Author Topic: what did you do with your fazer today ? (Read 1604712 times)

Yamazer-92 · « **Reply #1250 on:** 12 October 2013, 10:54:18 pm »

Fitted new front brake pads and cleaned the calipers, went for Ferodo Platinum organics as recommended by punkstig. Also after researching my Metzeler Z8 tyres found out I've been riding with the wrong pressures for a while

and went from 33 36 which I thought was correct to 36 40 as that is the manufacturers specification.

Brakes are awesome, my old pads whatever they were were getting very low and these new ones are quality. The lever barely needs pulling and the feel is much better, I doubt they're even bedded in yet either. As for the tyre pressures, I did surprisingly feel a difference. Handling was much the same, very good in my opinion, but in a straight line it seemed to roll along better and felt more comfortable somehow.

lew600fazer · « **Reply #1251 on:** 12 October 2013, 10:56:36 pm »

Quote from: unfazed on 12 October 2013, 10:22:19 pm

Quote from: slimwilly on 12 October 2013, 04:37:41 pm
Picked up ,my puncture repaired rear wheel,,£39.60 ,plugged and balanced
WTF, tell us the name of the shop where you had it repaired and we won't go there. That is an absolute rip off.
I had mine repaired with a mushroom patch 3 weeks ago for €10

Why not just a mushroom repair kit and do it yourself , £39.00 for repair and re-balance, unless it was a brand new tyre?
Give it a good wash and cleaned the chain, using a product I have never heard of before KH 70 bought it in Lidl here in Spain, if you are not familiar with it can recommend it excellent, even just rinsed the cloth I used and paint brush under the water tap.
Ride out tomorrow planned mountains around Guadalest should be a good turnout.

mickvp · « **Reply #1252 on:** 12 October 2013, 10:57:14 pm »

ive got ferodo platinums front and rear on mine too. very nice pads (especially on the front!).

noggythenog · « **Reply #1253 on:** 12 October 2013, 11:31:36 pm »

Quote from: Dead Eye on 12 October 2013, 10:18:59 pm

Thank you nick for convincing me? :P

I'll post up more, including piccies once I take delivery

Deadeyes gone over to the dark side of the force!!!!!!!

About time you started riding without bits falling off, congrats!

slimwilly · « **Reply #1254 on:** 13 October 2013, 06:54:00 am »

So Deadeye is not going to be left behind anymore,,,a little bit of learning Boyo and vroooommmm

red98 · « **Reply #1255 on:** 13 October 2013, 07:53:41 am »

Quote from: Dead Eye on 12 October 2013, 10:18:59 pm

Thank you nick for convincing me? :P

I'll post up more, including piccies once I take delivery

nice one deadeye.........whens it being delivered ?...hope its a silver one

not today but yesterday,rode to ace cafe to meet with christoT before he heads off to the usa.....good luck christo

Dead Eye · « **Reply #1256 on:** 13 October 2013, 10:41:28 am »

Should hopefully be collecting within a week

Its the Gun Metal grey, so kinda close to silver - but better

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #1257 on:** 13 October 2013, 11:54:25 am »

What did I do with my Fazer today?

Are you taking the piss?

Have you looked out the window recently?

taylor · « **Reply #1258 on:** 13 October 2013, 01:05:30 pm »

took it for a spin around my area, not to far in case it rains

midden · « **Reply #1259 on:** 13 October 2013, 01:20:28 pm »

Getting drenched together

Andy FZS · « **Reply #1260 on:** 13 October 2013, 02:14:58 pm »

Quote from: Dead Eye on 12 October 2013, 10:18:59 pm

Thank you nick for convincing me? :P

I'll post up more, including piccies once I take delivery

Come on spill what have you bought.......it wouldn't be a dark silver/grey colour would it?

slimwilly · « **Reply #1261 on:** 13 October 2013, 02:43:36 pm »

Quote from: Dead Eye on 13 October 2013, 10:41:28 am

Should hopefully be collecting within a week

Its the Gun Metal grey, so kinda close to silver - but better

Where is it at?

far?

slimwilly · « **Reply #1262 on:** 13 October 2013, 05:15:30 pm »

Sprayed my rear sprocket gold

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gold sprocket

Refitted the rear wheel

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gold cog1

a bit smarter than the grotty original i think

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rearend

Dead Eye · « **Reply #1263 on:** 13 October 2013, 06:20:47 pm »

Quote from: Andy FZS on 13 October 2013, 02:14:58 pm

Quote from: Dead Eye on 12 October 2013, 10:18:59 pm
Thank you nick for convincing me? :P

I'll post up more, including piccies once I take delivery
Come on spill what have you bought.......it wouldn't be a dark silver/grey colour would it?

Quote from: slimwilly on 13 October 2013, 02:43:36 pm

Quote from: Dead Eye on 13 October 2013, 10:41:28 am
Should hopefully be collecting within a week

Its the Gun Metal grey, so kinda close to silver - but better

Where is it at?

far?

I have bought a Gen 1 thou and yes it is a dark grey / silver :P Its not too far from me (50~ miles), just need to get my sister to drop me off so I can ride it back

slimwilly · « **Reply #1264 on:** 13 October 2013, 06:38:23 pm »

And !!!!!! will you be cleaning it ?

Dead Eye · « **Reply #1265 on:** 13 October 2013, 06:51:30 pm »

Truth be told its already very very clean ^^

Will definitely be keeping it tidy myself though - its worth doing when decent results can be achieved. Cleaning my 6 is pointless because it will still look like crap once I've finished :P

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #1266 on:** 13 October 2013, 06:59:21 pm »

Not pointless at all. You might be surprised at how well it comes up. Plus, will help you spot further problems before they get out of hand. You're still keeping it, so why let it fall apart? And if you're not keeping it, you'll get more for it if it at least looks like it's had some attention. Not to mention it'll be easier to work on.

Now you've got the thou, there's no hurry, a bit at a time as and when....

Andy FZS · « **Reply #1267 on:** 13 October 2013, 08:44:40 pm »

Good luck with the thou, I have to admit to being tempted but it was far to far away from me to be able to view so no matter how tempting I'll bide my time. If something within an hours drive came up in the right condition (perfect / as new) at a fair price I'd very tempted. Anyway get some pictures posted and enjoy your new toy.
Andy

unfazed · « **Reply #1268 on:** 15 October 2013, 12:05:27 am »

Aftermath of a Sorry mate I didn't see you.
On the way to work yesterday morning, I doing about 30 to 40 Kph around 20-25 Mph when I see this fellow in a black BMW stopped at the yield sign next thing I know he pulls out into my path, braking as hard as possible, I go for the gap which kept getting smaller, I headed for the ditch to avoid him and eventually had to bail out.

He stops, while I pick my self up and he "I didn't see you", Now the exchange I said "If you looked you would have seen me", and he replies "but there is dip you can't see and you must have been in the dip" So I says "if I saw you and tried to stop if you looked you would have seen me" but not his fault. I called the cops they listen to both sides and he admits to them he did not see me.

He argues with the cops and the lady cop points out the yield sign and told him that when the insurance company ring them she will be telling them that he pulled out from a side road with a yield sign when it wasn't safe to do so end of story and he still argures that it was not his fault.

He then tells the cops that if he had pulled out in front of me I would have run into the side of him. She then tells him that from the marks on the road and grass that I took avoiding action to prevent a crash to my own detriment

I'm here listening in disbelief.

slimwilly · « **Reply #1269 on:** 15 October 2013, 06:46:23 am »

Get o good solicitor on it boyo,,,do him as he would do you.

Good luck

red98 · « **Reply #1270 on:** 15 October 2013, 09:16:52 am »

booked the non stuttering 600 in for a mot...9.30am sat

fireblake · « **Reply #1271 on:** 15 October 2013, 04:25:41 pm »

Quote from: unfazed on 15 October 2013, 12:05:27 am

Aftermath of a Sorry mate I didn't see you.
On the way to work yesterday morning, I doing about 30 to 40 Kph around 20-25 Mph when I see this fellow in a black BMW stopped at the yield sign next thing I know he pulls out into my path, braking as hard as possible, I go for the gap which kept getting smaller, I headed for the ditch to avoid him and eventually had to bail out.
He stops, while I pick my self up and he "I didn't see you", Now the exchange I said "If you looked you would have seen me", and he replies "but there is dip you can't see and you must have been in the dip" So I says "if I saw you and tried to stop if you looked you would have seen me" but not his fault. I called the cops they listen to both sides and he admits to them he did not see me.
He argues with the cops and the lady cop points out the yield sign and told him that when the insurance company ring them she will be telling them that he pulled out from a side road with a yield sign when it wasn't safe to do so end of story and he still argures that it was not his fault. He then tells the cops that if he had pulled out in front of me I would have run into the side of him. She then tells him that from the marks on the road and grass that I took avoiding action to prevent a crash to my own detriment
I'm here listening in disbelief.

I had a similar accident on my old Blade when about to go around a mini roundabout and the car coming towards me doesn't stop. I'm leant over to go right and have to slam the brakes on, the front locks up and down I go. Tnuc doesn't even stop, so my cracked fairing and various other road marks are left for me to repair with no one else's insurance to claim off. I should of ploughed into him but self preservation stopped me

Mickey

Dead Eye · « **Reply #1272 on:** 17 October 2013, 06:23:39 pm »

Brought it home today ^^

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Fazer 1000

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Fazer 1000

Lez72 · « **Reply #1273 on:** 17 October 2013, 06:53:31 pm »

Nice looking Gen 1 Deadeye

Come on then, 1st impressions ???

Dead Eye · « **Reply #1274 on:** 17 October 2013, 07:05:15 pm »

Loving it so far - more so from the fact that its a bike that works ^^ As I said to my friend, I'd forgotten what it was like to "ride" a bike instead of just holding on whilst going fast and hoping for the best...

I was more than comfortable with the power and extra size - I've ridden Exup's Gen 1 a few times so I knew what to expect. Its mostly getting used to all the nice little things that most others probably take for granted; such as riding below 3k rpm with ease, pulling away easily in 6th, going around corners smoothly :P

Almost thought the gearing was different as the bike seemed lazy but to be honest, I didn't really give it full throttle at any point and didn't really go over 7k rpm so when I think about it I was hardly using the bike at all :P Just a nice slow ride home - got diverted through the Forest of Dean in Wales as well which was a nice change - I was planning on just taking the A48 south from Gloucester to the M48 Severn Bridge

So, anyone going to HTB on Sunday will see me on my new beast ^^ <3

P.S. Just to confirm, 6th gear 4k rpm = 60 mph?