Restricted ?

[fazerbill]

Just bought an old 1994 600 divvy today. Did some of these bikes come restricted as I feel its not that quick in acceleration. I have had it upto 80mph but not tried to see what the top speed is. But I must add I used to own a Fazer1000 and that was awesome about 3 years ago but I have not had a bike since.
If it is restricted what are the signs of the restriction. i.e carbs or inlets etc.

[teejayexc]

Jun 3, 2010 16:53:16 GMT fazerbill said:

Just bought an old 1994 600 divvy today. Did some of these bikes come restricted as I feel its not that quick in acceleration. I have had it upto 80mph but not tried to see what the top speed is. But I must add I used to own a Fazer1000 and that was awesome about 3 years ago but I have not had a bike since.
If it is restricted what are the signs of the restriction. i.e carbs or inlets etc.

They'll either be top hat plastic thingummyjigs that restrict the carb slides or a smaller air inlet metal washer between the carb and the inlets on the head.

Comparing the D6 restricted or not to a Fazer thou is a bit of a mis-match though

[fazerbill]

Thanks for the info teejayexc I will have a look friday.

[Padster]

The full restriction kit involves the washers and different carb/throttle screws

[amorti]

First thing is - 600 Divvies really aren't very fast. Big and heavy, and with only about 60bhp on tap, it's not a recipe for a sports-bike beating anything.

Top speed should be ITRO 120mph, if it won't get past 110 it might be restricted, or it might simply have something wrong with it.

From another thread:

Apr 20, 2010 6:19:59 GMT dubster said:

My old D600 was a little sluggish when I first bought it, a little investigation found that it was restricted like this:





I gave the restrictors to Trev for his sons D600.

[fazerbill]

Thanks for the replies. I had a look at the sliders and they push all the way up so its not restricted there. I will pull the carbs and see if the washers are in the inlet ports.

[amorti]

You don't need to pull the carbs you would see the lip / thickness if they are there.

[fazerbill]

Thats true amorti. I looked and there is nothing so its unrestricted. I took it for a blast today and it ran great and I got to 110mph no problem. The acceleration is not bad for a 600 commute. I only paid £250 for it and I motd it and it passed ok with a caution on front tyre tread depth.

[amorti]

Then sit back, enjoy it for what it is and for how seldom you have to give her a drink!

[fazerbill]

I've got a new tyre coming today so I hope to get it fitted at my local tyre depot today or tomorrow.
I was going to get a BT45 but I settled for a Maxxis Supermaxx Touring for the front just to keep costs down. The one on the back is new but its a Heidenau make which I have never heard of before. I usually go for Pirelli Diablos or the old Dunlop 207s when I had on my fazer thou'.

[amorti]

Heidenau is a German make, they're supposed to be reasonable.
Maxxis is a rebranded Cheng Shen, I wouldn't have gone for it myself. Neither would I have mis-matched tyres. Still, the 600 Divvy isn't a race machine so with luck you'll be OK.

[bear]

To give you an idea of longetivity, the Maxxis rear on my D9 is significantly under 4k old and is an MOT advisory. Front is same age and although tread depth is okay on the front, it's scalloping and the handling isn't great.

[fazerbill]

I always used the same make/model of tyre on the Fazer and never mixed them. On the Divvy its a BT45 on front and the Heidenau on rear. But the BT has cupped on the sides and is barely legal. I wasn't sure about the Heidenau make and had not seen any tyre depots selling these so I opted for the Maxxis as I heard they are reasonable tyres at a reasonable price.
I used to go through a rear tyre on the Fazer in 3K and about 5K on front. A tyre that last a long time usually has less grip than one that burns out quicker.
But as amorti said the Divvy is not a racing machine so it should be ok.
Thinking back to the 70s when I had a Suzuki GT250 it came with Bridgestones and they were absolutely carp in the wet and the good tyres then were Avon Roadrunners, Michelin M38s and TT100s. But look now its a complete turn around for Bridgestones.

[bobh]

I had Heidenau dual-purpose tyres on my old trailie and they were at least as grippy as, and lasted longer than, the original Bridgestones with a similar tread pattern. I'd be happy to leave it on there until it's done.

[fazerbill]

Yeh Bob I'm going to leave it on till its done. It felt ok in the dry but not been out in the wet yet to comment on it.
When I sold the fazer 3 years ago I still had all my bike gear wet and dry stuff upto a month or so ago then I sold everything bar my helmet and boots as I said I was not getting a bike again but this Divvy came up at a great price and I couldn't refuse it.
So I am sourcing second hand gear now. I've got a leather jacket and trousers off of a mate and a Hein Gericke tribal fabric jacket that I got free from a guy I sold my leather Belstaff gloves to. He sold me my gloves back as I loved them and are the best gloves I've ever had. I will go to Hein Gericke shop and buy a set of one peice waterproofs that you wear over the leathers. I had one before and it kept the rain out and did not rip.

[CD]

Aren't Heidenau now owned by Pirelli(?) so they should be ok.