Author Topic: what did you do with your fazer today ? (Read 1605133 times)

hairnet · « **Reply #3850 on:** 06 February 2015, 02:44:22 pm »

Just about to jump on it and ride from Dublin airport

Surprised its not gone /finglasrough

noggythenog · « **Reply #3851 on:** 06 February 2015, 03:56:15 pm »

Got the thou outta the shed, adjusted the Gilles rear sets as far back and upwards as they go..........the gear lever was too high so my toe was resting on it on the level & it was too much of a whole leg lift excercise when trying to up change.

So i adjusted the lever right down by taking the mechanism off the splines and i got the lever quite far down and was pretty happy with it all.

Went to put it back in the shed and put the side stand up and "ting" foc!.......the little spiggot for getting your boot on to pop down the stand is now hitting against the underside of the lever......ffs

So im gonna have to adjust the lever back up a bit.

My only other thought after head scratching......if i cant lower the lever as far as i want it then perhaps i can raise the peg........but the peg is fixed........so maybe i can purchase a thicker, chunkier peg for the Gilles which will then mean that my foot is higher above the lever?????.......could it be that simple???

hairnet · « **Reply #3852 on:** 06 February 2015, 07:00:06 pm »

Went to athlone via mullingar on the twiidly bits

Rexr · « **Reply #3853 on:** 07 February 2015, 05:51:25 pm »

Picked up my custom rear brake torque arm from my m8's nice one off bit of kit.......and heaps better than the stock one.....

Lez72 · « **Reply #3854 on:** 07 February 2015, 07:33:41 pm »

Quote from: Rexr on 06 February 2015, 12:03:58 am

Quote from: Lez72 on 05 February 2015, 10:07:28 pm
Rexr. Have you fitted a later engine into your bike or have you just painted it ? Looks nice

No mines the last of the gen 1's and they came with black engine, black frame and black swingarm.......

Oh. I didn't realise they put the black engines in a 53 plated bike (2003/2004).

Looks minty now.

Rexr · « **Reply #3855 on:** 07 February 2015, 09:02:10 pm »

Quote from: Lez72 on 07 February 2015, 07:33:41 pm

Quote from: Rexr on 06 February 2015, 12:03:58 am
Quote from: Lez72 on 05 February 2015, 10:07:28 pm
Rexr. Have you fitted a later engine into your bike or have you just painted it ? Looks nice

No mines the last of the gen 1's and they came with black engine, black frame and black swingarm.......

Oh. I didn't realise they put the black engines in a 53 plated bike (2003/2004).

Looks minty now.

Yeah mines a 04 but on a 53 plate

zippywight · « **Reply #3856 on:** 07 February 2015, 09:13:52 pm »

One happy Zippywight! Fitted Givi rack and top box then replaced front sprocket nut. Tomorrow..... Spit n polish! Wash some of the horrible road salt off her from today's general ride around.

midden · « **Reply #3857 on:** 07 February 2015, 09:19:21 pm »

Quote from: zippywight on 07 February 2015, 09:13:52 pm

One happy Zippywight! Fitted Givi rack and top box then replaced front sprocket nut. Tomorrow..... Spit n polish! Wash some of the horrible road salt off her from today's general ride around.

They've gone over the top this year with the salt.

zippywight · « **Reply #3858 on:** 07 February 2015, 09:29:03 pm »

That's what you get for being away from site for 7 months.... Pics tomorrow!!!!

Agreed with salt the roads are white! And a speed bump around the corner has a mound of it. Think they thought that 1 metre square was gonna get hammered bythe snow and ice! Still.. No snow in Gosport!?

Rexr · « **Reply #3859 on:** 08 February 2015, 04:10:13 pm »

Couple of hours in the garage today chain all adjusted, new custom brake torque arm, exhaust back on, a bit more cleaning, next onto oil change, new plugs, new air filter, then onto new fork seals as one is leaking fecking thing lol oh and new sbs front pads.....

noggythenog · « **Reply #3860 on:** 08 February 2015, 04:17:50 pm »

Torque arm is nice Rexr

Looks like a renthal bar brace with fixed ends.

bri h · « **Reply #3861 on:** 08 February 2015, 04:57:04 pm »

I had a little jaunt to the H cafe and bumped into Nick. Always good to see a foccer.

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #3862 on:** 08 February 2015, 05:11:28 pm »

Good to see you Bri. My work colleague didn't turn up, so I went down to Reading, and had a blat along the A4 to clear the cobwebs. Nice to get out on it at last!

unfazed · « **Reply #3863 on:** 08 February 2015, 05:18:13 pm »

Quote from: Rexr on 07 February 2015, 09:02:10 pm

Quote from: Lez72 on 07 February 2015, 07:33:41 pm
Quote from: Rexr on 06 February 2015, 12:03:58 am
Quote from: Lez72 on 05 February 2015, 10:07:28 pm
Rexr. Have you fitted a later engine into your bike or have you just painted it ? Looks nice

No mines the last of the gen 1's and they came with black engine, black frame and black swingarm.......

Oh. I didn't realise they put the black engines in a 53 plated bike (2003/2004).

Looks minty now.

Yeah mines a 04 but on a 53 plate

Two Fazer 1000 models in Europe Union from 03 to 05 the FZS1000 and the FZS1000S

FZS1000 had silver engine and swinging arm

FZS1000S had black engine and Swinging arm

Kosmic Kartman · « **Reply #3864 on:** 08 February 2015, 05:30:35 pm »

took Me Julie out for 150 miler to the wilds of Norfolk today and put new Gerbing heated gloves through their paces. Hands lovely and toasty.

zippywight · « **Reply #3865 on:** 08 February 2015, 10:00:04 pm »

Pics after fitting of giving rack and my bargain box. And a quick clean after bike being drowned in road salt.... Thank you gritters!!!!

Dead Eye · « **Reply #3866 on:** 09 February 2015, 04:17:30 pm »

Got back out on the thou after it being stood for 7-8 weeks - battery was almost flat and couldn't start the bike but luckily had the spare that I got from noggy so put that one in and it took A LOT of cranking to get it going as it stuttered and spluttered before finally clearing. It ran fine once it was started and proceeded to go exploring where I found a few new nice roads that actually had a decent road surface and had no other traffic on them. Front tyre still feels way off though, especially on right hand bends but it will be coming off soon and will be replaced with a T30

Needs a damn good clean, but that will come when I take it to All Year Biker to have its ACF treatment again

Fazer 1000

Fazer 1000

Fazer 1000

Fazer 1000

hairnet · « **Reply #3867 on:** 09 February 2015, 05:10:14 pm »

came back from bangor this morning after week in ireland

dublin to sligo to downpatrick to manchester

back to dublin then athlone then roscommon then mullingar then kildare then back to wales.

then england this morning

Kosmic Kartman · « **Reply #3868 on:** 11 February 2015, 08:42:19 pm »

Bath and shampoo, Polish, ACF50, Fettle.

hairnet · « **Reply #3869 on:** 11 February 2015, 10:32:43 pm »

what is this wash you speak of.......

although i did wash mine after the brown of ireland

had friend solder terminals to wire for sat nav - it now works properly

odbguy · « **Reply #3870 on:** 12 February 2015, 05:01:10 pm »

Got bike out for a little ride to see misis over dinner, sadly she had to work through her dinner so had more time to take the long way home

Should have got a shot after I cleaned it, oh well

esetest · « **Reply #3871 on:** 14 February 2015, 05:39:47 pm »

Charged up the battery , refitted & started 1st press of button , checked the tyres , front was fine , rear had lost a couple of psi . Took it out for an hour , rode down the A38 , up through Burrington , onto A39 , down to A37 and back into Bristol , roads were mainly dry , a bit greasy in places through Burrington , great to blow off a few cobwebs , got a bit cold towards the end , roll on spring .

Tuckerhauser · « **Reply #3872 on:** 14 February 2015, 06:26:19 pm »

Fitted renthal bars:-) straight forward job just need to tap out for bar ends now

noggythenog · « **Reply #3873 on:** 14 February 2015, 06:32:03 pm »

Quote from: Tuckerhauser on 14 February 2015, 06:26:19 pm

Fitted renthal bars:-) straight forward job just need to tap out for bar ends now

I got a set of R&G bar ends for Renthals they seem to be proper weighted unlike the Renthal bar plugs which are just that....plugs.........what sort of adhesion did you use for the switch gear out of interest......i went a bit mental on my night shift and ordered some handlebar tape that the lunatic mile munching cyclists use on their bars but usually a bit o whatever tape is lying around seems to do the trick.

youngsterbiker · « **Reply #3874 on:** 14 February 2015, 07:10:36 pm »

went to the garage to take pictures of the damage done. cried a little on the way home.