Hey again folks. Feel like I'm posting too often but I've no other resource to turn to trying to get this bike running.
This weekend I've started putting the bodywork back onto the FZ6R. I've noticed I've a tab broken off on the bottom left of the front cowling piece that goes over the headlight. I was able to locate the part on a parts website but it doesn't appear that you can purchase the front cowling separate from the other plastic pieces - it seems to lump it all together. Any advice here?
http://www.cheapcycleparts.com/oemparts/a/yam/5004d46cf87002275461cb9b/cowling-1
The front cowling piece looks to be number 4: Body, Front Upper 1 SMX. Is there no other option in purchasing just this piece other than eBay? I mean, if I can secure it well enough without the one screw on the broken tab I would do so if it means I don't have to fork out hundreds of bucks for a simple missing tab. That brings me to my second question.
On the front cowling as well as the accompanying vent/body pieces, there are metal tabs that go over each screw hole. None of the bolts/screws I have seem to fit through these metal tabs as the back has a kind of lip that prevents the threads from ccatching. My bike came with all of the screws in a bag so I'm playing a guessing game here. Nothing seems to fit except these tapered black plastic screws - at the bottom of the screw it is just kind of pointy, and the threads begin a little above the bottom. So basically the pointy bit goes in, and then the threads can lock and screw. It doesn't seem secure to me that all of these plastics are secured with just plastic screws. Are these actually the correct fairing screws? Some googling shows that these may be the tapping screws that look similar to the one that fits.
I have been searching high and low for some resource to help me get these fairings on. It doesn't seem like it should be that complicated but I'm having some trouble. If anyone has some input on the metal tabs, what screws I can get at a home depot, what you have on your bike, etc., I would be really grateful.
Lastly - is a gasoline smell on the dipstick normal? How much gas should I be smelling when my bike idles in my garage? I've gone through a 52-point inspection on the bike from the dealer and they didn't mention any of these things.. I'm just paranoid.
This weekend I've started putting the bodywork back onto the FZ6R. I've noticed I've a tab broken off on the bottom left of the front cowling piece that goes over the headlight. I was able to locate the part on a parts website but it doesn't appear that you can purchase the front cowling separate from the other plastic pieces - it seems to lump it all together. Any advice here?
http://www.cheapcycleparts.com/oemparts/a/yam/5004d46cf87002275461cb9b/cowling-1
The front cowling piece looks to be number 4: Body, Front Upper 1 SMX. Is there no other option in purchasing just this piece other than eBay? I mean, if I can secure it well enough without the one screw on the broken tab I would do so if it means I don't have to fork out hundreds of bucks for a simple missing tab. That brings me to my second question.
On the front cowling as well as the accompanying vent/body pieces, there are metal tabs that go over each screw hole. None of the bolts/screws I have seem to fit through these metal tabs as the back has a kind of lip that prevents the threads from ccatching. My bike came with all of the screws in a bag so I'm playing a guessing game here. Nothing seems to fit except these tapered black plastic screws - at the bottom of the screw it is just kind of pointy, and the threads begin a little above the bottom. So basically the pointy bit goes in, and then the threads can lock and screw. It doesn't seem secure to me that all of these plastics are secured with just plastic screws. Are these actually the correct fairing screws? Some googling shows that these may be the tapping screws that look similar to the one that fits.
I have been searching high and low for some resource to help me get these fairings on. It doesn't seem like it should be that complicated but I'm having some trouble. If anyone has some input on the metal tabs, what screws I can get at a home depot, what you have on your bike, etc., I would be really grateful.
Lastly - is a gasoline smell on the dipstick normal? How much gas should I be smelling when my bike idles in my garage? I've gone through a 52-point inspection on the bike from the dealer and they didn't mention any of these things.. I'm just paranoid.