what did you do with your fazer today ?

[hairnet]

two and a half miles a minute today

cant believe not much buffeting

[devilsyam]

took hedgtrimmer 4 panel to paint for a speedblock scheme with a twist

[red98]

two and a half miles a minute today

cant believe not much buffeting

must be nice to have your own private test track,i have to make do with the drive  .........so,what mods you done to the 600 than 

[Hedgetrimmer]

took hedgtrimmer 4 panel to paint for a speedblock scheme with a twist

Hedgetrimmer no.4 already had a speedblock paint scheme with a "twist" 

[devilsyam]

Yeah had added foliage

[esetest]

Serviced the EXUP valve , and checked cable adjustment , stripped , cleaned and greased and reassembled .

[esetest]

pics.

[esetest]

pics.

[esetest]

Replaced the front brake pads , a fairly easy job considering i have never changed pads before .

[riedrider]

Mounted a new chain for visual resaons and to try out my new Kellermann chain tool 
The old chain has rusty spots and I do not like that.
I changed only the chain since the bike has only 11200 miles the sprockets are in quite good condition.
The Kellermann tool works great. I did that job the first time and the result is perfect. According to DID the flare diameter should be 5,5 to 5,9 mm and mine have 5,7 mm

old chain



Kellermann tool



joined new chain

[pilninggas]

Just had a few relaxing hours cleaning my FZ1S (also removed the luggage racks so I can repaint it before I go on holiday - rusty/flaky paint looked awful  )

Looking spanking now:

[Billy Balthorpe]

Removed the radiator to tackle the exhaust removal and found this.






What a mess.


With much hammering and chiselling the exhausts finally came off, leaving some very manky looking studs.



Does anyone have the top cover off the oil cooler thingy and the pipe in this next pic, they were both so corroded that the spigot on the oil cooler just fell off and while I was scarping rust off the coolant pipe my screwdriver went straight through it.



See



Engine cleaned off prior to paint.




Painted. Ok so it doesn't look so good but its better than it was.




Spent all day doing that lot, now ive got to buy the coolant pipe, the top off the oil cooler, a new frame bar thing (which runs across the front of the engine) some downpipes with a working EXUP hopefully, EXUP cables, exhaust gaskets, stainless studs, blah, blah, blah.

[slappy]

I repair stuff at work sometimes that have been at the bottom of the north sea that look better than those exhaust nuts and studs!

[riedrider]

And I get  upset about some rust spots on my chain 

[Billy Balthorpe]

I repair stuff at work sometimes that have been at the bottom of the north sea that look better than those exhaust nuts and studs!

Yeah I know, I couldn't make it look like that if I really tried.

All the studs came out except one tho, penetrating oil and a good whacking on the end to try to break the grip, then used my barrel stud extractor and they came right out. The one that snapped was drilled out and tapped, so job done.

[unfazed]

Washed it 

[riedrider]

Washed it 

  too much water can cause corrosion 

[unfazed]

Better dry it then 

[noggythenog]

Better dry it then 

I think nick has an on bike leaf blower attachment he could sell you


As far as i can remember that's the first pic ive seen of your bike Unfazed........looks pretty fast....well it is mostly red........how much drop on the yokes...20mm????

[Dead Eye]

Got out on the bike this morning as the weather is utterly fantastic

Enjoyed doing a bit more exploring and generally just finding roads that I've been along before. Was out for 2 1/2 hours and covered about 100 miles but I have no fucking idea where the hell I went :P

[fazersharp]

Serviced the EXUP valve , and checked cable adjustment , stripped , cleaned and greased and reassembled .

Im lovin that pink grease - what is it

[Anquetil]

A nice ride in the sunshine back to the Midlands. Wrexham, Stone, Weston, Uttoxeter, Rugeley, Hednesford, ( stopped to visit my Grandparents' grave ), Lilleshall, Shawbury, Wem, home. 147 miles total. I stopped at Castlewood Cafe, on the A518 between Uttoxeter and Stafford, for some food. Very welcoming staff, bikers coming and going. They have a bikers night every Wednesday. I shall definitely be visiting again.

[unfazed]

Better dry it then 

I think nick has an on bike leaf blower attachment he could sell you


As far as i can remember that's the first pic ive seen of your bike Unfazed........looks pretty fast....well it is mostly red........how much drop on the yokes...20mm????

10mm from the bottom of the fork caps, Noggy

[hairnet]

turned off the road to machynlleth to head for pandy and got this for 6 miles

either gravel or grass up middle

pic 2 - lost

pic 3 friend came over from ireland to rural cheshire and this turned up at pub while we had tea

pic 4 shat nav sent me toawrads oulton park from the pub at kicking out time and passed this

devils bridge to newtown via crossgates then a483 to the place near wrexham then home

A44 and the newtown road you have to do

[esetest]

Silkolene racing grease ideal for high temperatures .

Serviced the EXUP valve , and checked cable adjustment , stripped , cleaned and greased and reassembled .

Im lovin that pink grease - what is it