Next_Project: 1992 Yamaha FZR600

[CabbE30]

Hey everyone,

Just posting my next project, a 1992 Yamaha FZR600. Got her for a steal on CL, I couldn't resist. 34,000 miles, Bike well maintained up until 2009, sat from 2009 until now, 2013. Bike needs some TLC, but ultimately should prove to be a great deal of fun & use.

The bike looks like it's in good shape, aside from the fact that it probably sat in a shed for the past 4 years. Because of the aforementioned, there are some rust areas, and mineral build-up. I did manage to remove 80% of it so far.

Work to be done: There hadn't been fuel in the lines, so the entire fuel system & carbs needs to be cleaned up. Needs brake flush. Also needs new tires.

So far she got:

• New Battery
• Fresh oil
• new spark plugs
• shit ton of scrubbing
• removed rust from gas tank (PITA)

Got it home.


Got it down (took 4 idiots to do this w/o a ramp).


What'd you expect?




Like everything on the bike, the carbs were filthy.


Cleaning...


Bonus:


All said & done I should have a pretty sweet commuter bike.
Stay tuned...

[shameson]

This is exactly why I'm a fan of older sport bikes. Definitely wanting to see where this goes

[Dozyproductions]

Awesome, FZR's are so cool. Noob question but is 34,000 miles considered to be low versus the life of the engine on these bikes?

[LJ851]

With that many miles it would be a good idea to check the valve clearances. Are you familiar with CV carbs ? Check for torn diaphragms and make sure all the pilot jets and idle/progression passageways are clear, the metering holes are pretty small on a 600 and it doesn't take much to make it run poorly.

The first street bike i ever rode was an '89 fzr 600. Back then it felt like a missle, lol!

[gtdragon980]

I love the look of old bikes, kinda want one now that I think about it. That said, I cannot stand fucking around with carbs, my patience gets the best of me.

[CabbE30]

Awesome, FZR's are so cool. Noob question but is 34,000 miles considered to be low versus the life of the engine on these bikes?

If properly maintained the engine us roughly at midlife. I did see a few on CL running at 60k+

With that many miles it would be a good idea to check the valve clearances. Are you familiar with CV carbs ? Check for torn diaphragms and make sure all the pilot jets and idle/progression passageways are clear, the metering holes are pretty small on a 600 and it doesn't take much to make it run poorly.

The first street bike i ever rode was an '89 fzr 600. Back then it felt like a missle, lol!

The clearances & valves were spun & checked before going into storage.
the diaphragms are in surprisingly good shape.
I did manage to strip one of the float cover screws though & also got carb cleaner in my eye.

Should have the carbs, airbox, and fuel tank back on today.

[decay]

a "hot swap" for these back in the day was to rebuild them using the aluminum FZR400 frame, but i imagine those are pretty hard to find now.

have fun with it :)

[redsubdivisions]

Reminds me of my first bike, my Ninja 600R. I absolutely love the look of 90's bikes.

[Dozyproductions]

If properly maintained the engine us roughly at midlife. I did see a few on CL running at 60k+

Any options on engine rebuilds? My buddy as 73' cb750 which he said he's giving to a guy to completely renew the engine.

Dont mind me just noobin' around ;)

[Exodus_2pt0]

Used to have a FZR with the dual headlights.

Had plans to fully restore it, never happened. This thread takes me back.

[mulletman]

Awesome bike! I loved my old CBR F2. Early 90's sportbikes are badass.

Awesome, FZR's are so cool. Noob question but is 34,000 miles considered to be low versus the life of the engine on these bikes?

It depends. If it was treated poorly, then it can be done by 20k. However, most sportbikes are destroyed long before they're actually worn out. There's a guy on another forum who has over 200k on his CBR 600. It's an F4 model from the early 2000's.

[CabbE30]

Update

So got the carbs cleaned & cleaned the air filter which is an Uni foam filter. I put the tank, carbs, filter back in and connected the battery. Push Start & nothing happened. So I pull the relay connectors apart thinking corrosion has kept the signal from getting through & clean them. Try again to start it w no success. Now I think its the fuel pump BC I dont hear it, pull it out clean it and try it, it works. Fuel pump relay works. Jumped the starter, & it works. So now I have to figure out why the start button doesn't work, I tried cleaning it w wd-40. I think it may be the starter solenoid/relay but I also cannot get the engine to catch while jumping the starter so I'm thinking there's a larger problem.

Sorry for the grammar, I'm basically braindumping from my phone.

More to come.....

[campbellj25]

Fzr's are such cool bikes. I had an 89 1000 for a while. You should have alot of fun with it. Theres a forum called fzr archives that has a bunch of good info and parts for sale. Its not as busy as r3v, but I learned everything I needed to know about fzr's there.