Author Topic: what did you do with your fazer today ? (Read 1605626 times)

ChristoT · « **Reply #775 on:** 24 July 2013, 10:59:20 pm »

Went on a great little spin with Fireblake. He chose an awesome road too! He's a right showboater, after a very tight left hander, he pulled a cheeky 1st gear wheelie (an impressive one to boot!) before flicking it into the next tight right hander. The rest of the time, he was miles ahead - curse my 33bhp restrictor!

Scared some non-Foccer owners, and introduced them to Foc-U. Hope to see them here soon!!

dBfazer600 · « **Reply #776 on:** 24 July 2013, 11:14:33 pm »

Tour de café as the new tyres have turned me into a hooligan

Daz

Dave48 · « **Reply #777 on:** 25 July 2013, 07:03:21 am »

nick crisp-you always know when you've crossed the border from(especially Herefordshire where they don't seem to have any money to spend on roads) into the Principality which to me represents "BIKING HEAVEN"

Amazing that such a large mainly rural country can maintain its roads to (generally) such a high standard while England is rapidly coming to resemble certain Eastern European terrain!

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #778 on:** 25 July 2013, 07:08:07 am »

Yeah, I've noticed that. But apparently we have a never ending supply of gravel in England! Wanna buy some?

pilninggas · « **Reply #779 on:** 25 July 2013, 07:29:32 pm »

Dropped the oil on mine (motorex semi 10w/40 @£18 for 4L). Put the bagalux tank cover back on. went to halfords and bought some new pads (£5/pair for ferodo).

Nearly ready for my annual run to Italy.

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #780 on:** 25 July 2013, 08:00:53 pm »

Quote from: pilninggas on 25 July 2013, 07:29:32 pm

Nearly ready for my annual run to Italy.

God I hate it when people say things like that - jealous, jealous, jealous!

slimwilly · « **Reply #781 on:** 25 July 2013, 09:28:43 pm »

Quote from: pilninggas on 25 July 2013, 07:29:32 pm

Dropped the oil on mine (motorex semi 10w/40 @£18 for 4L). Put the bagalux tank cover back on. went to halfords and bought some new pads (£5/pair for ferodo).

Nearly ready for my annual run to Italy.

If any one needs a number for b and b just this side of Luzerne,Switzerland then i have a cracking place we found on our way back from Mugello.I think the town is called Goldau, near lake Zug.

Hedgetrimmer · « **Reply #782 on:** 25 July 2013, 09:43:45 pm »

If any one needs a number for b and b just this side of Luzerne,Switzerland then i have a cracking place we found on our way back from Mugello.I think the town is called Goldau, near lake Zug.

You should put it here:
http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,8631.0.html
After all, you started that thread

pilninggas · « **Reply #783 on:** 25 July 2013, 09:58:06 pm »

Quote from: slimwilly on 25 July 2013, 09:28:43 pm

Quote from: pilninggas on 25 July 2013, 07:29:32 pm
Dropped the oil on mine (motorex semi 10w/40 @£18 for 4L). Put the bagalux tank cover back on. went to halfords and bought some new pads (£5/pair for ferodo).

Nearly ready for my annual run to Italy.

If any one needs a number for b and b just this side of Luzerne,Switzerland then i have a cracking place we found on our way back from Mugello.I think the town is called Goldau, near lake Zug.

Ha, i wish,,, i'm camping; with maybe a night or two in a hostel.

thanks though.

CharlieDee · « **Reply #784 on:** 27 July 2013, 08:31:08 am »

Washed and ready for Saturday blast out... and to scrubb in the new front tyre!!

Mark YPVS · « **Reply #785 on:** 27 July 2013, 12:19:06 pm »

Took it for an MOT, passed with no issues except the headlights are too low, the guy adjusted them FOC !!

Box hill tomorrow

Mark

kitcrazy · « **Reply #786 on:** 27 July 2013, 02:12:03 pm »

i had a great ride yesterday down though ashford then hastings eastbourne and brighton and home

Jacko · « **Reply #787 on:** 27 July 2013, 04:58:07 pm »

Changed rear linkage bearings, oil filter and a few litres of Wilkos' finest.

plugs and air filter to check, carbs to balance and its all good for another few years

stevierst · « **Reply #788 on:** 27 July 2013, 05:48:37 pm »

Went for first ride out with bro-in-law after my sheep collision. Confidence had almost completely gone within the first 2 miles! I was considering selling the big Fazer, it was that bad!!!
It took a couple of hours of bumbling round the trough of bowland before i finally got my mojo back. In almost 100 miles, only the last 20 were enjoyable.
The ride back home across pilling and Hambleton saw my pegs touch down once again.
That'll save me making a for sale sign then

ChristoT · « **Reply #789 on:** 27 July 2013, 05:51:29 pm »

Rode it to Tesco.

Got wet.

Got home, read Ride! magazine instead.

Ash69 · « **Reply #790 on:** 27 July 2013, 08:17:05 pm »

Rode it to Wigan Yamaha where they had both a Fazer 8 and an FZ1S to try.

If Yam had combined the thou lump with the Fazer 8 aerodynamics I'd have happily handed over both bikes and the requisite cash, however there's still that niggle...........

Fazer 8 looks more up to date, and the new version they've improved the suspension, the new fairing is incredibly stable at harumph speeds, and the increase in power over the FZ6, although not huge is noticeable and appreciated due to the way in which it's delivered.

HOWEVER

FZ1S it's 150BHP fer christ sake, and the one I'm looking at has an Akroprovik carbon pipe, so sounds the dogs, but at high speeds the fairing's on a par with my 6 hence buffet at significantly below the 8s harumph . But that acceleration, what a 'kin blast

Kinda guess where I'm going to be spending me cash ..................On tyres, fuel and speeding tickets

adeejaysdelight · « **Reply #791 on:** 27 July 2013, 10:07:51 pm »

Checked, lubed and adjusted all of the control cables. Striped off the rear panels and sorted the broken fixings (good ol araldite

). Fitted bar risers. Adjusted the levers and switch gear (after removing the location pins). Fitted my new on board camera. Sat on it

red98 · « **Reply #792 on:** 27 July 2013, 10:52:51 pm »

Quote from: kitcrazy on 27 July 2013, 02:12:03 pm

i had a great ride yesterday down though ashford then hastings eastbourne and brighton and home

have i missed something $:\$ ....you got a new bike kitcrazy ?

chunk166 · « **Reply #793 on:** 28 July 2013, 11:52:27 am »

Fitted a Daytime Running Light (see post for pics)

Ray

fireblake · « **Reply #794 on:** 28 July 2013, 12:08:02 pm »

Quote from: mickvp on 24 July 2013, 05:54:12 pm

topped up my scottoiler since I had let it totally run out

That's a pain. Did you re-prime it?

Mickey

stevierst · « **Reply #795 on:** 28 July 2013, 04:20:20 pm »

Fitted a set of forward facing led indicators, hopefully I won't get as many dirty looks from miffed car drivers now.

Panthor · « **Reply #796 on:** 28 July 2013, 05:50:04 pm »

Finally refitted my exhaust after sanding and respraying. I've now got a rust free exhaust.

stevierst · « **Reply #797 on:** 28 July 2013, 06:19:27 pm »

Here's my new indys, picture wouldn't come up earlier.

ChristoT · « **Reply #798 on:** 28 July 2013, 06:40:37 pm »

Rode up the Ace, met Nick Crisp and Exup. Then took the piss out of Exup's hair.

Oh, and indoctrinated a Thou rider to Foc-U.

Exupnut · « **Reply #799 on:** 28 July 2013, 07:14:58 pm »

Fixed a puncture and went to the Ace to meet Merv and Fart.