Got the Fazer back from the workshop today.

[Bimbam]

Hi. I had this troipc 3 weeks ago.: http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,21967.0.html , about lots of gasolin from the carburetors.
I got the bike from the workshop today, and they had quite a job with almost all of the carburetor gaskets
I got the valves checked, new gaskets, balancing and carburetor adjustment.
The adjustment was needed, i have KN filter and an aftermarked can.
It runs very nicely now and the price was 533 euro or 459 GBP.
Have a nice day

[Disorderlypunk]

parts prices seem about the same as in uk
the labour cost is what scares me thats why i do it all myself
and all that cost for just float bowl gaskets and a carb clean

[Bimbam]

I think the price i very fair. No probs from me.

[Bretty]

Fair play! Personally I would have bought 4 services kits (4x£14), a Haynes manual (£10), and a set of carb balancing gauges (£50).
Do the job, then sell the gauges on a well known auction site. My bike with scorpion exhaust and K&N filter runs  great on standard jets and settings.

[JoeyMcEssex]

£460
 jeez my fazer only cost me £550?

[joebloggs]

Yeah I'd be focin mad if I got that bill. Local garage £120 to shim and balance carbs, £60 to strip and rebuild carbs inc setting float heights. Foc me I'd have change for a pair of tyre's

[Bimbam]

 

[Bimbam]

a 1998 Fazer i Denmark cost about 3.500 GBP.

[Bretty]

My 2000 with 26,000miles on the clock cost me £825. :-) The best £825 I ever spent! :-)

[JoeyMcEssex]

 £3500 for an FZS ?  looks like a business opportunity for someone!!

[tommyardin]

£3500 for an FZS ?  looks like a business opportunity for someone!!

Don't they have to be left hand drive for Denmark 

[Fazer99]

£3500 for an FZS ?  looks like a business opportunity for someone!!

Don't they have to be left hand drive for Denmark 

Thats an easy fix, just replace the handlbars one of these 

[JoeyMcEssex]

And I know a geezer who can get a deal on them left hand drive ones 

[Bretty]

I gotta say I like the righthand drive bikes! It's the best thing about riding in Europe. Oncoming bikers wave and if you overtake a bike on his right, he'll wave at you with his foot.


In the UK you just get the 'nod'. Although no one bothers in London.

[fazersharp]

I gotta say I like the righthand drive bikes! It's the best thing about riding in Europe. Oncoming bikers wave and if you overtake a bike on his right, he'll wave at you with his foot.
In the UK you just get the 'nod'. Although no one bothers in London.

I always understood the "foot wave" was --- ok mate go past me
The foot out, tells him I know he is there and I have seen him and actually want him to go past. And for us here its the right foot out rather than take your right hand off the throttle 

[tommyardin]

£3500 for an FZS ?  looks like a business opportunity for someone!!

Don't they have to be left hand drive for Denmark 

Thats an easy fix, just replace the handlbars one of these 

Going to USA end of April where you get them left hooker bars I might buy some.

[Fazer99]

£3500 for an FZS ?  looks like a business opportunity for someone!!

Don't they have to be left hand drive for Denmark 

Thats an easy fix, just replace the handlbars one of these 

Going to USA end of April where you get them left hooker bars I might buy some.

Evilbay have them, collection only and they will only accept a £9 notes 

[tommyardin]

Shit!    then I am in trouble as I hadn't realise that the left hooker handlebars cost so much.
I only have about 7/21/2d.

Let me count up again: Half a Crown, a two Shilling bit, a Shilling bit, two sixpenny bits, two Thrupenny bits, 2 Pennys, a Hapenny, and a couple of Farthings, but my Mrs reckons that Farthings are no longer legal tender.

Makes me think now how did that foccing money work.
Half a crown was 2/6d, 2 Shilling bit was 2 Bob, 1 Shilling piece was a Bob, Sixpence was a Tanner, 3 Pence piece was a Thrupenny bit, the rest was just shrapnel.

20 Shillings to the pound, 12 Pennys to the Shilling, 240 Pennys to the pound, 2 Hapennys to the Penny and 4 farthings to the Penny.
Then just to make it difficult to understand, a 2 Shilling bit was not just known as 2 Bob it was also a Florin, A Half a Crown was not just 2/6d it was also known as Half a Dollar, A Sixpenny bit was not just a Tanner but was also known as a Sprassy, A Three Pence piece was not just a Thrupenny bit but was also known as a Joey.

[JoeyMcEssex]

Don't the new pound coin look like a bigger Thrupenny or was that Joey?

[GH600]

7s & 3 1/2 penny's  it look's like to me 

[Bretty]

Not sure what you're talking about but I do like thrupenny bits!

[Bimbam]

Well, in Denmark we pay 180% in tax for a bike or a car. (Cracy system) SO a new MT-09 or FZ-09 costs from new about 16.300 GBP.
And i am saving up for a BMW R1200RS and it is about 26.000 GBP.
That i why i dont mind spending 400 or 500 on my lovely Fazer

[Bimbam]

My bike yesterday

[JoeyMcEssex]

Nice Bike but you need to get the tories over to your country they will slash your taxes  and feck the consequences.

Cheap bikes for all!!

But Really 26 grand for a 2 wheel BMW jeez that stinks

You should start building bikes in Denmark at those prices surely someone could do it and make a profit? 

[Frosties]

Bimbam - Ok, so you get screwed in Denmark on another thing than beer.


So........how long are you legally allowed to ride a bike with foreign number plates and bike registered in the uk.