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« on: 16 March 2017, 10:14:42 pm »
It's been happening to me too and I just press the refresh button ( swirly arrow ) up in the address bar and it posts ok, sometimes had to do it more than once to get it to post but I haven't lost anything I've posted yet
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« on: 16 March 2017, 04:58:24 pm »
In his arse
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« on: 16 March 2017, 04:53:55 pm »
Filthy horrid people who don't cover their mouth when sneezing 😡 Just like the twat who just as I was walking towards/past in town the other day sneezed right in front of me at head height without covering his germs spraying into my face and atmosphere meaning I've now got man flu and spent 24 hrs in bed coughing and spluttering feeling like crap 💩.
in what universe do these people think I want to breathe their bacteria
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« on: 16 March 2017, 04:30:07 pm »
Thanks for all the replies guys sorry for late Reply but been laid up in bed with man flu ( the worst kind ) and especially to Robbo for the offer of help  it is quite a trot over to me from Surrey but I appreciate the offer. I'll probably give Race engineering a call if they can do earlier than the end of May like MTC I might give em a try. It seems the racing season is putting a long wait for decent services as I've booked the bike it for carb cleaning and set up at Sparklight Racing for beginning April and that was a struggle due to work for race teams. I think I know now that the springs were fitted badly/wrong as trying to adjust rebound damping is nearly impossible as the screws are so tight which doesn't sound normal so might just get the OE springs put back in.
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« on: 14 March 2017, 09:56:12 pm »
Thanks Ogri and pilingas 👍🏻 I'll try the front "tweaking" hopefully tomorrow I was originally going to go to MCT but the wait time was so long And I was thinking of going R1 front end later on this year and was persuaded that progressives were the way forward to improve the handling in the interim I think they were fitted wrongly or hagon were the wrong choice as it was advice from the guy at the garage who said he had previously owned a fazer , who after doing the work then told me dynojet were superior while trying to get me to have one fitted and Ivan's being American were not suitable for GB bikes due to their poor fuel ,higher weather temperatures and ( the best one ) elevation above sea level as well as R&D time. Maybe I would have had a better result with hyperpro fitted somewhere different but it is what it is and big lesson learned. On A plus note, I'm having the back fence done with double gates so I can bring my bikes in to the back of the house which will enable me to do a bit more work of my own, although with my track record of breaking things lately that could make things worse
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« on: 14 March 2017, 07:38:46 pm »
Tossing his caber
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« on: 14 March 2017, 05:25:25 pm »
Thanks gents , I don't mind the ride if I know it's trustworthy , I've just noticed now that the hel lines they fitted ( I thought let them do it as they're doing springs saves me the fluid everywhere) rub against the clocks on full lock  . The biggest problem is getting back home and back there again to pick it up I could always combine it with a day at the seaside fish chips n service.
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« on: 14 March 2017, 02:22:16 pm »
Not sure either but ... the last time I had work done on my bike it was S&D motorcycles Brentwood, look them up, Google, facetube , yell , all got top ratings, I just called MCT and got bike booked in for the front suspension to be done at least I know they won't foc it up, got to wait til end of May though. Until then it's going back to stock Re the idea of recommended garages/ dealers etc I think it's a great idea . Sort of a Trusted Fazers instead of trusted traders
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« on: 14 March 2017, 02:14:09 pm »
I've just had a look at the list of MotoGP broadcasters and the answer to your question I think is yes and no !!!,in the Uk Btsport has the only live rights, Itv 4 has highlights rights, but ..... Eurosport has the rights for France , Germany, Lichtenstein, holland and a few others so if your looking on a European Eurosport schedule it could be the case but in GB sadly not.
If you want to watch here live I think your only options might be sign up to BT or Sky but it's also included on virgin tvxl pack or by watching via Kodi ( I think there might be a thread somewhere about Kodi if you search it or google Kodi downloads )
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« on: 14 March 2017, 01:30:13 pm »
If you say where you stay maybe someone could recommend a different garage or a more technical foccer could maybe come have a look at the forks?
It sounds like that garage is not working for you with all the issues though so i would definitely be looking at somewhere different, maybe a suspension orientated place?
Thanks Tefer, I'm in Essex nr to Epping. There seems to be a distinct lack of decent mechanics ( that I've heard of ) and this one came recommended but after overtightening the chain and when I pointed it out was told " oh you don't want to take notice of what the handbook says that's too loose" my head said run away, unfortunately that was after they'd done the work and I'd never asked them to adjust the chain, then told me the tyre pressures was low and when I pointed out they'd done them too high suggested that all garage forecourt air lines were wrong and my gauge wasn't calibrated correctly. They also tried selling me a dynojet kit saying that they were better than Ivan's as they do more R&D and every Fazer owner that had a dynojet kit fitted by them was impressed with the outcome. Needless to say I don't want to go back there even if the springs were fitted incorrectly I've got no confidence they'll do it right second time MCT are my next call, they do a ride in and ride out service so I'll see what they can do/suggest they're about a 2 hour ride but most of it's straight road so I might be ok 😀
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« on: 13 March 2017, 11:14:17 pm »
Feel free Tommy, any info at the mo greatly appreciated
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« on: 13 March 2017, 11:12:56 pm »
They only say T30's so I'm assuming the older and not evos.
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« on: 13 March 2017, 10:38:09 pm »
Bridgestone t30 evo
Great in the rain, sporty enough for some spirited riding but ultimately a touring tyre so good mileage 🖒
I was reading a tyres post in 600's section where some mentioned a strange V wear pattern on the T30's causing some stability issues over bumps, have you noticed any of that ?? I was thinking T30's next for mine but had second thoughts after reading that.
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« on: 13 March 2017, 10:27:36 pm »
Yup standard springs are dual rate, I've just had a fight with a curtain of spiders webs to grab them out of the shed for a look.
I really feel there must be something amiss with fitting and suspicious of mechanic to have upped the tyre pressures so high after telling me they were so low it was almost unridable which I knew they weren't, then telling me that they put in the standard pressures of 36/42 which I knew they hadn't, I didn't put in 44/48(cold pressures) unless it was the tyre pixies it sounds to me he took it for a test ride and found the problems I'm having and upped the pressures to cover it.
Looks like I've got a lot of telephoning to do tomorrow, I feel a mr angry day coming on 😡
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« on: 13 March 2017, 10:16:37 pm »
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« on: 13 March 2017, 09:22:39 pm »
Who shouted out LINEARS
Should have gone to specsavers
You may have been right, confusious says with old age comes great wisdom trouble was I needed to go 2 up / long distance and was told by mechanic that progressives were better option for that, now renamed the bike The Axe Murderer as it wants to kill me at every corner.  I hope mechanic has focced up fitting then I can get it sorted, other than that more £££ to go linear route instead.
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« on: 13 March 2017, 09:01:12 pm »
I would contact Hagon and ask if there are any specific recommendations for fitting their springs to the Fazer and then confirm with the workshop whether what they have don is correct. I know that Hyperpro recommend a 170mm air gap with their springs which is less oil than the Yamaha recommended 140mm air gap. If the Hagon springs also require less oil but the workshop have refilled to what Yamaha specify this could explain why the suspension doesn't feel right.
Just checked Hagons are 150mm gap. Not having the most experience with working on forks ( none) can I undo the tops to check the springs are in right way and measure oil gap without dismantling them entirely ?
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« on: 13 March 2017, 08:54:15 pm »
Hi Graham your bike comes with progressive springs as standard, so they are what the bike was designed to run on. I have Hyperpro progressive springs in mine and Luke R6 shock kits. Had problems with mine to start with , spoke to Luke and he'd spent a lot of time helping me out, but the front settings back from Hyperpro settings to the Yamaha standard settings and very very much improved, will now run and see how I go.Do not give up, I think you're mechanics have got some thing wrong, speak to Luke he really knows his stuf and I am sure will help you out. Good luck.
Didn't know that OE was progressives, the ones I got back looked linear, I took all the settings back to standard factory fresh but noticed that rebound damping screws were really difficult to move, didn't know if that's normal.
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« on: 13 March 2017, 08:43:11 pm »
Gaped wide by....
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« on: 13 March 2017, 08:36:07 pm »
Went out on 100 mile ride attempting ( unsuccessfully ) to sort out suspension settings in attempt to cure handling probs after having progressives fitted, then went to Yam dealer to order clutch basket tab washer for the 600 where the bike decided to backfire as I tried to start it and it shat the life out of a pensioner, a small child and embarrassed me outside the shop, then went to Epping for a tea and a well deserved intake of nicotine.
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« on: 13 March 2017, 04:35:55 pm »
Thanks Grayo and falcon
I'm going to go back to garage tomorrow, it seems Monday they're closed ( like a lot of garages oddly ) so I'm a bit stuck til then. I must confess to losing faith in the garage after they overtightened the chain ( didn't ask them to ) and did the tyre pressures so high ( again didn't ask them to ) and as it was there I got them to replace the heated grips and now the clutch side grip has come unstuck and moves around, I did due diligence and they had loads of good ratings online and a friend said they were good so don't know what else I can do
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« on: 13 March 2017, 03:52:51 pm »
i need some handling help badly I fitted Luke's R6 shock .... all good handling improved but thought it could be better so I ended up getting a garage to fit hagon progressives, I weighed up linear but as I'm going to be doing a fair bit of touring I went for progressives as a compromise. On getting it back coming on M25 it felt twitchy at high speeds and on getting home tyre pressures were 44front 48 rear (garage said they were low and did them ) so I put back to 36/42 and it was like running on flats and weaved so I upped them a bit to 40/44 and it improved, today I went out to see if it was suspension settings causing it so put back to 36/42 ( with my own new gauge ) and slowly bit by bit went through every combination of suspension settings but the front preload will not go to its softest setting it goes to 4 and a little bit then stops. In all settings the front is like a pogo stick and On some settings it judders over even tiny bumps so hard my hands come off the bars, it was never like this standard so have the hagons been fitted wrongly ? What else could they have done to cause this, it gives no confidence in slower corners and feels like I'm tucking the front, it also feels like it's pulling to the right ( all settings even ) and in medium speed corners it feels like the front is under steering. I had hel lines fitted at same time and now when pulling brake lever I get clunking( checked steering head bearing play and felt ok ) which I never had before and throw in the carburation problems I may or may not be having ( went to start after going in a shop and it backfired and every time it starts now there's very strong smell of fuel and difficult to start without handful of throttle ) and I'm about ready to throw in the towel with this bike and I'm wishing I got an FZ1 instead. If anyone has any ideas please let me know
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« on: 11 March 2017, 09:30:50 pm »
Thanks Fazerider. The day goes from bad to worse, I go out to my shed to remove said part from spare engine only to find that similar has happened to that ( not done by me thankfully )one but it's sheared further down so the bolt was in about 3 threads and if used the bolt would come out under pressure me thinks so lots of clutch baskets for the scrap bin . On to flea bay now for another one, story of my life lately fix one problem and create another 
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« on: 11 March 2017, 06:20:39 pm »
What about the HT leads ? Or Plug caps ?
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« on: 11 March 2017, 05:30:40 pm »
upon replacing clutch springs today I was torqueing the spring bolts up and one of them bloody sheared So my only option now is to replace the inner basket , which luckily I have in my shed . However I don't have a removal/ locking tool does anyone have any way of safely removing the inner basket without the tool. Apart from this aggro what's really frustrating is , I took it off sorn and taxed it , insured it and fitted new T30 Bridgestones to it , got oil and filter to do after and now I can't bloody ride it Please help.
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