Hi there, Good forum you have here, found some interesting topics. Just bought an '89 3hx-1 ( nescafe ), its in great nick for an old girl. Just a few questions you may be able to help me with: 1# The steering lock is really hard to engage, was thinking I might lube the barel with Graphite powder, any aother ideas? 2# the tail light faiting has a few crack in it. Was thinking of replacing it with a 3ln fairing ( i like the dual tailights better ) Can this be done?? Cheers, Rob.
Welcome to the site! Another Melbourne fzr... Without a description of why the steering lock is hard to engage I can't help you much. Is it because it feels stiff (resistance) when trying to engage it (so you have to 'force' the key and then it will engage), or is it more than resistance and just won't turn. If it is the latter option I have seen others have difficulty on my bike. They don't think to push down on the key before twisting it to engage the steering. This now is habit, and if I don't do this I can't engage the lock. And of course the wheel has to be in 'just the right spot'. I am assuming this isn't the case though. As for the fairing - I don't know if it can be switched. The rear side fairings are different, but I don't know about the tail light fairings. Best I could say is try and find out! Perhaps find a 3ln bike in a shop somewhere and take a look at the attachment points to see if they are comparable.
Thanks Boz, It's funny, now that I have the FZR, I see them everywhere on the street... What side of Melbourne you on? I'm in the outer east. I make sure the wheel is facing the most extreme left position, then push the key down and try and turn left, ocassionally it works, but more often than not it refuses to budge... Maybe more practice is needed... dunno. Think I'll head down to Clipstone on saturday, they have a few FZR's and I'll take a real good look at that fairing.. Thanks Rob.
Instead of pushing (towards the gound) the key into the ignition (depressing the tumbler), try to pull the key down towards the bottom of the key hole (towards the rear of the bike) then turn. It for me when the steering lock is stubborn to lock in and lock off.
I also found a difference when I got a new key made too (my old key was quite worn, the new one is much sharper). If all else fails - sit on the ground in the lotus position, start chanting to the bike gods, and hope that works! I am in the south east (Caulfield/Bentleigh) area.
he Well with the stearing lock like Boz said its got to be in the right place so wiggle the wheel while trying. Spray some WD40 down the barrel and in the key hole. If this dosnt work maybe the mechanism is bent or stuffed. ANy ways have ago. I thought a 89 was a 3LN but hey might be a one off.
Thanx, Good stuff that WD40, think it will fix almost anything! Tried some fine grade graphite grease, seems a bit better but I think I am going to keep my eye open for a replacement barrel, it feels really old (it is old!) Maybe it is a 3ln i am not really sure... Its a '89 but the one with the steel frame not the Delta Box.... Cheers, Rob
ok Well if it has the steel frame its not a 3LN if you want to know what one it is just look on the frame or wheels other place that will have it marked. I beleve the engine is a 1HX if not please correct me. A 3LN barrel should slip right in with out any problems. Graphite gease is very good stuff, WD40 is good but when I was doing engineering we wernt spose to use it as lubrication because it drys out and cleans out all the old grease. We use this product made by Wurth from memory its called HHS2000 but I could be wrong (well its some thing like that, u will be able to tell from that name). It works like WD40 by creeping into all the areas needed but then turns into a grease and will stay there for a very long time. Infact the top engineer sore his life on it and went through the stuff. It is really awesome stuff. Well any Wurth product is worth (excause the punn) its weight in gold.
sounds like you have a 2kr bike. Mine is an 89, steel frame, and is a 2kr. Fairings are slightly different so you will have to keep watch for 2kr bikes instead of 3ln (3ln's are more popular).
lol Oh yeah and the 2KR have that air thing that u were telling me about boz. Wonder if I could kit in on my bike with a bit of modd. Or maybe just make my own cold air intake..
I thought the 3ln's had an air intake system? It would be difficult to mod I would assume (not impossible though). The 2kr has a tank cover with the actual tank hiding underneath, and there is a lot of room under there for other stuff too (including the fresh air intake and the air filter). I have never seen what is under the 3ln tank so don't know how much room there is under there. The tank cover is actually quite nice, although strange to have. With it I can take it off and access virtually everything in the engine without needing to remove the actual tank. I have never really considered it's benefits until now... I wonder how easy the carbies would be to get at... Something to check soon.
lol Well I gess you could call the intake system on the FZR a "intake system". What it is, is intake tubes running from the front fairing into the frame but if you undo these intake pipes from the frame you see that it feeds the air into the frame so it dosnt direct the air to the box at all. The box has a small opening where it sucks the air into but I can expect the carbs to have fresh clean cold air from this system. I will design a system and MAKE it work as I do with my projects lol.
