Author Topic: what did you do with your fazer today ? (Read 1594852 times)

red98 · « **Reply #6825 on:** 19 February 2017, 08:33:46 am »

Nice day yesterday so got the 600 out of hibernation. ............probs not even 30 miles, but bright sunshine and dry roads in and around the thames valley....great feel good factor....you cant beat a bit of fazer therapy

mr self destruct · « **Reply #6826 on:** 19 February 2017, 04:58:26 pm »

Caught the dreaded Seized Rear Caliper bug today, I suppose after four years of riding through winter it was bound to happen. I'm now going to add a 1000 caliper to my shopping list next to rocking horse shit.

cl1ve2004 · « **Reply #6827 on:** 19 February 2017, 05:03:17 pm »

Took the thou out really early today (Sunday morning) did Gloucester to Ledbury ,Malvern then Worcester,back to Gloucester..Still managed to get the back tyre twitching on some Ledbury to Malvern twisties

roads still a bit cold must remember to calm down

..absolutely foccin fantastic..back home for half 11..

red98 · « **Reply #6828 on:** 19 February 2017, 06:02:04 pm »

Out on the 600 again today....up the A40 to stokenchurch onto postcombe , tetsworth , milton common left onto A329 little milton , stadhampton , right onto B480 to chiselhampton left onto B4015 through little baldon left onto A4074 and onto 'H's cafe at dorchester-on-thames a quick cuppa and then head south to shillingford , benson , wallingford , left onto A4130 through nettlebed , bix and onto henly-on-thames a quick piccie and onto A4155 through millend ,medmenham , marlow -on-thames and home to high wycombe....a guess of 50/60 miles all dry roads so was able to get a move on

just a little bit chilly towards home but a good ride for february

Billy Balthorpe · « **Reply #6829 on:** 19 February 2017, 10:30:17 pm »

Went for ride out to Norbury Junction for lunch with a few mates. A late start this morning after the Club Christmas Meal (yes it is a bit late) and piss up last night. But, we were all up bright eyed and bushy tailed by 11am and ready for a ride in dry and relatively warm weather. Had a bit of a dice with some dude on a Penegale on the way home, difficult to pass but once I did I showed him a clean pair of heels and buggered off. Obviously he either couldn't or didn't want to push his very expensive superbike to keep up with an old man on a crappy old Fazer 1000.

Panthor · « **Reply #6830 on:** 21 February 2017, 04:59:27 pm »

Fitted stainless downpipes bought from another forum member and finally got round to getting rid of the big orange indicators

Frosties · « **Reply #6831 on:** 21 February 2017, 07:12:44 pm »

Really nice looking bike there Panthor. Been well looked after and cherished.....................................apart from the centre stand you lazy shite. Shocking.......shocking I say, you'd best sort it and paint it to match the rest of the bike before some of our test pilots give you 100 miles of high speed shite to clean off

Panthor · « **Reply #6832 on:** 21 February 2017, 07:19:40 pm »

Centre stand is actually getting powder coated next week 😁

Frosties · « **Reply #6833 on:** 21 February 2017, 07:51:10 pm »

Pics required

tommyardin · « **Reply #6834 on:** 21 February 2017, 11:16:35 pm »

Quote from: Panthor on 21 February 2017, 04:59:27 pm

Fitted stainless downpipes bought from another forum member and finally got round to getting rid of the big orange indicators

Great looking clean FZS Panther but defo needs a stainless Steel Rad gard/cover

Frosties · « **Reply #6835 on:** 22 February 2017, 05:48:25 am »

Quote from: tommyardin on 21 February 2017, 11:16:35 pm

Quote from: Panthor on 21 February 2017, 04:59:27 pm
Fitted stainless downpipes bought from another forum member and finally got round to getting rid of the big orange indicators

Great looking clean FZS Panther but defo needs a stainless Steel Rad gard/cover

Tomski - you were supposed to be giving us some peace ffs!

I reckon it looks better without a rad guard. Reckon the rad guard would detract (look it up) from the nice seat and spoil the look.

fazersharp · « **Reply #6836 on:** 22 February 2017, 11:15:20 am »

Quote from: Frosties on 22 February 2017, 05:48:25 am

Quote from: tommyardin on 21 February 2017, 11:16:35 pm
Quote from: Panthor on 21 February 2017, 04:59:27 pm
Fitted stainless downpipes bought from another forum member and finally got round to getting rid of the big orange indicators

Great looking clean FZS Panther but defo needs a stainless Steel Rad gard/cover

Tomski - you were supposed to be giving us some peace ffs!

I reckon it looks better without a rad guard. Reckon the rad guard would detract (look it up) from the nice seat and spoil the look.

For years I never had a rad guard cause I thought it looks better without and didnt like all the fancy ones with Fazer - lazer cut in, took me ages to find one that I liked that was not bulky looking and my intention was to paint it black but in the end I couldnt be arsed, I dont fit a guard for any modding or bling, it actually is a guard to protect the rad. Here it is

Dea-ville · « **Reply #6837 on:** 22 February 2017, 05:23:11 pm »

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Carbon fibre yolk cover, little job but one to tick off the list.

dazza · « **Reply #6838 on:** 22 February 2017, 09:24:10 pm »

With storm Doris set to come in on us tomorrow thought I'd have a run out with my brother on his ZX9R Frankenbike

Typically as he came round it started to fine rain. Decided to go out anyway, put the Mt away and took the Fazer as it's easier to clean.
Headed out to Charing with the weather getting steadily worse and the roads horrible. Pulled over and debated whether or not to turn back.
Looking west there was a bright patch in the sky so decided to head towards it.
So glad we did as by the time we hit the other side of Headcorn it was bright and the roads were bone dry and grippy.
Absolutely ragged it down to Rye via the twisties and canal road for a mega breakfast.
The old girl was scuttling along nicely and it felt good to hit some grippy roads. Feels like it's been a long time.

Billy Balthorpe · « **Reply #6839 on:** 22 February 2017, 11:30:44 pm »

Ahh, grippy roads, I remember them, I believe it was in France last July.

Graham53 · « **Reply #6840 on:** 09 March 2017, 08:06:08 pm »

Took the old girl out for a blast for a bit wore down the chicken strips a bit more playing with sussies settings and seeing if setting the TPS helped with crappy low speed running , which it did a bit , then stopped in Epping for a coffee trying to grab a plod unsuccessfully for the picture challenge.

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #6841 on:** 10 March 2017, 08:00:01 pm »

Not today, but yesterday. First time out on the Fazer since last autumn. Took it up to the Hartside cafe (closed

). Empty roads in reasonably good nick following the winter, but bloody cold up on the top.

slappy · « **Reply #6842 on:** 10 March 2017, 08:40:31 pm »

Rode down to Getgeared, bought some new boots and threw my totally focced 7 year Sidi boots in their bin, then went for a bacon buttie at Squires, then took all the back roads to Stamford Bridge and got the bike blathered in crap.

mr self destruct · « **Reply #6843 on:** 11 March 2017, 01:15:56 pm »

Started the 1000 caliper mod to my 600. Got the caliper and bracket swapped over, went to change the disc, and it looks like fate's telling me to take it to a garage.

Fazerider · « **Reply #6844 on:** 11 March 2017, 01:58:08 pm »

Quote from: mr self destruct on 11 March 2017, 01:15:56 pm

Started the 1000 caliper mod to my 600. Got the caliper and bracket swapped over, went to change the disc, and it looks like fate's telling me to take it to a garage.

Attempted to get the disc off mine a couple of days ago.
I reckon my Allen key was better quality than yours... it was the heads that rounded off.

mr self destruct · « **Reply #6845 on:** 11 March 2017, 02:25:40 pm »

Quote from: Fazerider on 11 March 2017, 01:58:08 pm

Quote from: mr self destruct on 11 March 2017, 01:15:56 pm
Started the 1000 caliper mod to my 600. Got the caliper and bracket swapped over, went to change the disc, and it looks like fate's telling me to take it to a garage.
Attempted to get the disc off mine a couple of days ago.
I reckon my Allen key was better quality than yours... it was the heads that rounded off.

Well fuck. That's literally just happened to me too! :-/
How did you sort it?

Fazerider · « **Reply #6846 on:** 11 March 2017, 07:25:10 pm »

Quote from: mr self destruct on 11 March 2017, 02:25:40 pm

Quote from: Fazerider on 11 March 2017, 01:58:08 pm
Quote from: mr self destruct on 11 March 2017, 01:15:56 pm
Started the 1000 caliper mod to my 600. Got the caliper and bracket swapped over, went to change the disc, and it looks like fate's telling me to take it to a garage.
Attempted to get the disc off mine a couple of days ago.
I reckon my Allen key was better quality than yours... it was the heads that rounded off.

Well fuck. That's literally just happened to me too! :-/
How did you sort it?

I haven't got back to it yet.. the plan is to weld some nuts on to the top of each screw.
Not only does it give you something meaty for a socket and impact gun to get hold of, the heat should weaken the superglue/threadlock.

unfazed · « **Reply #6847 on:** 11 March 2017, 07:43:16 pm »

Drill it them out with a 4 or 5mm left hand drill bit with the drill in running anticlockwise. If they don't spin out the heat from the drill will soften the loctite enough to get them out with an allen key or a tork driven into them

mr self destruct · « **Reply #6848 on:** 11 March 2017, 11:07:55 pm »

Nice one cheers.

Edmund · « **Reply #6849 on:** 12 March 2017, 12:05:40 am »

I had a good run out today with my son, he was on his 600 srad. went to hein gericke in lowestoft and back home via thetford,bury st edmunds and braintree. 223 miles