Stripped my exup valve today it was siezed solid partly open. The cables had been slackened enough so that the servo still moved so didnt throw up the 7k tacho error. Amazingly all the bolts came out without breaking    and its a totaly different bike now its working properly. Hadnt ridden one before mine so didnt realise how strangled it was at the top end till now.
 
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Glad your enjoying it. My Gen1 is really buzzy through the grips at 4-4500 revs or there abouts again fine with thick gloves but a pain with summer gloves. May try some different grips or heavier bar end wieghts to see if that helps it any.
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If your local to me Id give you a hand to remove it. Not that diffucult depending who installed it and how far back they have cut the loom.
 
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Fitted shock today gave the bearings a grease and stuck it back together all done in about 40 minutes. Took the bike for a spin and cant believe how much better it is than with the stock shock fitted looks fantastic in yellow with the nice shiny dog bones.
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Had a ride on my mates  amazingly well even with the kid on trail bike tyres    couldnt believe how far over he leans the thing ! Last time I was out a run he was scraping the engine bars.
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Maybe time to service the suspension fresh oil etc. Even good kit gets tired eventually. Depend how hard you were trying. I got smoked by a guy on a new gixxer thou yesterday had the fazer tied in knots trying to keep him in sight let alone keep up!
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Most of the factory fitted alarms are wired directly into the loom but can be removed and use a replacement plug with the connections bridged to allow the bike to run normally. Got one for a Triumph tiger from Fowlers recently took 2 minutes to fit job done. Mind you I took the datatool off my bro in laws VFR800 recently and had the bike running in about 10 minutes so not much of a challenge if they are determined to have your bike im afraid.
 
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Nice setup. One of the main things i miss having moved from the multistrada is the hand gaurds. Have been looking at ktm ones so may give them a go. When are you coming up to scotland?
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Got a couple of jobs still to do. Had the 7k error a couple of times so retensioned the cables but the exup needs lubed at some stage. Had the same with my 99 R1 so no big deal. Been spraying the bolts with penetrating oil every day so fingers crossed they come out ok. 
Also got a set of shorter dog bones to stick on while im underneath. Had a set on my bandit 12 and it made a massive difference not sure how much it will change the fazer but time will tell.
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Well thats me survived the first week of fazer ownership and im happy with it. So far so good  .
Stuck a new pair of tyres on yesterday went for pirelli angel st in the end and have done just over 100 miles will have to see how they go but seem pretty good so far.
Also fitted a powertech can and link pipe with the baffle fitted its not much louder than stock and hasnt affected the running any. Pulled the plugs and they look the same colour as with the standard can. The baffle is riveted so need to break out the drill before i can see what its like with it removed. The can itself seems pretty well made especially at the price £125 including link pipe and clamps.
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before i forget here it is