What do you need to know about the Suzuki RF600R?
The rest is padding. The RF600R is Suzuki’s overdue crack at something different and a full-commitment attempt to diversify its range.
How to set base timing and ignition timing?
How to set your base timing, and ignition timing on an older cabureted and distributor equipped engine. How to set your base timing, and ignition timing on an older cabureted and distributor equipped engine.
What’s the best way to check your timing number?
To check your timing number and see how it is firing, have someone rev the engine while you illuminate the timing numbers with your light. You obviously want to make sure the car is in neutral, and keep your hands a safe distance from the engine as it revs.
How do you find the timing number on a harmonic balancer?
Shine the light directly onto the harmonic balancer and find the number. Though the wheel is turning, the light should seem to “freeze” it at a particular number. This is the timing number. Note the number of degrees to the right or left of zero. As the RPMs increase, the point at which the spark plug is firing should also increase somewhat.
The rest is padding. The RF600R is Suzuki’s overdue crack at something different and a full-commitment attempt to diversify its range.
Shine the light directly onto the harmonic balancer and find the number. Though the wheel is turning, the light should seem to “freeze” it at a particular number. This is the timing number. Note the number of degrees to the right or left of zero. As the RPMs increase, the point at which the spark plug is firing should also increase somewhat.
To check your timing number and see how it is firing, have someone rev the engine while you illuminate the timing numbers with your light. You obviously want to make sure the car is in neutral, and keep your hands a safe distance from the engine as it revs.
What do I need to adjust the timing on my car?
Your timing must be at the correct setting for your car to perform at top level, affecting the speed and efficiency at which the engine fires. You can adjust your car’s timing with a timing light and a set of wrenches, tools available at any auto parts store.
How big is the air box on a Suzuki RF 600R?
A huge, 6-liter air box mates to a rack of four 33mm downdraft Mikuni carburetors, which in turn feed the motor through a redesigned inlet system. I developed this strange love-hate relationship with the RF.
What kind of brakes does a Suzuki 4 pot use?
The front brakes use dual-piston calipers on semi-floating 290mm discs and have a lever firm by Suzuki’s (four-pot) standards. They’re demon-progressive but lack the sharp edge of the racier brakes and need a good yank to get them working hard.
What kind of chassis does a Suzuki RF 600R have?
It was a smoothed out FZR600 through the midrange, a CBR600 with the taps open. The chassis gives a clearer picture of Suzuki’s intentions.
The front brakes use dual-piston calipers on semi-floating 290mm discs and have a lever firm by Suzuki’s (four-pot) standards. They’re demon-progressive but lack the sharp edge of the racier brakes and need a good yank to get them working hard.