Cafe?

[mcintyre_aerospace]

Quick heads up, On the side of the bike with the clutch, aka the left side, Their is a brake hose support that uses the same bolts as the fender, might want to put the bolts back in so it doesnt drag on the tire.

[jonathan180iq]

What year is your bike?

On my 2006, the brake line support bolt is separate from the inner fender bolts.

[Jaime]

Originally Posted by jonathan180iq

What year is your bike?

On my 2006, the brake line support bolt is separate from the inner fender bolts.

It's a 2006 too. The lower support is a metal bracket attached to the fender bolts. Seems that there are minor differences between different countries bikes, mine equiped a couple of stone-hard "Sava" tyres, aswell (now Metzeler Lasertec).

[mcintyre_aerospace]

Mines an older 2000, so it could be pretty different.

[Headflex]

Why didn't you just get a sports bike instead? :whistle:

[alantf]

Hey Jaime,
I live in Tenerife, so I'm using Spanish Add-ons. I use SPAAN bits & pieces. You'll find them at :- Tecnoimport S.L., C/ Tajo Nº3, 28840 Mejorada Del Campo, Madrid.
You can pick their catalogue up from the internet. Mine got here a few days after I sent for it, & the bike shops can get hold of the stuff very easily.
I think you'll find that the Spanish spec. (which, strangely enough, is the same as the Canadian spec.) is slightly different than the American spec. that everyone talks about in this forum. I think the engine runs a bit richer & the top end is better. I don't know about you (& also water warrior, in Canada) but I never have to use the choke, & I've just checked the spark plug after 10,000 km, & it's still in perfect condition.
If you have an "Al Campo" supermarket in Madrid, you could try some of their own brand fuel additive in the tank. (only 4,54 euros). Made a world of difference to mine.

[Water Warrior 2]

The GZ still has to be choked to start here. Remember this is The Great White North after all. There are exceptions of course. If the bike is parked outside in the sunshine on a hot day it is probably half way to full operating temp and no choke is needed. It is possible the Canadian bike runs a touch richer than the U.S. bike but I doubt there would be any real world difference in noticeable performance.

[alantf]

Originally Posted by Water Warrior

If the bike is parked outside in the sunshine on a hot day it is probably half way to full operating temp and no choke is needed.

Over here the temp. goes down to around 10ºC/50ºF, &, again, I NEVER need the choke. Checking the plug etc. shows no sign whatsoever of the bike running rich after normal running. Has anyone any ideas why my bike appears to be the only one ever to leave the factory, that doesn't need choke, yet rides great?

[alanmcorcoran]

Maybe less US emissions BS on your model?

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by alantf

Has anyone any ideas why my bike appears to be the only one ever to leave the factory, that doesn't need choke, yet rides great?

Pretty easy really. If you look at the shop manual, you will see that all the jetting is a tad bit richer for European models. Some folks over here have made the changes to the "European" specs. and are quite happy with the result. Slightly better performance and slightly less economy. I suspect that all those around you are much less "fussy" than ours on this side of the pond.