Author Topic: what did you do with your fazer today ? (Read 1605312 times)

lew600fazer · « **Reply #3575 on:** 13 November 2014, 05:38:20 pm »

Mate(900 Hornet) and I went for a 100 miler in glorious sunshine here on the Costa Blanca. Must remember to seek out the winter gloves it is getting a bit cooler here now. Just a nice meander around the mountain roads and a bite of lunch.

Rexr · « **Reply #3576 on:** 15 November 2014, 12:39:06 am »

Refitted the stock orange indicator lenses and bulbs, also took the givi arms and plate off and refitted the grab handles.....

hairnet · « **Reply #3577 on:** 15 November 2014, 06:13:26 pm »

nowt today apart from put lock in box to go town later on it

bought bargain givi box from liverpool on tuesday - can confirm itll do genuine 135 mph

possibly more - i wimped

NorthWestern · « **Reply #3578 on:** 15 November 2014, 06:20:49 pm »

Checked the air filter, made some fairing bolts for some I had missing, adjusted chain, rerouted clutch cable that I noticed was wrong since putting r1 forks on. Contemplating getting another bike so I can take the time to strip the thou'

Dead Eye · « **Reply #3579 on:** 15 November 2014, 07:18:00 pm »

Got round to balancing the carbs on my Gen 1 - definitely pulls smoother now, but the bars have picked up some vibrations which make my hands go numb, doh

Then as there was some sun, I went out and picked up a friend before doing some exploration of my local roads for the first time

It's been about 7 or 8 weeks since I last went out on a leisure ride

Rexr · « **Reply #3580 on:** 15 November 2014, 07:28:55 pm »

Quote from: hairnet on 15 November 2014, 06:13:26 pm

nowt today apart from put lock in box to go town later on it

bought bargain givi box from liverpool on tuesday - can confirm itll do genuine 135 mph

possibly more - i wimped

My e450 givi top box was still on it's monolock plate while I was doing 145mph......

hairnet · « **Reply #3581 on:** 16 November 2014, 11:56:39 am »

LOL REX

utterly failed at attempting the clutch cable - ya need hands like a watchmaker

gonna go and do two pic challenge thingies in a bit onthe way to tesco for cake

Dead Eye · « **Reply #3582 on:** 16 November 2014, 12:41:16 pm »

Mmmm.... cake....

hairnet · « **Reply #3583 on:** 16 November 2014, 01:16:36 pm »

cake happened

i have aLL the custard donuts

memorial opp gorse hill park

then manchester cathedral

Rexr · « **Reply #3584 on:** 16 November 2014, 02:18:25 pm »

Took the R6 shock and dog bones off and replaced with the stock shock and dog bones, giving the underneath a right good clean, just got to replace the Mivv exhaust with the stock one and then in a couple of weeks time fit the chain n sprockets and oil change and she'll be ready for selling in the springtime...

noggythenog · « **Reply #3585 on:** 16 November 2014, 05:41:42 pm »

Well i wasnt actually thinking about biking coz i reckon tiesday will be my day for that but then i seen hairnets nice shiney FZ6 out n about and i thought yeh the weather aint bad so i went out for a little pembrokeshire jont......some really shite roads and then some really nice ones where i managed some proper cornering.......still no grit which is nice but the roads are still a state.

Ended up mooching about.....went to Plumstone mountain, st davids and then Porthgain where i got all arty farty.

So etimes you gotta slow down to see the gems.....like riding a blue bike

noggythenog · « **Reply #3586 on:** 16 November 2014, 05:47:50 pm »

Few more while im on it.

noggythenog · « **Reply #3587 on:** 16 November 2014, 06:08:13 pm »

noggythenog · « **Reply #3588 on:** 16 November 2014, 06:09:16 pm »

noggythenog · « **Reply #3589 on:** 16 November 2014, 06:12:24 pm »

Foccing bla

esetest · « **Reply #3590 on:** 16 November 2014, 07:22:23 pm »

Cleaned the brake caliper pistons front and back ( thanks to the advice on this forum ) , cleaned and lubed the chain , hosed the bike off and gave it a liberal coating of GT85 , WD40 down the barrel and key , put the battery on charge for an hour and refitted it to the bike , checked the oil and coolant levels , started the bike up and ran it for 20mins , checked the tyre pressures and topped them up , checked the lights , indicators and horn , took the battery back off .

NorthWestern · « **Reply #3591 on:** 16 November 2014, 07:27:41 pm »

Cleaned out my scotoiler that had some white crud in it, the job entailed having to plane a door...

red98 · « **Reply #3592 on:** 17 November 2014, 07:45:17 pm »

not today but saturday...rode upto PDQ dyno in taplow,berkshire and spotted these two....the z's for sale for a cool 8,000......

noggythenog · « **Reply #3593 on:** 18 November 2014, 08:01:52 pm »

Stunning last day of my biking season. Cold, sunny and very scenic with some new top class roads explored. Well worth the petrol and with the added bonus of no walking, running or cycling or any other fit shit.

Big thanks to Dave48 for letting me know about the Mountain road to Machynlleth which was really sublime.

Did a couple hundred miles in the end going Llandovery to Beulah to Rhayader and then as far as Llanidloes before taking the B4518 for a few miles which me and Pilgo did before, and then going proper off piste only armed with a google earth image in my mind. Eventually found the Mountain road which is for sure on my favourite roads list now and I'm so chuffed i forced myself out today to find it. Such a good surface compared to the mainstream roads, very smooth and flat.

Enjoyed a nice blast back down the Welsh coast on what seemed like a set of new tyres......ok i know this is bullshit as my tyres are completely shot but I'm just trying to portray a sense that i had.....totally relaxed and feeling like the tyres were somehow rounder on the corners....the heated grips on my hands making me feel like the tyres were in fact heated.....a state of mind really....almost like i was on a lathe and turning my tyres as i rode to make them ride better...shqving them off as i went.

I've always been this way......50 miles minimum to warm up yet after a couple hundred miles I'm in the groove...& that's the tragedy of the story.....I'm getting good when I'm getting sore.......arguably id be far better on a comfier bike. I wish i could ride like that within half an hour of every ride but i just don't...that is why the thou is wasted on me.

Anyway i spent far too long taking pics but i hope i got a couple you like.

Sent from my Fazer

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #3594 on:** 18 November 2014, 08:07:33 pm »

Hmmm, think I've done that road...Got a route?

unfazed · « **Reply #3595 on:** 18 November 2014, 10:28:32 pm »

Noggy, what do you mean "Last day"?????

noggythenog · « **Reply #3596 on:** 19 November 2014, 01:41:09 pm »

Quote from: unfazed on 18 November 2014, 10:28:32 pm

Noggy, what do you mean "Last day"?????

Out of tax at the end of the month im afraid.....i usually dont ride around this time but it has been so warm.....im not likely to ride much more into winter as all my gear is summer stuff...i was a tad freezing by time i got home yesterday.

Just took a look at the bike after yesterday......foccin filthy!!!

Plus my rear tyre is defo shot now.

Tim to get the bucket of suds out.

unfazed · « **Reply #3597 on:** 19 November 2014, 06:11:19 pm »

Nice to see you are using all the tyre

With the amount of crap on the roads it will take a full day to clean mine

noggythenog · « **Reply #3598 on:** 19 November 2014, 06:16:51 pm »

Quote from: unfazed on 19 November 2014, 06:11:19 pm

Nice to see you are using all the tyre

With the amount of crap on the roads it will take a full day to clean mine

What can i say.

Since becoming a chicken stripper things just havent been the same

Nebuchernezzer · « **Reply #3599 on:** 20 November 2014, 10:31:14 am »

Balanced my cards for the third time. First time used multiple tube and t piece method, bike sucked all the oil out straight away.
Then tried some vacuum gauges but they weren't accurate enough.
Today used some water in some glass coffee jars, I feel I got it pretty good. God damn those adjustment screws are touchy though, I was like turn 1mm, rev, oh it's out the other way, adjust adjust... Chased it around for like 45 minutes... See how it goes on the way to work tomorrow. Glad I put the bung back in my yoshi can, it would have been damn loud in the shed (and for the missus up above in the house and for the neighbours like 4m away...)