ChuckPeazy
New member
I recently bought my (new to me) FZ8. It's a 2011, and I loved it from the first ride. However, something in the back of my mind kept haunting me.
The previous owner texted me the day after I bought it with this message, "Just want to make sure that everything ok with bike, any issues?"
Now it's a new bike to me so I'm not sure if these are issues or not, but his message made me worry even more about them.
1. Feels like it runs fine after it warms up, but it smells like it runs really rich.
2. It also stalls sometimes on cold start, takes multiple times to start it.
3. I can't rev the bike after starting it without it acting like it's going to stall.
4. Gas gauge doesn't read correctly. It blinks empty when I have 1-1.5 gallons left.
Overall I'm happy with the bike, but it makes me sad that these things are happening to such a new bike.
I already upgraded to the Two Brothers exhaust, and fender eliminator, and I would love to make it perfectly reliable for me. Any thoughts on what the issue is?
I have attached a link to a video I made to show the problem.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8hBdkGtOjk]2011 Yamaha FZ8 Cold Start Issues - YouTube[/ame]
On a side note, I attached two pictures of a button on the left hand controls. is this how this "button" is supposed to look? Is it supposed to be pushed in? Also what is it?
The previous owner texted me the day after I bought it with this message, "Just want to make sure that everything ok with bike, any issues?"
Now it's a new bike to me so I'm not sure if these are issues or not, but his message made me worry even more about them.
1. Feels like it runs fine after it warms up, but it smells like it runs really rich.
2. It also stalls sometimes on cold start, takes multiple times to start it.
3. I can't rev the bike after starting it without it acting like it's going to stall.
4. Gas gauge doesn't read correctly. It blinks empty when I have 1-1.5 gallons left.
Overall I'm happy with the bike, but it makes me sad that these things are happening to such a new bike.
I already upgraded to the Two Brothers exhaust, and fender eliminator, and I would love to make it perfectly reliable for me. Any thoughts on what the issue is?
I have attached a link to a video I made to show the problem.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8hBdkGtOjk]2011 Yamaha FZ8 Cold Start Issues - YouTube[/ame]
On a side note, I attached two pictures of a button on the left hand controls. is this how this "button" is supposed to look? Is it supposed to be pushed in? Also what is it?