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Messages - mark g
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« on: 20 January 2016, 07:26:42 pm »
Cheers for the response guys, I'm just curious as to why the seller on ebay is saying it won't have no adverse affect on performance. My headers are OK and I'm in no rush to get rid of the EXUP as I've not long had all the bolts drilled and tapped out etc.
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« on: 18 January 2016, 08:39:45 pm »
It does make me smile, why all the secrecy over the price of the R6 mod, when I was searching I could never find a firm price...... I'm sure if you printed the price more folk might even buy one?
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« on: 18 January 2016, 08:34:54 pm »
Yep let the pro's sort it out, mine was done recently by a mate who runs a workshop.
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« on: 16 January 2016, 08:54:08 pm »
Cheers for that Jim 
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« on: 16 January 2016, 07:35:41 pm »
Just waiting for a price back on the Dogbone kit off Devils yam for a R6 shock I've just bought, depending on price I might be able to get a pair made by a mate. I've done a search for the R6 Dog bone conversion length but to no avail, every message seems to point to the R6 mod thread but then comes to a blank. I could do with hole centre to hole centre dims if possible.
Cheers guys
Mark
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« on: 16 January 2016, 09:34:38 am »
How much for the dog bone kit Luke, I have the shock.
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« on: 16 January 2016, 09:31:22 am »
No problem buddy 
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« on: 09 January 2016, 08:34:36 pm »
I'd definitely be interested in that pal, colour is irrelevant, PM with your price
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« on: 09 January 2016, 06:20:09 pm »
Anybody got one for sale to fit my 2001 gen 1 thou, if not where is the best place to buy new ?
Cheers guys
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« on: 05 January 2016, 09:09:52 pm »
Yep always used and always will use car oil in my bikes, been riding 36 years and no issues on normal road bikes with clutch slip, funny I posted a a similar thread on Practical sportsbikes Face book page, it got quite heated at one point, I think one of the staff writers spat his dummy out at me because I did not use 'motorcycle specific oil'. Each to there own, a lot of people do what the sales blurb says  Oil is Oil.
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« on: 05 January 2016, 09:00:13 pm »
Sorry to hear this brother, hope she gets better soon. My dad had a stroke back in the late 70's, mum and me had to look after him. He struggled for years trying to get better but unfortunately it took him in 82, its horrible thing to happen to anybody, I would guess that as the years have gone by the treatment has got better...... fingers crossed for a speedy recovery pal.
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« on: 29 December 2015, 01:19:04 pm »
Nice work Red :-)
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« on: 26 December 2015, 08:28:12 pm »
Cheers guys, just found the Holeshot website, looks like they open back up on the 7th Jan.
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« on: 26 December 2015, 11:12:08 am »
Guys, planning to remove the above on my Gen1 whilst it's laid up over the winter, just done the read up on Pats page, I was just wondering if the Ivan's kit he describes are available here on the UK?. If not where would I get all the various blanking plugs etc?.
Thanks in advance guys
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« on: 24 December 2015, 07:19:25 pm »
Just ordered all the seals and gaskets req OEM stuff from the Netherlands of all places £60 all in.
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« on: 24 December 2015, 07:14:18 pm »
Whats all the fuss about these Motobatt's anyway? I seem to read just as many bad reports than good 
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« on: 24 December 2015, 07:08:19 pm »
I hate the look of it, never would do that to any of my bikes
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« on: 22 December 2015, 08:45:21 pm »
One of the main reasons I was thinking of buying a XJR is the simple design, aircooled, Twin shocks, No EXUP valve to worry about, loads of torque would suit me nice. I'm on the fence at the mo, I've not had my Gen 1 thou that long and I've already had to sort out the EXUP valve and now the water pump seals have just gone, I like the look of the Fazer but I cannot stand bikes that give trouble. The XJR nods towards my past a bit  , I'm not bothered about top speed these days. If funds allow I'd like to keep the gen 1 and get a XJR too thanks for your input guys
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« on: 20 December 2015, 08:38:24 pm »
Got a hankering for one of these beasts, anybody had any experience with them?
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« on: 07 December 2015, 08:16:49 pm »
Cheers guys. Jim, I guess thats why it's only a drip and when it's cold, as soon as it gets hot it stops. Like I said before I did plan to take the lump out so it would be an ideal time to sort it this winter. Must admit I love the bike but I hate things going wrong, I've already done the crappy EXUP valve and all it's associated broken bolts, now this and I've not had the bike 12 months yet I thought my old T595 was a shit heap, I hope the big Yam isn't trying for it's crown lol. The only saving grace is I've looked online for the bits and there not too expensive (AJ Sutton website)
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« on: 06 December 2015, 02:14:08 pm »
Just had another look and it's got to be the water pump seals  FFS, the only saving grace is I was planning to take the engine out to re-paint it anyway. Reading the good old Haynes manual the job can be done with it in the frame but it will be easier to take it out and do it that way. Does anybody know if Yamaha do a seal and bearing kit for the water pump?
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« on: 06 December 2015, 10:28:41 am »
Yeah it only seems to leak when started from cold, it does stop when its warmed up, its not pissing out just a constant drip, very hard to see where its coming from with the exhaust on. I'll have to have another look today, fuck me I hope it's not the seals in the pump
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« on: 05 December 2015, 05:43:28 pm »
2001 gen 1 been laid up for a good few week now and I decided to start her up today, bike started fine and sounds great but it sprang a small water leak from the underside of the engine. Took the belly pan off to get a better look and it seems to be leaking from the underside of the engine onto the collector box then on the floor, its defiantly not coming from the front of the lump or the rad........any idea's guys. Oh yeah on one other thing I noticed is it only seemed to leak for a short while then stopped as soon as it got warm
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« on: 05 December 2015, 05:35:57 pm »
There's a saying which applies well to bike suspension ... "the best you've had is the best you know". 
With stock Fazer 1000 suspension - in good working order - the bike handles fine unless really overloaded, in which case it gets light and and imprecise at the front. However, ride quality is another matter. I found the stock forks were very harsh and choppy over uneven surfaces, a result of poor high speeding damping. Revalving by K-tech resolved that and gave a really compliant and controlled ride. Not cheap, though.
The shock gets tired after 10 - 15k miles and a rebuild - perhaps with a stronger spring, if required - reaps dividends. Again, better quality aftermarket shocks offer better ride and more adjustability.
The benefits of an R1 front end mod vary according to what year R1 forks you fit and whether or not you fit them with extensions (or custom yokes) to retain the stock Fazer geometry. If you fit shorter forks with no compensation for length, the lower front makes for much quicker steering - certainly quicker than dropping the OE forks through the yokes by 10 - 15mm. Later model R1 forks had better internals than the early ones and are much better than standard Fazer units.
Best handling bikes I've had are a Buell XB9 and funny enough a 95 CBR600, The Buell was a real pleasure, bought new by myself and one that I wished I'd have never sold, the CBR was a surprise, fast and stable......more than enough for road work, which begs the question how fast do you want to go on our over crowded roads??. My Fazer does not have the issues that alot of guys on here seem to have, I might go for a new rear shock next year due to taking my lad on the back, probably end up buying a Nitron or similar.
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