I have a hook tool from my windscreen fitting days which I poke between the rubber hose & pipe it is connected to. Run it round to break seal & hose comes off easy peasy normally. I also used a vacuum cleaner with small (home made) attachment fitted to remove as much crap from the bottom of recess as possible before removing the cover.

Hello Black8, can you tell me how much your seat cost & how long turn around was from Tony Archer please? I think I like that. Did you ask for anything specific?

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M8x1.25 is ringing a bell with me. I bought 4 of them (stainless) for a few quid off ebay. Can't remember the length sorry.

Well done. Are you going to replace them with stainless bolts now?

I am very interested in this. Will message you for details.

Brilliant. Thank you so much for that. Think I will go with something a bit more slender. 

Thank you all for advice. My forks tops are 15mm above the yoke from memory. I will strip them both for inspection when I get the time. I will confess to landing the front wheel very heavily after a fairly spirited 2nd gear.. .  incident? I think the problem started from that moment. It was such a heavy landing that the float in my fuel tank became jammed. I had to get a magnet in there to free it off!
 Have neglected the Fazer slightly these last few months as I've been concentrating on getting my FZ750 ready for its first MOT in nearly 10 years!

Graham? I thought I had logged on to the wrong forum then. It's me! lol. Graham from the FZ750 proboards forum.

 

No, laptop? Oh well it's there now & all this is helping to keep your post active! lol

Where's the pics?

Yes mate but this bloke is having trouble with his final drive chain tensioner.