Author Topic: Hi again Foccers + knee down pic (Read 4236 times)

Fuzzy · « **on:** 26 June 2014, 11:56:10 pm »

Last time I checked in here, there was a mass genocide of 600s... (yep, that month 3 or 4 Fazers crashed) Hope all has been well since

Have not been on the forum for ages - have had no reason to as my little Fazer has been running like clockwork and after years of tinkering I'm now happy with how it's set-up (plus busy life gets in the way).

Had an awesome day at Brands Hatch recently and wanted to share a cool photo with you guys (I think it is anyway). Held it's own in the intermediate group and plenty of red faced sportsbike riders

HarryHornby · « **Reply #1 on:** 27 June 2014, 07:05:12 am »

NICE......real nice!!!

I certainly won't be anywhere near that sort of angle when I go round there for the ride skills day on Monday!!

fazersharp · « **Reply #2 on:** 27 June 2014, 10:44:48 am »

Looks nice --- do you have standard pegs, as your angle looks very steep yet the pegs are not down,

Fuzzy · « **Reply #3 on:** 27 June 2014, 11:27:57 am »

You'll love it HarryHornby, Brands Hatch is such a nice track, enjoy.

Yes, standard pegs.... believe me, the pegs did go down quite often! The rear ride height is slightly higher than standard though, courtesy of Kebab's R6 shock conversion and it's accompanying shorter dogbones

Frosties · « **Reply #4 on:** 27 June 2014, 11:31:08 am »

Great pics fella. Must have laughed your plums off showing up the Sports bike riders

bigbluebear · « **Reply #5 on:** 27 June 2014, 11:32:05 am »

What the hell is that sticking out the back of your bike in the second picture

Fuzzy · « **Reply #6 on:** 27 June 2014, 11:34:17 am »

Givi Wingrack

Frosties · « **Reply #7 on:** 27 June 2014, 11:35:33 am »

Quote from: bigbluebear on 27 June 2014, 11:32:05 am

What the hell is that sticking out the back of your bike in the second picture

Probably the exhaust of a sports bike he collected when running up the inside on a corner.

slimwilly · « **Reply #8 on:** 27 June 2014, 12:09:37 pm »

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Well done , a very nice picture.

hightower · « **Reply #9 on:** 27 June 2014, 02:20:15 pm »

Ace that, doesn't look much clearance left at all. Bet your tyres have wear all the way across after that?

VNA - BMW Wank · « **Reply #10 on:** 27 June 2014, 06:38:12 pm »

You must have long legs

Fuzzy · « **Reply #11 on:** 27 June 2014, 07:25:36 pm »

Those of you who've met me will know that I'm barely 5'6''.... I always have to get my leathers special order and have a lowered seat

Fuzzy · « **Reply #12 on:** 27 June 2014, 07:28:05 pm »

Quote from: hightower on 27 June 2014, 02:20:15 pm

Ace that, doesn't look much clearance left at all. Bet your tyres have wear all the way across after that?

All the way to the edge of the tyre, on the front and rear. PR3s are very good for a sports touring set

kawasutra · « **Reply #13 on:** 27 June 2014, 09:13:16 pm »

Very nice!

So they don't require you to tape up the headlights at trackdays anymore??

fazersharp · « **Reply #14 on:** 27 June 2014, 09:55:15 pm »

The thing Im not quite getting is that I have scraped my pegs a few times and the lean angle never felt like that, mayme cause yours is jacked up a bit.

kawasutra · « **Reply #15 on:** 27 June 2014, 10:01:14 pm »

Quote from: fazersharp on 27 June 2014, 09:55:15 pm

The thing Im not quite getting is that I have scraped my pegs a few times and the lean angle never felt like that, mayme cause yours is jacked up a bit.

He's hanging off a lot, less lean angle, easier for knee down.

fazersharp · « **Reply #16 on:** 27 June 2014, 10:04:40 pm »

Looks like his BUT CRACK is right in the middle of the seat to me (from here anyway)

Looney tune · « **Reply #17 on:** 27 June 2014, 10:53:19 pm »

Quote from: Fuzzy on 27 June 2014, 07:25:36 pm

Those of you who've met me will know that I'm barely 5'6''.... I always have to get my leathers special order and have a lowered seat

I second that, I was fed up with you looking up my nostrils at the springmeet !!

Great photi pal.

kawasutra · « **Reply #18 on:** 27 June 2014, 10:55:10 pm »

Quote from: Fuzzy on 27 June 2014, 07:25:36 pm

Those of you who've met me will know that I'm barely 5'6''.... I always have to get my leathers special order and have a lowered seat

This gives me hope!! Thanks!

(5'7")

midden · « **Reply #19 on:** 27 June 2014, 11:44:30 pm »

Quote from: fazersharp on 27 June 2014, 09:55:15 pm

The thing Im not quite getting is that I have scraped my pegs a few times and the lean angle never felt like that, mayme cause yours is jacked up a bit.

Perhaps it's hard to imagine the degree of lean when actually on the bike and we all lean further than we imagine

Fuzzy, you have a pm

Fuzzy · « **Reply #20 on:** 27 June 2014, 11:44:41 pm »

Haha, yes key to it is hanging off as much as possible like a monkey (whether you get your knee down or not), otherwise the Fazer will start grinding. I'm also only 10 stone so have to hang off more than somebody heavier for the same effect. Knee down looks cool but it's not essential, I however find it helps me gauge how much lean angle I've got left before grinding the pegs.

And yep, shorts legs know no bounds

Quote from: kawasutra on 27 June 2014, 09:13:16 pm

So they don't require you to tape up the headlights at trackdays anymore??

Doesn't seem it, maybe you only have to if your headlight's got glass lenses

VNA - BMW Wank · « **Reply #21 on:** 29 June 2014, 11:03:08 am »

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I always have to get my leathers special order and have a lowered seat

That's it, I'm off out to cut doon ma seat.

Nope I can never find off the peg leathers that fit, so got a made to measure set of Scott Leathers (top quality and still much cheaper than a lot of the fashionable thin off the peg Italian stuff)

Never felt comfortable sticking ma knee oot. I'll shift ma ass a bit but dig both knees hard into the tank if I'm going quick. See loads of folks pawing the air with their knees and immaculate and unscraped knee sliders when I'm out on my bike, what are they doing?

Anyway well done. Now where's my Stanley knife.