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General => Introduction => Topic started by: triker on 15 October 2012, 11:26:40 pm

Title: 1st Fazer
Post by: triker on 15 October 2012, 11:26:40 pm
Hi, I'm new to your forum.
Have a 2001 bike that needs tidying up.
Rear caliper needs changing (trx850 mod) to be done  :D
New brake lines
General tidying.
Let the fun begin.
 
 
 
 
Title: Re: 1st Fazer
Post by: andybesy on 16 October 2012, 12:29:32 am

Congrats on your first fazer :) Have fun.


I'm on my first one too and have quickly become quite attached to it. Great bikes.
Title: Re: 1st Fazer
Post by: Dave48 on 16 October 2012, 06:59:54 pm
Welcome & enjoy! :lol
Title: Re: 1st Fazer
Post by: taylor on 16 October 2012, 07:09:57 pm
great bike the same as what i got, have fun m8
Title: Re: 1st Fazer
Post by: clayt74 on 16 October 2012, 08:04:39 pm
I normally ride every day  but due to working away I hadn't ridden for nearly 3 weeks!!!
Rode it on Monday and she felt like a new bike and god did she make me grin!!! My fazer that is!
Enjoy it matey
They are the best of fun any which way you ride em
Title: Re: 1st Fazer
Post by: bwizz on 18 October 2012, 08:37:36 pm
Good choice welcome, brakes are very good when the calipers are not seized. my thou back brake is slightly more sensitive ,but not much between the two types,
Title: Re: 1st Fazer
Post by: triker on 18 October 2012, 09:41:00 pm
 That was fun took the exhaust header off,  I was very worried I was going to shear a stud.                    :eek Eventually came off ok.
The oil filter was a different matter. It seemed to have become part of the bike. Gave up with my nice steel loop filter remove and resorted to driving a screwdriver through the filter, then standing (well nearly) on it. Filter 0 me 1  :lol
Now should I paint the exhaust or invest in a stainless. £175 sound right?
Next the suspension, strip check and grease the rear swing arm bearings etc. Got to be a 2 lager job?
Cheers chaps and chapesses
Title: Re: 1st Fazer
Post by: phillywilly on 19 October 2012, 08:36:01 pm
That was fun took the exhaust header off,  I was very worried I was going to shear a stud.                    :eek Eventually came off ok.
The oil filter was a different matter. It seemed to have become part of the bike. Gave up with my nice steel loop filter remove and resorted to driving a screwdriver through the filter, then standing (well nearly) on it. Filter 0 me 1  :lol
Now should I paint the exhaust or invest in a stainless. £175 sound right?
Next the suspension, strip check and grease the rear swing arm bearings etc. Got to be a 2 lager job?
Cheers chaps and chapesses




hi triker and welcome along, by the way can someone tell me how to grease the swing arm bearing ,can you do it with the back wheel off and swing arm in situ ? or do you have to drop the swingarm ? and how often do you do it ?, each time you put a new chain and sprocket on ? ...any way sorry for hi jacking your thread triker 

Title: Re: 1st Fazer
Post by: triker on 20 October 2012, 10:34:56 pm
Hi Swing arm bearings.
Remove rear wheel, take brake pipe fixings off swingarm. Hang up your caliper on the footrest to keep it out the way. Remove chain guard.  Remove shock absorber bolts and connection to swing arm. Undo the swing arm bolt (under dust covers this is very tight!) pull or drift out and remove shocker and swing arm. The shock assembly has 6 bearings to grease, Swing arm just 2.  Mine were dryish and needed a grease,  guess they have never been done.
Haynes manual a help :lol
Hope that helps......
Title: Re: 1st Fazer
Post by: Andy FZS on 21 October 2012, 12:02:19 am
Hmm I keep saying I'm going to grease my swinging arm when the weather turns bad but I keep using the bike just to put it off.

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Title: Re: 1st Fazer
Post by: JZS 600 on 25 October 2012, 06:20:12 pm
I'm hoping you can keep the rear shock linkage intact when taking the swing arm bearing....