Recent content by Sebastian f7

I did a power distribution block on both mine and the wife's bikes. I used a relay stuck right behind the battery on the positive side. Relay powered by license plate light and 16 awg power running to accessories. I used 10 to power and ground the block. I grounded accessories separately so I...

Id lean more towards fuel pressure bleed off than voltage now knowing that that magic 10.5# number thats been tossed around isnt at all accurate.

For the right price sure.

Ugh thats sacrilege! FZ in the mud. :( If the FZ8 is anything like the fz1 there is TONS of power to be made that it didnt come with. The fz1 comes stock with 147 bhp open it up and you are in the 180 range... And if the 8 is still not fast enough, well find a fz1 powerplant and shove that...

Guess I should've worded that differently. I know an ineffective way to make the problem go away... Which is the battery tender. Actual solutions well, hopefully if yamaha gets a bunch of calls they will find a solution Went out this nice chilly morning 41* and did some testing since I dont...

Hey guys I was reading this post because obviously we have an fz8 in the stable that has this issue. Called the a few local yammie dealers, and of course no one had ever heard of it. They kept giving me some run around bs. I told them I knew exactly what the problem was and how to solve it but...

whats up guys/ gals Im a member of both fz10a and fz1 forum and on them pretty regular. I'm here though because she rides an 8. So ill be here from time to time to see whats up