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General / Re: Compulsory Insurance Excess
« on: 27 October 2016, 11:20:13 am »
You can also insure your excess too !!!!

So, lets say you opt for an excess of £750 to lower your premium, you can then insure your excess for about £80.  Thenh if you are in the unfortunate situation of having to make a claim, you only fork out the £80.

Win Win  :D

Loads of firms out there doing it now for cars, and the link below is for motorcycle excess insurance.

https://www.lexhaminsurance.co.uk/products/excess-insurance/

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: FZS 600 vs MT09 vs SV650
« on: 05 September 2016, 05:18:04 pm »
I had been giving the Tracer (900) some serious thought too, but reading into it the Tracer is limited to 115MPH as it seems to have a serious "Weaving" issue (quite a bit on Youtube and various forums about this).

Now, not that riding at 115MPH is an every day thing I know, but it seems that there are some inherent stability issues associated with the design of the bike, which I personally think Yamaha should have sorted before releasing for sale, and I don't want to spend any hard earnt cash on a flawed bike.

So I'm now looking at the new Kawasaki Versys 1000 and need to get a test ride when I can get some time (and money), but will probably be next year now as the daughter has just started driving and the insurance is flipping daylight robbery.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Screens , Tall, Touring, Double bubble?
« on: 18 April 2016, 12:17:46 pm »
I got a dark DB from M&P about 4 years ago and it makes a big difference for me at 5ft 11ins.

The reason i got it was that when touring with a tank bag and the standard screen there is some really weird buffet and a lot of wind noise.  Changing to the DB screen completely removed this when using the tank bag, and to be honest I think is better all round.

I still have the standard screen but generally just stick with the DB.

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General / Re: Reflective Helmet stickers for riding in France
« on: 18 April 2016, 12:01:30 pm »
Thanks guys....I will be just ignoring this one...oh yeah, and I'm not getting a breathalyser either  :lol

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General / Reflective Helmet stickers for riding in France
« on: 14 April 2016, 11:01:13 am »
Ok, so I'm lucky enough to be heading to the Swiss Alps for a few days with my brother-in-law at the end of June to have a play on our bikes along the big 4 passes.

My question is about this French law on reflective helmet stickers (the only EU country to adopt it) for the couple of days we will be blatting through northern France.  It seems from the text that this law is only applicable to new helmets sold in France, and not retrospective for older helmets or for those of visitors who bought their lids in their own country of residence.

Has anyone on this forum travelled through France recently and just not bothered with these stickers?
Did anyone get stopped and fined for not having them?

I know they are only cheap but they will foc-up the design of my lid, and are supposed to be unable to be removed without damaging the helmet which i really dont want to do....

Cheers.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Oil Filters
« on: 02 December 2015, 12:21:12 pm »
Done several oil and filter changes using the filters (and oil) from Halfords.....no problems so far.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Head light
« on: 09 November 2015, 12:35:20 pm »
I fished mine out through the rght hand side bulb orifice using some locking wire, twisted at the end to make a sort of lasso.
Was a bit of a fiddle but it was out in a couple of minutes.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: How far can you go?
« on: 22 June 2015, 04:33:54 pm »
Did a tour of Scotland last year and was getting 220 miles before warning light came on.
Normally though I get around 180 miles or so, a bit less when ragging it.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Fender Extender
« on: 18 June 2015, 10:52:03 am »
You are right Frosties - stop drilling is a proven method, but its only temporary.
We use that method on aircraft all the time but at some point the item has to be replaced as the crack finds another route from the stop drilled hole and continues to failure.  Granted the stresses on airframes are more severe, but the same effects are in force on the mudguard/fender.
In this case though I think clayt74 is right - probably overthinking this.....its just a couple of bits of plastic in the end  :D

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Fender Extender
« on: 17 June 2015, 05:54:31 pm »
Any hole introduced to a structure - whether drilled, bored, reamed, burned or melted is a point of weakness and a stress raiser unfortunatley.
Some locations make that effect much worse, such as at the end of beam/cantileaver that is subject to movement at the extremities from the pivot/mounting point, especialy high speed oscillation (vibration) like at the end of the mudguard/fender.
Melting would seem better than drilling (and reaming for better surface finish to reduce risk of cracking), but the brittleness and hardening of the plastic from the heat would more than likely make the situation worse and speed up the cracking process - engineering is always a compromise.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Fender Extender
« on: 17 June 2015, 04:16:43 pm »
I've just done exactly the same this last weekend.
I didn't want to drill the front mudguard/fender either as this is introdicing a point of weakenss and will be the initiation points for cracks to propegate from over time with vibration.
I used a solvent free two part epoxy adhesive, that is water proof and sets in 5 minutes.
Sanding the two mating surfaces with something like 320 grit and then cleaning with meths provides a good, grease free contact area for the surfaces to bond with the adhesive.
It's ablsolutley solid and looks a very neat job.

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If the chain has been that tight for a couple of hundred miles plus, I would also be concerned about the bearing and the drive shaft that the front sprocket it attached to - would be worth checking if there is excessive play in the shaft now...just a thought.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Valve Clearances at 30k
« on: 13 May 2015, 05:36:39 pm »
Done the valve clearance check a couple of weeks ago. Bike has more than 80k kms on the clock, all gaps are in tolerance.

Cheers rhinoeli,  that gives me a bit more confidence in leaving this job until the back end of the year when I will have more time to have a go myself.

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Valve Clearances at 30k
« on: 13 May 2015, 01:02:25 pm »
Jules, Dudenes - thanks fellas for the advice and info.
 
will certainly look at having a go if time allows - her indoors has ideas of decorating and a new kitchen so not looking promising unless I put it off until back end of the year - not sure if thats a good idea though.  Otherwise I will have to get the indie garage to do it and accept defeat  :lol

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FZS600 Fazer / Re: Valve Clearances at 30k
« on: 13 May 2015, 12:01:55 pm »
Many thanks your Dudeness.  Some sound info and advice there.
 
I will have a good look at the manual when I get home at the weekend and have a look at having a go.  I will certainly have a stab at it if I can get the time and materials, otherwise I will have to shell out for it doing at my local independant - but I do trust them.

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FZS600 Fazer / Valve Clearances at 30k
« on: 13 May 2015, 11:14:57 am »
Ok, so the old gal is approaching 30,000 miles but still running smooth and strong with no knocking, rattling etc  :)

I do all the easy stuff myself like oil changes, plugs, coolant, brake pads and so on...but...I was thinking of getting her booked in for valve clearance checks and maybe checking the cam chain too.

My question is: Is it worth doing as I have read all sorts of info on here from guys having done 115k without valve clearance checks and all fine, to others who needed to have valves re-shimmed and stretched cam chains replaced at 25k?

I know that by the book the valves should have been done at around 24k, but as I couldnt detect any problems I thought I would leave until either 30k or an issue arose beforehand.

Advice and thoughts welcomed.

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Introduction / Hello.....again !!
« on: 17 February 2015, 08:55:34 am »
Finally got around to joining this new and improved owners site after being a member of the original FOC-U forum under the name of Yorky.  I had a few meet ups and ride outs with Moffmeister and a few other guys, and thought it was time to get off my ass and join in again  :D .
Cheers,
Grant.

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