Nothing to do with me whatsoever , just one I came across while searching for my next Fazer 


And almost as far away from you as could be, but....it's cheap!


http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/yamaha-fazer-1000/1051847340


Jonesy

For anyone interested, I have met Terry in person and viewed this bike in the flesh,  it is in really nice condition with a very sweet engine and Terry is a very nice chap. Anyone looking for a great condition box eye with low miles then this bike is definitely worth a look, I was very tempted but have an itch for a Foxeye after owning 4 x boxeyes


Best


Gareth

I've had 4 x FZS 600 and changed the can on all of them, if it is just the end can you mean then my observations are thus:


Best looking - ART endcan, especially colour coded, but not often seen secondhand nowadays, easy to fit, slides on/off the link pipe very simply, didn't have removable baffle but never had an issue at MOT, was nice sounding


Best quality - Scorpion, not the cheapest but again easy to fit, sounded nice and had a removable baffle so no worries at MOT time


Least fave - Fuel endcan - not the easiest to fit (for me at least) and quite loud even with the baffle in, not my personal favourite as didn't like the looks of it much either


Best value - £89 380mm stubby jobbies from eBay , easy to fit , sounded great, had a removable baffle and looked okay as well


Fitting is pretty much take the original can and connected pipe off, clean joints etc, add gasket (although I didn't always bother). Fit new link pipe, fit can to pipe, line up with bracket, tighten everything up and off you go, about an hour or so max for me and I'm not very technical


Of course if you are looking to replace the whole system that is a different kettle of peanuts that I am sure someone else can help you with


Jonesy

BCF, makes me laugh, a lot of wind up merchants and not a place for the faint hearted.........




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Fitted my new eBay £99 380mm not quite a stubby endcan (easy fit, seems good quality and sounds very nice) and then rode the estuary / coast road in glorious sunshine from Exeter down to Babbacombe, thru Starcross, Dawlish and Teignmouth to meet an old buddy for coffee, then blasted back up the A380.....nice day.


Jonesy

Now sorted, thanks to everyone who pm'd me.


Didn't quite get what I wanted as nothing local and desperate for a bike while I am on hols, so in the end I got:


Gold 99 FZS600, 16k miles, service history, taxed and MOT till next March, not mint by any means but no rust just a few marks and rides perfectly, all for £1100 which I am very happy with.


Plan to keep as is apart from putting on a cheap endcan, ride it till next March, put a new MOT on it, sell it and then look again for the mint foxeye I really want


All the best


Jonesthesteam

do you come over to west wales occasionally? i have a reasonable standard boxeye but it's developed a stutt-tt-er when i give it some gas. off to scotland for the next coupla weeks but i'll be trying to sort it when i come back. 25000 on the clock.

Wales not out of the question for location but looking to get one with no issues and a little lower on miles if possible, but thanks anyway and good luck.


Gareth

Hey jones good to have you back anyway, allot o choice out there but you still choose fazer,


Good luck with the hunt.


Im seriously tempted to sell mine sometimes but only so i can get a thou & i dont have the extra dosh to make the move on a decent thou so ill sit tight for now, plus ive spent a wee bit on it that ill never get back.


Plenty fazers out there mate.


Cheers


Fras

Thanks



Will be my 4th if I can find a good one, plenty turning up on eBay etc but all the other end of the country, sods bloody law !


Jonesy

Okay, so recently sold my lovely mint Boxeye to pay a vets bill, in the short term I dabbled with a cheap super moto thingy which whilst great fun on the back roads wasn't really up to any long trips...so that's now sold and I am looking for my next bike, preferably a Fazer. I am a bit fussy as it will only be a sunny sunday toy, so am looking for:


600
Late Boxeye or early foxeye
Low miles, under 20k
No rust / corrosion
No broken plastics
MOT
Some recent service history would be nice
Excellent condition
HPI clear


I am based in Devon but can travel within the South West within reason, I am actively looking so may not be bikeless for long so if you do have or know of anything suitable message me ASAP, I will check in regularly and update this post if sorted.


Budget is up to @£1700 (no higher)


Thanks in advance

I think it comes with lots of jazzy stuff as standard, KTM plastics,  yammy 660 engine , good suspension, renthals and looks only a mother could love 

A large vets bill has led to the reluctant sale of my mint FZS600, got near to the full asking price and with the cash left over after paying the bill have ended up with an MZ Mastiff 660 supermoto thingy!


Fugly to look at but I quite like it, and should be great for the back roads of Devon.


Have had 3 x Fazers so far and in a perfect world would have one plus the Mastiff, who knows...maybe later


Anyhows just wanted to say thanks to all the people on this forum, whenever I have had a question it rec'd lots of helpful replies and hopefully I have also helped others a bit when able.


Pretty sure I'll be back again sometime in the future when finances allow


Now off to scare some of the yokels!


Jonesy

http://www.bldgroup.co.uk/service-repairs/motorcycle-delivery/

I would second BLD, used them to collect a bike from Chester to Devon, not the cheapest at @£130 and you need to bear in mind they do collections etc when they have other jobs in the area so you cannot specify a day but their customer service and delivery team were excellent at keeping me informed throughout, their van was also covered and well set up for transporting bikes. Overall I highly recommend.


Jonesy

I check mine before every ride (saying that I only go out when the weathers nice!), I had two new tyres fitted this year and usually find the front is down a couple of PSI whilst the rear is always the same, not sure why this is? - I have a good foot pump with a fitted gauge in the garage so its easy to do


Jonesy