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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Taking my bike off the road
« on: 01 January 2015, 03:52:02 am »
After the issues with the ignition switch and as the bike has 75k miles on it I have decided to take it off the road to give it some TLC, so to replace it I have bought a PIaggio X9 500 scooter, after my accident I still have issues with my knee and foot so a foot foward riding position will be beneficial till I get back to strength. I managed to buy a cat D 02 reg for £431 and all I need as far as I can tell is a number plate holder/ mudflap and a number plate. I will probably be off the fazer for a year as I will need to strip down to the frame as there is a lot of rust coming through, I will miss her though but I need to do the work now before things get worse.

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / ignition barrel question
« on: 19 December 2014, 08:23:36 pm »
does anyone know if there is any other ignition barrel that will fit the 01 gen 1? im not too worried about losing the parking light function and I know I will have to rewire the plug.

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Problems with a gen 1.
« on: 19 December 2014, 02:04:02 pm »
Started my bike as normal this morning, as I ride away the right indicator went on ( not flashing ) I put on that indicator and the fault went away, got to work and switched the ignition off and the bike was still running including the lights being on and the instruments working, I have been out several times and it is the same and I have to cut the bike out with the kill switch and leave the bike in gear, is there any known issues that can cause this on the fazer? I'm hoping the switch isn't broke.

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: Advice on parts...
« on: 16 December 2014, 05:03:57 pm »
I'm far north island... One frost every three years ;)
stainless dome headed nuts do look better than the original nuts, a good enough reason?

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: Rear linkage
« on: 15 December 2014, 07:27:17 pm »
Shouldn't make no difference as the bearings are roller bearings.


 :thumbup

Does not matter as they are tightened onto the collar/spacer not the needle roller bearings


I agree, but oddly the play in the linkage (which you can feel by lifting the back wheel) is slightly less if you tighten the linkage bearings up with the bike on the side stand as opposed to the centre stand. I have no idea why it turns out this way but I seen it myself a couple of times. Bit of a headscratcher.....
I tightened mine up on the main stand and I have no play in my linkages

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: Advice on parts...
« on: 15 December 2014, 07:25:07 pm »
for my bike I got my studs from a Vauxhall dealer, they were the same length and half the cost, I bought dome head stainless nuts off eBay.

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: braided hose brake lines
« on: 07 December 2014, 11:11:19 pm »
when i tried to put a new topic up the site kept saying unable to load so i kept trying then it loaded them all on

It may have just been my perception, but I have used braided lines before and found them to leave the brakes with less feel, a bit wooden. On others, they have been good though. They sometimes take a LOT of bleeding before you get them working well.

You know, it occurs to me, are the bike manufacturers fitting them as standard yet? I don't recall seeing any. If not, why not?
the reason why very few manufactures don't use braided hoses is to give the brakes feel, the slight bulging in the rubber hoses give this, a braided hose tends to lose the feel and can as mentioned a wooden feel and in some cases make the brake slightly more fierce, there are some scooter manufactures that do use braided hoses, which isn't a bad thing as the rear brake hose is a bit long for a rubber hose.

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: Rear linkage
« on: 07 December 2014, 11:05:38 pm »
Shouldn't make no difference as the bearings are roller bearings.


 :thumbup

Does not matter as they are tightened onto the collar/spacer not the needle roller bearings
it is nothing to with having a collar/spacer as bushes also have a spacer, a bearing can be tightened in any position but a rubber bush should be tightened in its resting position under load otherwise the rubber bonding will get damaged when moved to its working position, not that will affect many motorcycles.

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: How Many
« on: 06 December 2014, 08:40:13 pm »
have a look on this site https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/yamaha_fzs_1000 for the uk.

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: Rear linkage
« on: 06 December 2014, 01:33:52 pm »
Shouldn't make no difference as the bearings are roller bearings.

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: Gen 1 hard to start
« on: 26 November 2014, 11:29:09 pm »
How's your battery? Mine always took a few attempts to start, but it starts first time with the new battery, seems to work better
If I don't pump the throttle first.
My battery is less than a year old yuasa, it hasn't done it since till today when it was a right pig to start when hot, no issues when cold which I had before.

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: gb-moto carbon fibre fairing.
« on: 14 November 2014, 06:19:51 pm »
I went to my local dealer and hit a price, it was £140 for the tail fairing for mine, but in my case it is no longer available anywhere, the last one yamaha had sold was a year previously. Looking on cmnsl site they didn't have one either but their price was €468 !!

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: gb-moto carbon fibre fairing.
« on: 12 November 2014, 11:29:01 pm »
I have fitted their tail section to my 02 fazer and I found it a very good fit, I did not have to alter or force the trim to fit, I am impressed in the fit. I cant say for the fairing though.

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: What is the name of this part...
« on: 11 November 2014, 02:12:40 pm »
If you do the 4 way cross over be careful which t pieces you use, as it will make a difference on how the bike runs, I used first some t pieces from halfords which had a small internal size, then I bought some VW fuel pipe t pieces which are bigger internally and that made a difference, for the better.

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General / Re: Word Association
« on: 08 November 2014, 08:25:45 pm »
out

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General / Re: first bike
« on: 08 November 2014, 04:59:09 pm »
my first bike on the road was my dads mobylette step through, my first bike was a Honda MB50 which I bought after riding the mobylette for 4 months. I actually rode 2 up before I rode solo, my uncle got on the back and told me to ride the bike which I did.

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: fz1s gen 2 suspension play
« on: 08 November 2014, 03:23:07 pm »
My gen 1 doesn't have any play but I had a FJ1200 that did even with new bearings, the lower shock bearing is of a different design to the gen 1 so that may explain things.

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: Gen 1 hard to start
« on: 04 November 2014, 12:04:02 pm »
Anyone??

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: Exhaust Studs & Extractors
« on: 03 November 2014, 08:20:28 pm »
The studs are 8mm, I ised a step extractor set from halfords, I did apply heat and I got all mine out without any breaking, I bought my studs from a vauxhall dealer as they were cheaper and virtually the same size in length.

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Gen 1 hard to start
« on: 03 November 2014, 01:20:49 pm »
I hadn't rode my bike much for the last 6 weeks because of my accident, last week the bike had no issues as all starting, today it is colder and it is being a bitch to start cold or hot, I have to give half throttle and the engine spins over quite a few times before it bursts into life, I have ivanised my bike. Earlier in the year I had to remove the carb warming pipes because of a water leak but when the engine is running it has no issues at all, it is smooth with no hick ups at all, one thing I have noticed I haven't heard the fuel pump make a noise for a while, are the pumps prone to fail?

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General / Re: 250cc on L plates
« on: 02 November 2014, 10:40:39 pm »
I took my test in 1984, I had a Honda cb125t which I took my test on, I had to do the 2 part test, I did the silver star rider course which made a big difference.

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General / Re: mot question
« on: 30 October 2014, 11:01:40 pm »
My bike went through the mot with no mention of the stand, I did mention it to the tester and all he said was it was a bit wobbly, so 12 months not and now I have to get the engineers report done on Monday morning. All to keep the insurance company happy.

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For Sale & Wanted / Re: Wanted: FZS1000 2003 Radiator
« on: 30 October 2014, 10:46:49 pm »
When you buy any motor parts from out of Europe there is no minimum amount to get charged import tax and vat, I know from experience as I got stung on a cd changer that cost £20 from America, they even charged me the vat and tax on the dollar amount.

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General / Re: mot question
« on: 29 October 2014, 10:13:21 pm »
I should have a replacement stand tomorrow, but I have an mot booked tomorrow as well so wont have time to fit it.

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For Sale & Wanted / wanted (not bike)
« on: 29 October 2014, 10:10:33 pm »
im after a windows ultimate disc, 32 bit, I only need to borrow or even buy, I don't need the coa as I already have that.
thanks
Mark

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