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General / Re: Off to BSD engineering in Peterborough
« on: 22 October 2013, 01:43:49 pm »
Nice bike, heavy as fcuk though.

I used to have the same red frame model back in 2007, comfy to ride, awesome torque from that motor,

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General / Re: MT-09 Just arrived in my local Stealer
« on: 21 October 2013, 11:01:11 pm »
I agree it's fugly.
 I don't do looks on bikes I choose them for how they ride. I've had some right stick over the years for my "choice" of bikes.

I like this bit of a tarted up version
Racing MT
Racing MT




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For Sale & Wanted / Re: FZS1000 2005
« on: 21 October 2013, 01:12:21 pm »
That made me smile ogri  :) .

Someone local has just made an offer which I turned down as I thought along the same lines of sticking it in the garage until next year when the prices rise again, it's an option as I've the cash to pay for the MT in Jan and hang onto the 1000.

Test ride the MT and you'll see why I'm swapping.

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For Sale & Wanted / Re: FZS1000 2005
« on: 20 October 2013, 09:49:44 pm »
I look upon ebay as a marketing window. The price shown does not reflect the value I place on the bike or indeed what I would be willing to accept for it  8)

Greater visibility to the bike buying public an all that !

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General / Re: MT-09 Just arrived in my local Stealer
« on: 20 October 2013, 07:49:15 pm »
I've been back today and ordered the ABS version for collection in January (if Yamaha have them here by then !)

Anyone looking for a FZS 1000 ? Give me a shout.

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For Sale & Wanted / FZS1000 2005
« on: 20 October 2013, 10:59:11 am »
Breaking whole bike, everything in perfect working order. See pictures

Tell me what part you are after.

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General / Re: MT-09 Just arrived in my local Stealer
« on: 18 October 2013, 12:19:49 pm »
No deposit to ride it, but the excess was £500 if you damage the bike.  I questioned that to see if an indicator was going to cost me that. It wasn't the excess was really if you bin the bike.

I got the trade in value of my 2005 gen 1 by email this morning. £1600. Yikes. Anyone need a cheap Fazer?

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General / Re: MT-09 Just arrived in my local Stealer
« on: 17 October 2013, 08:34:44 pm »
A few more points I forgot to mention.

With it being a naked bike there was a lot of wind hitting my knees, far more than my fazer or F800 come to think of it.

It has an idiots kill switch (sprung loaded)

The mirrors are crystal clear and vibe free, such is the smoothness of the engine.

The digi-display does not reflect hi-viz back at you so you can actually see the neutral and indicator warning lights (Gen 1 trait and hi-viz wearing bod that I am ).

It has the lowest dipstick in the world, and the worst seat lock position ever ( it's under a cap beneath the rear mudguard).

I had no shoulder/arm/wrist ache after a constant 2 hours of riding ( I said it fitted me well in the showroom seat test).

Yamaha have followed BMW and Triumph and made everything an extra, where I would expect it to be standard fitment (flyscreen, radiator side covers for example).

There is space under the seat on the non-ABS bikes just behind the tank where the unit would have gone that could be useful storage.

The standard Dunlop tyres would never be my 1st choice of rubber but they didn't step out of line at all on the muddy lanes I was on.

No vibrations through the pegs or bars at any rpm wearing the same gloves as I always wear (this has got to be a miracle  8) )

I could have ridden it all day given a larger bladder (CMC's cafe has big cups and should not be taken lightly)


It sounds like I've talked myself into getting one, as I liked so much of the ride today, (the Mrs is OK with it too as long as my Fazer gets sold first) if you order one now you might get it for January  :eek seems everyone wants one too !

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General / Re: MT-09 Just arrived in my local Stealer
« on: 17 October 2013, 04:41:51 pm »
Today was the dry day to go bike testing  :b

I can say it's pretty hard to fault the MT I took out today. It had the little screen on and the touring seat, which might help the comfort a touch. The mode offerings are just a gimmick, cant really see the point of them, even in soft B mode the bike pulled up hills in fifth whereas my 1000 would be down to third on some of the lanes I was on.
Weight feels like half of what my gen 1 is and makes it a delight to move around.

Here's the best bit... these roads are ones I use often so I ride them the same no matter what bike I'm on. My bike would be doing 45-50 mpg on the same day at the same temperature, the MT was doing 68.1mpg, so even with a little 14 litre tank it can break 200 miles to a tank. I took it back to the dealers and they were most happy that their new bike, not fully broken in yet achieved that figure.
The $1000,000 question is "would I buy one " ?

YES, for sure, but you can't help but think this peach of an engine will get used in and even better frame with longer travel suspension before too long, and that would be the bike for me !

Go test ride one, it's a really good bike, honest.











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General / Re: MT-09 Just arrived in my local Stealer
« on: 15 October 2013, 06:58:39 am »
I popped on over to CMC Clay Cross to have a look at one yesterday. It very much feels like sitting on my old F800GS, perfect angle on the seat/handlebars/footpegs  for comfort for me. Their demo has done 800 and something miles and the mpg readout is 53.2mpg which is great saying it's been hammered on the throttle as folks take it for a blast.
I'm known locally for getting the max mpg out of bikes (tight arse) so they want me to take it out for a couple of hours to see if I can get it into the 60's (my 800GS was up in the 80's riding how I ride  :rolleyes )

If it does then the 14 litre tank will be enough for 90% of the people out there !. It won't be a popular touring bike even with the comfort seat, rack/topbox and pannier rails and bags they have in the marketing blurb and now on-line too. It's light beyond belief, fully fueled up you can move it about one handed, picking it up off the sidestand. No centre stand which is a downer for me and always on my list of must haves on all my previous bikes.

I'll get back to you on the test ride report as and when. :D

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I doubt there is a try before you buy scheme on those  :rolleyes

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No arse ragging involved  :)

I wanted to see how it rolls on and off the throttle and picks up in the higher gears without having to change down one or two.

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The more I read about these the more I say to myself "how much better can it be ?"  I thought my own bike was pretty smooth and rolls on and off the throttle lovely. What I don't like is the splutter/stutter and blip of starting the bike with a bit of choke all the time. The kit stops all that.

I'm in Nottinghamshire NG17 so if someone close is willing to let me have a bimble before splashing the cash, I would be most grateful. Weekdays, weekend whatever as long as it's dry. No point testing in the wet !

Cheers.

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For Sale & Wanted / Re: for sale fazer 1000 gen 1 givi stuff
« on: 04 October 2013, 06:31:18 pm »
How about prices for splitting it up ?

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For Sale & Wanted / Gen 1 Fazer 1000 hugger WANTED
« on: 24 July 2013, 08:53:39 am »
Still looking for a 2nd hand hugger, never seem to come on the auction site unless it's already fitted to a bike for sale  :rolleyes

Black if possible please.

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For Sale & Wanted / Re: fazer 1000 04 rack and exhaust
« on: 24 July 2013, 08:51:40 am »
How about opening up the prospective market and offering postage to the rest of the country ?

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All this drilling going off, are you just using HSS drill bits ????

If you are, you need to change them to the correct type. (I worked with a proper engineer, who knew everything about everything in metals, top bloke rode a Goldwing !).

I did what he said and was able to drill all sorts of stuff the normal bits wouldn't touch. The bits were pricey though.

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: Swingarm
« on: 23 June 2013, 03:40:40 pm »
I've done a 98 R1 swing arm chain tensioner bolt in situ. The longest thing known to man. You can do it but need a long colbalt drill bit.

Something like a Bosch Powerchange HSS that you can grip right on the end, and it still gives you the plunge depth to drill the whole bolt out.

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: meta alarm/immobiliser fault????
« on: 23 June 2013, 01:01:19 am »
I've removed loads of alarms, and the meta is an easy one.

There isn't one on my Fazer but the OE plugs and linked out sockets are still there for one. 3 minutes to disconnect one wired through it like that. Not a bad earner for the dealer  :eek

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: screens
« on: 22 June 2013, 08:00:31 am »
Im 6ft ..15st  and thought the Vario was a huge disappointment, Tried it all ways up for a month  then sold it.  :\

Standard bars or Renthals ?

My bars are Renthal copies and are a touch further back than std. so maybe that's why it works for me.

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: Clutch judder
« on: 22 June 2013, 07:57:08 am »
Thanks very much all, new cable ordered  :)

I hope it's not too late, but don't order a pattern cable, total waste of money (as I found last week). Go get the proper Yamaha one.


They really are premier league in operation compared to the copies out there. Now if anyone actually want's one of these I have one sat in the packet tried for two minutes before swapping it over for the genuine article  :(

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: screens
« on: 22 June 2013, 07:47:37 am »
I'm 6'4" and did spend hundreds  :\ . Ended up using the OE screen for daily riding as I never found one significantly better. As others said - I could get better protection, but at the cost of (a lot) more noise.

I've had Seans vario off him and if you are 6ft it works a treat, right up to the point of keeping rain off you when traveling and a rate of knots when you have the deflector set at max height.

Your extra 4" must be in the buffer area of air where it's always going to blast the helmet.


(Thanks Sean, the screen is perfect for me).

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: Newbie
« on: 20 June 2013, 08:27:18 am »
Girls name you say.....


Sylvia seems apt .

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For Sale & Wanted / Wanted : Hugger for 1000 gen1.
« on: 19 June 2013, 11:11:58 am »
I'm still on the lookout for a hugger.


Thanks for Sean sorting all my other wanted bits before his trade-in   :)

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For Sale & Wanted / Re: Crash Bobbins FZS1000 Gen.1
« on: 09 June 2013, 08:14:35 pm »
Too expensive ?

They are new, and in their plastic box.

Anyone care to comment !

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