the bike

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Specs:

Model: Yamaha FZR 600

Year: 1989

Displacement: 599.00 ccm (36.55 cubic inches)

Engine type: DOHC In-line four

Stroke: 4

Power: 91.00 HP (66.4 kW)) @ 10500 RPM

Compression: 12.0:1

Bore x stroke: 59.0 x 54.8 mm (2.3 x 2.2 inches)

Valves per cylinder: 4

Cooling system: Liquid

Gearbox: 6-speed

Drivetrain: Chain

26/3/07

The Fizzer has been mostly parted. The engine, wiring/ancillaries, cooling, ignition and hardware have been stored. There are a couple more things like the rear sprocket and relays that I need to grab before the bike is dismissed. As I was going through the bike I labeled everything. Its a pretty straightforward vehicle. There are no complicated sub-systems or anything to cause confusion.

11/3/07

Seems like the motor will eventually need a valve adjustment. It starts hard and doesn't mind a shot of starter fluid. These are things to worry about afterwards. The bike has been ridden (slowly). All the gears are operational and everything seems fine. The front end of the fizzer has pretty much been disassembled. Next weekend if I have time I will try to finish it off.

1/3/07

Here are some videos of the bike. Couple of things I should mention... that's not smoke coming out of the bike, its just really really cold outside. Also in some of the videos it pops a little because it hasn't fully warmed up yet. In the last video its gotten pretty warm and is revving freely.

Not great quality but they give you an idea:

Video 1 :    Warming Up

Video 2 :    Carbs breathing, still waking up

Video 3 :     Rev to 6-7k

23/2/07

We took apart the second fizzer within an hour today. Most of the parts are going to be sold and the frame is going to be either given away or crushed. The motor/tranny weighed in at 130lbs. Since the kart weighs around 125ish the finished product should be 260-270lbs... not bad at all.

18/2/07

The fizzer came to life today!!!! After a lot of cranking and some new spark plugs it finally started. I've never really operated or listened to a motorbike from close up before so I was especially interested. It revs like a bat out of hell... compared to any car I've ever been in. A quick little yank of the throttle puts you well over 6000rpms. It is loud aswell. It has some aftermarket exhaust on it but I never imagined it would be that loud. We free-revved it to about 7500rpms and it was blowing out little balls of fire from the exhaust. What a fantastic noise, sent the flippin chills through me. A couple more tests and then It won't be too long before it is stripped down and all the materials are collected for the kart. Our digital camera doesn't do sound otherwise I would make a video of it... hmm, I'll see what I can do.

10/2/07

Lots of attempts to get it to start today, none of which were successful. Since I have exams these days, naturally there isn't too much spare time in which I can tamper with the bike. The guy who we collected the second fizzer from gave us some tips on what to check. The bike cranks but it absolutely doesn't fire. There is fuel and spark and of course air... but no startage yet.

3/2/07

Ok guys, today we bought a fuel pump, a go-kart and another fizzer 600. The fizzerkart project is on a hold until some more money can be generated. About the second fizzer. We visited the guy who was selling the fuel pump. He brought out a clean looking 1990 Fzr600. Engine had 15k on it and it needed some wiring and shift forks. Its just missing some plastic but otherwise its a complete bike. We asked him how much he would sell it for and he said 100 bucks with a separate brand new complete cylinder head. How could we resist?? Anyway that bike will be for spares and hopefully to raise some $$ for the project. Pics soon when it is collected.

2/2/07

Son of a fizzerkart!! The fuel pump wasn't bad. The stupid fuel cock was set to off... D'oh! I turned the cock to reserve and fuel gushed out. Shows you what fat noob I am with motorbikes. Oh well, new pump tomorrow.

useless fuel cock... how many safety switches does a bike need? >:-(

28/1/07

New battery was installed today and the bike was given a little crank. Sounded healthy. Carbs are cleaned and ready to be mounted however we suspected the fuel pump was faulty, so we hooked it up to the battery charger to test it but ended up sending it to hell. The bike now needs an oil change, coolant flush, fuel pump and carbs.

26/1/07

The ignition has been hacked. It was actually simpler than I thought it would be. We connected the battery charger to the bike and now the ignition is working. When we try to crank it there is a fast clicking sound from either the ecu or one of the relays. After searching on a fzr forum I found that it happens when the battery is dead.  I also removed the carbs for cleaning. The fizzer is coming closer and closer to life.

25/1/07

THE BIKE IS HERE!!!!!!!!! There is a keyhole to absolutely everything so something needs to be done quickly. I was wrong about the steering lock, it is not engaged. The reason The bike isn't being disassembled yet is because it needs to be tested before the engine comes out.

Other observances include:

the thickness of the chain, hot damn its beefy. The rear sprocket is bloody massive and I am doubting it will be able to mount on the kart axle.

The bike seems to be made for a really tiny person.. then again I've never sat on any kind of bike... but I feel really uncomfortable sitting on it.

Headlights are missing, but who cares.

The engine is a lot narrower and compact than I thought it would be.

24/1/07

The bike is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. Unfortunately it doesn't have a key so the steering is locked. Since I need to ride the thing to make sure it is suitable for the kart project this situation will have to be sorted out.