Fazer Owners Club - Unofficial

General => Introduction => Topic started by: myfazer8 on 09 April 2012, 09:41:41 am

Title: From Selly Oak Birmingham
Post by: myfazer8 on 09 April 2012, 09:41:41 am
Hi im also called Steve and i have a Brand New Fazer 8 ABS and i love her  :D
Title: Re: From Selly Oak Birmingham
Post by: Dave48 on 09 April 2012, 10:08:09 am
Hi there,
Nice looking bike. I previously owned an FZ6 Fazer(2004) & currently have a Gen 1 Fazer thou(2002) which I bought last August. Im close to you (Stirchley) so hope to see you around. Where did you get your bike? Best wishes,Dave
Title: Re: From Selly Oak Birmingham
Post by: Farjo on 09 April 2012, 10:10:22 am
Hi Steve, nice bike. Did they throw in the seat mod?
Title: Re: From Selly Oak Birmingham
Post by: myfazer8 on 09 April 2012, 10:11:00 am
Hi Dave
Got my bike from Street Bike, at the top of Mucklows hill, Halesowen, nice bunch of guys in there! they just done headlight mod for me, although it has to go back in again as the dipped light stays on when main beam is used, lol
Title: Re: From Selly Oak Birmingham
Post by: myfazer8 on 09 April 2012, 10:12:13 am
Hi Farjo
no i purchased the seat cover, not cheap, £166, will be getting a main stand fitted on it soon at another cost of £160 supplied and fitted
Title: Re: From Selly Oak Birmingham
Post by: Dave48 on 09 April 2012, 10:34:30 am
Yes Streetbike my local main dealer-a friendly bunch-have had 2 bikes from them in past. Sometimes I buy stuff from them and sometimes internet-have found Busters & M&P Direct good. My Thou came from CMC Cannock-again a nice outfit to deal with. Shame about the Bank holiday weather but lots of time yet for sunshine and rides out! Guess its computer biking for me today!
Title: Re: From Selly Oak Birmingham
Post by: myfazer8 on 09 April 2012, 10:58:27 am
yeh know what you mean Dave, my wife is currently going through the new long process of taking her bike test, she currently has a Suzuki Vanvan 125, she has passed her theory and passed her CBT, got her main bike test comming up soon!
Title: Re: From Selly Oak Birmingham
Post by: Dave48 on 09 April 2012, 11:25:37 am
Hi Steve,
i have a friend who is currently riding a YBR 125 on L-plates. She cant afford to take her test until she finishes her degree course in a year or so, by which time it will be even more of an obstacle course to obtain a full bike licence. The "unspoken" official attitude seems to be something along the lines of... If we keep making it more difficult people wont bother and go straight into "cages" where the only regulations concerning power output,performance etc is financial(insurance etc). Seems a great shame that future potential riders will be discouraged from starting by the complexity of the procedure-there again we live in a very risk-averse society-all sorts of health & safety nonsense being spouted forth.
I was one of the lucky ones who started riding in the 60s-trouble is when the present crop of riders hang up their boots who will replace them? Rant over!
Title: Re: From Selly Oak Birmingham
Post by: myfazer8 on 09 April 2012, 12:47:57 pm
Hi Dave, yes know exactly what you mean, i done mine 17 years ago and done the complete lot on a 3 day course, it does seem realy difficult now, but it it helps take the kids off the roads with bikes then all well and gud, at least this way the new system should be getting people riding who are serious about riding bikes and not the ones who want to be trafic wardens or pizza delivery guys lol.
Title: Re: From Selly Oak Birmingham
Post by: myfazer8 on 14 April 2012, 04:49:32 pm
Anybody in Brum fancy a ride out tomorrow with me and the mrs, we are off to Montford Bridge Cafe on A5 Shrewsbury, leaving home around 8am should be a nice day tomorrow, wont be a fast ride as the wife still a learner but 55 - 60mph should be gud!, if you are in telford or shrewsbury, how about meeting up with us there at about 9.30 - 10am ish for a natter  :D
Title: Re: From Selly Oak Birmingham
Post by: Farjo on 14 April 2012, 05:12:13 pm
You're better off posting something in Events :thumbup
Title: Re: From Selly Oak Birmingham
Post by: myfazer8 on 14 April 2012, 05:17:53 pm
Thank you, doing that now, although its not realy an event lol
Title: Re: From Selly Oak Birmingham
Post by: Farjo on 15 April 2012, 08:00:30 am
:thumbup I've calendarised it :)
Title: Re: From Selly Oak Birmingham
Post by: painterlad on 17 April 2012, 06:32:17 pm
I am not called steve , but I must say ur bike looks ace!  :lol
Title: Re: From Selly Oak Birmingham
Post by: myfazer8 on 17 April 2012, 06:55:41 pm
LOL thank you painterlad  :D
Title: Re: From Selly Oak Birmingham
Post by: MissB on 18 April 2012, 07:43:01 pm
Hi from Tamworth
Title: Re: From Selly Oak Birmingham
Post by: myfazer8 on 18 April 2012, 07:47:07 pm
Hi MissB
just up the road from us i see xx
Title: Re: From Selly Oak Birmingham
Post by: Phil on 18 April 2012, 08:41:47 pm
Yeah! Another Fazer8 member. We'll be up to double figures soon  :)


I went to Selly Oak hospital when I was 3, fell down the stairs. Still got the dent on the top of my head.
Title: Re: From Selly Oak Birmingham
Post by: myfazer8 on 18 April 2012, 08:43:10 pm
 :lol thats 5 mins from me, just up the road!