Here are a few things I am looking for....call it a wish list or a shopping list cos new prices are too much for me at the moment with Covid hitting me hard with no furlough or any payments. I can buy as and when one of each is available. Doesn't have to be same person selling if you know what I mean.


I have a lovely 2004 FZS 1000 Fazer (second one I've owned) and the double bubble screen I fitted isn't preventing enough wind blast at speed, probably cos I'm a lanky git!!....hence why I'm after a taller / touring type screen.


I fancy a rear luggage rack to lug a few things in a bag with me. Got a mag tank bag and I just don't get on well enough with it.


The seat stitching was apart when I bought the bike, and there was someone on ebay selling replacements for about £35, but they disappeared when I was going to buy, so I prefer a decent used seat or ready made seat cover, but can't afford some of the sky high prices.


I'm in Shepperton, Surrey. SW London easy.


Near M3 J1 at Sunbury


Near M25 J11 or 12 or 13.


Can collect local-ish or happy to pay for postage on top of whatever prices are agreed.  TIA

Went out for a ... 'brisk'... ride yesterday.  Weather was really hot.  Stopped for fuel and the bike took a while and a little throttle to start again...  Rode ok afterwards.... bike seems a little 'flat' anyway because (I'm guessing) of the race can.  (Baffle in).  When I cleaned the bike afterwards the engine seemed hotter than normal around the cylinder head/cam cover at the spark plugs. (And this was around 15 mins after I had got home).
I'm thinking that the problem maybe one or another.. perm any combination..... Heat of the day... Plugs... Can.... Fuel mixture (Carbs have been rebuilt)... coils.... shit happens/deal with it..... Lol..... Any thoughts anyone???? (New battery BTW).

  Has anyone owned their FZS 1000 from new?

When I get onto the FOC-U forums, I use the https://foc-u.co.uk/index.php?action=forum as my book mark in Firefox.

I then centre click on the forums which are of interest to me to open them in new tabs, switch to the new tabs and centre click again to open the topics in their own tabs.

However recently, instead of the page coming up with eg "The Covid Thread" in the title and showing the topic posts, they've just been coming up with a blank page and the URL in the address bar.

I've tried reloading, clearing cache and cookies, switching off uBlock Origin and NoScript but nothing seems to fix it, so eventually I have to go to a different site (eg another forum) and do some stuff on there, then, when I come back, FOC-U tends to work properly again.

Has anyone else had issues like this?

Hi all, I have just joined the forum. Anyone from or around Kidderminster up for ride outs? I am looking for a riding buddies.

Hi
I am looking for the best way to add a charging element to the bike. What's the best charger and best way of doing it


Ideally I'd like to be able to wire it so it only powers on when the bike ignition is on

More clearing out, found these Givi rack items for a FZS600:
Givi M3 Plate - good nick, including bolts and brackets - more info and pics on ebay here.
Givi 340F rack arms - two pairs, very rough, slightly bent from crashes. Includes bag of bolts and some mountings. Spares'n'repairs, but possible good to someone to fashion a good pair from the four arms. - SOLD!

so i'm trying to get an fz1 and my budget is low. Currently on autotrader are two examples, almost identical. The cheaper one (according to asking price) by 600 quid has done 49k. Who of you have those kind of miles on the clock and is it worth the extra to buy the lower mileage (28k).
im crap at haggling plus the higher mileage bike already has an aftermarket can so that would feature as add on expense for the lower mileage bike.
Summary
49k £2700 done
28k £3300 plus ca200 new can
id appreciate any insights
cheers people

jealous of all the attention my boxeye is getting,the mighty thou is throwing all its coolant on the floor  :rolleyes

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So having a faired bike again has reminded me how much of a pain in the ass they are to clean, and the fact its black in places is even worse. So I'm looking at putting together a really good cleaning kit. The best washes, polishes, waxes as well as brushes chamois etc etc
So I thought I'd ask you guys what you use, given that (without sounding rude) a lot of you guys are on the more mature side of things I trust that most of you have been using some of the same products for years so you would have good recommendations ? 
I mean I could just go out and spend my life savings on autoglym but I'd hazard a guess and say a £5 bottle of turtle wax is probably just as good as a £27 bottle of that ?‍♂️

So anyway partly because I could really use the advice and partly because it would be nice to have an actual topic that relates to biking on here ? would anyone be so kind as to offer up suggestions on good cleaning products
Thanks ??