Surely all you would need from your present insurer is proof of 'No previous or pending claims' for any given period even if no NCD had been attached to  the old policy. The new insurer would then be able to offer the discount, if applicable.

The youngest Fazer thou will now be 13 years old so if you want something younger it will have fuel injection, something younger still will also come with all the electronic 'rider aid gadgets' which to me are unnecessary and WILL go expensively wrong sooner or later.  Unless you want another old bike from a different manufacturer or pay 10 grand for a new one, there is no viable alternative to the FZS1000. I am a bit biased as I have 2 of them, one for Summer, and one for Winter which has covered 156,000 miles and the only thing that has gone wrong with it was the electronic alarm [I had it fitted from new] It did last for 16 years though before it had to be removed. Reasonably cheap to buy, very easy to work on[once the AIS has been binned]  Lots of low and midrange grunt, stable handling, fine brakes, fuel efficient[so long as its not thrashed obviously], comfortable, and last but certainly not least is the glitch free fuelling from the carbs. I also have fuel injected bikes and at low revs the throttle is like a switch and can be imprecise and jerky [especially on big twins] probably the reason for 'riding modes', I suspect they can't get the fuelling right and please Euro 4 regs. On this forum we all appreciate Fazers and for good reason, I for one consider the fzs1000 as one of the best bikes I have ever owned. The only new bike that has come close to loosening my wallet is the current Kawasaki Z1000R, but I would still keep at least one of my Fazers.

Very nice. Poor old FZS is now relegated to the back of the shed. Out of curiosity, what make of front tyre is on the FZS? The tread pattern looks like it's fitted the wrong way round.

HI, never had to claim for a bike but what are peoples experiences? Do they pay anywhere near the agreed value, how much are they to buy back?

 
If you have taken out 'Agreed Value' insurance [with photographic evidence], then that is what should be paid out, you may have paid extra for it.

This post is tagged as 'new', but is 9 months old!...... What the hell is 'Roletta'???

Why is there 13 front disc bolts?  [6.5 each ]

Agreed, they are a hard act to follow, Ive had mine from new, other bikes have come and gone but can't seem to be able to part with the Gen 1 even after 146,000 miles.

Last model with the black engine and frame, very low miles. What do I need to check for on these models when buying secondhand, any info would be a great help.  Many thanks.

Is it the silver one for sale in loughborough?

Good luck with that quest. You may be better off going onto a zxr600r site and ask if some one, after having bought a Fazer on a whim would like to swap.

So far my Fazer 1000 has been reliable enough, Ive owned it from new, done all of the servicing myself [its very easy to work on]. It retains ALL of the original suspension and ALL bearings [including wheel and steering brgs] apart from one drive side swing arm bearing which I replaced after only 25000 miles.I have recently replaced the throttle cables as one was frayed. Speaking of cables, I no longer use exup cables as they only lasted 30000 each.I have 'fallen off' many times and can generally bend it back into shape and although it no longer has a fairing I use it mainly through the winter to save my other bikes getting covered in salt.I have never commuted,I only ever ride for pleasure and have now travelled just over 144000 miles on it, its just run in!!!

I had the same problem of a sweating brake reservoir hose on a Ducati when I replaced the hose with automotive hose. It only sweated over the winter period,parked up in a concrete garage- no problem in the warm weather.

pm sent, [I hope].