Date: 28-10-25  Time: 10:55 am

Author Topic: Gen 1 Fazer Forks Compression Damper Adjusters Seized?  (Read 976 times)

oldninjaron

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Gen 1 Fazer Forks Compression Damper Adjusters Seized?
« on: 05 August 2020, 08:51:21 am »
Seen a lot of reports of these seizing up, I guess more than regular lube would prevent this.  I bought my first Fazer only to find that both were seized.  Given that in many ways this bike has been described as a very good package/collection of parts most of which works very well, I was very surprised how difficult it was to locate other bikes that might be suitable donors given that Yamaha does not list these adjusters as separate parts - you want new, purchase a complete lower fork leg!
If you are lucky you might be able de-seize them, hours of fun.  One day trawling internet/e-bay spotted forks from FZR1000 and it looked very much like they had same adjusters - bit the bullet bought second hand lower leg with working adjuster - same dimensions, it fits........
I guess just in case buy and fit a pair of these - winner.
If somebody already has discovered and reported this then no harm done but if not, great, hope it helps somebody.

Gnasher

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Re: Gen 1 Fazer Forks Compression Damper Adjusters Seized?
« Reply #1 on: 05 August 2020, 09:18:30 am »
Check this thread and my reply at the bottom

http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php?topic=1304.0

or you go this route, from memory these off the R1 should be a straight fit https://store.ktechsuspension.com/front-fork-compression-flow-control-valves-kyb-1-5mm-20k-fcv-kyb-1.html?find=yamaha-yzf-r1-2003-218286 but you'd need to check. 

oldninjaron

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Re: Gen 1 Fazer Forks Compression Damper Adjusters Seized?
« Reply #2 on: 05 August 2020, 09:36:21 am »
That's great that there are other options, cheers.

b1k3rdude

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Re: Gen 1 Fazer Forks Compression Damper Adjusters Seized?
« Reply #3 on: 05 August 2020, 10:37:06 am »
Check this thread and my reply at the bottom
We need a like/vote button, Gnasher is more that just the foc-u brake doctor, more like foc-u font-o-knowledge.