Yamaha FZ1 Motorcycle Forum forum

Hello everyone! This morning on my commute to work, I was getting on gas in 3rd gear. At about 9k rpms I hear and feel a big clunk as a I shift into 4th. I quickly pull in my clutch and quickly thought the plug in the basket fell out, AGAIN! I shifted up again and it felt fine and went thru the gears nothing felt odd. I get to a stop light and sure enough I'm having a hell of time getting it into neutral. This is not the first time this has happened. It fell out about 3 months ago, and I... Read more

File under trivial: i bought a new large can of Maxima chain wax lubricant the other day. Had to make a comment to the sale person when he told me price was $18.25. I think I said something like maybe I should just melt down some of the wife’s candles. So I went to use it a second time and it now won’t spray. It’s definitely full but something is preventing flow. When it happened I uttered the sudo swear my Mom use to use which was “I could just spit” probably for the first time... Read more

Hi, I found a leak from aounr the #39 mark, I wonder if this leak can be fixed without dropping the exchaust, oil pan and rest of stuff, only draining coolant, removing the #36 and replacing the oring, or the #26 is the real oil seal and the #39 is coolant seal?

Rebuilding the forks on my Gen 1 since the seals blown on the right. Trying to figure out what fork oil to use; manual specifies Suspension Oil 01, but it seems expensive to source, and I cant find any info on how many oz actually come in one bottle (which are like 35$ before shipping) Anybody here had success using more common fork oil? Referencing this chart it seems the viscosity isnt far off from 5W, but I'd prefer to hear from someone with experience before I give it a go... Read more

Hello, Im putting up for sale my 2002 XR400r. It's in great shape. I've owned it for about 15 years. I have the title and books for the bike. It runs Great. It is registered as a dualsport from Vermont,but I dont ride it on the road only to cross roads trail to trail. It has Pro taper bars , A rare Honda cycle computer(speed,odometer, track timer)from an XR250,Tusk rechargeable blinker kit,Factory Tail light wired for brake and tail lights,Baja Designs LED headlight,Doubletake... Read more

Hi, I found a leak from aounr the #39 mark, I wonder if this leak can be fixed without dropping the exchaust, oil pan and rest of stuff, only draining coolant, removing the #36 and replacing the oring, or the #26 is the real oil seal and the #39 is coolant seal?

My clutch is very snatchy, almost like a switch. It’s lubed and smooth but still snatchy, it’s a 2001 1000cc with 23,000 miles on it. Engine running, in neutral and pull the clutch lever there’s a slight whirring from the clutch housing. Apart from this, it’s great! Thanks in advance. PS I’m a firm believer of “if it’s not broken don’t fix it” so while it’s working so well I’m not going to take anything apart looking for a problem but when it comes time to ‘fix’... Read more

So I start my bike i got to my brothers house I get ready to leave his house and I got a start up and intent die! Dug in put a battery in make sure.heard could be a ignition,kill switch or fuel pump. But if it hold the start button it runs fine rev up and all but one sec off its dead again. Any ideas please and thank you

So I start my bike i got to my brothers house I get ready to leave his house and I got a start up and intent die! Dug in put a battery in make sure.heard could be a ignition,kill switch or fuel pump. But if it hold the start button it runs fine rev up and all but one sec off its dead again. Any ideas please and thank you

I have a 2012 FZ1 in my possession, and I feel the range of motion in the front brake lever is very short. There is no flee play at all, there is about 1/4 inch of motion to full squeeze the brakes, and maybe an inch if I squeeze real hard. Is it normal?

I have a 2012 FZ1 in my possession, and I feel the range of motion in the front brake lever is very short. There is no flee play at all, there is about 1/4 inch of motion to full squeeze the brakes, and maybe an inch if I squeeze real hard. Is it normal?

Hi, I'm considering a slip-on from Yoshimura, TRC . In the installation instructions they say that you have to disconnect the cables from the EXUP valve, and I'm wondering if that's such a good idea, since this valve is there for a reason. Has anyone disconnected the cables, and then experienced a performance loss ? I read that the valve is almost closed at low revs, and the servo opens it up as the revs go higher. If you disconnect the cables, doesn't it mean that the valve never opens... Read more