Ive being doing a search on here about gen 1 fork springs / fork upgrades and it all seems well confusing as to which way to go/ which brand etc, linear or progressive
Has anyone got any recommendations which would be a good way to go with them ? I've got an R6 shock from Devilsyam on it and now want to improve the front but the budget isn't unlimited.
Can I get a decent improvement for £200-£250 ? For that I'm assuming it'll be just springs ( fitted by mechanic not me)  and a change of fork oil which adds the question to what grade oil ??
Main use will be solo with a the odd touring trip with the mrs here and there and I'm no racer but like a bit of spirited riding every now and then.
Any ideas are greatly appreciated
Thanks

scorpion stainless can been on the bike for 100 miles, very good condition , I've put carbon parts on the bike and decided as it's a 1000S and has a black engine/frame that it no longer suits the way I want the bike to look.
It's road legal with removable baffle and sounds good either in or out and not too loud either way.
£80 plus postage/ packing

saw this whilst surfing the inter web
http://www.tts-performance.co.uk/yamaha-fazer-1000
Anyone fancy it for the money ??


got to say I thought it sounded good in the clip

I've had the bike since October 19k miles, service history , recently serviced by Yam. I don't use it much but when it's parked for more than a few days I turn the fuel tap off and run it until it's dry.
Not sure if this is related to the problem but I'll put it in , it felt like the throttle grip had loosened off on the bars and was twisting all the way round but if gripped hard it will turn normally so put it to do soon, then I notice I can't adjust the idle screw it turns but not a lot happens it'll raise the revs but not much 1800 max.
I was today looking at my radiator that has a hairline crack in ( my fault don't ask longer story ) I thought I'd start her up and see how bad the leak is, turned on fuel, it started on the button but I noticed its lumpy , the engine isn't just vibrating it's really vibrating ( a bit like an old cx500 if you're old enough to remember ) and I'm not sure but thought I heard feint knocking and it'll idle but not smoothly on the rev needle it fluctuates a bit( I was putting down to empty float bowls filling up )
So then my son comes out asks what I'm doing and decides to ask questions about bike engines (unusual ) so we get to the clutch casing I explain the clutch, unscrew the oil fill plug to say you can just see the clutch spinning in there when I get a huge whiff of fuel out of the fill hole it's mega strong so at that point turn off the engine and decide to have a look at the 2 easiest plugs (1 & 4) as it's now raining and I'm outside.
The plugs look ok but are wet and black at the sides but normal colour but wet in the centre which says to me flooding and / or stuck float for some reason  but would that then run into the sump past the rings ?  When I went back after a few minutes the fuel smell has gone but when I went back a few hours later without starting the engine the fuel smell is back.
I also noticed when I was pulling no 4 plug that it looks like the TPS has been moved ( previous owner ) as the torx heads look a bit messed with and there's a tide mark where it looks like it was.
All I've done to the bike since I got it was put a can on 50 miles previously  and some carbon fairing infills ( cured the fairing buzz ) and carbon rad covers ( undoing seized bolt caused the hairline rad crack ).
So now focced of and concerned that I've either got an expensive repair bill or a modern art fazer shaped sculpture for my front garden.

i thought I'd have a go at Ivan's TPS adjustment today
However I can't get the idle screw adjuster to set the idle above 1800 rpm  no matter how much I turn it
It will allow me to return back to normal idle speed but when blipping the throttle after the revs sort of hang around a bit at 4000 and drop back slowly.
Anyone got a clue why I can't get the idle above 1800.

i took the old girl out for a blast to blow off the cobwebs and started her up on centre stand and with the choke on (revs high while warming ) the rear wheel starts turning but really fast like it's in gear but it's not and it's got a fair bit of torque behind it ( can't slow it or stop it with me boot ) which goes when the clutch pulled in and the wheel slows is this normal ?? my 600 don't do it.
The clutch is very noisy with the lever out ( goes when pulled in ) but it's recently been serviced by Yamaha stealer and I asked them to check the clutch ok due to the noise and it being a new (to me ) bike and to check adjustment. They said clutch was ok when I picked it up and noise was normal.
Gear changes are ok cold but as engine warms the changes get clunkier and neutral a bit harder to find, and sometimes if at lights with clutch in it feels like it's creeping but the lever bite is quite high i.e. As the lever released it bites just prior to the lever going back to its rest position
Also don't know if this is related but vibration is now bad and all fairing in fills vibrating badly when revving and when engine warm it gets worse feeling it through my feet , and higher the revs worse the vibes.
Anyone got any clues ? I've done a search through posts on vibration and there are of course loads that are clutch related but nothing come up on a search for the wheel turning in neutral.
I'm thinking an overhaul of the clutch is on the cards but im grateful for any help or advice

so there I am on the M25 today in the car in slow traffic because of an accident in the fog with my mrs and 14 yr old son going off to family dinner, when the car in front brakes sharply , I've left enough room to stop but have to anchor up sharpish and stop with about 6-7 ft between me and the car in front, then I glance in my mirror and see a fucking great big Volvo truck getting closer and closer and think it's not going to stop and my son who sat in the back is gonna get the brunt of it when this twat runs into the back of me at 30 mph or I'm going to get flattened as it ploughs through. I've checked my mirrors quick and saw there was a small chance I might get into the lane to the right but as I'm turning the wheel to accelerate out of the way BANG the wanker has whacked the back of me then because I've got the wheel turned (luckily I think ) the force of the push from the lorry has accelerated me into the next lane where an innocent driver has hit me square on my drivers door smashing the door and the glass in my face.
Anyway I've pulled over and got out with the other drivers involved and looked at where the lorry had stopped and it was about 4ft from the back of the car in front of me before the shunt and had I not turned the wheel and got shunted right that's where me and my family would have ended up.
Turns out it's a Bulgarian driver who speaks no English driving a truck for a Spanish company on his way to Ireland (don't ya love the eu) called plod who took 20 minutes to arrive and I thought they might have done stuff like breathalyser or check tachos etc but nothing just moved my car to a safe place and buggered off and left us to the traffic wombles from the highways agency who were actually quite friendly giving us tin foil to put around ourselves probably to amuse the themselves and the rubberneckers driving past watching us do our impersonation of a turkey wrapped in bacofoil .
Moving swiftly on and the reason for the post title , chatting to recovery driver on way home who asked what happened when told a lorry hit me up the arse says " was it left hand drive?? " to which I reply yes why ? And he answers "cos we have about 10-12 left hand drive truck involved in accidents a day"
Then our insurance co tell us how complicated it is to claim off foreign insurers and it may be a while before we can get any of the £200 recovery fee I paid and the £250 excess that's going to be deducted off the written off car settlement
Oh and while we were at the side of the motorway there were nearly 5 accidents involving lorries that nearly shunted people that had slowed rubbernecking at our accident. Mental absolutely mental

replaced the screen from my gen 1 that was fitted when I bought it and if anyone needs one its free to a good home just gimme the postage. It's in pretty good nick but I'm not sure if it's standard height or shorter and if I've posted a pic correctly you can see it's a dark screen.

saw this advertised in a bike mag , I'm taking at least one bike off the road for winter and thought it looked useful
https://www.vac-bag.co.uk/test-category/motorcycle-vac-bag.html


Any thoughts ??

hi guys,
I'd really appreciate any advice on a tyre / steering prob on my gen 1
It's got Metz Z8 roadtecs on it that look almost new ( just bought the bike and they came on it and look like they were just put on before sale ) and to be honest the bike don't handle like I expected to , it always feels like I'm gonna tuck the front when I lean in like steering too quick and light or like it's going to understeer and I've got no confidence in it. I've had it serviced by Yam dealer today and got them to check frame , forks , bearings yokes  tyre pressures etc ( complete chassis check ) in case something bent causing it , but all good apparently except possible slightly bent bars , it's got renthal 758's.
So next on the checklist is tyres , never had Metz's always Bridgestone on my 600 except had PR2's for a bit and not impressed so do I spend a few quid and get new boots if so what ones are good, not too worried about tyre life as don't do a lot of miles these days just want a good tyre that will give me confidence on weekend runs out
Or there's plan b , will the R6 shock mod I've got from Devilsyam sat in the shed waiting to go on (when the missus finally stops giving me bloody jobs around the house ) make a difference and give me confidence in the Metz's.
All suspension settings I put back to standard in case previous owner's settings were doing it ,
Apart from that I love the bike
Any suggestions greatly welcome

got a blue foxeye fairing that has a a little bit of damage but will get you out of trouble if you in need.
It's got a crack on rhs of headlight position and one of the corners has disintegrated ( I think it got brake fluid or fuel on it and the plastic got brittle and a small bit broke off .
If anyone interested send me a pm , I'm in Waltham Abbey Essex and because of its size I'd say collect only as I think postage and a box to put it in wouldn't make it worth it but if anyone interested I can email pics.£15 Ono

hi guys ,
Just got the new bike yesterday and noticed that the headlights are on all the time and there's no on/off switch like the 600 , reading through the owners manual it seems that there is no on/off switch but the lights come on when the engine has started but mine come on as soon as ignition switched on and with engine off.
Obviously this don't sound right but electrickery is is voodoo to me .
The bike had full givi luggage , renthals and bar risers so I think it's been touring , could this have been done on purpose for that I wonder or is it a fault ?? Any thoughts appreciated
Thanks