Fazer Owners Club - Unofficial
Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => FZS600 Fazer => Topic started by: DarthFazer on 06 August 2012, 11:46:57 pm
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History about the bike: Currently the 6th owner and despite the bullet proof nature and the sheer awesomeness of the Fzs600, its had a rough time over the years (99 reg) mainly due to negligent inconsiderate people cyclists/car drivers who think its all right to knock another mans pride and joy over and leave without even a note of apology...b*astards! pardon my french soo a little tlc was in order.
Me: White collar city boy in early 20's that moonlights as a blue collar grease monkey, been riding for 2 1/2 years, mechanical skills errm around Haynes manual 3 star level :b , trying to be modest here but have the privilege of having far more mechanically savvy friends at hand.
Prologue: What started of as a case of a simple case of minor panel repairs and service (major in actuality) and a custom paint-job has now turned out to be a fully fledged custom project with some modifications that to the best of my knowledge are unprecedented with the Fazer 600. Nothing in particular was planned and we 'did it as we went along' but the vision i had was to create a sportier looking front end with practical headlights without resorting to a foxeye nose cone and headlights to create a truly unique fazer and bring it in to the 21st century. Some may say why? why not just buy another bike!?, in the words of my 1199 panegale owner friend 'a fazer is a fazer, nothing else like it' and I'm sure most on here would agree.
So i Thought id share my experience with fellow foccer's who have been extremely helpful over the years and where better to document the project than right here on the Fazer's owners club unofficial forum. Any comments, questions or advice welcome and appreciated
Disclaimer: This project is not intended to be instructional and definitely not recommended by the manufacturer.
Before: extensive damage to body/ paintwork. Front wheel bearing, leaking downpipes, seized front brake calliper etc...
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Chapter 1: Fibre glass repair on cracked pannels using chopped mat and resin. Finished with body filler to smoothen out the surface. Quite a straight forward process but prep work is the most time consuming i.e sandind down with various grit sand papers, going finer and finer to attain a smooth finish.
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Stripping all pannels of ready for reapir and respray. New motad venom stainless steel downpipes, k&n air filter, ebc brake pads, fresh fluids and front brake calliper.
priming pannels and custom rainbow flip paint with a black base coat (didn't go with it in the end)
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Mock up of the front fairing, idea was to make it more streamlined and curvaceous whilst getting rid of the blocky headlights (said headlights for sale) and replacing them with 2 projector lamps positioned vertically.
Plastic welded, fibre-glassed and fillered front fairing.
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So it's YOU that's riding Jodie Marsh........ :lol
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:)
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keep posting the pics. have a look at the "moto ecosse" website and check out that guys fazer. i dont know how to transfer a pic from there otherwise i would have done. also the "poly 26" french site has some interesting parts.
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BTW, go to mcn.co.uk to search for the moto ecosse link.
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I'll be keeping an eye on this.
Particularly the projector headlamp MOD as Im thinking about the same thing only putting them in the original holes and mocking up some sort of blanking plate behind them to make it all pretty
Anyway a good start and I hope you get it sorted and pretty :)
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Great recommendations caretaker, £10k fazer sounds like a dream bike, pitty i couldn't see a full picture on the MCN site. Id love to get my hands on the custom front fender from the poly 26 site, looks awesome!
Bias I think its a great idea, believe me it wont be as hard as it may seem, only a little over a week in the project and have made a lot of progress
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Chapter 2: Headlight and bracket
Was only 5 days into the project and work on the headlights began. Fabricated a headlight bracket using the existing subframe and creating a housing for the projector lamps. My buddy Joe amongst other things , wonders with metal. After a lot of tweaking finally got them positioned and function correctly. Going to be using an LED strip light underneath the fairing as a daytime running light. End result? Headlights that actually work and look great!
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pictures of headlight and bracket
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Is that a headlight from a Thumpstar?
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No headligthts are not from a thumpstar but 2 projector lights (one main and one dipped) with 40mm lenses. Bracket and headlight housing completely custom made from a sheet of good'old stainless steel ;-)
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Chapter 3: Custom Front Fairing
Was by far one of the most ambitious parts of the project so far. Aim was to create a curvier sportier front fairing whilst retaining the Fazers identity. Covered the little air scoop/vent at the bottom of the fairing to make it more streamlined. Also wanted the mirror swage-line follow through to the bottom of the pannel. After hours of fibre-glassing, filling, drilling, sanding and sculpting the end result speaks for itself. Going to get rid of the stock indicators and replace them with flush mount ones and have an LEd strip under the nose-cone as a DRL.
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Ooh, thats great that matey :D
You are a skilled sprayer then,nice skill to have,along with the workshop.Keep us updated.
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Very impressive, looking forward to seeing it completed :)
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Now that looks like a very good result :thumbup Particularly the nice rounded edge where it meets the lamps. Top work matey
I assume you've already set the lamps up to summat like they should be in regards to beam alignment or is there enough room to do it with the fairing on ?
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nice one.....i like that...old sponge bob is looking a bit dated now.....great to see it finished :D
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:eek Great work m8ty,looks awsome so far :)
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Wow
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Chapter 4: Final paint job/detailing.
Deciding a theme and a colour for the bike was quite challenging. After a lot of back and forth discussion with the team, Paula, the artist of our team suggested Camaro yellow aka bumblebee from the Transformers movie. I was quite adamant that we had a stripe running down the tank and into the fairings to give it a sporty and racy look. We went for a slightly custom paint based on a Maserati yellow with a pearlescent fleck and several layers of lacquer to give it a deep gloss finish. For the stripes we went for a deep black taxi black and this was used on the custom logos of which we had stencils made. The pictures really don't do it justice but my bud Joe really knows how to work a paint-gun especially when he's tipsy!
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Chapter 4: Final paint job/detailing.
Deciding a theme and a colour for the bike was quite challenging. After a lot of back and forth discussion with the team, Paula, the artist of our team suggested Camaro yellow aka bumblebee from the Transformers movie. I was quite adamant that we had a stripe running down the tank and into the fairings to give it a sporty and racy look. We went for a slightly custom paint based on a Maserati yellow with a pearlescent fleck and several layers of lacquer to give it a deep gloss finish. For the stripes we went for a deep black taxi black and this was used on the custom logos of which we had stencils made. The pictures really don't do it justice but my bud Joe really knows how to work a paint-gun especially when he's tipsy!
your teasing us now...................we want to see the pictures :) :) :) :) :)
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great job, you've ruined that garden chair though :rolleyes
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Apologies, ive been trying to upload the images to no avail, I'll try again later ;)
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Apologies, ive been trying to upload the images to no avail, I'll try again later ;)
ah......iam having trouble with pictures aswell.....thought it might have been my end :\
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Apologies, ive been trying to upload the images to no avail, I'll try again later ;)
ah......iam having trouble with pictures aswell.....thought it might have been my end :
Is everybody having issues with uploads?
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This is my fav thread so far. Nice work.
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Thank you guys for your interest and patience, hopefully when the site is fixed i can post the pics of the final stages of the build. Been a hard 2 weeks but we just about scraped the deadline. Just making a few tweaks here and there, keep you posted ;)
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I take it that your avatar is a sneak preview Darth ... nice :b
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Just out of curiosity how much did the projectors cost you? And are they the mini type? Been thinking about somehow installing some to mine for sometime now, you just showed me its possible!
Great work mate, can't wait to see the finished pics! :)
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Just out of curiosity how much did the projectors cost you? And are they the mini type? Been thinking about somehow installing some to mine for sometime now, you just showed me its possible!
Great work mate, can't wait to see the finished pics! :)
Yes they are mini projector lights and they work great, they work out roughly £45 each and they're well worth it!
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Where are these pictures? Getting impatient now :)
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Pictures as requested, enjoy ;-)
Stencilling, Masking and Painting details/logos/stripes
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Finished article...well almost :D
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continued...
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that looks excellent and well worth the wait.....nice colour and the stripe looks brill....fantastic job....are you going to continue the stripe along the front mudguard or would it look a bit to busy ?
give yourself a gold star for this one :D
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How are those pic coming along.... Really really want to see them! Looks like an amazing project done with the skill and respect a gazer deserves....
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Love the paintwork :)
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Can't wait to see the finished bike :)
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Thanks for the comments guys, appreciate the patience just waiting on a few last bits to arrive and she will be complete for the grand unveiling ;-)
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Mate, great job! Love the paint job and lights! Looking into a headlight mod myself, I will let you know if it works out, but uses projector lamps and the standard headlight! Should be a fun little project!
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Very nice indeed.
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Very nice, needs a large jackup kit on it imo :D
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Thanks for the compliments guys :D looking forward in seeing the outcome of your project blue_faz600 ;-) and Fazer Jake, you read my mind, which size would you recommend as they go anywhere from 5mm to 40mm, judging by what i've read on this forum 25mm seems to be the best option?
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That is lovely, very nice work...... :)
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Colour is spot on and the contrast with with gloss black on the tank and rear really stands out. Personally I'm not keen on any aftermarket fairings, I've never seen one that blends in with the rest of the plastic that well. Would much rather see the engine with a few polished bits thrown in there and stainless bolts etc. But that's just personal preference. The attention you've lavished on this puts most of our (now) tired FZS's to shame :)
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What fairing have you used, I've been trying to find some for mine
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is that a merc in the background?
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love the result m8
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Some pictures with the headlights running :D
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Wow
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Fantastic! Well done man
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Amazing work! Thanks for posting.
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awesome look.
How bright are the lights - on a par with the standard?
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Thanks for this..... :rolleyes
This looks absolutely awesome by the way.... but now my missus wants ours to look like that :eek
aint got noooo chance!
great work.... its fantastic !
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*After taking it down some twisty country roads at night i can honestly say that the headlights are far superior to the stock ones, they're standard philips 55w bulbs but can be upgraded to 60w so there's always room for improvements.
*The lower fairings are made by a company called skidmarx
*Just installed a 25mm jack-up kit, handles better in the corners and sets the bike of nicely.
*Regarding Petski's comments i struggled a lot in deciding whether or not to put the fairing back on as it looked great without it.
*Well Ton 13, if you ever fancy having something similar done to your bike pop down to Morris Ave Garage in East-London and ask for Joe, guy is a magician, its no wonder why we call him Merlin ;)
Also is anyone going down to the Brighton burn up this weekend? would be nice to meet a few fellow foccers ;-)
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DarthFazer, that's an awesome looking Fazer, wow. I'm going to be at the Brighton burn up, there's no mistaking your bike so I should be able to spot you! If you want to trade contact details though, please pm or email me. Would be really cool to see your Fazer up close!
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What bike is the side fairing from? mine needs a bit of tarting up
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How dim are the lights - on a par with the standard?
Corrected that for you :look
That looks ace :thumbup Wasn't convinced with the small lights in the middle, but with it all painted up it looks pretty damn nice :)
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thats the biggest pile of crap i've ever seen.
not really, its a really nice job, but its about time for a negative comment for a change!!!
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How dim are the lights - on a par with the standard?
Corrected that for you :look
That looks ace :thumbup Wasn't convinced with the small lights in the middle, but with it all painted up it looks pretty damn nice :)
cheers Lawrence.
Not sure about how bright the Fazers lights are - its the only bike Ive had and seems good for me.
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finally someone has made a reliable ducati then !!!!
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Amazing job that mate! Well done..... How long did it take you in the end start to finish? :faz :faz
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Amazing job that mate! Well done..... How long did it take you in the end start to finish? :faz :faz
2 weeks, 2 weekends and around 4 hours every evening after work, was alot f fun and well worth it ;-)
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have you got any pics without the lower fairings on?
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;)
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BEST FAZER ACCESSORY EVER!! :eek
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and where can i get this 'accesory' from im sure it aint a cheap part :D
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now you're talking! :eek
i thought the fazer 'owl' accesory was top banana until i seen these pics
theres no way my missus is gonna be posing on my bike
im still gonna ask her though :b
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[font=]Looks great but I imagine very high maintenance, would have to do a full strip and rebuild before every ride...... OK, sorry that second bit was too far.[/font]
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How to make your bike as tempramental as a Ducati...
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now thats what i call a left rear view mirror excellent job all round there great looking bike..
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nice job m8 may need to chat about mine if i ever get my head light mod done :'(
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nice job m8 may need to chat about mine if i ever get my head light mod done :'(
anytime bud
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Well i know i hoyt ya old back plate but thats a hell of a replacement ... 8)
Was going to mention a box but prob get in trouble :lol
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Looks awesome! Where did you find the full bodywork kit? I'm tempted to try something similar myself now! :rollin