Author Topic: what did you do with your fazer today ? (Read 1698968 times)

unfazed · « **Reply #4475 on:** 01 June 2015, 08:13:39 pm »

Noggy, why do you want to make it slower by spraying it black?

ting · « **Reply #4476 on:** 01 June 2015, 09:14:49 pm »

just bought a 03 fazer 1000 today blue model ,with full set of givi topbox and panniers with r6 shock apparently,so ive a lot of cleaning etc to do
has standard exhaust on ,but engine paint not great ,so will have that to docant wait for the sun

7omly · « **Reply #4477 on:** 02 June 2015, 01:49:13 am »

Went outside in the pouring rain and and howling wind and got soaked trying to put my bike cover back on with an extra bungee strap.
Eeeh it's grim up north, it only rains on a day with a 'Y' in it.

Rexr · « **Reply #4478 on:** 03 June 2015, 12:27:27 pm »

Sold it........thanks for everything, it's been a great bike, I think the new owner is a member so no doubt he'll be on here.

devilsyam · « **Reply #4479 on:** 03 June 2015, 01:11:34 pm »

You'll b back

noggythenog · « **Reply #4480 on:** 03 June 2015, 09:31:50 pm »

Came up with a cunning plan

.....wait til the baby goes to bed for the night & then go out on the bike.

Sat patiently through Iggle Foccin Piggle & off she went at 7.......cue me bombusting outta the door to my waiting bike & kit prepared earlier & off i went round the finest of Pembrokeshire coast.

Ended up being an hour and a half.....Newgale, St davids, Fishguard, Newport Pembs, over the Presseli hills & home

noggythenog · « **Reply #4481 on:** 03 June 2015, 09:32:49 pm »

Mick VP & Brooker

NorthWestern · « **Reply #4482 on:** 03 June 2015, 09:55:55 pm »

Stuck a new choke cable on....

mickvp · « **Reply #4483 on:** 03 June 2015, 10:02:40 pm »

Quote from: noggythenog on 03 June 2015, 09:32:49 pm

Mick VP & Brooker

it rides!!!

Nice pic mate, looks like a nice night

Skippernick · « **Reply #4484 on:** 03 June 2015, 10:23:38 pm »

Quote from: noggythenog on 03 June 2015, 09:31:50 pm

Came up with a cunning plan .....wait til the baby goes to bed for the night & then go out on the bike.

Sat patiently through Iggle Foccin Piggle & off she went at 7.......cue me bombusting outta the door to my waiting bike & kit prepared earlier & off i went round the finest of Pembrokeshire coast.

Ended up being an hour and a half.....Newgale, St davids, Fishguard, Newport Pembs, over the Presseli hills & home

Getting cross with iggle piggle you have a lot of telly watching to learn yet.

Dead Eye · « **Reply #4485 on:** 03 June 2015, 10:32:23 pm »

It's great to see photos from when people go out, especially with great views, but I have no idea how you do it... once I'm out and about on the bike I rarely stop until I get home! Having too much fun haha

unfazed · « **Reply #4486 on:** 03 June 2015, 10:33:26 pm »

Quote from: mickvp on 03 June 2015, 10:02:40 pm

Quote from: noggythenog on 03 June 2015, 09:32:49 pm
Mick VP & Brooker

it rides!!!

Nice pic mate, looks like a nice night

I don't believe it, cause no one has seen him on it

Are those pictures photoshopped?

Red Ceri · « **Reply #4487 on:** 04 June 2015, 12:40:15 am »

Feeling a little happier, spent all night tracing and repairing an intermittent electrical fault in the permanent live feed to the clocks and alarm.

Thought it was in the branch from the main loom to the connectors under the LH Fairing infill panel as wiggling the branch gave increase in voltage so stripped this back but no breaks or cuts in the insulation.

Had to pull out the whole loom and strip off all the insulation. Turned out to be the crimped joint where the the alarm feed is cut into the clock feed, it had totally corroded and fell apart as I was pulling off the insulation. Didn't have any solder so made connection with insulated bullet connectors and covered with heatshrink. The joint had been getting hot as it had also caused some minor damage on the insulation on two other wires and quite a lot of heat marks. Looks like I dodged a bullet as it could easily caused a fire. Checked all other connections in the same area but they were all ok so just re-wrapped them all.

Loom is now re-wrapped and ready to re-install tomorrow night.

red98 · « **Reply #4488 on:** 04 June 2015, 06:40:56 am »

You did well to trace that in one evening, months work for me

brooker81 · « **Reply #4489 on:** 04 June 2015, 08:08:41 am »

Quote

Mick VP & Brooker

glad u got out for a proper ride all i have done is rode it to work and back all week. Only 4 weeks till heading down your ways noggy.

brooker81 · « **Reply #4490 on:** 04 June 2015, 10:20:24 am »

Fitted my ventura rack (ready for my wales trip 4 week away) with custom made givi Monokey rack thanks to Minty. Very happy indeed.

fazersharp · « **Reply #4491 on:** 04 June 2015, 11:32:58 am »

Brooker81 Why is your bike relegated to and jammed up the side of he garage on a little mat like a dog in the corner.
It should be sat proud right in the middle !!

brooker81 · « **Reply #4492 on:** 04 June 2015, 11:45:47 am »

I agree fazersharp. It was in the middle at one point ut the misses kept "accidently" knocking into it with things so i moved her into her dog mat in the corner.

fazersharp · « **Reply #4493 on:** 04 June 2015, 12:52:20 pm »

Quote from: brooker81 on 04 June 2015, 11:45:47 am

misses kept "accidently" knocking into it with things so i moved her into her dog mat in the corner.

Can she still reach the sink to do the washing up from there

Anquetil · « **Reply #4494 on:** 04 June 2015, 05:33:14 pm »

Beautiful day at last. Wrexham, Ellesmere, Oswestry, Llynclys, Tanat Valley, over the Berwyns to Bala for dinner at Cafe Tegid by the lake. Lots of bikers coming and going, including Police on bikes and in cars. Back home via Corwen, Llandega, around 85 miles.

noggythenog · « **Reply #4495 on:** 04 June 2015, 07:38:20 pm »

Good to see the police pulling up for a chill Antequil...were they being sound enough then....down to earth or being nobs?

Well...almost thought id be riding 2 days in a row...even had the bike out front and ready.....not to be though

.....im like a spoilt grounded kid trying to get out on my skateboard.....my time will come as soon as the mother in law gets back from her caravan & i get a day pass.

Anyway my only bike related activities included dropping my yokes more.....just a smidge

......luckily my forks are so stiff i wont bottom out through the front mudguard

.......i just felt that it was running a little wide & this is an easy fix to get my weight on the front.

Oh & i applied a smidge of old rad hose to my gear selector lever to see if it helps.

Anquetil · « **Reply #4496 on:** 04 June 2015, 08:32:04 pm »

They were pretty friendly to be fair, Noggy, not interested in scrutinising our bikes looking for problems.
It's the Go Safe vans that you have to be vigilant for. Even though North Wales Police had signed up to ACPO guidelines, if you ride 1 mph over the limit they may prosecute, particularly with Operation Darwin now in operation, which is aimed at educating motorcyclists not to use North Wales roads as race tracks. I'm coming across vans in new locations every ride. Seem to spend much of the ride watching the speedo.

esetest · « **Reply #4497 on:** 04 June 2015, 09:27:48 pm »

Took the Fazer out for a spin after work , about 40 miles , in the sunshine , happy days .

devilsyam · « **Reply #4498 on:** 05 June 2015, 12:05:07 am »

out for a brimble

hairnet · « **Reply #4499 on:** 05 June 2015, 11:51:00 am »