Author Topic: what did you do with your fazer today ? (Read 1605574 times)

devilsyam · « **Reply #2275 on:** 29 March 2014, 09:57:13 pm »

been messing

wiv both bikes

Skippernick · « **Reply #2276 on:** 29 March 2014, 10:07:40 pm »

How does the top one work Devilsyam, theres no chain on the sprocket?

devilsyam · « **Reply #2277 on:** 29 March 2014, 10:18:51 pm »

as i said been messing work in progress

fazer0596 · « **Reply #2278 on:** 29 March 2014, 11:06:17 pm »

Today i decided to give my 2005 fazer a good deep clean including
Polishing the exhaust and the manifold. There i found a problem!!
On the nearside downpipe there is a crack. It goes all around the pipe. Anyideas how serious this is and how it can be sorted please?

Red Ceri · « **Reply #2279 on:** 30 March 2014, 12:42:06 am »

Went to Ilford to pick up some pannier liners for my Givi E41 panniers, forgot how wide they make the bike and tagged a couple of mirrors when filtering on A12.

Tomorrow pick up a set of 2001 R1 forks with modified Fazer lower yoke and CNC top yoke.

midden · « **Reply #2280 on:** 30 March 2014, 03:29:41 am »

Quote from: Mattsplat on 29 March 2014, 02:53:57 pm

Fitted my new Renthal 755's and they looked stupid on the OEM tall risers

Ripped everything back off and sourced some shorter Bandit risers, just waiting for them to arrive so I can enjoy the sunshine

Didn't you take a pic with them fitted for future comparison?

Mattsplat · « **Reply #2281 on:** 30 March 2014, 08:16:24 am »

No, I was too busy hating it to take pics.
I should have but I just wanted the monstrous original risers off

Grahamm · « **Reply #2282 on:** 30 March 2014, 03:10:16 pm »

Quote from: midden on 29 March 2014, 02:23:43 pm

Quote from: midden on 28 March 2014, 01:33:50 am
Quote from: Dave48 on 26 March 2014, 05:34:45 pm

Surprisingly my local Yamaha dealer only charges 60p for a crush washer(sump plug type)
more like a reasonable price. best tell him to stock up the foccers could be coming his way lol

£1:13 at my yam dealer. Reading manual it implies renewal isn't necessarily needed

It might not be, but given it's the first time I've done my own oil and filter change a couple of quid extra for peace of mind was worth it.

Anyway, I rode it to Bristol and back over Friday and Saturday and it ran fine, so I'm happy

NorthWestern · « **Reply #2283 on:** 30 March 2014, 04:18:04 pm »

Washed it, a weeks worth (and the rest) of winter commute coloured my drive!

Finished these bad boys

Got an Akrapovic + titanium linkpipe on the way to replace my bashed dusbin stock silencer.

Should start looking decent soon

dazza · « **Reply #2284 on:** 30 March 2014, 04:59:41 pm »

Quote from: NorthWestern on 30 March 2014, 04:18:04 pm

Washed it, a weeks worth (and the rest) of winter commute coloured my drive!

Finished these bad boys

Got an Akrapovic + titanium linkpipe on the way to replace my bashed dusbin stock silencer.

Should start looking decent soon

Be sure to post a picture of your end can when you get it (bike porn)

midden · « **Reply #2285 on:** 30 March 2014, 05:38:49 pm »

Quote from: kitcrazy on 29 March 2014, 08:17:39 pm

took the other half down to rye today she's still not very comfortable on the back got to fit a back box and see if that helps?and she says the seats to hard $:\$ only did 140 miles there and back our tour to france this summer is not looking good if i cant make it more comfy $:\$

Kit No offence but I think you should learn to cook and scrub and your good lady should learn to ride so she can replace you on our rideouts.
This idea has 2 benefits
1. easier on your shocks
2.easier on my eyes (since I'm always chasing)

midden · « **Reply #2286 on:** 30 March 2014, 05:41:36 pm »

Quote from: Grahamm on 30 March 2014, 03:10:16 pm

Quote from: midden on 29 March 2014, 02:23:43 pm
Quote from: midden on 28 March 2014, 01:33:50 am
Quote from: Dave48 on 26 March 2014, 05:34:45 pm

Surprisingly my local Yamaha dealer only charges 60p for a crush washer(sump plug type)
more like a reasonable price. best tell him to stock up the foccers could be coming his way lol

£1:13 at my yam dealer. Reading manual it implies renewal isn't necessarily needed

It might not be, but given it's the first time I've done my own oil and filter change a couple of quid extra for peace of mind was worth it.

Anyway, I rode it to Bristol and back over Friday and Saturday and it ran fine, so I'm happy

Make ya right regardless of first time or not.

red98 · « **Reply #2287 on:** 30 March 2014, 06:33:03 pm »

Quote from: midden on 30 March 2014, 05:38:49 pm

Quote from: kitcrazy on 29 March 2014, 08:17:39 pm
took the other half down to rye today she's still not very comfortable on the back got to fit a back box and see if that helps?and she says the seats to hard $:\$ only did 140 miles there and back our tour to france this summer is not looking good if i cant make it more comfy $:\$
Kit No offence but I think you should learn to cook and scrub and your good lady should learn to ride so she can replace you on our rideouts.
This idea has 2 benefits
1. easier on your shocks
2.easier on my eyes (since I'm always chasing)

3. red98 gets to eat

kitcrazy · « **Reply #2288 on:** 30 March 2014, 07:45:53 pm »

perv

Dave48 · « **Reply #2289 on:** 30 March 2014, 07:47:05 pm »

Got out 9am rode to Worcester with mate on his CG 125-spent some time there & rode to Stourport then Bewdley-where we met a nice old fellow with a 65 Triumph Thunderbird. Rode up west side of Severn Valley to Bridgnorth. Saw the steam trains, crossed the river & dropped into the bikers café at Quatford on the Kidderminster road. Met a fellow foccer with a 51 plate yellow(SLOW?)Foxeye. Admired the eye candy(Bikes & biker babes) had some food then dropped back down the A458 to Kinver Edge/Stourbridge/Black Country& home. Ended up resetting his contact breaker points on the Honda as they had closed up reducing his "power" on the hills. A good day out!

MarkWales · « **Reply #2290 on:** 30 March 2014, 08:47:29 pm »

removed the slightly damaged Speedometer Rotor - Might be the problem

Off to source one in the morning

pilgo · « **Reply #2291 on:** 30 March 2014, 08:58:20 pm »

got bike all ready for a 3 1/2 hour round trip to see my mum for mothers day (somerset to east berkshire),went to get my lid/boots out of the airing cuboard and found water pissing down the wall

,boots are half full of water,thankfully the lid was only slightly wet. so spent the morning trying to stop the water and get in touch with my landlords who live below and who's kitchen ceiling is ruined from the water and so never got to do the trip,gutted.

slimwilly · « **Reply #2292 on:** 30 March 2014, 08:59:35 pm »

Washed it

Then rode it to Hereford, Abergavenny Oasis cafe,quick stop then up to Talgarth,Hay on Wye back to Leominster.

90 Miles of wayyheyyy, left at 5.30 pm,,quiet roads,still a few bikes about,,,warm tyres

noggythenog · « **Reply #2293 on:** 30 March 2014, 09:11:03 pm »

Quote from: MarkWales on 30 March 2014, 08:47:29 pm

removed the slightly damaged Speedometer Rotor - Might be the problem

Off to source one in the morning

Bit o tape it'll be fine!

noggythenog · « **Reply #2294 on:** 30 March 2014, 09:14:40 pm »

Quote from: pilgo on 30 March 2014, 08:58:20 pm

got bike all ready for a 3 1/2 hour round trip to see my mum for mothers day (somerset to east berkshire),went to get my lid/boots out of the airing cuboard and found water pissing down the wall ,boots are half full of water,thankfully the lid was only slightly wet. so spent the morning trying to stop the water and get in touch with my landlords who live below and who's kitchen ceiling is ruined from the water and so never got to do the trip,gutted.

This is the most imaginative excuse for getting outta mothers day that i've heard so far.

What will you use next year?

500 miles iaway i went from my mum......but i cant escape the mother in law.....or the dreaded "other mother"

noggythenog · « **Reply #2295 on:** 30 March 2014, 09:18:12 pm »

Hey slim...nice hand guards...i could do with them.

Nowt like a late afternoon spin.

Hope next weekend is decent for some more spins.

carlos · « **Reply #2296 on:** 31 March 2014, 09:44:32 pm »

dropped the fazer inside my garage fell into the wife's gardening tools fks sake i'm a clumsy old fker

unfazed · « **Reply #2297 on:** 31 March 2014, 09:52:49 pm »

Took my late daughter in laws sister who is with us for her first anniversary to visit the birth place of Henry Fords Grand Father " Any colour you like as long as its black" and then to see the famous Drombeg stone circle which is dated around 1000BC and the still intact Fulacht Fiadh (Cooking Pit)

midden · « **Reply #2298 on:** 01 April 2014, 04:48:29 pm »

This is a tale of not what I did with my Fazer but what I did in the name of 'our' Fazer

Coming out from Aldi having purchased a paddock stand (not sure of full value given the centre stand) I spied acroos the car park a man about to get on his clean red boxeye. I walked over to him and ask if he was a foccer.
Ok I lied, I asked him if he was a member of the fazer owner club. I told him it was an online forum full of interesting information and people and that we go out on rides alot together.

He seemed interested as his raced off in to the sunset shouting 'OI NUTTA'

So who knows may be we will have another nice member in the near future

bigbluebear · « **Reply #2299 on:** 01 April 2014, 05:09:11 pm »

Got it MOT'd....no problems.....flew straight through