I fitted a mudsling to close off the rear shock.  Yup like too many modern bikes the rear is too narrow and too short.  Yeah muck goes everywhere, and I’m told a hugger doesn’t make much difference.


Apparently, this New Zealand only OE BMW part is a possible solution.   It sits behind the indicators and license plate.


 
https://www.kfm-motorraeder.de/cms/en/genuine-spare-parts/bmw-spare-parts?itemid=46628543348

 
Not decided on it yet.
 

The twat in that video says how it's the hot exhaust pipe that's igniting unburnt fuel and that you need the pipe nice and hot....but it also works well with a cold exhaust . What the foc is he on about?. How can it light off both hot and cold?.

Anyway I thought it was flame from successful combustion following on behind the unburnt fuel in the exhaust that ignited it?.

 Not watched that video.


But some of these tunes are squirting a little fuel in when you come off the throttle.  So, with no spark when you lift the throttle, that fuels goes into the exhaust to give you some crackle and pop.


Now get this.   I’m told some of these fucking wankers fit a spark plug, apparently just after the last box, so I am told, and have got it wired up so it sparks every time they left right off the pedal.  Those are the guys making the big bangs and backfires everywhere they go.


It’s not just annoying and anti-social but it can give people a serious fright.  It’s also a serious issue for folks with cats and dogs, horses, not to mention detrimental to wildlife.


I could go on. 



 

Plus Gas was what I used last year on my Speed Triple. Got them all out, and they'd been in there 25 years.

That sounds good.

Don't you think however smooth and used to it you are changing without the clutch puts wear on some parts of the box? I would have thought just fanning the lever and dropping the revs a gnats' would be a far kinder way of going up the box,then again if you've had no problems doing it fair enough,I personally do it if I'm going for it through the gears but not as a constant thing,only my opinion .

It’s how I’ve been doing it 25 years or more.  I can’t see how it can do any harm.  I also often go down the box without the clutch at low speed.
 
I do wonder however, if gearbox issues will become more common now that we are in the age of the quick shifter.  The two I have tried were crude compared to an old-fashioned clutch-less change.  I just don’t get what all the fuss is about quickshifters.
 

 Cheers Robbo.  I guess they could be a lot worse, certainly the nuts are good enough for a socket to grip.  But……..
 
Anybody swapped that wee hose out without taking them off?    Anything else behind them that I need concern myself with. 
 

 I guess I’m starting to miss my Fazer.  She’s sorn and was lying abandoned at the side of the garage while I tried to make up my mind what to do about her.  So, travel restriction has been lifted this weekend in Scotland, but guess what – it’s pissing down.  So, I started fiddling.
 
There’s no hurry here.  Just do one thing at a time, and as I please or not.  Of course, I worry I might start breaking things.   If I do, or I get bored, I can always off-load her – presumably.  Also there is still space for another a bike – I keep searching e-bay…………..hmmm.
 
Having bought the FZS1000 zero miles pre-reg in 2004, the one thing I regret is not popping the downpipes off a dozen years ago or so!   Looking at them now I’m thinking – just leave em.  I’m guessing some of them will just snap if I try.
 
So, radiator is off, for a clean up and a lick of paint.  Wondering if I should treat the bike to a new set of hoses.  I’ve seen the Samco stuff – but umm, 175 quid a set!  Is there anything else out there?
 
And, has anybody managed to change the wee short hose behind the downpipes – that is without first removing the downpipes?  Can it be done.  I take it all the other hoses are straightforward?
 

 That’s a sweet looking little thing.  She's got potential.   I take it there is a side cover missing?
You giving it the carb treatment?
 

I find a lot of 24hr services are no quicker than the budget option.
I figure often the tick box is just there in case you fancy paying extra.

And don't start me on the post office.  They just love to try and sell you their rip off insurance.

You know if their insurance rates were reasonable I'd take it out everytime, but it's just a pure rip off, and then their staff are trained to write 'customer advised' on your receipt to further pressurise you into taking their insurance.

Now I'll tell them what I'm sending (I suppose it's fair to ask to check that what you are sending is safe) but I refuse to discuss value.  Just give me recorded delivery please. 

 

I got the same dilemma as you now VNA. Ive got my fazer back, but have only ridden it once.

Yeah – good to hear you got it back.    Take it things have much improved for you.


I’m gonna be back at work five days a week next week.  Shocking, I’ve been doing alternative weeks since lockdown – apart from a three day week this week.  I’m gonna complain to the union.


A pisspot? 



You know what?  I miss my Fazer (it’s sorn and needing a little TLC)


Plus, though, I don’t mind riding in the rain.  Well the Beemer is spotless.  I don’t like taking it out in the rain.



I  also fear if I start trying to take things apart, I’ll just start breaking stuff.  The Fazer scrubs up no bad, but she did live outdoors for her first 7 summers, and I’m not bothered about riding in the rain – so there are lot of foosty fasteners.


 

no close-up shots though, and asking £4500 for a 2001, even with only 3k on the clock is pushing it.

Probably all a bit high.  I’d say they are all asking dealer prices.  The other thing is, sadly, the reality is more and more people are gonna have to let bikes go over the next year or so – I think dealer and private prices will slide a little.
 

Blind and paranoid then Dude

But no, I hear you.  If I was getting really tempted, I'd still want to pop down and eye ball it, hear it running, and if poss have a five minute ride.  Photos are one thing, but seeing it in the flash is another.
And of course carbs, along with modern fuel, good chance they are a bit gummed up.


But I think those three may well be real minters. 

Naw Dude I think you are seeing things.The only thing I note is the frame covers over the swing arm pivot have a few marks.I think it's genuinely mint.3 owners, seems a bit odd that not one of them put any miles on it.But naw it looks like the real deal.

It's mad, eh?
Here's the induction side;