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What did you do to your FZ today?

Put the modded flies in, AIS block, and Dobeck TFI box. Thanks to the forum and Ebay hunting, this was all done for about 80 bux. Didn't get to ride, but just from blipping the throttle I can feel more response to the motor... From the feel and sound thus far I'm pretty sure it's going to run stronger with more power down low.

Having a iphone/droid/comparable smart phone is a thing of beauty in the garage... I had the copperdawg Flies tutorial and the TFI install pics from Dales Holeshot website going- all the instruction I needed in my hand. And if you swapp your flies, do not mess around with anything less than a good micro-torche... it is well worth it for making this procedure smooth sailing. Some pics below.
 
I mounted the two PIAA horns on the FZ1 today. I removed the stock bracket from the triple and used the same bolt to mount the 500 hz horn to the triple. On the Gen II, Yamaha has an identical mount point on the other side of the triple but it is behind the brake line. So, I took out the bolt for the brake line block and moved that bolt over to the unused hole to mount the 600 hz horn thus the two are now side by side. :D

I had a longer bolt to put the brake line bracket back in place so I used the nut from the stock horn as the spacer. Worked perfectly. I did have to bend the tabs on the new horns which I hope the photos will show. I also have not wired up the second horn yet.

Zero clearance issues! :D Photos in a few as I have to unload the camera. I do have to loosen the 600 hz horn and rotate it just a bit as it is "cramped" against the 500 hz horn.

Ok... pics as promised:

Here is a shot looking straight up at the new horn where you can see the two bends in the bracket I made. This is the 600 hz mounted to the unused hole on the lower triple.
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This is looking down at the two mounted. I only removed the left inner fairing for this but you could do it all from beneath if you wanted to.
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This is looking straight-on at the front of the bike to show you how much horn is exposed. PIAA says they have to be mounted with the cones pointed down to keep the weather out of them.
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These next two shots show you the two horns mounted and my make-shift bolt to hold the brake lines back in place. :D
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Okay, it's almost too eerie! I was just talking to Richie this morning about mounting the second horn after studying it in my mind for the last three days. I just told him this morning about the "double" bend that I needed to put into the mounting tab on the horn to be able to fit then both, and there you have done just that! Amazing! Nice job Eric. Do a short video when they are wired in together. I gotta say that on my very first ride to work yesterday morning with the new horn, it was literally less than two minutes when I got to use it entering the highway. Yellow cab in the acceleration lane doing 5mph!!! I layed on it and he froze! I wound up going around him while still laying on the button. Just the single 500hz horn is flippin' loud. I can't wait to get the other in there! Thanks for the pics.
 
FZ1riderNY said:
Okay, it's almost too eerie! I was just talking to Richie this morning about mounting the second horn after studying it in my mind for the last three days. I just told him this morning about the "double" bend that I needed to put into the mounting tab on the horn to be able to fit then both, and there you have done just that! Amazing! Nice job Eric. Do a short video when they are wired in together. I gotta say that on my very first ride to work yesterday morning with the new horn, it was literally less than two minutes when I got to use it entering the highway. Yellow cab in the acceleration lane doing 5mph!!! I layed on it and he froze! I wound up going around him while still laying on the button. Just the single 500hz horn is flippin' loud. I can't wait to get the other in there! Thanks for the pics.
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Great minds think alike! :D Yes, the double bend was needed, more so on the throttle side because the electrical connectors wouldn't clear the pinch bolts for the lower triple. Once bent, there is enough room to get the connectors on. Since they give us two leads with the proper ends installed, I'm just going to use those as jumpers to get to the other horn's connectors.

I intend to do a video with the sound of the stock horn, the 500 alone, the 600 alone and then the two PIAA horns together in their final config. :D

Sorry you had to find out the hard way if the horn is effective! But, it's nice to know it does grasp attention now! Much better than the stock "eeep eeep" we used to have.

Now I have to get hers mounted on the FZ6R!
 
FZ1inNH said:
Great minds think alike! :D Yes, the double bend was needed, more so on the throttle side because the electrical connectors wouldn't clear the pinch bolts for the lower triple. Once bent, there is enough room to get the connectors on. Since they give us two leads with the proper ends installed, I'm just going to use those as jumpers to get to the other horn's connectors.

I intend to do a video with the sound of the stock horn, the 500 alone, the 600 alone and then the two PIAA horns together in their final config. :D

Sorry you had to find out the hard way if the horn is effective! But, it's nice to know it does grasp attention now! Much better than the stock "eeep eeep" we used to have.

Now I have to get hers mounted on the FZ6R!
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Great job there Eric! I intend to get a set of these myself in the Spring. I''m tired of the "cagers" not hearing the stock wimpy horn...lol
 
Installed Frame Sliders

Well yesterday I finally got around to installing and properly torquing my new frame sliders. Now that I have the full fairings I had to use the offset mounts from a 07-08 R1 kit. Looks perfect on there now ;)
 
Oldschool said:
Looks good, glad to see that pretty and expensive bodywork is protected.
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Thanks, but I'm sure these are more to save the frame than the fairings. However, it might minimize the damage to them in a low-side and allow them to be easily repaired. The way the fairings fit the bike there is no way to completely protect them :(
 
Found the rear wheel bearings have more than an issue & will be replaced before I ride her next. Worst part - the mechanics that I took her to 150 kms ago (when I started noticing an issue with the back wobbling) said everything was fine.... time to find a different mechanic.

Oh - I decided to start doing more work on the bike 'cause of this forum & the confidence just reading what you guys do has given me. Thanks for that.
 
You're the only person who will care the most about your bike since your a#@ is riding on it....pun intended. Get yourself a copy of the service manual, you can get it on Ebay there is a guy selling them. I find that the more service you can do yourself the more tools you can pay for :). :2cents:


wanos said:
Found the rear wheel bearings have more than an issue & will be replaced before I ride her next. Worst part - the mechanics that I took her to 150 kms ago (when I started noticing an issue with the back wobbling) said everything was fine.... time to find a different mechanic.

Oh - I decided to start doing more work on the bike 'cause of this forum & the confidence just reading what you guys do has given me. Thanks for that.
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Today was the first dry day since the icy weather has come and gone. Not too windy, sun shining. Perfect to take Baby out for a short 40 mile ride around town; rode through Loganville, Grayson, and Snellville. Heading into Grayson, I got behind a mid 80's mustang convertible. There's a sort of twisty stretch of 2 lane road that we both ended up taking. He took off leaving a puff of blue smoke! I was rather relived because it meant I could hit those curves the way they should be. I didn't know those mustangs could handle like that! He left noxious fumes in his wake but he never slowed down even when he should have.

I forgot how much I love my bike!
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Actually rode the bike to work yesterday. It was a balmy 30 degrees when I left the house but there was "zero" wind. If there was no wind chill I could easily ride in these temps. I think I'm gonna try and get the other PIAA Horn mounted today if possible. I'm looking back at Eric's post and unfortunately the GenI doesn't have the same front brake manifold setup as the GenII which would have made it alot easier. I'm going to have to sit and stare at it a while and consider my options. If I'm successful, I'll post up some shots later.
 
i finally took mine for a trip to the gas station to fill it up and cleaned up the shed t o put it away for the winter....91 days till spring
 
Bought myself ...euh my bike a set of Philips H4 Extreme Power front lightbulbs. It's said to have 80% more light...installed just one eye to catch the difference first...

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