Recent content by RockardBiker

I think tick over is more commonly known as Idle these days.

I finally managed to take the FZ1 back to the dealer, they found that the throttle bodies were out of balance, they have corrected this and now the fuelling seems good. but there is a vibration at tickover. What is the tickover speed on your FZ1's?

Thanks for that, excuse my ignorance but what is TPS?

Many thanks Guys, I will see how the bike is this weekend if I get a chance to ride it this weekend.

My dealer has fitted a Scott Oiler to my FZ1, only thing is though he has positioned the reservoir in a strange place. h:confused:e has put it in the gap between the under side of the seat and the swinging arm. I had a mate bounce up and down on the bike and looked at the gap, it came down to...

Hi Billy, and thanks mate. I may go for a PCIII anyway but do you think it might correct this issue if the dealer is unable to? Terry

Hi Mike and Thanks, I have mentioned it to the dealer who suggested I wait until the 600 mile service to see if it improves. The bike does need to go in in a couple of weeks to have a new front wheel fitted as this one arrived with deep scratches on it, so I think I will get them to look at it...

Hi All Newbie here. I have just bought a new 2008 FZ1, I read that the earlier fuelling issues with these bikes had been sorted by the time the 2008 model came out. The issue I have with mine is when I want to do a steady 30 ish mph and use an almost closed throttle the bike seems to lurch...