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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7225 on: 04 November 2017, 06:21:56 pm »
My LED Spots function in the same way.
One switch on and full power, 2nd switch on half power, 3rd switch on strobe.
But, and there is always a but, sometimes they get their knickers in a twist and you get one on full and the other either strobing or on half power, Ignition off and on again and it sorts its self out.  :rolleyes
Lights are wired so that they go off/lose power with the ignition off.
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7226 on: 05 November 2017, 06:59:59 am »
Yep, mine are wired up to a relay that works off the ignition and is separate from the headlights.
I just can't see why they included a strobe - is it so you can annoy people coming the other way?

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7227 on: 05 November 2017, 07:57:10 am »
Yep, mine are wired up to a relay that works off the ignition and is separate from the headlights.
I just can't see why they included a strobe - is it so you can annoy people coming the other way?


They have to have a strobe mode to comply with the F.I.R regulations.

The F.I.R body came into play many years ago and govern a lot of rules that apply in the UK and Europe.

The F.I.R or 'Fucking Idiot Regulations' apply to most things in life and replaced 'Com Sen' or Common Sense many years ago. :rolleyes

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7228 on: 05 November 2017, 10:41:49 am »
 :lol :lol :lol

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7229 on: 05 November 2017, 04:55:41 pm »
Washed the cage and the mighty thou , declared SORN and put it away untill spring , got the mighty 6 out and went for a 70 mile blast around the thames valley , great autumn day with clear skys and bright sunshine , had too stop for a piccie of my   RED98   :)
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7230 on: 14 November 2017, 08:29:28 pm »
Rode down to youngest daughters stables to do a few jobs

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7231 on: 14 November 2017, 09:00:02 pm »
Put an r1 rear wheel on and removed the torque arm. Fresh chain and sprockets.
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7232 on: 15 November 2017, 08:53:45 pm »
Failed the mot today. Front tyre below limit, rear brake seizing, lower shock linkage worn. But, at least it runs now.
Broken, bruised, forgotten, sore,
too fucked up to care any more.

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7233 on: 15 November 2017, 11:23:20 pm »
Acquired a Blue Spot rear caliper and ironmongery that goes with it today.
And I do believe I have a little damp spot in anticipation of its arrival  :eek :rolleyes
Job for the winter.

I know this is not about a Fazer but it is just as important to me so your going get it anyway. LOL! :rolleyes

I have our yacht to get a survey done on tomorrow, so fingers crossed that all is well with her.
She's a Westerly Pageant 26 footer and its her 5 year structural survey for the boat insurance policy, I'm sure all will be well as we keep her up together with regular diesel engine services and regular rope rigging checks. We have the masts down to check the rigging anchor points and the rigging turnbuckles serviced, had to replace one turnbuckle as the threads had corroded and it stripped the thread removing the turnbuckle jaws.
The first picture was launching the old lady last spring, we bring her on dry land each winter to service her, the second picture was late one evening coming back into Chichester harbour from a day on the Solent, we dropped anchor and had a few beers and slept on the boat, following day caught lots of mackerel before heading home in the afternoon great fun with a great bunch of guys,
Third picture the Motley Crew.           

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7234 on: 16 November 2017, 08:46:00 am »
Tommy, that will be an awful lot of blue on a silver bike. Together with your colour choice of crew sailing gear, methinks you're a closet member of the blue faze brigade.......which is a shame really, as everyone knows that red's the best :pokefun :lol

Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7235 on: 16 November 2017, 09:31:36 am »
How true Robbo, we are blue in the face from saying it for years now  :lol :lol
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7236 on: 17 November 2017, 05:35:50 pm »
Damn and fuck it, another bit of Blue arrived for my Fazer FZS 600 today.
It arrived from the 'NorthWest'  :rolleyes and I am so pleased with my purchase (Cheers Mark) the item and its associated parts were delivered as they came off the bike, that's the way it should be, no one has cleaned or tried to tart the parts up at all, what you see is what you get, brilliant.


Half an hour of elbow grease and the items are as seen in the picture below.
Bargain of the century these parts have done no miles at all the condition is close to brand new. I'm one happy lil Foccer. :lol :D :rollin
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7237 on: 17 November 2017, 07:06:12 pm »
 Looking good Tommy, Why don't you buy a nice blue tank, fairing and tailpiece and be done with? :lol :lol

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7238 on: 17 November 2017, 08:22:31 pm »
The next 3 upgrades lol

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7239 on: 17 November 2017, 08:31:08 pm »
I will ask this question in here as its not worth starting a new post for a question like this.


Are the  rear pads the same on the FZS 1000  Gen 1 as they are on the FZS 600?
I'm fitting a blue sport caliper from a Gen 1 FZS 1000 to the rear of my FZS 600 Foxeye and have a brand new set of pads in my shed for the FZS 600.   
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7240 on: 17 November 2017, 09:01:36 pm »
No

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7241 on: 17 November 2017, 10:41:11 pm »
No




Eerrrr! You don't want to phone a friend then.
Or time to consider?

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7242 on: 17 November 2017, 11:15:40 pm »

Any advice from anyone who has a contribution will be gratefully received.

Rear Pad recommendation for a FZS 1000 Gen 1 Blue Spot rear caliper.
There seems to be so many different types of materials, each advert you read seems to be claiming theirs are Superior for stopping power, minimum disc wear, minimum dusting and longevity.
Now it seems to me that some must be in error, or its all bullshit, as you can not have two or more absolute truths about one thing, either one is better or they are the same.
The word SUPERIOR infers that their product is better (Wot all of them)   
I found these on eGay and wondered what you thought, suggestions welcome but not on where to shove them, thanking you in anticipation for you wisdom and knowledge.

(More bullshit)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rear-DELTA-M1-ORGANIC-Brake-Pad-For-YAMAHA-FZS-1000-FAZER-1000cc-01-05/112570906792?hash=item1a35bfb8a8:g:3m4AAOSwAVxZwlb8

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7243 on: 17 November 2017, 11:27:14 pm »

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7244 on: 17 November 2017, 11:36:56 pm »
Organic is the recommended option for the 600 and will be fine, some riders prefer the HH type, but these are more suitable for heavier bikes like the FZS1000. The HH will lock the rear quicker then the organice ones under the same applied pressure.

In the end it is a personal choice.

The oem Fzs600 caliper and the Fzs1000 caliper have the same piston size and the only advantage of the Fzs1000 caliper other than aesthetics is that it is far less prone to seizing as the water and/or salt laden water will drain out better since there are no holes in the bottom to clog up like there is in the 600 caliper.

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7245 on: 18 November 2017, 07:21:22 am »
MOT 8.30 this morning for the 600 , got about 45 mins for a quick once over , rear tyres a bit low so might dig out my spare wheel and tyre......nothing like a last minute rush    :rolleyes
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7246 on: 18 November 2017, 09:54:57 am »
Another year , another pass   :D    think thats 15 years of straight passes without advisories   :thumbup




 :o  letting the side down here , only 1530 miles since last MOT   :o ......


i did sort my spare wheel and tyre out which has excellent tread and a better tyre , in a rush this morning i soon had the rear wheel out  ,new one has a good wavy disc on it so swapped the sprocket and cush drive rubbers over and offered the wheel up ,  thats when I noticed the lack of wheel bearings  :o ........****   old one back in measure tread , got about 1.5 mm but looks a lot less.....just a mile to my local station that ive been using for many years , mentioned the tyre before the test and he was fine with it.....


the down side of not using It much over the last year , it ran a bit lumpy on the way home , running on 3.5 cylinders below 4000 rpm , suspect blocked pilot jet on one of the carbs , with the thou on sorn ,2 of my other bikes wanting MOT, s and another in bits thats put me off the road untill i have time to fiddle , will give it a service at the same time    ;)
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7247 on: 18 November 2017, 12:43:06 pm »
fitted a new choke cable old one had snapped in the middle  ,although since mike did the full monty most of the year I don't need the choke but now its dropped really cold in the mornings if it doesn't catch first time it did struggle to start without a wiff of choke. :thumbup

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7248 on: 18 November 2017, 08:27:21 pm »
Put new chain and sprocketas on , but still makes a noise  :(

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #7249 on: 18 November 2017, 11:17:19 pm »
Put new chain and sprocketas on , but still makes a noise  :(


Check wheel alignment also ensure you do not have the chain to tight.


Put the bike on the centre stand turn the back wheel until the tightest part of the chain run is at the bottom centre of the chain run. Do this by pushing the bottom run of the chain upwards as you slowly rotate the wheel you will find the tightest point (the point where you can move it upwards the least) at this point push the chain upwards hard and you should be able to touch the chain on the bottom part of the black plastic chain guide attached to the underside of the swinging arm. If you can not get the chain to touch the guide slacken the wheel and move it slightly forward until it does.


If it hits the guide and still has a lot of slack then it is too loose so do the opposite and tighten the chain by moving the rear wheel backwards.
Pay attention to wheel alignment (Alignment marks on rear of the swinging arm by the wheel spindle) as a chain pulling out of line with the front sprocket will cause a lot of noise and could end up shagging the gearbox bearings.


Good luck and welcome to the Foccing madhouse.
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