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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: mpg
« on: 06 May 2012, 05:28:56 pm »
thanks guy's.
and
  already that and nowt came up at least not at my end.   so it looks like it'll be around 45mpg on average.its a good mpg for a big bike.

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / mpg
« on: 03 May 2012, 09:48:00 pm »
what do guys get on average.
and full tank?                         
sorry if this has already been answered. john

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General / Re: NOT SELLING!!Basterd long post.
« on: 05 March 2012, 09:26:26 pm »
thanks for your encouraging replies guys.
 
the original wasn't as bad as the revamp one if I remember rightly but still give a sore butt in the long run.
I'll get the seat redone to my liking ,rang Tony archer up.
he seems a nice chap and helpful.
and I'll put some flat'sh bar's on to.
what might be the problem I think is that..
too upright so all my body weight is on my ass.
I too have a thundercat and I rode that 21 miles to a friend to get it serviced while we're away on hols. felt ok, good.
had to go to him again to leave some cash to pay for service's .
had to go on the ER6F (wife had gone to work in the car)and I knew when I got there how uncomfortable it is.
if all work out ok good.
I'll stay on here if thats ok with you guys.
and maybe next year I'll sell the cat and get a Fazer for winter rides out.

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General / Re: Rufforth bike mart rip off
« on: 05 March 2012, 09:11:43 pm »
thats why I dont go there any more fecking rip off merchants.
I've been told scorton is a much better place to go.
unlike Rufforth its all bike bits etc.
no vacum cleaners etc to be seen or no hous hold goods apart from the odd bits like cleaning stuffs which is used on bikes any way.
its on every second week of the month.
 
http://www.bmct.org/html/events_guide.html

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General / Re: NOT SELLING!!Basterd long post.
« on: 05 March 2012, 10:08:48 am »
already tried the gel seat on the Fazer and it made it worst.
also fitted the airhawk pad but couldn't the hang of it quishy washy stuff if ya know what I mean.
oh and I not gonna reply to your offer gingernutz  :lol
 
I'll get the seat redone.
 

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General / NOT SELLING!!Basterd long post.
« on: 04 March 2012, 07:21:52 pm »
twice I tried to sell my ER6F  but no bugger is buying.
its an 09 face lift model it has only 3,000 miles on the clock.
I paid  £5,075 plus another couple of hundreds quid on it in accessories.
put it up for £3,200 but no takers.kinell the bike is like new! :\
I just cannot ride it far before numb bumness appears.
last time out I did 212 miles by the time I got home I could have cried with the pain :'( :lol .
as you can imagine it has put me off biking and almost gave up biking.
I traded my 03 yam fazer 600 for it, I now wish I hadn't but its gone now ,no good dwelling on it.if I can sell my ER I'd get another Fazer.
one of the reason that I sold the fazer it was a little high.
I was worried in case I'd drop it with my wife on the back.
on some roads no problem but if it has a deep camber ..it was a case of tip toeing trying to revers in or out whilst parking.
I'm not a short ass either just over 5'11"
on the move no problem.
sat on the ER6 perfect so I thought light/low.
hindsight is a wonderful thing but it no good if ya bike gone!
I never thought that I could of lowered it a bit.
I could trade it in for a Fazer1,000 again that is higher still.
I took the thou/600 for a test ride and I liked the 600 it felt lower etc so I bought the 600(new in 03).
I'm buggered if I'm going to sell the ER6 at a knock down price.
I had the seat redone 2 year ago and I don't think the guy has done it right.
don't get me wrong it looks beautiful but...
the seat is trying to push me towards the tank and at times it feel like friction burn.
and I think the foam that he has used is no correct.
a couple of bikers friends have said so to inc a dealer.
where I sit on its round'sh thats wrong to I believe.
the handle bars to is trying to push my hand's out,that doesn't feel comfortable at all.
soon get used to it.
but at my age 60 bike has to suit me not the other way round.
my two lads say sell the bike and get another Fazer.
wife would like me to keep the ER6 and me to as this is my last new bike I'll ever own.
and I like it to but its no good if I can ride it far.
so me think is try once more get the seat re-done(by Tony archer ,I've heard he's very good) and lower bars and if it doesn't work out sell it next year.
so am I wasting my time you recon??
my old Fazer.......

 
my current bike...........

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General / Re: new xj 600
« on: 28 February 2012, 06:04:05 pm »
its this model....

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General / Re: new xj 600
« on: 26 February 2012, 09:15:31 pm »
thank you.
that was a good write up.
yes I'm an old git who like to take it easy and so does my wife.
so that xj sound a good bike,we'll see what next year brings.
in the mean time I'll just gadda about my old banger  thundercat!

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General / new xj 600
« on: 26 February 2012, 07:20:01 pm »
OK I know its not a Fazer but .......
I quite like the look of these bikes.
has any one ridden one.
I've ridden the old model and I have to say that they were gutless/bland.
but the new model I've read that its capable of 140mph not that I'll ever get to that speed but at least it indicate a much stronger bike than the old one..
the fastest I went on my old Fazer 600 was 120mph and that was a bit to fast for me.
I dont suppose it share the same engine as the Fazer?
anyway any comment ,info would be appreciated. john

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Introduction / Re: hiya
« on: 26 February 2012, 06:57:46 pm »
yes another 03 carb model.
I once ridden a loan bike while mine was in for it second service.
the loan bike was a fzs6 the injection model and I didn't like.
no offence intended to those who have a fzs6.
I just felt that the engine was to revvy and the seat felt like a plank other wise a nice looking bike.

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Introduction / Re: hiya
« on: 26 February 2012, 05:42:02 pm »
just checked the old forum...johnakay it is.. :rolleyes

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Introduction / hiya
« on: 26 February 2012, 04:45:38 pm »
its been awhile since I was on here,
can't remember what was my original forum name was?? maybe johnny or johnnyuk?
it was on the old blue coloured forum.
I used to own a FAZER 600 03 model bought it new.
I traded it in for a new er6f  yes a big mistake and regretted it since.
I've bought an old thundercat till I decide what to do as regard getting another bike.
anyway I'll leave at that so hello to you guys.

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