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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7325 on: 19 December 2017, 01:46:53 am »

I've read that them there LiiOn batteries don't like the cold.
  I've found they go flat quickly in the cold on my drill, they're sometimes both totally flat when I start to use them. which kind of defeats the object of having two batteries but at least they charge quickly and they last longer when their not cold, my power tools all live in my cellar so they get cool but not as cold as outside.

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7326 on: 19 December 2017, 01:55:22 pm »
Checked my tyres pressures, only 27 in the rear and 21 in the front 😓😓 topped them up now so should ride a little better haha

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« Reply #7327 on: 20 December 2017, 02:08:15 pm »
I had new DID chain and sprockets fitted to the 600.So much smoother on the ride home.

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« Reply #7328 on: 20 December 2017, 02:38:44 pm »
I had new DID chain and sprockets fitted to the 600.So much smoother on the ride home.


Which bike oh! man of many 600 Fazers
« Last Edit: 20 December 2017, 02:39:37 pm by tommyardin »

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« Reply #7329 on: 20 December 2017, 03:28:34 pm »
My red 'winter' Fazer, Tommy. The old chain was running as rough as hell. There wasn't a great deal of wear on the front or rear sprocket but changed the lot as I always do. The output shaft bearing was checked, and was smooth with no play. Output shaft threads were fine too. 12mm nut fitted. Out tomorrow in the 11 degree 'heat', all being well.
« Last Edit: 20 December 2017, 04:16:27 pm by Anquetil »

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7330 on: 21 December 2017, 03:12:43 pm »
A ride to Bala to drop something off at my friends house. Dry and bright when I left home. Mist and rain in Bala. Took a flask with me expecting to sit by the lake for an hour. Instead, I had 30 minutes sheltering under a tree, drinking my coffee. Four bikers went past heading towards Dolgellau, so I wasn't the only nutter out today. Just finished washing and drying the bike.

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« Reply #7331 on: 21 December 2017, 05:29:38 pm »
A ride to Bala to drop something off at my friends house. Dry and bright when I left home. Mist and rain in Bala. Took a flask with me expecting to sit by the lake for an hour. Instead, I had 30 minutes sheltering under a tree, drinking my coffee. Four bikers went past heading towards Dolgellau, so I wasn't the only nutter out today. Just finished washing and drying the bike.


I am not a believer in LocTite, but there is one and one only acceptation for me, the infamous front sprocket nut (12mm), along with a new sprocket washer each time it comes off.
LocTite 620 is what Yamaha recommend.
If that bad boy comes undone it can throw you up the road big time if the chain jams up in the engine area   :eek  , whilst fucking the output shaft big time, I'm told it is a complete engine strip down to replace it, or weld the nut to the shaft at the risk of cooking oil seals.

Cheerful little soul aren't I ?    :rolleyes 
« Last Edit: 21 December 2017, 05:30:45 pm by tommyardin »

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7332 on: 21 December 2017, 08:52:46 pm »


I am not a believer in LocTite, but there is one and one only acceptation for me, the infamous front sprocket nut (12mm), along with a new sprocket washer each time it comes off.
LocTite 620 is what Yamaha recommend.
If that bad boy comes undone it can throw you up the road big time if the chain jams up in the engine area   :eek  , whilst fucking the output shaft big time, I'm told it is a complete engine strip down to replace it, or weld the nut to the shaft at the risk of cooking oil seals.
Cheerful little soul aren't I ?    :rolleyes 



There is another way to solve it and does not require stripping or welding  :eek :)

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« Reply #7333 on: 21 December 2017, 09:54:11 pm »


I am not a believer in LocTite, but there is one and one only acceptation for me, the infamous front sprocket nut (12mm), along with a new sprocket washer each time it comes off.
LocTite 620 is what Yamaha recommend.
If that bad boy comes undone it can throw you up the road big time if the chain jams up in the engine area   :eek  , whilst fucking the output shaft big time, I'm told it is a complete engine strip down to replace it, or weld the nut to the shaft at the risk of cooking oil seals.
Cheerful little soul aren't I ?    :rolleyes 



There is another way to solve it and does not require stripping or welding  :eek :)


FFS unfazed I can't hold my breath much longer

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7334 on: 21 December 2017, 11:23:52 pm »
Lockwire ???

Those are my principles...if you don't like them I have others.

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7335 on: 23 December 2017, 01:32:38 am »


I am not a believer in LocTite, but there is one and one only acceptation for me, the infamous front sprocket nut (12mm), along with a new sprocket washer each time it comes off.
LocTite 620 is what Yamaha recommend.
If that bad boy comes undone it can throw you up the road big time if the chain jams up in the engine area   :eek  , whilst fucking the output shaft big time, I'm told it is a complete engine strip down to replace it, or weld the nut to the shaft at the risk of cooking oil seals.
Cheerful little soul aren't I ?    :rolleyes 



There is another way to solve it and does not require stripping or welding  :eek :)



FFS unfazed I can't hold my breath much longer


Check the downloads section http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php?action=downloads;cat=2  :rolleyes


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« Reply #7336 on: 23 December 2017, 07:58:27 am »
That is ingenious, unfazed. Bloody brilliant ! I have printed the file off for future reference. Thank-you.

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7337 on: 23 December 2017, 12:52:58 pm »
I rode over to Wem, Shropshire, to Tony Moss Motorcycles. It's Tony's last day after 53 years of great service. At the age of 74 he is retiring. He has looked after my bikes for many years and is a true gentleman. Real personal service, great honesty and integrity.He is a former TT racer and rode many of the Irish road races, including finishing 2nd at Skerries, 4th at the Temple 100. I gave him my very best wishes for a long and happy retirement. A sad day for me and many other local bikers. The end of an era. Photo is of Tony with my Fazer.

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« Reply #7338 on: 23 December 2017, 05:03:33 pm »
My red 'winter' Fazer, Tommy. The old chain was running as rough as hell. There wasn't a great deal of wear on the front or rear sprocket but changed the lot as I always do. The output shaft bearing was checked, and was smooth with no play. Output shaft threads were fine too. 12mm nut fitted. Out tomorrow in the 11 degree 'heat', all being well.


Oh! OK the slow one  :lol

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« Reply #7339 on: 23 December 2017, 05:06:16 pm »
All my Fazers are slow with me riding them, Tommy !

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7340 on: 23 December 2017, 06:25:06 pm »
But at least yours is out on the streets Anquetil, not locked up in a shed. :lol
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.

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« Reply #7341 on: 23 December 2017, 07:00:48 pm »
But at least yours is out on the streets Anquetil, not locked up in a shed. :lol


Steady, you are talking about the now owner of a C90 that will be on the road all year around.  :rollin :rollin :rollin

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« Reply #7342 on: 23 December 2017, 07:07:11 pm »
That is ingenious, unfazed. Bloody brilliant ! I have printed the file off for future reference. Thank-you.
Desperation with frustration is often the mother of invention  :lol

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« Reply #7343 on: 23 December 2017, 10:20:52 pm »
I have used a similar technique in the past but didn't fit a circlip, just the bolt and washer. It worked well but I didn't cover the same kind of mileages as it was on a DT175MX.

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« Reply #7344 on: 31 December 2017, 02:48:02 pm »
I fitted a Tutoro chain oiler on the 'winter' 600 this morning. At dinnertime I went for a 20 mile spin to check the flow rate. I had to decrease it a bit. Started raining half an hour after I got back. I shall tidy the zip ties up in the morning and, weather permitting, go for a longer ride to fine tune it..

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7345 on: 01 January 2018, 01:47:04 pm »
A ride to Rhos on sea. Coffee and teacake at the cafe on the prom, sitting in the sun. A great start to 2018 !

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« Reply #7346 on: 01 January 2018, 04:56:16 pm »
 Went to work for the first time in a fortnight.
No problem starting, but it was firing on 3 every time I tried even gentle acceleration with less than 4000 rpm. Hopefully the journey home will be a bit smoother now the electrics have had a chance to dry out fully over the hot engine.

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« Reply #7347 on: 06 January 2018, 03:25:24 pm »
A ride to Ruthin, Cerrigydrudion, Bala, Ruthin, Wrexham. About 5 degrees out of the breeze. Sat by Bala lake with a flask of coffee for 30 minutes. A group of 5 bikers arrived whilst I was there. Virtually traffic free roads. One reason that I enjoy winter riding so much. Just finished washing and drying the bike.

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« Reply #7348 on: 11 January 2018, 09:35:56 pm »
Fitted my some Oxford L.E.D turn signals today. After much pissing about with resistors and stupid Yamaha connections I finally got them working but then to my dismay realised they don't fit without some kind of spacer/blanking plate?
I've used the stock bases for now but looks awful. The back will need something similar too,
Does anyone know what I'm looking for?

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« Reply #7349 on: 12 January 2018, 04:37:43 pm »

I fitted a Tutoro chain oiler on the 'winter' 600 this morning. At dinnertime I went for a 20 mile spin to check the flow rate. I had to decrease it a bit. Started raining half an hour after I got back. I shall tidy the zip ties up in the morning and, weather permitting, go for a longer ride to fine tune it..
I have a Tutoro fitted to my MT09 great bit of kit, I think you could remove about a metre of the plastic piping there though. I have my feed screw set at about 1/3rd of a turn open get about 700/750 miles before needing to top up again current chain and sprockets 15,000 miles, front sprocket showing a bit of wear, but I do have a tight spot on the chain, no noticeable wear on the rear. I even have the feed set up as you have.
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