Afternoon...

I got my '03 Fazer in January and as the MOT is due in a few weeks was going through the checks listed in the Haynes manual.  The only 2 things that came up were these: -

1) "Check that the rear brake torque arm is secure and that its fasteners are secured by self-locking nuts or castellated nuts with split-pins or R-pins" - I can't be sure these are nylon lock nuts but as the bike previously passed all its other MOTs and the nuts looks like they've been on since the bike was made I'm sure it's OK.  Anyone else had any problems with this, any way to check the nuts to verify?

2) "With the wheel off the ground, apply the brake then free it off, and check that the wheel is able to revolve without brake drag" - There is a slight hiss of the pads touching the disc when the brakes are off i.e. the wheel isn't totally free but will spin about 2 times with a push.  There's "drag" but it's very minimal and there's obviously no actual braking taking place in normal riding conditions.  Are the pads meant to be completely free of the disc or is this slight "hiss" acceptable?

Cheers...Buzz

Hi folks,

After my mishap I'm in need of a replacement front fender.  I can see that sd1 is breaking his '98 but will this fit my '03?

A few pics of how the front of my bike's currently looking 

Cheers..Buzz

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Morning, fellow Grease-monkeys!!


My new bike is coming to live with me on Saturday but as there's no cosy garage in which to rest her weary head she'll be shackled to a lamp post outside my flat.  I know from bitter experience with every Ebay cycle cover I've bought in the past 10 years that they disintergrate/split/leak so has anyone got one that's really good?


I can see ones from £20-£100 that all claim to work miracles/make the tea/clean the bike while you sleep but I trust noone on review sites!

Something like this?

Any recommendations from the poor garageless people out there?



Cheers...Buzz