Ok thanks all, that put my mind at ease. Cheers

You've got nothing to lose at all by doing that, i would've thought it might be better if the rubbers were warm, but it probably doesn't really matter.

Ok thanks, I will smooth some into the cracks tonight then before sun goes down then it has all night to cure.

Thanks very much for those posts, I will crack on with this advise at the weekend when i have plenty of time and hopefully find out why it is slipping, it's a real pain in the arse.

Just wanted to ask if anyone had problems parking the bike at work? When i got my fazer 6 weeks ago, i parked it in the work car park around the back of the building, its a small car park but its for employees. I was asked by a manager not to park there because the bike takes a car space away from a car driver and was asked if i could park in the warehouse yard where some other employees park their car. It was suggested i park next to a big rubbish container. There is no car parking space there and i was a bit worried that when the binmen come to empty that my bike might get damaged. So i parked instead in an end spot where there is a gap between 2 spaces, but no actual extra bay. I came out of work on friday and there was a note on my bike saying do not park there again.
How would all you feel about this if it were you?

Well summer is approaching. What do you all wear on your feet when riding in hot summer weather? Any boot recommendations less than £150?

I took my bike out for a quick ride today and decided to have a look at the engine oil level 20 minutes after i got back home. This first pic is the oil level window and the second is inside the oil filler cap. looks a bit dry?

Details window

window

Details oil filler cap

oil filler cap

Adjusted the clutch cable, oiled the chain, checked my lights and had a bit of a clean up.

Thanks for all the suggestions on the forks and the mystery thing under the seat    since it seems caked in oil and grime i think it could be to do with a scottoiler as suggested, so I will see if i can remove it.
I will try the wire brush drill bits and se how they go and try to clean them up with those or fine emery paper if the wire brush is not good on mine. Thanks for your help and suggestions 

I know it looks daft but photos are right.  There is a mod in which you can do to have both lights lit on the main beam.

thanks, yes it does seem odd to have only one main light as the headlight, but thanks for clarifying that for me. All I need to do tomorrow is get a bulb for the missing one in the taillight and i will be sorted for lights 

Thanks for this, i will go and have a look at the cheap tankbag, if seems decent quality i might get one, take the load off my back 

Nah I am used to it, high fibre diet 

Thank you both. I am originally from Sutton, South London, but moved to Medway 2 years ago to be in the land of oast houses