New Member, New Biker, New Bike.

[bazzaric]

Just wanted to say hello to all here. I will be more a lurker until something goes wrong!

Seems a good community forum. I'm new to biking through DAS last month and picked up a 1999 Fazer FZS600 in immaculate condition locally. I was torn between getting a CBR 600 or a Fazer for my first bike but so glad I chose the Fazer.

I'm based in Portlethen, near Aberdeen and will be out and about as much as possible trying to learn everything I can. May try and come to some of the Scotland ride outs but the missus and baby are not agreeing

Love the Bike. Pics to follow.

[bazzaric]

test

[AdieR]

Hello, welcome, and watch out for them bloody cagers (car drivers) with an IQ as high as their finger count.

[Gingernutz]

Welcome mate, Fazers a great first bike but practice those emergency stops - the brakes are bit better than you will have used in training

[bazzaric]

Cheers folks. For some reason my instructor taught me to use Back break all the time and only front in an emergency. I have since learnt I should use front a lot more.

[bazzaric]

 
 
 
 
 
 I got the 'money shot' wrong on one of the pictures and should have had the hill in the background and not the foreground

[JZS 600]

Use the gears to slow down and only use the brakes for pulling up to a stop.
 
Makes you smoother and makes you look a lot further ahead.

[bazzaric]

I use the gears to slow down as often as possible. I can go my commute to work (11 miles) without using the breaks usually.

[robby boy]

welcome to the site, good to see more N.E. foccers on here, I,m out on Speyside so who knows might bump into you sometime.

[MadDogMcQ]

That instructor wants sacking! 


Love the photo through the door-glass 

[bazzaric]

That instructor wants sacking! 


Love the photo through the door-glass 

It was a 'first day' photo, I kept checking to make sure it was still on the driveway!