Plokon
New Member
So I bought a 2004 FZ6 yesterday. It only has 2500 miles on it, so it has done a lot of sitting around in its lifetime.
My problem is the exhaust pipe is getting really, really hot. Hot enough that it has melting some of the plastic under the seat, plastic on the seat, and melting some of the cosmetic plastic on the outside of the bike.
I can smell raw fuel when I start it up, I think it is running too rich. There is also a lack of power until I get up to ~6k RPM, enough of a lack of power that it makes it hard to get the bike going and it 'rumbles' at low speed like i need to pull the clutch in. (Edit: I started with riding a ninja 250 which seems to be a lot more linear in power delivery, so it might just be me not being used to the new/bigger bike.)
Do you think it is safe to run if it is melting the plastics? I don't want to harm the engine from it getting too hot.
From my research I've found it might be gummed up fuel lines or the TPS sensor. The dealer I bought it from said they cleaned the fuel lines out, but I still think that might be the issue.
I've only put 5 miles on the bike in a parking lot, so I haven't driven it much. I really don't want to melt any more of the plastics, the bike is in amazing condition.
Thanks!
My problem is the exhaust pipe is getting really, really hot. Hot enough that it has melting some of the plastic under the seat, plastic on the seat, and melting some of the cosmetic plastic on the outside of the bike.
I can smell raw fuel when I start it up, I think it is running too rich. There is also a lack of power until I get up to ~6k RPM, enough of a lack of power that it makes it hard to get the bike going and it 'rumbles' at low speed like i need to pull the clutch in. (Edit: I started with riding a ninja 250 which seems to be a lot more linear in power delivery, so it might just be me not being used to the new/bigger bike.)
Do you think it is safe to run if it is melting the plastics? I don't want to harm the engine from it getting too hot.
From my research I've found it might be gummed up fuel lines or the TPS sensor. The dealer I bought it from said they cleaned the fuel lines out, but I still think that might be the issue.
I've only put 5 miles on the bike in a parking lot, so I haven't driven it much. I really don't want to melt any more of the plastics, the bike is in amazing condition.
Thanks!
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