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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4750 on: 04 July 2015, 09:59:27 pm »
I was able to go for my first proper run out on mine today, I have gone from impressed to absolutely gob smacked.
This bike is astounding!!

I have been used to my 650 Versys and cruisers over the last few years so I am used to stiring the pot to get some performance, what that equates to on the Fazer is seriously silly speeds when you think you are bimbling along. This is no bad thing but I will have to recalibrate my throttle response. That being said I did play with a Fireblade for a while and I was not embarrassed, which is a very nice change.
But what makes it even better and proves what an all rounder it is, is riding through small villages at 30 and it is as smooth as you like.

I am going to have to play with the suspension a bit because it is not to my taste, I like it hard on the front and a bit softer on the rear to suit my riding and it is the wrong way round at the moment.

The seat is comfortable, I did an hour ride and I had no numbness, I reckon I could do a couple of hours more before I needed to have a walk around.

All in all I am properly happy with the bike.

nice to hear such praise Stewie....I always hum an ha about my gen 2 but I've got it at an acceptable level now and for me it is good on shorter journeys like 50-100 mile blasts. im running a Nitron track rear shock and springs which are far too stiff on the front....I am in hefty pain doing a couple hundred miles on mine but that is a rarity getting the chance these days anyway so I can put up with that....mine is jacked up at the back and dropped at the front end.

something that I do find with my bike now is that if im not entirely in the mood for hooning around then it becomes a bit shit....I know you seem happy and our bikes are different but on mine it absolute balls at slow speeds as it doesn't compress the suspension enough so is hard going and so touring and sight seeing are out the window now...I have to be gunning it...I leave my street and do a couple of little knobhead weaves just to get me in the frame of mind and get an idea of the weight....then im offsky doooooooooooooooo.......then I come on here and moan :lol

but yeh what my bike does do well now is going flat out and it actually turn s me into a bit of a liability to myself......I know the R1 riders will say pah FZ1, watered down R1...they are probably right...I don't care much for R1's either though.
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4751 on: 04 July 2015, 10:16:25 pm »
Thanks Nog, I have my Versys as well and that is my daily rider and does the slow speed twisties on a level the FZ cannot touch, I did try some of my normal roads and it wasn't suited which is fine because I got it to scratch the high speed itch that comes around every now and again but I think it is better than that.
It won't replace the V but the choice of which to ride will be difficult. I really like idea of having a more relaxed ride when I have to use motorways and the V is not good at that, 6k rpm at 80 which is annoying, the FZ was 4.5k which is much more relaxed and less buzzy.

If I wanted my knees in my ears I might have got an R1 or Fireblade and gone full power ranger, but I am a grown up so I left them alone. :lol

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4752 on: 05 July 2015, 10:58:06 am »
(((((What happened to page 191, blank screen showing )))))
I had the same problem.
the post above is blank because summet is wong wiv ze forum.
 even the Honister post a couple of my pictures just disappeared as well as my post further down.
sent a message to the administrator and was corrected.
so I'm buggered if I know what went wrong.




*foc all wrong with the forum as far as I can see, more you've at some point clicked on the font size editing option and made it tiny*
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4753 on: 05 July 2015, 02:20:04 pm »
Up to The Raven for a Full English.....
Spotted this on the way out - I had one of these in the 80's.  :D

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4754 on: 05 July 2015, 02:25:38 pm »
Was at the Wolverhampton HARLEY Dealer open day yesterday...... (Free Food  :lol :lol )
Forgot I had sewn this on the jacket  :rollin :rollin :rollin .

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4755 on: 05 July 2015, 05:24:50 pm »
Went to M&P to get a new jacket (another Tuzo Atlantis @£35), greasy breakfast and a soaking*.

Came home and just changed the oil in preparation for a trip to Italy in the next couple of weeks.

*torrential rain.

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4756 on: 05 July 2015, 07:20:13 pm »
got a few miles in since i fitted the bellypan,,headed to county waterford,,,thats right folks my baby is back on the road ,finally got the bellypan on to finish the look. so now and only now am i happy to show your goodselves some pics none of this would be possible without all the help from unfazed if it wasnt for him id probably be still wandering around northern ireland a traumatized mumbling wreck :lol taught me lots in the process of rebuilding it too
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4757 on: 05 July 2015, 10:55:43 pm »
cheers mate very happy with them  :D  ,god am i glad to see the back of page 191  :lol
please god let the sun keep shining

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4758 on: 05 July 2015, 11:20:57 pm »
Not that one  :rollin
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4759 on: 06 July 2015, 09:23:44 am »
Took her into work Saturday morning and then for a little blast along the Glamorgan Heritage Coast  :) 
Red Fazers, making good roads great roads.

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4760 on: 06 July 2015, 10:23:46 am »
Good blast to wales.





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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4761 on: 06 July 2015, 10:30:24 am »
So lucky on the ride. no rain and 2 killed on the breacons only 3 hours after we passed through.

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4762 on: 06 July 2015, 10:41:42 am »
Went to Knockhill for some BSB action, great day out although loads of cops targeting bikers.....got a proper drenching on the way home

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4763 on: 06 July 2015, 03:02:05 pm »
rathdrum or roundwood - cant remember :D







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will ride for food.....

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4764 on: 06 July 2015, 05:41:07 pm »
Washed it and GT-85'd the engine and frame. Shiny bike  :D

How the hell do you get in to clean all the awkward spots at the front of the engine??? I've got toothbrushes, long-handled brushes etc etc up the yin-yang, and still can't get at it all  :\ Surely this bike has REALLY never seen rain before I got my hands on it. Would it be safe to jet wash the front down there if I keep it away from electrics etc? Or will that muller the black finish?

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4765 on: 06 July 2015, 06:13:45 pm »
Washed it and GT-85'd the engine and frame. Shiny bike  :D

How the hell do you get in to clean all the awkward spots at the front of the engine??? I've got toothbrushes, long-handled brushes etc etc up the yin-yang, and still can't get at it all  :\ Surely this bike has REALLY never seen rain before I got my hands on it. Would it be safe to jet wash the front down there if I keep it away from electrics etc? Or will that muller the black finish?

Spray some Muck Off or a degreaser and leave to work its way in.....jet washing is ok but not too close up, as some of these modern powerful Karchers with the cone heads can take paint off quite easily.

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4766 on: 06 July 2015, 06:20:49 pm »
Muc Off seemed to be ok on the silver engines, but I'm told it'll leave white stains on the black ones BBB. Will a degreaser do the same I wonder? Jizer, Gunk etc? I used a garden hose with a jet nozzle, nowhere near as powerful as a jet wash, but it didn't take the dirt off.

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« Reply #4767 on: 06 July 2015, 06:38:12 pm »
I use a degreaser 2 or 3 times a year....but it does what it says on the tin....so make sure you don't get it anywhere else....best to spray it on a rag and only rub it into the areas needing cleaned.

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4768 on: 06 July 2015, 06:43:27 pm »
So lucky on the ride. no rain and 2 killed on the breacons only 3 hours after we passed through.

That was yesterday they were struck by lightening on the peaks around Pen Y Fan, 2 more hurt, one with very serious burns.

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4769 on: 06 July 2015, 07:41:50 pm »
struck by lighning on the bikes  :eek  ?? blimey thats awfull
please god let the sun keep shining

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4770 on: 06 July 2015, 08:03:47 pm »
struck by lighning on the bikes  :eek  ?? blimey thats awfull

 :foc they were walking on the mountains  :lol

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4771 on: 06 July 2015, 08:16:42 pm »
 :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4772 on: 06 July 2015, 08:25:59 pm »
I went for  ride out with a mate on his Versys and had a fine day dodging showers in Lincolnshire.
I started off from Leicester and headed to Sleaford for the meet up, from there we bobbed around generally eastwards towards Mablethorpe for chips at the seaside.

On the way back we passed through Alford and stopped of at Evotech Performance to pick up a tail tidy and new CNC folding levers, I don't know if I am allowed to promote a company that I like but have no affiliation so delete if necessary, but Evotech (evotech-performance.com) are a small manufacturing company who make really nice bits of kit in the UK, if you stop by the factory in Alford they will give you a walk round the factory floor and might even be persuaded into a decent discount!

From Alford we headed back west towards Grantaham, through Louth. Stopped at mates for a cuppa and then back to Leicester.
Really happy with the day, 200 decent miles and I averaged 41 mpg which seems reasonable enough for the type of riding we did but seriously numb bum after about 5 hours total in the saddle.

I will post up some pics of my new shiny bits when I fit them tomorrow.

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #4773 on: 06 July 2015, 08:28:23 pm »
oh walking on the mountains  :rolleyes still SHOCKING though
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please god let the sun keep shining

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« Reply #4774 on: 06 July 2015, 08:51:09 pm »
oh walking on the mountains  :rolleyes still SHOCKING though

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