Cheers very much Bri.  I must admit,  after looking into them I feel silly for straight away ruling them out til this one came along.
I'm going to look at it tomorrow so see what happens

Morning. Just thought I would say hello. I just recently passed my test and been looking at bikes for last month or so and can't find anything on my budget that tickles my fancy.
My dad got chatting to some bloke in pub who has an 02 Fazer, got just short on 6k miles. He's the 2nd owner and it's just been stood in his garage for last few years. He had no intention of selling but he would sell to me ...
Admittedly the Fazer never took my fancy, but the more I look into it the more I like about it.
But I wanted to pop up on here just to see what advise you could throw my way.
I have looked at a few posts and have a general idea of things to look out for but any further advice will be much appreciated