Date: 15-05-24  Time: 14:13 pm

Poll

No right or wrong answers, just for fun!

The Race Fan, Yes I occasionally dress up like a Power Ranger.
4 (6.1%)
The Hard-core Commuter, I’m out in all weathers.
26 (39.4%)
The Newbie, I’m just getting into biking & loving it.
1 (1.5%)
The DIY Nutcase, you know how to weld.
1 (1.5%)
The Garage Enthusiast, is it raining?
3 (4.5%)
Something else?
16 (24.2%)
Purely for pleasure, happiness isn't around the corner, it is the corner.
15 (22.7%)

Total Members Voted: 66

Voting closed: 05 February 2017, 09:49:17 am

Author Topic: What kind of Bikers are Fazer owners?  (Read 8615 times)

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What kind of Bikers are Fazer owners?
« on: 15 January 2017, 09:49:17 am »
There's no option for chrome waxers, I'm assuming most Fazer owners aren't big Custom/Harley fans.
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Re: What kind of Bikers are Fazer owners?
« Reply #1 on: 15 January 2017, 10:27:21 am »
A hard core commuter... just about to set off on the 40 mile trip to work in the pissing rain.
Still, at least it'll wash some of the salt off the poor old thing.

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Re: What kind of Bikers are Fazer owners?
« Reply #2 on: 15 January 2017, 10:55:24 am »
Yep, all year round for me too.
The only thing i won't do these days, which i did before for many years on lighter bikes, is ride in snowy conditions.
My main commute virtually all the way to work is normally salted and the roads kept in very good condition, but due to the positioning of our road my driveway and road itself doesn't see sunlight until after 2pm in winter, then it starts getting dark from 3.30pm so there will always be snow or black ice to contend with until the weather warms up for it to disappear, and i've decided i will never chance dropping my bike in my own road or driveway simply because i would be gutted.
Luckily a workmate lives under a mile away from me so i can thankfully ponce a lift if i ever need to. 
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Re: What kind of Bikers are Fazer owners?
« Reply #3 on: 15 January 2017, 11:15:02 am »
Something else :)
Don't ride in bad weather or rain , don't have to anymore unlike when I was younger, cars were invented so bikers didn't have to get cold and wet anymore. I ride mostly for pleasure only now, very occasional commuter. I enjoy the maintenance side as well, get pleasure from knowing the job has been done right and been done by me, a bit of a sad foccer really.

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Re: What kind of Bikers are Fazer owners?
« Reply #4 on: 15 January 2017, 11:24:33 am »
Another all year rounder  :thumbup . Beats the other options of train/car by a mile.
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Re: What kind of Bikers are Fazer owners?
« Reply #5 on: 15 January 2017, 11:26:10 am »
Something else :)
Don't ride in bad weather or rain , don't have to anymore unlike when I was younger, cars were invented so bikers didn't have to get cold and wet anymore. I ride mostly for pleasure only now


Same here. I'm surprised you didn't come up with "riding for pleasure" as a separate option celticdog. And I've never ridden a bike that gives me more of that pleasure than my current Fazer (usual thanks to Falcon and Devilsyam  :thumbup ).


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Re: What kind of Bikers are Fazer owners?
« Reply #6 on: 15 January 2017, 12:21:42 pm »
 All year rounder but don't like rain but ride in it if I have to

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Re: What kind of Bikers are Fazer owners?
« Reply #7 on: 15 January 2017, 12:45:48 pm »
All year rounder but I don't commute any more since I retired  :D


Ok with rain when I'm wearing the right gear. Likewise not OK with snow and ice. Done it before but never again.

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Re: What kind of Bikers are Fazer owners?
« Reply #8 on: 15 January 2017, 01:00:18 pm »
All year round for me too.

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Re: What kind of Bikers are Fazer owners?
« Reply #9 on: 15 January 2017, 01:39:11 pm »
Something else :)
Don't ride in bad weather or rain , don't have to anymore unlike when I was younger, cars were invented so bikers didn't have to get cold and wet anymore. I ride mostly for pleasure only now, very occasional commuter. I enjoy the maintenance side as well, get pleasure from knowing the job has been done right and been done by me, a bit of a sad foccer really.
Sounds just like me apart from commuting as I dont do any.
All year round but no rain or threat there of.
I haven't added my vote because there is no ride for pleasure only option 
I don't do rain or threat there of. dry rider only with no shame.

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Re: What kind of Bikers are Fazer owners?
« Reply #10 on: 15 January 2017, 05:03:22 pm »

I went for something else as well :) .
I commuted by motorbike year round for pretty much all my working life, other than a keep fit phase when I cycled, but now retired  all my biking  is  purely for pleasure.
I've done my fair share of continental trips following GP, WSB, MotoGp and 24hr Endurance racing, still have my Scott Russell leathers, only wish I could fit into them now. When I started biking it was British or nothing unless you were a rich kid, so there's a fair collection of spanners in my garage. I can't say I enjoy maintenance, but do it in the knowledge it's been done with utmost care and attention. After all, I'm quite capable of overtightening the chain and putting a scratch in the tank, without big dealership bill thrown in for good measure :rollin I  purposely bought my Fazer unmodified, so that I could have the joy of foccing it up myself, and say it was all my own work :lol .
If it's raining, I won't be thinking "let's get the bike out", as the main downside to winter riding is the endless cleaning to "keep on top of it" which isn't one of my favourite chores, but will take whatever the weather wants to throw at me at next months Dragon Rally. Like everyone else, I was a newbie once , admittedly in the long dark distant past, so hence quite a dilemma in deciding which box to tick, although welding skills were very poor :lol .
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Re: What kind of Bikers are Fazer owners?
« Reply #11 on: 15 January 2017, 05:20:42 pm »
Something else :)
Don't ride in bad weather or rain , don't have to anymore unlike when I was younger, cars were invented so bikers didn't have to get cold and wet anymore. I ride mostly for pleasure only now, very occasional commuter. I enjoy the maintenance side as well, get pleasure from knowing the job has been done right and been done by me, a bit of a sad foccer really.

Same here except I commute on mine as often as I can. Avoid rain unless caught out or no option but refuse to ride in ice/snow. Cold doesn't bother me as long as it's dry I'll be on my bike
I enjoy doing my own maintenance/modifications as long as it's not engine related. I've tackled most other things but not brave enough for the serious stuff yet haha

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Re: What kind of Bikers are Fazer owners?
« Reply #12 on: 15 January 2017, 05:41:52 pm »
All year rounder here also. :) Only thing that stops me is ice. The serow is good then  :lol

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Re: What kind of Bikers are Fazer owners?
« Reply #13 on: 15 January 2017, 05:48:52 pm »

All year rounder here also. :) Only thing that stops me is ice. The serow is good then  :lol
Miss my CRM250AR. If you've got a trail bike you're almost praying for snow to get out and have some fun, especially when everyone else is struggling :lol
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« Reply #14 on: 15 January 2017, 06:13:07 pm »
Yeah my bad, re purely for pleasure option- I've alter poll accordingly.  :)
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« Reply #15 on: 15 January 2017, 06:15:07 pm »
Alas I ride all year. Thursday was horrendous. Some deep water on my ride home actually flooded my GoreTex boots. First time I've had wet feet in years.


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Re: What kind of Bikers are Fazer owners?
« Reply #16 on: 15 January 2017, 06:43:16 pm »
Another all year round rider and all weather commuter. Fazer fits the bill for everything, though on a really hot day just grunting about in the Forest of Dean at 45 mph on me 1340 fat boy in jeans tee shirt and pisspot takes some beating. But then I am nearly sixty...

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Re: What kind of Bikers are Fazer owners?
« Reply #17 on: 15 January 2017, 07:47:35 pm »
Some of us are over sixty, but think we are still  forty. 

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« Reply #18 on: 15 January 2017, 08:45:49 pm »
Yeah my bad, re purely for pleasure option- I've alter poll accordingly.  :)
PERFECT Purely for pleasure, happiness isn't around the corner, it is the corner.
I have added my vote to this
I don't do rain or threat there of. dry rider only with no shame.

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Re: What kind of Bikers are Fazer owners?
« Reply #19 on: 15 January 2017, 09:54:54 pm »
Used to ride all year round but since passing car test I've only ridden in good conditions, as for fazer I will get to ride it one day
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Re: What kind of Bikers are Fazer owners?
« Reply #20 on: 15 January 2017, 10:30:56 pm »
Yep, year round biker. Probably only been 1 day in last 4.5 years of riding I've actually said 'stuff it I'm working from home'. But then, I'm in London, so we don't really get a proper winter down here.

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« Reply #21 on: 16 January 2017, 05:49:33 am »
I clicked something else as I seem to be a bit of everything...  :rollin


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Re: What kind of Bikers are Fazer owners?
« Reply #22 on: 16 January 2017, 08:06:14 am »
Very much hard core all year around rider
Fazer is not my commuter bike I a cub90 fro that
Fazer dose ride outs and day trips or longer
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« Reply #23 on: 16 January 2017, 08:43:55 am »
Something else :)
Don't ride in bad weather or rain , don't have to anymore unlike when I was younger, cars were invented so bikers didn't have to get cold and wet anymore. I ride mostly for pleasure only now, very occasional commuter. I enjoy the maintenance side as well, get pleasure from knowing the job has been done right and been done by me, a bit of a sad foccer really.


Hey! Slappy, I almost feel you wrote that for me, I guess most become sad ole foccers as we get older, not me though, Iv'e always been like that, LOL!

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Now the truth:
I actually miss work a lot, I loved the crack and the commeradary of working on site with a bunch of great lads, sure, I still see them and we have a good laugh together but its not the same as working together, the constant piss take and being on your guard all the time, one slip or one misplaced word and they are on you like a ton of bricks, I loved it, the day used to go by so quick and often you would almost end up in tears through laughing so much. Friends are one of the most valuable assets we can have. :thumbup

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Re: What kind of Bikers are Fazer owners?
« Reply #24 on: 16 January 2017, 12:33:39 pm »
every day rain or shine  :)  be selling it soon though as moving to the channel islands and buying a new bike when i'm there
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