I grow my own veg at the allotment. Brought this carrot in for lunch today. 

Hi all,

Over the coming winter months, when I wimp out of riding in the cold, I will be rrying out a few mods on the 600.
Not wanting to spend all of my allowance in one go, I will be doing half the bike this year and half next year.
What I want to know is, is it better to do the emulators and springs up front or R6 shock at the rear first?
Which one would give the biggest benefit to handling?

The bike is a 2000 model and has done 15000 miles.

My last bike was a 1978 GS550 cruiser, so the current Fazer suspension is fantastic as far as I'm concerned! I had a 13 year break from riding after my GS so I really have nothing to compare the Fazers suspension to.

Any advice is welcome.

Strange question, and more out of interest than anything; Does anyone on here adjust their front preload when you fill up with fuel, and decrease it when the fuel level runs down?


The 2000 FZS600 has a 20 litre tank, when full it will hold about 15Kg of fuel. Surely as the fuel runs down it will affect the sag setting and therefore the handling?

So, after reading the thoughts of other people (not through telepathy, but on this forum) I decided to replace the front tyre on my 600 with a Pilot Road 3.


What a difference!


I had a Continental Contimotion on there before, fitted by the previous owner, that had done about 1500 miles.
The front is now smoother, does not wobble at every ripple in the road and, more importantly, I have so much more confidence in the front end. Tip the bike in to the corner and it just grips and grips and grips! (Don't worry, Im old enough not to be over confident with it!)


Just need to save some pennies up to replace the square rear!

Nearly finished her!
Things done so far:
cut the rear end off
custom tail tidy
Led rear indicators
Led tail light bulbs
overhauled rear caliper with new seals and brake pads
stainless braided rear brake hose
New cush drive rubbers
sprayed rear wheel
New chain and sprockets
pillion pegs
SP engineering stubby big bored exhaust
swing arm bearings
New dog bones lowering the rear by 25mm
sculpted and recovered saddle
K&N air filter
ballanced carbs
plugs, oil & filter
stainless down pipes
twin headlights
custom clock mount. (to be finished)
front led indicators
stainless braided front brake lines
black wide drag bars
aluminium grips
bat wing mirrors with risers and extenders
sprayed front wheel
fork seals and dust seals
fork oil

Plenty more to do as well!

It is time to buy some mirrors for my Fazer project. She is a black bike. She is now naked. She is called Nightfury. I have seen some mirrors with CNC machined aluminium inlays available in black, red or yellow. Not sure what ones to get. What colour would you go for?

After a number of years out of the game I am back on a bike!!!! I always rode customs/cruisers in the past, but I have now bought a '00 FZS 600 as a winter restoration project. So looking forward to completing it, the first time I rode the Fazer I was like  !