After two weeks being Fazerless I caught the train from Wrexham to Chester, then Chester to Abergele to pick up the repaired machine from Woods Motorcycles. Rode home via Denbigh, Ruthin, Nant y Garth pass.
Wonderful to be reunited again. I've been riding the XJ 600 in the meantime where the biggest difference, (apart from the power), is the lousy braking. The reason the Fazer was at Woods was that I had parked it at the top of the Sychnant Pass, went away for 30 minutes and found it lying on it's side. Bent clutch lever, bent handlebars, damaged crash bobbin, various scratches and scrapes. Worst damage was the large dent in the tank caused by the handlebars. The tank has been sorted and resprayed, also the fairing and seat unit. The work was done by J and S Race Paint who are based near Bethesda, and they have done a great job.Woods have replaced all the damaged parts so I'm back on the road again. I'll be out for a good ride up the coast tomorrow