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For Sale & Wanted / Gen 1 and 2 bits for Sale
« on: 07 April 2022, 09:57:27 pm »
Having a clear out before I pick up my MT 09 and thought I’d see if anyone interested in a few bits from my garage
Arrow black carbon tip oval can and link pipe for Gen 2 good condition
Yoshimura Carbon Tri Oval can and link pipe for Gen 2 good condition
New A16 black can and link pipe for either gen 1 or Gen 2
K&N filter for Gen 2 never used
Black with Red adjuster stubby levers for Gen 2 good condition
Power commander Fuel controller for Gen 2
I think there’s some black standard OE bars for Gen 1 and black grab rails for Gen 1
I haven’t thought about prices yet but if anyones interested PM me and I’ll work out prices and sort out pictures etc


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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Anyone had Ivan ECU reflash ?
« on: 27 February 2020, 06:45:44 pm »
Ive found out today that I’m due a small windfall in a few months  ( thank you Mr Khan ) so I’m going to get  Ivan to re flash my ECU,
However I’ve got a few questions and TBH don’t want to phone the US yet as it says on his web page contact only by phone I’d rather do it when I’m in a position to send it and that will be when I get the bonus which we haven’t got a date on yet.


What I’d like to know is how long does it take door to door ? What is the best way to send it ? Does it go through customs on its return and therefore incur import charges and sit in Coventry for a week?  as I’ve not purchased the physical item that’s being sent but is my property but I’ve paid for a service provided in the US it seems a bit grey
Any help greatly appreciated

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Anyone know of good reflash in the south ?
« on: 23 February 2020, 09:34:36 pm »
Hi all
I’ve got a 2013 gen2 and looking at getting a reflash not necessarily to add performance but improve the drive ability.
Does anyone know of somewhere good in the Essex, Herts, Suffolk or London areas that they could recommend, I’ve looked at hilltop in Leicester which is a possibility but it’s a bit further than I wanted to go and I don’t want to send it away for the work
It’s running standard headers ( not sure if front cat removed)  with an arrow can at the moment I’ve got a PCFC ( not fitted yet ) which I’d use along side the reflash which I feel allows me the flexibility to add/ remove mods as and when.

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For Sale & Wanted / Shed clear out
« on: 10 January 2020, 03:29:08 am »
Further to my post on gen 1 forks The wife says I’ve got too many bikes and stuff cluttering up the house ,garden and shed so if anyone interested in any pm me and make me an offer or I can also send pics
Hagon progressive springs for Gen 1
R6 rear shock for Gen 1
Carbon air box covers
Carbon side panels ( hole for alarm light drilled )
90 degree angled screwdriver ( from Morgan ) to adjust gen 1 carbs  never been used
Renthal 758’s
Bar end mirrors off gen 2 but might fit other bikes also have blanking plates to fit gen 2 mirror slots in fairing
Complete clutch assembly for Gen 1 ( plates in good order )






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For Sale & Wanted / Gen 1 forks for sale
« on: 09 January 2020, 01:41:57 am »
Got a pair of forks for Gen 1 off an 04 bike that I bought for £140 after an off then got new seals and oil done at cost of £120 but never fitted to bike as old ones were ok then got a new bike instead
If anyone interested £130 , can post pics and receipt if needed

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Introduction / It’s been a while
« on: 08 January 2020, 11:12:26 pm »
Hi foccers
It been a while since I last logged on so I thought I’d go for a re introduction
After a pedestrian thought it would be fun to run into the side of my Gen 1 while I was going through a set of lights, cue damaged fairing damaged carbon in fill panel , bent bars, dented tank , bent radiator , broken carbon rad guards, a broken tibia, chipped kneecap and 2 broken fingers I sadly parked the old girl up , once plod let me pay £250 8 weeks later to get it delivered back for the privilege of seizing it. I repaired the damage as much as I could but it was never the same so I parked her up again and went back to the wife’s 125 commuter But the Fazer bug didn’t go away and I decided on trying a 2013 Gen 2 which so far I’m quite pleased with.
I took a quick pic before leaving work as I know ya love a picture


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ive decided to sell my Givi panniers and side racks as my arthritic old knees don't like me touring anymore and with my fat arse the Mrs and the panniers it's a bit too much now.
Anyway they're used but in good condition, a few use scratches but not much, I'll take £130 for the lot.
if anyones interested I can get them out the cupboard and take some pics
It'll have to be collect from Essex, (5 mins from J26 on M25) as they're big and with the racks it'd probably cost a small fortune to send em although I'd consider it if you want to pay it
Send me a PM if you're interested

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For Sale & Wanted / Ivan's slip on kit for sale NOW SOLD
« on: 29 August 2017, 12:12:17 am »
I have an Ivan's slip on kit which Mike removed when upgrading mine to a full monty.
£30 if anyone interested, its all there and boxed but missing the instruction leaflet as Mike put them in the box the MB kit came with but Pats site comprehensively covers the install


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General / Its a Fazer but not as we know it
« on: 08 July 2017, 11:47:42 pm »

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For Sale & Wanted / WANTED foxeye 600 double bubble screen
« on: 08 July 2017, 01:31:46 am »
im looking for a double bubble screen for my 03 foxy if anyone has one laying around they fancy selling

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Exup bushes removal question
« on: 06 July 2017, 11:35:37 pm »
I decided to take the plunge and service my Exup and what a nightmare it's turned into  :'(
i think the previous owner had decided to service it himself and possibly may have lost some of the components upon dis assembly and the decided to just bodge it back together, the only plus side to this saga is all the bolts came out easily. Firstly the pulley centre bolt had been replace with an Allen bolt which rubbed on the inside of the cover, then there was no washer but there was a spring which was half worn away, then there was no spacer at the rear instead just the worn remnants of a stepped washer and the bushes and valve worn very badly.
I managed to get a good used valve and front plate off the flea bay but the front plate has snapped cover bolts so I think my best bet is fit new bushes to my plate and downpipes but they look well tight in there. Is there any easy way to remove/replace the bushes or would it be easier to drill out the snapped cover bolts on the replacement which is a good fit with the exup valve then all I've got to do is replace the rear bush on the downpipes
I've attached a few pics to show what I found, the 1st one is what replaced the rear 3mm spacer

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Gen 1 Fuel pump question
« on: 02 July 2017, 01:43:15 am »
I had my carbs cleaned which turned into a saga that I won't bore you with here but after that and the (apparent) work done to correct the balls up ,I've noticed that every time I turn my ignition on (before starting) the fuels pump clicks away like it's filling the float bowls, sometimes it clicks a lot sometimes it's not many , on rare occasions it's none sometimes it clicks after I've left it for 10 mins after riding ,I don't recall noticing this previously except after bike sat for long periods, anyone else get this ?? Is this normal ?
I'll try and give a brief run down of some of the saga as it might be relevant, carbs cleaned but 1 day later it run rough, found all carb to head rubbers clips not on correct or loose and all carb to airbox rubbers loose , red sticky substance coming out of float bowl joins, had new chain and sprocks and asked garage about it ( not carb cleaning garage) they drained float bowls and found (apparently) black oily stuff from float bowls, run bettter after up to TT but not as before so thought I'd get garage in Heysham to look ( recommended by in laws who live there ) they tell me all float heights different and that needle valve springs are gone also air screws at 5 turns out  this makes me think maybe PO had fitted Ivan's kit himself as 5 turns is Ivan's setting ,plus float heights being all different sounds like someone had tried altering them badly, so I explain this to mechanic and he sets them all to 14mm ,keeps screws at 5 turns out and replaces needle valves. Bike runs better but now I notice I have this fuel pump clicking.

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General / I'm back and what a few months it's been
« on: 02 July 2017, 12:34:03 am »
I've not been on here for a while due to a friend who lives in Spain being hospitalised after an accident needing someone to look after his house and dogs for a while ( no internet and roaming charges mental ) so being semi retired I had to offer my services before back home for the TT.
It was a tough job house and dog sitting in sunny Mijas but someone had to do it and what are friends for but I missed the banter, piss taking and help that comes with the foc and it's good to be back  :)





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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Fuel pump clicking
« on: 27 March 2017, 11:15:38 pm »
as I'm sure you are aware I'm having some fuel issues, sorry for yet another post
After fitting air filter and changing oil , I put the tank back on and switch on ignition, the fuel pump clicks away priming the carbs, so after a stab of the starter it splutters to life and dies, fuel pump clicks away again 5 or so seconds roughly and stops , it does this every time either I stop pressing the starter or switch on the ignition, there's fuel in tank and no pipes are kinked, from that I'm guessing it's not a fuel into pump problem
I'm assuming that if there's fuel to the pump then it's not detecting pressure to stop itself and in effects thinks the carb bowls need fuel, i can't think its the solenoid and I've checked all connections and cleaned them , it's got  a datatool red alarm but I don't think it would cause this ?? I can't go back to it until tomorrow but It's off for a carb refurb next week if that's the cause of the problems but that's 40 miles from me, should I just put it back together and get it transported or would it do harm to try and start it


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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Air filter, strong fuel smell
« on: 27 March 2017, 02:22:51 pm »
ive just got back from a small break and good weather about so decided to give my bikes a bit of TLC, I decided to change the air filter on the 1000 and I've always suspected it was K&N by the induction noise( although yam stealer told me it was standard and didn't need changing until next service , lying foc wits ) anyway as soon as I took the cover off the smell of fuel hit me, and it's damp to touch on the filter but the bottom of the filter was visibly wet with fuel ( it didn't look clean but it's not minging) the inside of the airbox is oily at the front ( carb end) with some visible oil coating from what I assume is the crankcase breather pipe running down one side under the pipe which pulled of does have a slight fuel vapour smell...... (a) is this normal ??? (b) if not what's the cause ??? Is the fuel vapour coming up off the crankcase breather which I'm assuming could be part of its job and again is this normal, I've noticed that my oil level has gone up slightly ????? ( checked bike level with a spirit level ) which would lead me to think that fuel is the cause ( if so how is it getting in oil ) or that Yamaha dealer overfilled at service.
Any help greatly appreciated.

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i need some handling help badly  :'(
I fitted Luke's R6 shock .... all good handling improved but thought it could be better so I ended up getting a garage to fit hagon progressives, I weighed up linear but as I'm going to be doing a fair bit of touring I went for progressives as a compromise. On getting it back coming on M25 it felt twitchy at high speeds and on getting home tyre pressures were 44front 48 rear (garage said they were low and did them ) so I put back to 36/42 and it was like running on flats and weaved so I upped them a bit to 40/44 and it improved, today I went out to see if it was suspension settings causing it so put back to 36/42 ( with my own new gauge ) and slowly bit by bit went through every combination of suspension settings but the front preload will not go to its softest setting it goes to 4 and a little bit then stops.
In all settings the front is like a pogo stick and On some settings it judders over even tiny bumps so hard my hands come off the bars, it was never like this standard so have the hagons been fitted wrongly ? What else could they have done to cause this, it gives no confidence in slower corners and feels like I'm tucking the front, it also feels like it's pulling to the right ( all settings even ) and in medium speed corners it feels like the front is under steering.
I had hel lines fitted at same time and now when pulling brake lever I get clunking( checked steering head bearing play and felt ok ) which I never had before and throw in the carburation problems I may or may not be having ( went to start after going in a shop and it backfired and every time it starts now there's very strong smell of fuel and difficult to start without handful of throttle ) and I'm about ready to throw in the towel with this bike and I'm wishing I got an FZ1 instead.
If anyone has any ideas please let me know

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FZS600 Fazer / Clutch Basket removal help needed
« on: 11 March 2017, 05:30:40 pm »
upon replacing clutch springs today I was torqueing the spring bolts up and one of them bloody sheared  :'(
So my only option now is to replace the inner basket , which luckily I have in my shed  :) .
However I don't have a removal/ locking tool does anyone have any way of safely removing the inner basket without the tool.
Apart from this aggro what's really frustrating is , I took it off sorn and taxed it , insured it and fitted new T30 Bridgestones to it , got oil and filter to do after and now I can't bloody ride it  :'( :'(
Please help.

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Another TPS question
« on: 07 March 2017, 04:09:45 pm »
finally the sun is out and a little checking/ maintainance took place but on checking the TPS it was showing 10k....then 8 then 9 then 7 then 9 etc then the engine fan cut in ( engine NOT running ) it was all over the place , so I adjusted to 5k then started up , seemed better so checked that was still ok but now it's showing 4800rpm so I adjusted again to exactly 5k but once I'd tightened it all up the needle was fluttering 5-6 k ??? Then I loosened and tightened and it stayed at 5 It starts bettter the engine is quieter ( clutch not as rattly) but my worry is does the fluttering needle indicate the TPS is faulty or on its way or is this normal and why would the engine fan cut in when the engine not running.

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Tyre pressures
« on: 05 March 2017, 10:28:20 pm »
so I pick my bike up the other day after having the front springs changed to hagon progressives, so the guy says to me oh your tyre pressures were really low so we did those for you.
So handling mucho improved i went out today and front seemed a bit vague so I think maybe it's got a slow leak hence the low pressures at the garage... so I go to the petrol garage compressor and turns out they've put 44psi front and 48psi back !!!
Sooo I put them back to 36 and 39 as per manual and it rode like it got flat tyres , dodgy compressor gauge me thinks so go to next garage and yup it was right so I put 44 and 48 back in and it's improved again.
44 and 48 seems too high and so do I keep them or drop them back ? They are metzeler tyres so would that make a difference, anyone else got or had similar ???

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FZS600 Fazer / 1000 shock on 600
« on: 28 February 2017, 01:41:46 pm »
seeing as no one wanted my 1000 shock that was laying around after converting my Gen1 to R6 I was sure I'd read somewhere that it might fit my 600 foxy ??
I've done a post search and can't find anything so does anyone know did I dream it or is it possible ,if so how much aggro or shall I just put it on flea bay and hope it sells ???


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General / Spitfire fuel diamond
« on: 27 February 2017, 12:46:18 pm »
I saw this at the bike show , I didn't buy but as I don't use my bike much at the mo and lay up over winter it's been crossing my mind, I spoke to a guy at Essex performance the other week who really got animated on ethanol in motorcycle carbs, telling me how much it blocks up the small passageways and leaves a film behind and how bad it is. I don't know if he was trying to scare me to book the bike in but it made me think of this product.
Anyone got one/used one is it snake oil ? Or could it be kosher and work ? Or could it be worth a punt


http://spitfirefuelcatalyst.co.uk/products/fuel-diamond


Have a look tell me what you think




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Diesels and Lawnmowers (Bike racing n things) / WSB Phillip Island
« on: 23 February 2017, 07:38:29 pm »
First Race of the season this weekend :woot
Fingers crossed for Kyle Ryde in WSS this year team mate to Sofoglu a Brit to watch this year me hopes
Alex Lowes  will probably fall off I am a fan but wish he'd ride like he did in BSB or stay upright
Chaz Davies hopefully will stop Johnny Rea from being the first to win 3 champs on the trot
Tom Sykes will get  pole positions but will mostly loose races to Johnny Rea sad but true
Eugene Laverty on the Aprillia , its not looking good right now and sadly I think that will be the case.
Arse about face grid on the second race that will be interesting and strange plus new tech regs ,the new WSS 300 series as well it's looking like it's going to be an exciting year of racing


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General / Bike seal puncture prevention , anyone got some ???
« on: 23 February 2017, 03:29:49 pm »
I bought some of this at Excel last weekend, has anyone used it ? It sounds good ,the demos were pretty interesting and if you get a puncture you don't have to get it repaired, and it's been tested on a punctured tyre to over 150mph and used by plod and the army amongst others for thre protection.
http://bikeseal.co.uk/
I'm not sure whether to put it in the metzelers already fitted on my bike as I wasn't happy with them but now the suspenders have been done I'm gonna give the tyres another chance before I sport out for T30's but while I'm deliberating I wondered if anyone else has used this product ?


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I took my Gen 1 back to Standard bars and now have the 758's that were fitted for sale , they've got bar end weights fitted that are unmarked  ( not standard ones ) and they've not been drilled so would fit on any bike £15 plus postage...... Renthals NOW SOLD
Also brand new never used OE Gen 1 bars in silver bought them then decided it didn't go with the rest of the bike which has a black / carbon look cost new £55 now £30 plus post.
Lastly I finally got round to fitting Luke's shock so I've got a standard one for sale off a 19K 04 clean bike, I've looked on flea bay and prices vary but it's clean and worked fine so I dunno if this is cheap or not but £40 plus post ??
Or any of the above available to collect from deepest darkest Essex nr to Epping Forest 🌳

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General / The realisation that I'm too old and arthritic for superbikes
« on: 19 February 2017, 11:45:45 pm »
Took myself to Excel today , much fun had until I reach the Yamaha stand and there I spy the new R1 , now I've never really desired a superbike but I like the new R1 or did until I tried to try it for size and 10 seconds later my hips and knees cried enough  :'( and I realised I'm old and arthritic and it's only downhill from here
That said though I did manage to slip my old fat arse onto the MT 10 admittedly kitted out with the £250 comfort seat extra and decided I want one.
Maybe being old and arthritic isn't as bad as I first thought especially if could get my hands on an MT10SP

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