Easiest and most effective mod ever???? - Yamaha FZ6 Forums - International FZ6 Motorcycle Community Forum

jamesmorgan · 08-08-2008, 06:14 AM

Well having moved from an R1 to this wonderful Fazer 600 I own there were obvious pros and cons - pros being that I could ride accross London to a client without thinking I was forever ruining any chances of having children (and only those of you who have ridden an R1 in dense city traffic will know what I mean) - but the major con - to be honest - was the lack of close slow control - as so much of the time its stop start - for some reason I just seemed to be unable to make my FZ6 (S2) pull away smoothly.......

And then I figured out part of the problem.....

It appears that Yamaha put a 1/8th turn of slack in the trottle cables - meaning that for the first 1/8th of your twist with the right hand nothing happens - so............. I got my 12mm spanner out and took up the slack - total time 53 seconds - result? SO MUCH BETTER CLOSE CONTROL! its almost like a different bike.

And guess what? When I took it in for its first service last week - they re-introduced the slack back into the cable! Ha. So as soon as I got it home I took it out again.

So - for no cost and 53 seconds I would like to vote that this is the best ever mod.

(the only other things I have done is put an evo-tech tail tidy and some Pazzo levers (for my slightly small hands).

Oh - and I took the 'Fazer' stickers off the side of the fairing coz they looked a bit naff.

Cheers.

James.

**Doorag** · 08-08-2008, 06:19 AM

If you like that you should try the -1 front sprocket. Oh, and I agree about the stickers.

jamesmorgan · 08-08-2008, 06:39 AM

Right - so that increases acceleration slightly yes? How many cogs are there usually - what percentage difference are we talking here?

dako81 · 08-08-2008, 06:49 AM

I don't remember what the spec for slack in the cables is, but not 1/8 of a turn. There needs to be a little bit for expansion and contraction and other reasons, but not that much. Glad you're enjoying your "new" bike lol.

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Originally Posted by jamesmorgan

Right - so that increases acceleration slightly yes? How many cogs are there usually - what percentage difference are we talking here?

Do a search for sprocket mod, or -1 sprocket.

crazybiker · 08-08-2008, 07:48 AM

How did you adjust the throttle slack? I am bored to search in the manual.

Numpty · 08-08-2008, 08:06 AM

to the forum James and thanks for the tip

Oscar54 · 08-08-2008, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamesmorgan

Right - so that increases acceleration slightly yes? How many cogs are there usually - what percentage difference are we talking here?

Greetings James:

Normal ratio is 16/46 or 2.875 then -1 is 15/46 or 3.067.

Should give you nice little jump on low end.

Lewis

dynamo-acl · 08-08-2008, 10:40 AM

dropping one cog gains acceleration but also puts the speedo out

the guys on the vfr forum done a test with 1 and 2 less teeth

with no changes the speedo was out 7%

with 1 less the speedo was out 14%

and 2 less its 21%

a fair amount out so remember to get urself a speedo healer or similar if doing this

jamesmorgan · 08-08-2008, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazybiker

How did you adjust the throttle slack? I am bored to search in the manual.

You have a look under the left hand side of the bike under the tank and all will be revealed.

**Doorag** · 08-08-2008, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dynamo-acl

dropping one cog gains acceleration but also puts the speedo out

the guys on the vfr forum done a test with 1 and 2 less teeth

with no changes the speedo was out 7%

with 1 less the speedo was out 14%

and 2 less its 21%

a fair amount out so remember to get urself a speedo healer or similar if doing this

I already have one on the way.

08-08-2008, 06:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
jamesmorgan Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London Bike: FZ6 S2 (08) Posts: 30 Rep Power: 2 Member #4242	Easiest and most effective mod ever???? Well having moved from an R1 to this wonderful Fazer 600 I own there were obvious pros and cons - pros being that I could ride accross London to a client without thinking I was forever ruining any chances of having children (and only those of you who have ridden an R1 in dense city traffic will know what I mean) - but the major con - to be honest - was the lack of close slow control - as so much of the time its stop start - for some reason I just seemed to be unable to make my FZ6 (S2) pull away smoothly....... And then I figured out part of the problem..... It appears that Yamaha put a 1/8th turn of slack in the trottle cables - meaning that for the first 1/8th of your twist with the right hand nothing happens - so............. I got my 12mm spanner out and took up the slack - total time 53 seconds - result? SO MUCH BETTER CLOSE CONTROL! its almost like a different bike. And guess what? When I took it in for its first service last week - they re-introduced the slack back into the cable! Ha. So as soon as I got it home I took it out again. So - for no cost and 53 seconds I would like to vote that this is the best ever mod. (the only other things I have done is put an evo-tech tail tidy and some Pazzo levers (for my slightly small hands). Oh - and I took the 'Fazer' stickers off the side of the fairing coz they looked a bit naff. Cheers. James.

08-08-2008, 06:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
Doorag Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West London Bike: 2007 FZ6-S2 Posts: 1,027 Rep Power: 24 Member #1338	Re: Easiest and most effective mod ever???? If you like that you should try the -1 front sprocket. Oh, and I agree about the stickers. __________________ David '07 FZ6 Fazer S2 in stealth Black, CAT1/2 alarm, stainless Scorpion cans, Puig dark smoke screen, bd43's dual headlight mod complete with uprated Xenon bulbs, Yamaha (GIVI) 45L detachable rear 'courier' box, frame sliders, center stand removal, red reflective rim tape, Reiobard's swing-arm stickers, Conti RoadAttack tires, full sticker removal

08-08-2008, 06:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
jamesmorgan Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London Bike: FZ6 S2 (08) Posts: 30 Rep Power: 2 Member #4242	Re: Easiest and most effective mod ever???? Right - so that increases acceleration slightly yes? How many cogs are there usually - what percentage difference are we talking here?

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08-08-2008, 08:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
Numpty Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Eastbourne UK Bike: 2005 FZ6 Blue Posts: 572 Rep Power: 9 Member #1025	Re: Easiest and most effective mod ever???? to the forum James and thanks for the tip __________________ FZ6 You can ride fast but be safe Member #1025 GAZ

08-08-2008, 10:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
dynamo-acl Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Edinburgh Bike: gsxr750 Posts: 70 Rep Power: 5 Member #555	Re: Easiest and most effective mod ever???? dropping one cog gains acceleration but also puts the speedo out the guys on the vfr forum done a test with 1 and 2 less teeth with no changes the speedo was out 7% with 1 less the speedo was out 14% and 2 less its 21% a fair amount out so remember to get urself a speedo healer or similar if doing this

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