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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Storage Solution for Fazer 1000

« on: 05 November 2017, 09:34:09 am »

I have a 2004 Fazer 1000.

I'm after something I can attach to the bike which will hold a helmet, over trousers and jacket! Not keen on Panniers but a top box would be fine. Needs to be lockable and able to act as a back rest for the odd occasion I take my daughter on the bike. Also it would need to be fitted easily and easily removable.

Budget it limited but I would appreciate any thoughts on what would be best suited.

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Rattle in neutral

« on: 08 April 2017, 08:09:55 am »

I've noticed of late that there appears to be a rattle when in neutral. Disappears when I pull in the clutch but is there when released. Also, sounds a bit like I have a nest of starlings in the gearbox when moving/accelerating!

Any idea's fellow Foccers?

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Tarnished headers!

« on: 05 March 2017, 10:48:45 am »

What do people use to clean them up? I'm after something that hopefully doesn't include hours of arm ache as my fibromyalgia won't allow for that

Any magic potions out there?

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Bloody Immobilisers!

« on: 05 January 2017, 02:06:58 pm »

Anyone had issues with theirs? Quite a few I imagine.

So, after a gruelling day at work and me feeling like I had lead weights attached to every part of my body, I finally finished and trotted of the bike shed for a ni9ce easy ride home and to be able to slip onto my nice warm sofa with a nice warm mug of coffee but nooooo! Couldn't disable the immobiliser, great I think, new batteries in the fob perhaps. So, a 1/2 hour trek around town to find somewhere that did the correct batteries. Eventually found some, trek back to office, new batteries....no good!

Phone call to wife to find the second fob I have. Took her another half an hour to find it, then another 20 minutes to get to me, new fob.....no good!

Phone call to motorcycle centre who I bought the bike from who were kindly able to come and fetch the bike and, hopefully [today], rip out the darn thing.

Ended up getting home 3 hours after I should have done and still had to move everything from the living room up two flights of stairs ready for the new carpet to be fitted today. So....Fuck you Meta

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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Cut out at 4000rpm!?

« on: 30 December 2016, 09:24:53 am »

Bike had been sat for a couple of weeks, started her up after a few goes but she'd cut out at 4000rpm? Once she was running for a while and I'd taken her for a spin everything's normal. Is this normal for a bike been sat for a while or is it a sign of something I need to be servicing/looking at?

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General / Your a biker so use the bike fool!

« on: 16 November 2016, 03:36:25 pm »

Woke up this morning to head to work and as it was raining decided I'd use the car. Get to work then it conks out on me, que two hours waiting for RAC whilst trying to juggle work and worrying about the car being sat in a precarious position under a bridge....this was at 5:30am this morning so very dark.

So yeah, the moral of the story is the title of this thread

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Introduction / Hello all

« on: 25 October 2016, 07:01:55 pm »

Hi,

Relatively new to bikes. Been commuting on a Honda NSR125R for the past couple or three years but got my A license in December 2015 yet it's taken me this long to get round to buying a bigger bike.

Anyways, just bagged myself a 2004 FZS1000. I went to buy a CBR600F Sport but it was sold, walked out agreeing on the Fazer instead.

To say I'm a little excited for my first 'big' bike is perhaps an understatement. Hopefully take delivery of it early next week at the latest after it's been serviced, MOT'd and a little niggle sorted.

A couple of pics;