New to Fazers

[FirstYamTwm]

Hello all, just to say a friendly hello. I have had my FZS1000
for a while now and have just started to fall in love with it. I have done 2 Euro trips so far and enjoyed both, since April putting 11k on the clocks. Not a great deal I know, but closing on 60 soon and with work commitments I'm quite happy. I knew the 2 previous owners so was very willing to buy the 2003 bike, its fairly standard except Yamaha crush bungs and a Blueflame throaty exhaust. It also has a Givi rack fitted, but with a bit of potching I've managed to fit my old Nonfango boxes to it to no ill effect. For a weeks tour fitting 52ltr topbox[left on bike] and 2 x 40litr sidecases, but a 2 week trip I use my 2 x 48ltr topboxes as sidecases along with my baglux tankbag. Well that's my short story so far, i'll try to enclose a pic below. TTFN, Tommy

[slappy]

Hi and welcome, don`t worry about approaching 60, plenty old ones on here. I hit 60 in 19 months, hoping to retire and get out on the bike more.

[Cellarman]

Nice looking bike & as a bonus it's in the fastest colour

[Exupnut]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ absolutely true statement there...

[mtread]

I passed 60 last August. It's nothing to worry about. 3 bikes including the Fazer. Commute to work each day, and 2 big European tours each year ......... as long as my knees hold out 

[FirstYamTwm]

thanks for the warm welcome, not really worried 60 only 1 more than 59 I suppose haha. I do 1800mls a week as a courier in the week[sorry in a Fiesta van ooops]. I have got an old winter hag for the shit weather due, a 92 CB400SF Honda Import as well as My RF900RV Suzuki[not ridden much this year since buying the FZS] Only 2k this year and just over 3k on the Honda. Not been an all weather biker for some years now tho.
Little history of mine:-
Triumph 6T on the mountain aged 15 - 17.
58 Tiger Cub 17-18
67 Honda CD 175 Sloper 18-19
66 Black Bomber 19[only ridden for 2 months - blew the motor]
76 Honda 400/4 Apr 76 to Oct 77 56k [no life off the thing]
77 Ducati 900SD 77-87[13th or 14th in country]
78 Ducati 900SS  78 - 88
85 GPZ900S 87 - 94
94 Suzuki RF900RS 94 To present [137k still on original tappet settings and perfect gaps]
but at back of garage since Assen trip in 2005
03 RF 900RV old stock from Padgetts 03 to present[67k but only growing slowly now].
96 ST 1100 Pan 09 - 14. 30k being a short arse, this lump had to go.
Apr15 Fazer 1000 almost 31k and growing fairly fast  - to be continued.
Anyone know the venues of the pics posted?
Nos da new friends, my bed is calling. Tommy

And of course The Ponderosa Café at the Horseshoe pass summit

[FirstYamTwm]

sorry still a learner ooops.
OK, My Fazer, a friends Maxton modded Fazer[middle] and my other mates Tiger, at the Top of Bwlch y Groes mountain road looking North

[Grandma]

Brilliant bike, had to give mine up a couple of years ago, as a tad heavy for a 5'6" Grandma, but has a lovely home in Dorset and I have regular updates lol   Finding the Fazer 8 a good compromise and no Exup! after having 5PW R1's for ten years and constant battle with Exup seizing as used all year in all weathers.
Still doing track days and been around Brands Hatch a few times this year and fulfilled a lifetime wish with an IAM Skills day at Thruxton. Have been around Oulton Park, Cadwell, Darley Moor in the past and well past 60, started on a Sports Cub after a brief fling with an Ariel Leader,wanted an Arrow but as with Thruxton Bonneville like Hen's teeth.
Son now has my last R1 as couldn't bear to sell it, so hopefully enjoying my Fazer for a while more.

[FirstYamTwm]

Hello from me and keep enjoying yourself, I was told by an old friend of my dads that in 1956 January on a mildly tuned BSA Golden Flash Double adult sidecar outfit going down a long fairly steep slope. My dads friend[youngster at the time]on the pillion seat, my mam with my soon to be older brother in her arms[on front seat of sidecar] and a local man Sam on the sidecars back seat with my soon to be eldest brother in his arms. And lastly me in my mams womb  to be born in about a month and half. That day was my dads friend Hubert's first experience of seeing a Ton on a speedo[obviously a bit of error involved] But I was/am still chuffed to bits.
Just incase you are wondering my parents had us 3 boys between Apr 54 and Feb 56[this will be me]. Good night for now and thanks for the nice welcome. Tommy

[unfazed]

Welcome to the forum, great looking machine, a mile muncher.

Quite a few on here as young as you 

I passed 60 last August. It's nothing to worry about. 3 bikes including the Fazer. Commute to work each day, and 2 big European tours each year ......... as long as my knees hold out 

Always new blue was slow, only it got it to 60 last August what is it up to now?