back to bikes on a fazer 600,

[pilgo]

hi all,
 
well,after 8 years away from biking,i found myself in a position to get back on the road again,so being the cautious old git that i am,i did a 2 hour 'back to bikes' session with a local bike trainer, he provided the bike which was a 600 fazer and i instantley felt at home on it. my last bike was a thunderace 1000 so the fazer is a lot lighter and the sit up and beg riding position really suited me. so the plan to get a bandit/hornet went out the window as i knew i wanted a fazer,so after searching the web for a few days,i kept going back to one bike in particular,at a dealers in cardiff,which i brought last friday and is being dropped to my gaff in deep dark zummerset tomorow!! im like a kid waiting for christmas here 
 
being a complete PC numpty,im unable to put up a picture of it,but we all know what  a black 2001 fazer looks like. it has a rear hugger,rack,front fender extender thingy,and stainless down pipes on 14,500 miles.
 
things to do to it are braided front brake hoses,tank harness,Quill exhaust (the one that sounds sweet but is legal) and maybe a double bubble screen. oh,and ride it as much as possible!! 
 
look forward to getting lots of tips off here,i already know that the front lights have candels in where the bulbs should be and ive not even riding in the dark yet,see how good you guys are to us newbie's?
 
pilgo

[slimwilly]

Hi Pilgo !!! welcome to the |\Foc-u site


Somerset ? M5 puts me off somerset,,bad road..You will have some nice roads in Somerset for the 600 though,my sis lives in Cheddar, so i get down using the A roads,not a bad ride from Hereford.


Hope you get some good weather soon for the new ride.
Billy

[pilgo]

Hi Pilgo !!! welcome to the |\Foc-u site


Somerset ? M5 puts me off somerset,,bad road..You will have some nice roads in Somerset for the 600 though,my sis lives in Cheddar, so i get down using the A roads,not a bad ride from Hereford.


Hope you get some good weather soon for the new ride.
Billy

 
thanks for the welcome Billy,might see ya around here next time you visit your sis as im about 6 miles from cheddar,just down the hill from wedmore.
 
found a couple of niggle's on the bike once they'd delivered it and gone,one is the steering lock does'nt appear to work (unless im not doing it right?) and the brake light does'nt work with only the front applied,as i remember it,thats not normal.
 
and your right about the M5 

[Chris]

Hey welcome to the forum!
 
It's a great community on here so get stuck in and don't be afraid to ask questions 
 
All the best on the bike and take care, glad you did the sensible thing and had a training session to get back into the way of things.
 
Chris

[pilgo]

hope this works,if so,here's mine

[Chris]

Very tidy man!
 
Chris

[msmudge]

look forward to getting lots of tips off here,i already know that the front lights have candels in where the bulbs should be and ive not even riding in the dark yet,see how good you guys are to us newbie's?
 
pilgo

Yep, your right the lights are pretty pants. So don't blink at night.

[ogri48]

Welcome dude, and nice bike