm just waiting for local police to pull me over , i live in this small country town west of DFW ... most of the other bikes i've had in the past have had quite exhaust .... I bought this FZR with a Yoshimura R&D set-up .... in which running around in town is louder then the CBR1000 with sto...
by smoktt2020
Sat Jun 07, 2008 3:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 160 / 60 / 18 mod
Replies: 17
Views: 9066

Re: 160 / 60 / 18 mod

holy smoke , that really looks good pimpmyFZR .....
by smoktt2020
Sat Jun 07, 2008 3:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 160 / 60 / 18 mod
Replies: 17
Views: 9066

Re: 160 / 60 / 18 mod

holy smoke billy ! It really looks gr8t ...... thats what ima do to my next tire change .. more rubber = more bike = good investment .... now you will have to chain your bike to the tree ... lol ... nice pics .....