My speedo needle recently started to jump around.first noticed it when I turned indicators on.it's only intermittent but driving me nuts.anyone got idea what may he causing it and is it easy fix.cheers.

Hi all I'm looking for some help at the minute I have the standard front mudgaurd on my fzs600 but I'm wanting to change it to the same as what's on the Fazer thou the style looks so much better has anyone upgraded to one or managed to find one for the Fzs600 if so could you point me in the right direction, I just don't wanna end up buying a a Fazer thou one and me not being able to fit it I've included a pic of the thou mudgaurd

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Hey people, so my rear hugger was knackered and a chunk had cracked off and gone forwards towards the sprocket housing, no bilgy whipped the hugger off and removed the broken bit from the housing. I thought I'd bester remove the sprocket cover to check that no little bits had gone into it. This is where it gets interesting, since I've had the bike I've had no reason to remove the sprocket housing and so I was interested to see what the sprocket but would look like having read that they're problematic. The sprocket nut just spun around I literally just pulled it off the spindle, there is no thread whatsoever on the nut and I can see a rub mark on the inside of the cover where it has been rubbing. So the only thing holding mine chain on was the thickness of the nut against the sprocket cover  :eek .


I'm not gonna ride it until I've got a nut on here and I'm gonna take the opportunity to replace the chain and sprockets. I'm worried now though because there is not thread on this nut and I'm thinking has the previous owner had a problem with it and just chucked on a bigger nut and reamed the inside out. I've got some photos, do you think it's possible for the spindle to wear the inside out this cleanly? There is thread on the spindle but I hope the new nut will go on OK.

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Hi all, looking at buying a 2003 to 2006 fazer 1000 ASAP, hopefully dark blue too . What faults do I look for :eek? Thanks. Hopefully be joining you all soon.

Just that really


I think the Fazer brand is likely to completely disappear altogether soon with the success of the MT07/09
  So to keep a vibrant forum with new incoming members on new bikes should we consider it ?


Or should it stay as is and become a "classic forum" ?


personally if funds allowed I would be looking at a MT09 as a 2nd bike will be watching the prices next year closely

Well, been out for two good rides on the new MT-09 and it's stonking, so it looks like the FZ1 Fazer can go!

Never ever thought I'd wanting to be Fazerless but they are called FZ09 across the pond so it's almost a Fazer 

Will have to dig it out of the back of the garage and take some pics for selling purposes so if you fancy an 09 Gen2 Fazer, watch this space!

Hi all


does any one know how to remove a seized pad retaining allen bolt on the rear caliper,
came to give the caliper a good clean an could not remove the rear pads as one of the bolts has seized.


the caliper its self is ok and I have plenty of meat left on the pads just want to be able to clean it and keep it that way.


cheers




Stu

Hello all. Finally registered to the board, though I have been an occasional, silent reader for many years.
I own my FZ1 Gen1 since 2004. Did a lot of modifications to it, mostly electrical. A few might know me as the "inventor" of the multi-gauge. That was also my final motive to register, to give first hand informations and support, if requested.
I'm located in Germany so please excuse if some of my writings might sound a bit funny. Still learning..

Christian

A farmer drove to a neighbor's farmhouse and knocked at the door.

A boy, about 9, opened the door.

"Is your dad or mum home?" said the farmer.

"No, they went to town."

"How about your brother, Ivan? Is he here?"

"No, he went with Mum and Dad."

The farmer stood there for a few minutes, shifting from one foot to the other, mumbling to himself, when the young boy says, "I know where all the tools are, if you want to borrow one, or I can give Dad a message."

"Well," said the farmer uncomfortably, "No, I really want to talk to your Dad, about your brother Ivan getting my daughter Suzy pregnant".

The boy thought for a moment...then says  "you'll have to talk to my Dad about that. I know he charges £500 for the bulls and £150 for the pigs, but I have no idea how much he charges for Ivan."

So yesterday myself and two friends caught the train to Bletchley to pick up me new home (canal boat)
I was going to wait until lunch time to crack open the first can but that went out the window as soon as we stepped aboard.

A couple of locals informed me they had rescued it for me the previous night as it pulled out its moorings, oops.

So the journey was from Bletchley to Berkhamsted, something that takes me 25 minutes on a/b roads on the bike, well we were confidently informed we could not do the journey in one day!

Well balls to the wind we set off with beer cans in hand.

At about 12pm  two more mates met up with us at Leighton Buzzard and jumped aboard with two boxes of beer and cider,
Pizza in the oven only then realising I have no cutlery on board to cut it with, so made do with a handy piece of wood.
By the third lock we had our first accident, my mate decided to headbutt the ratchet pin- from everyone we asked they've never heard of it being done before, lol



We plodded on regardless whilst a headache descended on my mate, not long after we went aground but managed to get free with the awesome power of bow thrusters (check me)

At 6pm two more mates met us at Cheddington and came onboard with a big plate of sandwiches and more beer, an hour later my last passenger joined us at tring, making a total of eight of us sailing down the cut, the rear of the boat held all of us comfortably!

About half an hour later one of my mates jumped from the verge into the front of the boat knackering his ankle, I'm pretty sure the two bottles of port he drank to himself was more the cause!

After lots of drinking and a long arsed day we made it into berko and moored up at 9.30pm - just in time to get down the pub for the boxing!

Went down this morning and it was in the same place we left it which is always a good start to the day.

Time do a bit of cleaning then watch the motogp!