Anything else?

[TonyW]

So I'm getting back onto a bike after 25+ years. The last bike I had was a RD200dx re reg'd as a 125.     I just turned 47  and decided to have my mid life crisis now while I can still enjoy it. I've been getting the new Fazer ready for if when I pass my test. So far I've removed and cleaned all the calipers and changed the brake fluid and pads. Changed both tyres to 023's as the original ones (F bt45 R 020) weren't worn out but were 10 years old. Re seated the Quill can and link pipe. Taken off the fairing to tidy up the wiring and straightened up the fairing brackets. Changed the engine oil and filter. Cleaned the air filter. And finally changed the drive sprocket nut for the mod one.
Anything else I need to do?

[Dead Eye]

Twin headlight mod?

[Andy FZS]

Put the kettle on. Lol

[TonyW]

Just had a read up on the headlight mod.
 Mine has the third terminal on the o/s bulb connecter but it must be disconnected at the other end as its only got the single light. Tomorrow's job is to trace the wire back

[TonyW]

Headlight mod done. I seem to have run out of jobs to do. Time for a    I reckon.

[Dead Eye]

Good luck with the test and as always;

 

[TonyW]

pics: Me sat on it before I bought it, and in its new home. If I look a little haggard, well 6 kids will do that to you.

[darrsi]

You say you cleaned the air filter, what type of filter does it have?

[Lez72]

Looks tidy 

[Paul]

Six kids... bloody hell, three were enough to virtually wipe me out.

If it's been stood for a while, you could clean out the carbs, pilot jets and fine drillings, they can get gummed up in my experience.
However if you taken it out on the road and goes O.K. don't bother.


You could grease the back shock linkage and swinging arm.


And check the plug colour, seeing as it's got replacement downpipes.
If the plugs are white the link pipe may need sleeving down, I think mine was a Motad one, and I had to sleeve it down.

[Punkstig]

Invest in preferably engine bars or at the very minimum crash bungs,
That's a lovely tidy looking bike, it'd be a shame for it to be damaged over something minor (which the majority of us have done!)

[fazersharp]

Hmm dont want to worry you --and I may be wrong, but I think that your decals are wrong for a black 98, has it been in a crash before you brought it.
Here is mine and you can see yamaha on the tank and fazer on the fairing.
 

[TonyW]

A mate took it out for a spin to check it out, pulls like a train he said, its noticeably more powerful than his Bandit. Fazersharp  a couple of fairing brackets weren't quite straight, so I do believe it has had some sort of minor shunt and a new fairing fitted. I quite like the minimalist decals though.

[fazersharp]

I do believe it has had some sort of minor shunt and a new fairing fitted

That would explain the lack of "fazer" but also if not a respray the tank if off a later model - hence the logo instead of yamaha.

I quite like the minimalist decals though.

So do I.

[paulkemp]

I prefer the look without fazer logo

[paulchucky]

agree with the decal comments.
but so what its a nice bike just get out and  ride it and enjoy it


they are suprisingly quick  and a fair bit quicker than an rd200 although when i had one 1981 it was the fastest bike in the world

[TonyW]

they are suprisingly quick  and a fair bit quicker than an rd200 although when i had one 1981 it was the fastest bike in the world

I did have a bit of a play on it in a local car park, just to see if I could remember how to ride. It all came flooding back 
I loved my RD, in Red, ported, boysen reeds, allspeed expansion, Handlebars rotated backwards to look like clip-ons. laying on the tank with my feet on the rear pegs, and hitting 7000rpm when the power band started.   

[darrsi]

You obviously didn't see my earlier question, but i was curious that you 'cleaned' your air filter, is it a standard one or a K&N?

[TonyW]

Sorry missed that, std filter, looked pretty clean so just blew it out.
 

[darrsi]

Sorry missed that, std filter, looked pretty clean so just blew it out.

Oh okay, whenever you feel the urge to change it just buy a K&N for it, they're about £30 odd on Ebay, a little more money than a standard one, but you will feel a great difference.
It very noticably helps the bike breathe a lot easier, plus it'll last the life of the bike with no maintainence needed for the first 50,000 miles.
It's a winner all round.   

[fazersharp]

Sorry missed that, std filter, looked pretty clean so just blew it out.

Oh okay, whenever you feel the urge to change it just buy a K&N for it, they're about £30 odd on Ebay, a little more money than a standard one, but you will feel a great difference.
It very noticably helps the bike breathe a lot easier, plus it'll last the life of the bike with no maintainence needed for the first 50,000 miles.
It's a winner all round.   

I thought that you had to re-jet or somthing for one of those

[darrsi]

Sorry missed that, std filter, looked pretty clean so just blew it out.

Oh okay, whenever you feel the urge to change it just buy a K&N for it, they're about £30 odd on Ebay, a little more money than a standard one, but you will feel a great difference.
It very noticably helps the bike breathe a lot easier, plus it'll last the life of the bike with no maintainence needed for the first 50,000 miles.
It's a winner all round.   

I thought that you had to re-jet or somthing for one of those

Nope, they run rich as standard so can cope with the extra airflow.


'98's might be different though 

[paulchucky]

they are suprisingly quick  and a fair bit quicker than an rd200 although when i had one 1981 it was the fastest bike in the world

I did have a bit of a play on it in a local car park, just to see if I could remember how to ride. It all came flooding back 
I loved my RD, in Red, ported, boysen reeds, allspeed expansion, Handlebars rotated backwards to look like clip-ons. laying on the tank with my feet on the rear pegs, and hitting 7000rpm when the power band started. 

i`ll always have 2 smoke in my blood 


the fazer is a great bike just needs suspension work  n there abit 2T hit 10,000 n hang on 

[J_Dub]

I also did these when I was prepping my '98 earlier this year.
Stripped, cleaned and greased rear suspension linkages and swing arm pivot bolt, (they were a bit dry).
Replaced fork oil, I used a heavier oil which worked for me.
Drained, flushed out coolant system and refilled.

[fazersharp]

Changing my coolant and doing the air filter (already got standard one ) all in one go whilst im in there.
Cooant -- the pink OAT one yeh ?.
I find the suspension just fine - mind you im only 9.5 stone and the bikes only done 16K