I will have to be a let down and give this a miss .

I,m more than  happy with my Gen 1 Fazer's looks( like a proper motorbike)  , acceleration , handling  , fuel consumption at least 200 miles to a tank , comfort , touring ability( didn't miss a beat on my Scotland trip)  , front brakes (saved my ass a few times)  & even for a novice mechanic like me it's easy to work on .

Hi Fazer390 , I will aim to get to J16 M4 at 7.20am .

Hi Red 98 , it will be great to see you and put some faces to names . If any other foccers are heading up from Bristol or the west country or want to meet along the way , I will be happy to tag along .

They're not your side of Bristol but you could try JHS racing at the end of Keynsham bypass , they will fit tyres while u wait , for MOT I use Victor motorcycles on West street Bedminster  .

I did the  2 part test in 1983 at 17 on a Z200 , can't remember much about the off road bit apart from a figure of 8 , I had to redo the road part when I nearly ran over the examiner on the emergency stop .

Had the front sprocket cover off  to check the front sprocket , then spent 2 hours cleaning out the old lube , went through a whole can of degreaser .
Later in the day , took the Fazer for a blast down to Cheddar up through the Gorge and then back home . Nearly got squashed between 2 cagers when the car in front decided to do a u turn in front of me and the BMW behind nearly ran into the back of me when i slammed on  the brakes  to miss the car in  front  .

Shame the Police can't put the same effort into the drug dealing /taking scumbag neighbours of mine , who have taken to sitting in there front garden smoking weed , throwing their empty cans of lager all over the street  , playing loud music and shouting there heads off till 2 in the morning , when I have to get up for work in the morning . I don't blame the Police , they do want the government tells them. 

I didn't get to Oban , but I will definitely visit Scotland again , friendliest people I've ever met , great scenery , great roads , couldn't find a pub selling thatchers gold though  . That was the A82 by Loch Ness Red , shame we missed each other  by a day  , I was impressed with the Glen Nevis camp site  . a good road I found was if you turn left at Nessie land , go a few miles then turn right towards Beauley . I've got the camping bug now , trying to get the missus to give camping a go , she won't get on the bike though . here's some more pics .   

Pics from Scotland.

Gave her a good clean & lubed the chain , after the trip to Scotland she was in need of some TLC .

Glad your ok , hope your back on the road soon .

 I just got back from Scotland last night  , if your looking for a wild camp you could pitch up by the lake halfway up Ben Nevis , joking aside I found Glen Nevis  campsite at the foot of Ben Nevis  wild enough for me , and an idea base to ride out from.