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General / Re: Whoever posts last is best
« on: 19 March 2024, 09:03:58 pm »
And there's me trying to get enough time to swap out the inlet valve shims (which are all measuring tight) and that's just the start of the list. Bead Blasting cabinet arrived today, so that's got too find a home on Saturday in the workshop first. Then I can clean off all of the bits and pieces not dealt with properly on previous fettling sessions seasons :D .
Wife's Birthday on Monday, so far I've sorted out a family get together on Sunday and I've suggested a trip to Ikea on Monday - going for maximum brownie points this time - maybe, just maybe I'll get a couple of hours piece........  :lol :lol :lol
My list is:
Valve Clearances
The cylinder head coolant tubes are corroded - blast and refinish
All the engine covers - blast and refinish (including valve cover) & new gaskets.
Front of engine - clean and repaint (including the engine mounting brackets and bars and the coolant tubes)
Exhaust - clean and polish headers - I might repack the baffle (that's only 'a' might)
Carbs - adjust mixture screws, balance etc. (A couple of the pots are running rich and I also might do the airbox mod at the same time)
New radiator.
I've also currently got the sump off - I wanted to see if at 85k miles, the 10w40 car oil I had previously been using has had any negative effects - no it hasn't lol. (I changed to 5w30 last year, so that the Fazer 1000, Yamaha 600 Diversion, Honda VT750, Ford Focus 2.0 TDI and Chrysler 300 CRD diesel are all on the same oil - didn't make any difference to the Fazer, so I think that's the oil of choice for this year - £50 for 20 litres on ebay  :lol :lol )
I have already upgraded the lamps in the instrument cluster and I have new clock faces to fit if I feel like it.
I do want to strip and clean the rear caliper - not that it gets used very much!
And I keep looking at the front tyre - I have a new one so it's only an extra hour or so to fit and balance.


Anyway here's a picture of the clock faces - I have a spare set for sale if anyone's interested.




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Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner / Re: A couple of electrics questions.
« on: 10 March 2024, 02:55:10 pm »
To lower the electrical load I have fitted LED lights - made a massive difference.

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General / Re: Whoever posts last is best
« on: 10 March 2024, 02:53:08 pm »
Very difficult to have a settled diet then. Plenty of work keeps the wolves from the door, so all good in the long run :thumbup


I am aiming at a few days off so I can get the Fazer ready for the new season. Got all of the parts - just need the time to deal with it all.


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General / Re: Whoever posts last is best
« on: 05 March 2024, 07:54:59 pm »




I've stopped trying, not that I ever started  :lol .
My problem is (and the Doc agreed), that when I work away, there is very little, easily obtainable, sensible food options and you can easily end up bored of pub grub as the menu's literally the same everywhere you go. (That's primarily due to pubs no longer physically cooking, but nuking pre-prepared food instead).



I suppose working away from home on a fairly regular basis, even for short periods, does put the brakes on eating proper food. As you say, most pub grub is batch cooked and then frozen, to be nuked at a later date. You do wonder how so many options can be offered on the menu in some smaller places, as their kitchen wouldn’t be big enough if it was all fresh. But then it would be a darn sight dearer. Is working away from home fairly constant throughout the year for you, or more seasonal?


Fairly constant at the moment - I drove 2500 miles in just over 3 weeks (Jan 28th - Feb 21st) and I think the cycle is about to start again. Got a trip to Edinburgh week after next lol.

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General / Re: Whoever posts last is best
« on: 04 March 2024, 08:23:46 pm »
You can stop laughing now. :)  Took almost two weeks, but shifted the Dragon Rally bulk plus a bit more, so now a few lbs under my target weight. Time for a curry and a few beers to celebrate………and the vicious circle continues :lol


I've stopped trying, not that I ever started  :lol .
My problem is (and the Doc agreed), that when I work away, there is very little, easily obtainable, sensible food options and you can easily end up bored of pub grub as the menu's literally the same everywhere you go. (That's primarily due to pubs no longer physically cooking, but nuking pre-prepared food instead).


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General / Re: Whoever posts last is best
« on: 15 February 2024, 08:39:14 pm »
Back on the tuna salad for a few days for me, before it all goes back on :eek


 :rollin :rollin :rollin

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General / Re: Whoever posts last is best
« on: 12 February 2024, 08:44:59 pm »
Well, one weekend away at the rally and the bike had 5lb extra to haul home :lol


I've had a couple of weekends away, working in various parts of the country - hate to think how much I bought home on Saturday  :rollin :rollin :rollin

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General / Re: Whoever posts last is best
« on: 04 February 2024, 07:26:42 pm »
Well, dry January is over, and coupled with a bit of a diet lost 12.2lbs. Quite happy with that as losing a few pounds when you’re getting old isn’t easy. However it’s the Dragon Rally next weekend , so will no doubt put it all back :lol , hopefully not though.


I've put my loss back on  :eek

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General / Re: Car LED back lights!!!
« on: 04 February 2024, 07:25:49 pm »
100 percent of people I asked agreed with me :evil

83% of statistics are made up on the spot ;)


And I've told you a million times not to exaggerate  :lol :lol

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General / Re: Car LED back lights!!!
« on: 18 January 2024, 02:53:33 pm »
Don't forget, we inherited these regulations on led lights, which were approved for use in the EU, prior to brexit - it's actually the EU's fault really  :lol .

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General / Re: Whoever posts last is best
« on: 12 January 2024, 05:14:02 pm »






and see what the scales say at the end of the month. :)



Hopefully not "No Coaches Please"  :rollin :rollin :rollin

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General / Re: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
« on: 12 January 2024, 05:12:16 pm »
Glad your op went well and has been successful. Do you have to take it easy using your left arm for a while, or is it full gas straight away?


Been full on this week - been a month since I had the operation. I did have a bit of physio in the garage over the festive break  :lol :lol :lol

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General / Re: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
« on: 09 January 2024, 08:45:18 pm »
First day back at work yesterday, my left arm hasn't felt as good as this in years. Still taking it easy though as I am not intending to miss anything this summer  :woot

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General / Re: Whoever posts last is best
« on: 07 January 2024, 11:21:50 am »



On the bright side - I lost over a stone in weight  :rollin :rollin :rollin
Wow that is a serious weight loss :eek .  I’m sure you could achieve the same result a lot more pleasantly, albeit over a greater time period. :)


 :rollin :rollin :rollin I'm considering writing a book "How to lose weight quickly and feel like shite"
(without illustration's I hasten to add  :lol :lol )

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General / Re: Whoever posts last is best
« on: 06 January 2024, 03:19:33 pm »
Wishing you all a Happy non-Religion Specific Winter Solstice Festival   :D
Let’s do it properly whilst we still can :eek ………Merry Christmas everyone. :lol


Not to be a fun sponge or anything - but after arriving at the eldest daughters on Christmas morning for a day or so's merriment, we discovered that her and hubby had "eaten" something from the local Chinese the night before and were in no fit state to perform the host duties. Rest of the gang weighed in and a quite day was had by all (even with 6 dogs in the house). However, things then began to unfold. Early hours of 27th, my missus went down with something nasty. It wasn't looking good as this kicked off her IBS. A day later I also succumbed to what we now think was Norovirus.
Merry F***ing Christmas - My Arse!  :moon


 Oh my god what a nightmare :eek . What rotten luck. Hopefully you are all well on the mend now. Certainly a Christmas that you won’t forget, for all the wrong reasons. :(


On the bright side - I lost over a stone in weight  :rollin :rollin :rollin

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General / Re: Whoever posts last is best
« on: 31 December 2023, 06:10:40 pm »
Wishing you all a Happy non-Religion Specific Winter Solstice Festival   :D
Let’s do it properly whilst we still can :eek ………Merry Christmas everyone. :lol


Not to be a fun sponge or anything - but after arriving at the eldest daughters on Christmas morning for a day or so's merriment, we discovered that her and hubby had "eaten" something from the local Chinese the night before and were in no fit state to perform the host duties. Rest of the gang weighed in and a quite day was had by all (even with 6 dogs in the house). However, things then began to unfold. Early hours of 27th, my missus went down with something nasty. It wasn't looking good as this kicked off her IBS. A day later I also succumbed to what we now think was Norovirus.
Merry F***ing Christmas - My Arse!  :moon

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General / Re: Whoever posts last is best
« on: 24 December 2023, 07:48:55 pm »
Wishing you all a Happy non-Religion Specific Winter Solstice Festival   :D


And to you, fellow Fazerer.

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General / Re: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
« on: 19 December 2023, 09:39:53 pm »
Very glad to hear things went well and hope you have a lovely festive break


Thanks - I intend too. Just done a bit of retail therapy - Blue Spot removal tool, "O" Rings, rubber grease, vinyl stickers for the tailpiece. All for the Thou. Starting to feel better already.  :lol :lol :lol

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General / Re: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
« on: 19 December 2023, 11:58:14 am »
Take it easy opening the wine and beer bottles this Christmas



Ah, yes, that's why I got married - "in sickness and health" lol.


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General / Re: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
« on: 19 December 2023, 11:56:36 am »
Glad your op went to plan, you just have to try and be a patient patient now :lol .
Merry Christmas. :thumbup


Merry Christmas to you too - patient? Where's my beer woman  :rollin :rollin :rollin ?

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General / Re: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
« on: 17 December 2023, 12:34:45 pm »
Good to hear! does the MT 07 clutch arm work with the early FZS 600?  The clutch is not that heavy but coming from my sons 125 its night and day lol


That I don't know I'm afraid - this is for a FZS1000. From first looks, it will go on and give a fair bit extra leverage. I did worry that the extra length would mean the arm may clash on something like the cam chain tensioner casing, but having offered it up without the anaesthetic still in the system, I reckon it will be good to go.
A total of 18 stitches - as they dug into my left elbow and retrieved a trapped nerve as well (I think this had been like this since I hit a deer in 2014). Healing well - just trying not to do too much lol.

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General / Re: Whoever posts last is best
« on: 16 December 2023, 11:13:15 am »
Tommy Bridewell, 2023 BSB champion.


Ahhh - see, I'm a luddite. Haven't followed any sort of motorcycle racing since VR retired.  :lol :lol :lol

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General / Re: Whoever posts last is best
« on: 13 December 2023, 10:40:03 am »
Hopefully Tommy will be used to the Irwin level of banter, as he’ll have Andrew in his ear this time on the Honda. So hope Glen wins it next season.


Who?

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General / Re: Whoever posts last is best
« on: 07 December 2023, 03:44:23 pm »
When the bullshit starts to fly at race meetings, my two favourite mythical corners that have been made up over the years are the Yukskay Sweep and the Klakenbocker Esses. It’s so very hard trying to keep a straight face when someone claims to have been flat out through the Sweep or the Esses one time on a track day :rollin :rollin :rollin


LOL - almost sounds like being in the NAAFI, listening to the various young lads boasting about the conquests in the local town on a Saturday night  :lol :lol :lol .

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General / Re: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
« on: 07 December 2023, 03:37:18 pm »
Best of luck with it and hope you have a full recovery, in some ways as you say useful it falls into the winter break, hope it does not put too much a dampener on festivities


I don't think it will affect the festivities - nobodies getting any presents now as I won't be able to go shopping lol. Anyhow, the good news is that the new clutch operating arm (MT-07) turned up today from Fowlers - I'll be fitting that irrespective and obviously finger food can be shoved in with my right hand.  :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

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