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Messages - Kenyun
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« on: 02 February 2024, 05:52:52 pm »
Had the same issue, f**ckers tried to increase it by £100. But got it close to what I paid last year and then as a result of 2 mistakes they made I got compensation that dropped the price down to less than what I paid last year.
But worryingly one of the things putting the price up is pillion cover, for years this has been an after thought. But this year that added £50 to the premium, what the actual f**k like.
I don't understand this, in the early 1970s the cost of my insurance for a Triumph 500 cafe racer with No Pillion provision went up because of the introduction of 'Compulsory Passenger Liability' across the board. Has this legal requirement been sneakily removed and made an option? You don't pay extra for car passengers!
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« on: 08 June 2023, 07:40:39 pm »
But an MT10 has very little weather protection, has loads of electronic gizmos and it drinks fuel like it's free! 
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« on: 09 February 2023, 09:52:02 pm »
Looks quite tidy, I think the mileage is perhaps a little high for good money but if it were me I would put it on ebay classifieds, at £1750 and see what offers you get. Or as an auction sale starting at £1300. In my opinion its worth anywhere between £1300 to £1600. If you were prepared to wait a month or 2 when weather is more favourable you will no doubt get more interest. Good luck
Possibly, but surely by then most people will want to be riding, not fixing. I certainly would have been interested in November as a potential winter project. It looks in very good overall condition though, a lot better than some of the over priced crap surfacing lately. GLWTS.
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« on: 21 January 2023, 04:48:51 pm »
The 2022-on Honda CB500X has them, stupid idea IMHO, and we'll see if they are legal at MOT time!
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« on: 21 August 2022, 08:00:46 pm »
Any Fzs1000 gen 1 riders with a temperature gauge fitted. Riding my bike in 17°C the other day and the temp indicated about 68°. As the outside temperature increased the coolant temp increased to about a steady 80°. I thought maybe the thermostat was stuck open but I've taken it out and tested it and it's working correctly.
On my Blackbird once warmed up the temp is a steady 79° to 83° whatever the air temperature.
Is this normal for the Fazer?
I have no idea.....my Fazer thou has no temp gauge fitted, so no way to check, but during the 180,000 miles we've travelled together it's never overheated despite the fan rarely having to kick in. Variation in cooling system design, radiator size, ambient temp, air flow and engine load/power output will all have a an affect on engine temperature. Comparing other bikes, my TRX850s [both of them] always seems to run relatively cool, as they do have temp gauges.
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« on: 21 August 2022, 07:17:20 pm »
Its normal, all FZS1000's have this bahvour. Put it into gear and the fan will stop, then once the the coolant gets upto temp then it will kick in etc.
All other bikes are shite [size=78%].......only kidding. The fzs1000 Fazer does not have the usual water temperature [/size][/size]gauge, so it is good to know that the fan is being tested and is going to work. My Kawasaki cooling fan burnt out and I only found out when stuck in traffic on a really hot day, as it overheated.[size=78%]
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« on: 11 July 2022, 07:11:49 pm »
Nine hundred and fifty five thousand miles!!!!...no wonder it was feeling a bit lazy, poor old thing. 
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« on: 01 June 2022, 09:50:31 pm »
At a guess, I would think it is the alternator dropping apart, a common and well known problem on this model. Easily checked, drain the engine oil and remove the alternator cover to confirm.
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« on: 16 October 2021, 08:56:38 pm »
It goes to the main body of the thermostat housing.
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« on: 09 August 2021, 06:55:14 pm »
You didn't mention it, but have you checked the Exup valve adjustment and TPS setting, they are very simple to check and adjust.
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« on: 12 June 2021, 10:46:26 pm »
I bought my FZS1000 brand new and had it delivered on the 1st of December 2001, but I didn't use it till the following April. I intended to keep it for 2 years but 20 years and 173,000 miles later, I still have it. I have 4 other bikes and mainly use the Fazer for Winter rides. I have serviced it myself from new, very little has gone wrong with it, apart from a couple of neutral switches, oh and crashing it 3 times [and fitting a 1200 Bandit fairing] It is still on the original clutch, wheel bearings and suspension, although the damping is well tired now. The only thing I dislike is the reluctance to select neutral occasionally in really hot weather, no problem in winter! For me it's probably the best bike I've owned, and there's been a lot!
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« on: 08 May 2021, 01:27:04 pm »
Rubber bands are made of natural rubber, motorcycles tyres are made of 70% synthetic rubber and the rest is carbon black. With modern tyre technology there is no similarity with rubber bands or even cheap inner tubes.
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« on: 02 April 2021, 07:39:57 pm »
Tube compressed, and with the spring removed.
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« on: 13 October 2020, 10:10:15 pm »
The XJ750 and the Bonneville seemed expensive compared to the price of my new Kawasaki Z1R, which was £1860.00 OTR in 1980. One of the bikes I really regret selling.
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« on: 24 April 2020, 08:00:38 pm »
I have a TDM900, TRX850 and Gen 1 Fazer at this time and I must say none of them vibrate much, if at all. The TRX shakes a bit at 2270 rpm but thats all. They all need a slightly different riding style, its just a matter of finding it. So long as the bike in question is mechanically sound and correctly adjusted of course. Don't give give up on your Gen 2 just yet even if if does drink lots of fuel, [as they do]
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« on: 18 February 2020, 06:55:11 pm »
Why would anyone spoil a perfectly good FZS1000 and then sell it? I "street fightered" mine, but only because I stupidly crashed it! 
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« on: 28 September 2019, 08:50:09 pm »
PM Sent about brake disc.
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« on: 12 April 2019, 02:48:15 pm »
I never use the kill switch, I can't see the point, I still have to turn the ignition off with the key.
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« on: 05 March 2019, 09:16:09 pm »
I have 2 Gen 1s. One of them, which I've had from new has done over 160,000 miles, still on its original clutch, wheel bearings and suspension. Theres no fairing as I've crashed it 3 times but still managed to ride it home, the last time with a broken wrist! Brilliant bike, I can't bring myself to part with it despite having 4 other 'better' bikes.
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« on: 05 March 2019, 08:52:38 pm »
I envy you lot, I change my oil and rear tyre every 12 weeks.
No need to envy me, tyres and oil change every 5 to 6 weeks from April to October. My black Gen 1 is my winter bike and is meant to do less miles but with the mild weather, especially February, its now due yet another oil change and rear tyre. Over the winter months I stockpile new discount priced tyres, Avon Storm 3D XM are my favourite for all my bikes, they grip good enough for me and last really well. Ebay sent me 2 vouchers which got me an extra 20% and 15% off the price of 5 pairs. Now if only I could get a discount on the price of petrol!!!!
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« on: 04 March 2019, 08:15:16 pm »
My Gen 1 UK model Fazer 1000 which I bought new in 2001 has a 4000 mile oil change/service schedule, according to the service book which came with the bike. To date its had 40 oil and filter changes.
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« on: 09 October 2018, 06:58:35 pm »
Why not put the security chain inside an inner tube, then it will be rubber coated and non scratch.
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« on: 03 October 2018, 06:32:04 pm »
Can you tell me why the front brake is on the left handlebar? I have never seen a "fixie" before.
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