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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3800 on: 11 January 2015, 10:57:15 pm »
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3801 on: 12 January 2015, 06:53:12 am »
put on a few layers and rode up to banbury to meet KRYSTEK...not a bad ride but low sun in my eyes all the way back  :\ ......nice meeting you KRYSTEK  :thumbup
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3802 on: 12 January 2015, 07:28:45 am »
Dug it out in the shed, washed it then rode it for half and hour, after 8 weeks off it, wayheyyyy, scary power up the top end,and the roads were greasy so had to stay safe :lol
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3803 on: 12 January 2015, 08:47:56 am »
Just arranged to meet up with me mate and another fella fresh out from England. So meet up at 10.30 me on the FZ1, mate on his 900 Hornet and Andy on his 600 Hornet. Will be a slow one as Andy is not used to riding on the wrong side of the road. Just to piss you all off forecast for the next week here in Spain is wall to wall sunshine and 18/20 degrees.
Will post a few pic's
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3804 on: 12 January 2015, 02:59:26 pm »
Yes you pissed me off !!!! :'(       Now FOCC off  :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3805 on: 12 January 2015, 05:01:32 pm »
Yes you pissed me off !!!! :'(       Now FOCC off  :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3806 on: 12 January 2015, 05:12:09 pm »
FOC apart from the bike it looks like you live in the 15th century

it is deep dark somerset so your not far wrong  :rollin

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3807 on: 12 January 2015, 06:46:27 pm »
Fitted a scottoiler, changed the oil & filter and eyed up other little jobs to do.

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3808 on: 12 January 2015, 07:17:25 pm »
At the weekend, cleaned the rear caliper, bit of silicone grease around the pistons (have not got any red rubber grease) and fitted Galfer Semi-Metallic pads with a bit of copper slip as appropriate  :)
 
Went for the G1054 compound after seeing good coments on here, cheers guys,
bought the same ready for the front, but not fitting those yet as I still have fair bit left on the fronts.
 
Particularly liked ......
I found that swapping from EBC to Galfer pads has stopped a hell of a big brake dust problem which i'm sure contributes towards the seizing of calipers.
...... I don't like cleaning the bike, I prefer to ride it  :lol
 
Oh, and I have ordered some Bosch spark plugs  :pokefun
 

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3809 on: 13 January 2015, 03:59:23 pm »
Stripped the wheels down for some paint.....(time for a colour change... :) )
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3810 on: 13 January 2015, 06:16:33 pm »
Yes you pissed me off !!!! :'(       Now FOCC off  :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

Just for you Slimwilly.
Todays ride out took place in glorious sunshine.
If any of you get out this way the photo with the bikes at a fountain is on the road to Guadalest which is in the mountains not really that far from Benidorm. There is a fantastic Motorcycle Museum here some fantastic old bikes and well worth a stop. Will post a few more pics in later.
really great day out. Just to cheer you up Spring is on the way I have Daffodils out in my garden already.
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3811 on: 13 January 2015, 08:25:32 pm »
Nice one Lew  :) Looks great out there. BBC has just promised sleet and cold rain here for tomorrow morning. Was going to take the Fazer for work, but postponed I think ...........

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3812 on: 13 January 2015, 10:16:39 pm »
wired in the zumo to the bike :D

now the battery wont go and ill still get lost  :rollin
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3813 on: 13 January 2015, 10:33:56 pm »
Put some petrol in and tried to start it......click......click....jump leads ah thats better. Left it running for 45min temp got up to 90 and fan cut in back down to 60deg. Left battery on the optimate, I'll try it again at the weekend.

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3814 on: 14 January 2015, 11:50:16 am »
Just took a pic of another Lecturer's bike next to mine. Oh, made a jack up kit for his (Silver), as he realised his was sitting lower than mine!


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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3815 on: 14 January 2015, 01:39:50 pm »
Just give her a wash after yesterdays run as they do still treat the roads up in the mountains here in Spain no sign of salt on the bike but my policy is look after it and it will look after you. :)
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3816 on: 17 January 2015, 09:29:31 am »
Went out on the fazer to machine mart to get a ball joint splitter.  Not been out for a while and felt good.  Took out the delkavic exhaust baffle for extra fun.  Got the splitter home only for it to snap in half when releasing the lower ball joint on me mini. I think I over stressed it.  So back out on fazer for another one.   This time I tensioned the splitter on the joint, then applied blow torch flame on the lower suspension arm to release the joint. Made quite a  BANG when it gave way. 
Out n about on fazer, played with spanners and car passed MOT in the end. Enjoyable day really :P

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3817 on: 17 January 2015, 04:54:17 pm »
Another couple of hours in the cave replacing the shite stock cheese bolts with stainless even in places u can't see as there's nothing worse than one of these snapping.... :rolleyes anyway nearly all done......just a few more to order... :)
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3818 on: 18 January 2015, 08:48:08 pm »
Rode it for the first time in 3 months.
Using my 125 to commute to work at the moment so the gazer is in bed. She started the second time of asking and when i sat on her and blipped the throttle the biggest grin spread across my face.
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3819 on: 19 January 2015, 10:19:02 am »
Start spraying belly pan.

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3820 on: 19 January 2015, 02:08:16 pm »
Stripped and cleaned the wheels and the bolts the discs back on with brand new titanium bolts.... :)
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3821 on: 24 January 2015, 07:26:27 pm »
Changed the oil and filter, took front wheel off to get a new tyre fitted but tyre shop was closed when I got there,used to open all day Saturday but now closes at one o`clock. Day off on Wednesday so get it fitted then, a new Contimotion, they were on when I bought the FZ1 and i can`t fault them for my style of riding.

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3822 on: 25 January 2015, 01:47:25 pm »
I had a plan that involved riding a Fazer on a quick recky to some garden centres and to try out my new Gerbing heated gloves... AWSOME TOASTY HANDS. Got pretty squirrely and sideways out of some of the corners. Makes you feel alive, especially when you hit mud in the middle of the road and you realise your actually out of control doing about XX5mph... Ooops 55mph. Long time since I've had that slow motion feeling when you think it's all going to end in tears by the side of the road.

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3823 on: 25 January 2015, 05:54:15 pm »
Roughed out a brk to mount a bellypan,
removed front wheel, mudguard, pads, calipers and cleaned
Painted ends or rad to cover a few stone chips

Now thinking about getting wheels painted or power coated

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ?
« Reply #3824 on: 26 January 2015, 03:08:14 pm »
brrrr  :lol :lol
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