Fazer Owners Club - Unofficial
Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner => Topic started by: squitbit on 27 November 2012, 12:32:55 am
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It's come to the point that having reached 54 years old, I'm getting rid of my beloved Gen 1. It's tatty as hell, battered tank, as it's been a scrote magnet and been hit over while at a standstill a few times. Engine paint affected by salt, split in the seat. 61k miles, engine sound as a pound though. Always serviced by me, don't trust stealers. Decent BT023's, recentish brake pads (Carbon Lorraine A3+). was used day in day out for 66 mile round trip to Bridgend and back until I was on sick for a while. Got a car now and resigned to not having another bike, can't be doing with turning up for work in the winter not being able to feel my hands. It's on a 54 plate, reg'd 2/11/04, mine since then. Would make a great project or winter hack. I'll take 1100 for it and will have a tear in my eye if and when it goes. Located a few miles from Newport in south Wales. One of the triangular plastic bits under the seat is cracked, as is the fairing. Top of the range DID chain fitted with new sprockets I've got a spare tank, on the way to being prepped for spraying the right blue (it's deep purplish blue metallic), it has a Pyramid hugger plus a spare carbon look one, R6 shock mod, still got the original. Ivanised (SO version, fitted by Mike in 2005). AIS has been removed. Renthal bars, clutch lever is a bit of a botch as I keep getting sent the wrong ones, but works OK. I've also got a new genuine Yamaha oil filter to throw in and another screen (has a blue iridium one fitted). I have some decent quality clothing as well but that's not part of any deal. Pics available on request. Oh, MOT'd till April, currently on SORN.
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Not worth getting rid of really. Leave it in the shed until sping and you will get another cheap 6 months of fun and cheap commute before you have to think about selling it again or buying warmer gloves.
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I agree with PaulSmith....if its as tatty as you say it is with that kind of mileage its probably worth keeping for weekend blasts. The bike itself is not that old but the condition you have descibed is not selling it well as it sounds like winter project or even a winter hack, although at £1,100 it is priced per condition I think.....maybe best posting some pictures
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An other option would be to strip it for parts and sell it like that on her or Ebay.
It might take longer but you might make more money that way.
there as some good parts on it still.
jools
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Keep the bike for fun. I am 55 years old and only now ride when I feel like it but I am still doing 3000 miles a year.
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Are you kidding, :eek I'm 56 and have absolutely no intention of giving up the best freedom you can have, despite a dodgy leg and shoulder.
As long as I can push it out of the garage and throw my leg over it :)
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sell it and go down the british legion and have a pint
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My dad only passsed his test 3 yrs ago when he was 63 he now has a GSX1250F and so far has done about 6000 a year so theres is hope for everyone!! :)
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Its the bikers equivalent of an old pair of shoes, looks like crap but the best you will ever have - keep her she owes you nothing and theres always another sunny day..
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If the age old adage "your only as old as the woman you feel"...is applied to bikes...its all in the mind. There is no age to give up biking. I have toured europe with guys in their 70s, who have no thoughts of giving up biking.I also think of Viv, a married woman in her late fifties who merrily ventured forth into her first ( of several) euro tours without a moments thought on her FZS600...its not beyond anyone.
My advice is to lay the bike up, wait for the first warm bright spring day next year , then all these thoughts will vanish !
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Totally agree with everyone, DON'T SELL IT, you will regret it, it owes you nothing, I have just bought a new Fazer 8 as I have arthritis in my hip and could no longer manage the weight of FZ1S after two brilliant years. Now loosening up and feeling like a proper Fazer.
[/size][/color]Been riding litre sports bikes for the last 10 years and thought I'd hate going back to a "smaller" one, but so far loving it.[/font] 8)
[/size][/color]Believe me I am a lot older than you and hope the day is long off when I have to give up, my neighbour was still riding his into his 80's and I currently have a friend in his mid seventies who is still enjoying his bike.[/font]
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Agree with all the above, give up the riding through the winter if you must (and I fail to see the attraction of that tbh) but keep her for the return of Spring.
Not long now - the shortest day is just over a week away and the days will start to get brighter and warmer....well brighter anyway! :)
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Keep it and get some heated gloves :D
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I've been riding since I was 12 and hope to go on till in unable to handle the weight of a bike (47 now and still think I'm 20)
I'm more risk averse now than then but it doesn't stop me making progress :lol
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I am 55 today and really pissed off 'cos it's pissing down and blowing a gale that means it's not really a sound plan to go for a spin on my "other bike", an Aprilia RSV-R.
The fact that it's probably the slowest ridden RSV in the UK does not bother me one little bit, because when I am out on it I truly am Max Biaggi (or at least a tall, fat, old version from South Wales, Dai Biaggi)
The point is, I can't imagine a time when I won't want to feel like Max Biaggi now and again.
For fecks sake don't sell it, keep it in the shed, go and sit on it and talk to it (we all do that don't we?!) now and again and go out on the days you feel like a spin and be your Max Biaggi.
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Can't believe you would sell a bike because you are 54, didn't buy my gen 1 untill i was 59. 6 years later i am still thrashing it and loving every minute.
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i do that same trek every day, its not cold in my transit :lol keep the bike for summer we live in motorcycle heaven, brecon etc etc etc etc, 8)
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A guy was still racing a 125 at the TT aged 72!! You're a youngster! Biking keeps you alive. If you sell, I can tell you, you will regret it. I once sold a bike because of pressure from the wife. I lasted 4 months, before I had to get another one. Bigger and faster. Get yourself a cheap motor runaround for winter.
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I lasted 4 months, before I had to get another one. Bigger and faster. [size=78%] [/size]
Wife or Bike?
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I lasted 4 months, before I had to get another one. Bigger and faster.
Wife or Bike?
ha ha ha!! :rollin I couldn't find a buyer for the wife on ebay, so I'm stuck with her. Waiting for better times, then I'll send her to a plastic surgeon for an overhaul.
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If Devilsyam and Falcon could turn their hand to cosmetic surgery on wives instead Fazers they could be on a real winner. :lol
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:eek :eek :rollin
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I shudder to think what sort of makeover Luke would come up with ... ;)
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:lol What Mike said.
Yes... For Luke. She should be tattood from head to foot, mirror blanking horns of bling down her spine, and glass windows near the entry points so you can see whats happening on the inside.
Mike would probabley do a performance enhansing vagina tuck and improve lubrication. :rollin
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:lol What Mike said.
Yes... For Luke. She should be tattood from head to foot, mirror blanking horns of bling down her spine, and glass windows near the entry points so you can see whats happening on the inside.
Mike would probabley do a performance enhansing vagina tuck and improve lubrication. :rollin
Hahahahaha! Funniest forum post this year!
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Nope, I'd probably make sure the suspenders were right, first ... then check out how she handles in oven gloves. :lol
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I am 59 and cant wait for the better weather to get back on the Welsh roads- best roads in the country
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I am 59 and cant wait for the better weather to get back on the Welsh roads- best roads in the country
Never been to Scotland then? All roads are good when the suns shining, you are in the zone and your on a fazer..
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yes nothing better than driving in the zone. watch how you go. :rollin
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Don't be sad for the years that flow ! To stop them, unfortunately, there is only one alternative, and no one likes it...
My previous bike was a FZS600 and the day i went to take her home i said to my wife "well, don't worry, that will be the last of my life...". I was 38 y.o. at that time.
Before, i had a GSX600, a GSX400FWS Suzuki, a Honda CBX125 and some fiftys.
Now i'm 48 and i ride a stunning FZS1000, bought after two ribs broken in a crash with the little FZS600. In my motoclub there are many seniors. The oldest is 73, and does ride curves like a 23 yo guy. Believe me, not a good idea dispose or sell your bike. Suddenly after, you would buy another. ;)
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been there done that tried em all well most on me 5th fazer 1000 nowt to beat it in my opinion tick all the boxes
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:) Hi There,
I find it funny (bit strange) that when we are quite young we want to be older, when we are a bit older we wish we were young again and when we get to be quite old (in our own minds only) we kind of brag about it :lol
Keep the Bike, the Gen 1 is the best out there! Get her cleaned up and looking good again, regain the pride you should never have lost, ride it for fun when you want to, live your life every day, this sure ain't no rehearsal :lol
Why do I post this stuff .. well me being the boring old fart that some may think I am (I don't care 8) ) .. I hope to influence the thinking of all and any out there who might be talking about being Old and giving up on Bikes.
I started on Bikes in 1956, had over 50 bikes so far (lost count now) all sorts and everything. I've now got more metal joints inside me than the Blackpool Tower (Galloping Arthritis) Can't feel 99% safe trying to handle a big sols bike like I once did .. even more so when standing still. I'm not completely daft .. so I reverted to three wheels (A One Off Special High Performance Sidecar Outfit, The Spanish Dancer :b )
Ridden Bikes all over the world, good adventures, best hobby, nice leisure time, international camaraderie and so on .. and my better half joins in too .. it helps with the petrol costs ;)
My advice .. Keep the Bike (My Boy)
Stay Safe. Trev. The Polar Bear (Now in my 74th year and still dancing in the mountains, gasp, grunt, fart :rolleyes )
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Met a guy on a rideout the other weekend riding a BMW 1200 naked, I just sat down and we started talking about our bikes. It turns out that this guy had been riding since he was 16, and had no intention of giving it up. He said his dream was to get on his bike on his 100th birthday,and do 100 mph. He's got a while to go yet he was only 73!
Salt of the earth biker, every respect for him!
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I am 59 and cant wait for the better weather to get back on the Welsh roads- best roads in the country
Amen brother.
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Sounds like you may have other issues that need to be addressed first. If your having to sell to fund a different form of transport to get to work, due to years of riding in all weathers then fair enough, but if its purely because you think your to old, well, someone needs to give you a big hug, and a big slap on the ass and tell you to carry on enjoying life, to me, the day I physically can't ride a bike, is the day ill text the devil to pick me up. Hope you get your mojo back soon.
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When I was a lot younger I rode all year round because I had no choice-couldnt afford a car & bus was infrequent & slow with a 30 mile round trip to work each day. I suppose if you have to economise & only have one means of transport then i can understand getting rid of your Fazer. But if its only because you think youre past it then maybe you should re-assesss your life.54 isnt old these days but if you get into the mindset then you will only travel one way-downhill!
Not many of my old biking buddies are still riding but I do get out with a few younger ones now & again and when you swing a leg over the faithful steed & push the start button-well the years roll back & with your visor down & the wind blowing who cares? Guess what im trying to say is Ride for Pleasure-every day is an opportunity to live life to the full. Good luck to you!