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« on: 21 July 2022, 12:12:38 pm »
I noticed earlier that my old Fazer 1000 is currently on SORN without an MOT
Don't suppose anyone on here has it or knows of its whereabouts?
It is (was?) Galaxy Blue, with a silver engine.
Registration No ends with ENJ
I part exchanged it in 2008 but it sat in the dealers showroom in Accrington for a year before it was sold.
From memory it was traded back in there a couple of years later.
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« on: 11 April 2022, 11:27:32 am »
As title, has anyone got a known good / working Fazer 600 Boxeye fuel sender spare?
Cheers, Bill
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« on: 05 November 2020, 07:25:59 am »
I was thinking about my old GPZ900 the other day. I'd love to ride one now to see how they'e stood the test of time?
Pretty good to be honest, rode one only last year and their still good, ok they're not going to keep up with your latest race rep's on tracks, but 99% on the road they are still right up there and comfortable with usable features. Much of this of course is subjective, as if you can't ride well, it doesn't matter what your on.
I've seen people on on FZS600, Goldwings, CB500's even big scooters out ride R1/FZ1's, ZX10R, GSX-R etc, anyone can go fast in a straight line and stand a bike on it's nose! The trick is doing it safely and on today's roads, high speed is not really a factor these days, what with speed cameras/vans and traffic mass, not unless you want to lose your licence or die that is. Blasting off the lights only to be past, because you can't corner or filter safely is utterly pointless  
I have a GPZ900R - 1984 A1 model. Had to do a bit to it but its a great bike. The anti-dive was awful, so I bypassed it and fitted wilbers springs and thicker oil then played around with the air gap. I also fitted silver spot calipers.. Also has stick coils and loads of other 'tweaks' Strangely, when I went to look at my Boxeye a few weeks ago, we had a few miles to do, so you'd think that I would go on my MT10 but I chose the GPZ as its great on the motorway with a 200+ mile tank range. 
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« on: 30 October 2020, 09:06:48 am »
If your sure the connections are both tight and corrosion free, the bulb if working check the wiring continuity and test the switch, as it's possible the wiring has broken/sorted and corrosion has penetrated into the switch. Its a very simple system, it will be one or a couple of the above.
Will do, thanks for the info
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« on: 30 October 2020, 07:49:01 am »
Wiring 'seems' ok, nothing out of the ordinary. Switch connections also seem good...
MikeBike, indeed - I don't have an oil level check light on any of the others (except my Lc) - I would just prefer to have everything working.
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« on: 29 October 2020, 02:30:16 pm »
it only lights up when the starter button is pressed. To test it, turn off the kil switch and press the starter.
Yeah, tried that, still didn't work. 
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« on: 29 October 2020, 02:19:38 pm »
In the sump pan, left hand side of the engine below and in front sprocket, it's the only thing with wires coming out of it
Thanks, will try it later. Same place as the one on my GPZ900
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« on: 29 October 2020, 01:53:21 pm »
Check the connections at the switch, they are prone to corrosion, often just a clean up will do
Brill - where is the switch located please?
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« on: 29 October 2020, 12:57:23 pm »
I have an issue with my oil level light on my 1999 5DM:
When I switch on the ignition, the handbook says that it should be on, going off when started up – a self test.
The only light I see when I switch it on is the neutral light.
I have checked the bulb and its ok (swapped it with the known working neutral light)
My concern is it wont come on when it needs to (low oil level)
Has anyone else come across this / fixed it?
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