FZ6 new fuel pump noise.

[rmemedic]

Bike was totally fine, needed gas and filled up with 87 (recommended in manual) at Pioneer.
A couple minutes after filling up, I noticed a different noise, no performance lost, and just continued on my ride. The noise was hard to hear so I thought it could just be in my mind.

Today, I turned the bike on to put it on the trailer, and without having a helmet on I could hear the noise.
It almost sounds like air being sucked in through an air intake. However, that isn't what it is. I turned the bike off, and turned the key back to "on" and listened as my fuel pump did it's usual initial pressurization, but that sucking noise accompanied it...

So, it's now down to my fuel pump... Is it about to let go? I'm gonna ride it and see how it goes, but I hate knowing something isn't right.

Guess I'll have to order a new one and throw it in when I take the bike apart for paint in July if this noise doesn't go away.

 

[frekeyguy]

Hear another fzr. Issues like that need a trained ear to resolve.

 

[fastar1]

Bike was totally fine, needed gas and filled up with 87 (recommended in manual) at Pioneer.
A couple minutes after filling up, I noticed a different noise, no performance lost, and just continued on my ride. The noise was hard to hear so I thought it could just be in my mind.

Today, I turned the bike on to put it on the trailer, and without having a helmet on I could hear the noise.
It almost sounds like air being sucked in through an air intake. However, that isn't what it is. I turned the bike off, and turned the key back to "on" and listened as my fuel pump did it's usual initial pressurization, but that sucking noise accompanied it...

So, it's now down to my fuel pump... Is it about to let go? I'm gonna ride it and see how it goes, but I hate knowing something isn't right.

Guess I'll have to order a new one and throw it in when I take the bike apart for paint in July if this noise doesn't go away.

You can have my fuel pump on standby while I'm not riding the fizzer. Or just swap it as a known good unit to test if that's the problem. They come out easy-ish once you figure it out. I think I posted pics on fz6-forum.com

 

[rmemedic]

No noise today... Very odd. Rode over 200km today with no issues. Very odd.

I'll have to keep an eye on it.

 

[RockerGuy]

No noise today... Very odd. Rode over 200km today with no issues. Very odd.

I'll have to keep an eye on it.

I would say most of these electricals are intermittent before they finally give out. If I was you I would just get a used one on ebay and save the headache

 

[rmemedic]

I would say most of these electricals are intermittent before they finally give out. If I was you I would just get a used one on ebay and save the headache

I'll go shopping I guess. Luckily I have a dealer in my back pocket, and a shop I'm now advertising for on my race trailer so I might find a cheap one.

July I'm hopefully stripping the bike down, including pulling the pump out so I'll exchange them then.