Reliability issues and high mileage

[clunkie66]

I have been toying with the idea of buying a new bike cos my fazer has done 65k. I've had it regularly serviced and it still runs well - only possible issue is cam chain a bit rattly so guess the tensioner is wearing out... plus i suspect the suspension needs attention before too long.

Is 65k considered high mileage for a fazer thou and anyone had any reliability issues? I've put 15k on it in 2 years, and that includes a 2,500 mile trip to the Alps and Cote d'Azur without any drama.

Got 5 grand burning a hole in my bank account so am having a bit of a guilt trip!

[Exupnut]

65k is low for these mate. They are bullet proof engines. New a courier who did 150k no problems.  Save ur money or better still give it to me :-)

[AyJay]

http://fz1grl.net/2012/02/200000-mile-fz1/


I'm coming up to 150k too...

[Falcon 269]

Sort the suspension (R6 shock and fork overhaul), fit a manual cam chain tensioner for peace of mind and keep riding.

[clunkie66]

Sort the suspension (R6 shock and fork overhaul), fit a manual cam chain tensioner for peace of mind and keep riding.

Thanks all - looks as though I'm keeping the Fazer then! Have spoken to Luke about the R6 shock, and will get a MCCT ordered asap...

[clunkie66]

Sort the suspension (R6 shock and fork overhaul), fit a manual cam chain tensioner for peace of mind and keep riding.

Went through my paperwork last night and the bike had a Hagon shock fitted at 17k, so now wonder it's feeling a bit soggy!

[unfazed]

One on book face recently with 300,000Km on it, that's about 186,500 miles for you imperial lads 

[AyJay]

Anyone remember the 70s? You'd buy a two stroke and expect it to be utterly knackered by 15k. Even air cooled four strokes back then were 'high mileage' if they had 20k on the odo.


Isn't modern stuff wonderful?


Don't ever work out how much petrol though... oh alright, check my maths 150,000miles divided by 164 miles per tank, so that's 914 fill ups. Times 17 litres in a tank times the average fuel price of £1.10 a litre = £17103.65.


I've put 17 grands worth of fuel through those carburettors and they're still working perfectly ... quite a thought. It makes you wonder why we moan about the purchase price when the fuel alone costs that much.

[Kenyun]

So far my Fazer 1000 has been reliable enough, Ive owned it from new, done all of the servicing myself [its very easy to work on]. It retains ALL of the original suspension and ALL bearings [including wheel and steering brgs] apart from one drive side swing arm bearing which I replaced after only 25000 miles.I have recently replaced the throttle cables as one was frayed. Speaking of cables, I no longer use exup cables as they only lasted 30000 each.I have 'fallen off' many times and can generally bend it back into shape and although it no longer has a fairing I use it mainly through the winter to save my other bikes getting covered in salt.I have never commuted,I only ever ride for pleasure and have now travelled just over 144000 miles on it, its just run in!!!

[Motopsycho87]

Rebuilt my forks the other day with no special tools, my guess was they'd been apart once, if only to fit more preload spacers, the oil was thick black snot with bits in. Did it all with no special tools, bushes were still good. To undo the dampening rod I put a 27mm socket down the tube and held it still with an extra long flathead screwdriver.

[robbo]

Motophyscho87,
It's amazing the ingenuity used to overcome access to awkward nuts and bolts, that no doubt require a specialist factory tool,like you with the dampening rod. On my Mk1Speed Triple the distance across the flats of that bikes dampening rod is the same as the internal diameter of square section office desks,so a useful tool for that bike came from a skip.

[Motopsycho87]

Ha! That's lucky to say the least! Took me about an hour before I figured it out mind you!