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Have got to change the clutch cable on my gen2 ,just wondered if anyone had done this job and can tell me if it's easy/hard anything awkward? appreciate the info. :thumbup

Hi,  Just bought a red Fazer 1000 Gen 1, only 16,000 miles.
Haven't got my hands on it yet (or even seen it) since it was bought over the phone.
It's gonna be in the conservatory all Winter as a project and I plan to strip it down a bit and do all the 'usual' stuff.
Looking forward to lots of great advice from you guys.
:-)

Evening all,

I had an accident earlier this week - came around a left hander at (I guess) 40-50mph during some heavy rain and hit a layer of mud on the road, both wheels immediately let go and the bike dropped onto the left hand side and started to slide, then something upset it (I'm guessing it hit a cats eye), and it flipped over onto the right hand side, throwing me off to slide along the right hand gutter while the bike shot off ahead, bounced off the dirt verge and came to a halt back in the left hand lane.

Luckily there was noone coming the other way at that moment, so after a few seconds sliding down the road on my back I got back up without any serious injuries (just a few bruises seemingly), but the bike didn't get off so well. The left hand fork tube is *very* bent, the fairing got bent around sideways and several mounting tabs broken off, the instrument mounting bracket bent, left hand pillion footpeg and silencer bent into the frame until it popped off, both wing mirrors disintegrated (I only found the remains of one) and various other minor scuffs/breaks.

Right after the accident someone in a Tesco's delivery van stopped to help me up and make sure I was fine, then a builder with an empty trailer stopped and offered to take me home. People *can* be nice sometimes!

So here I am with a very broken Fazer in the garage now...

I've removed most of the bodywork, fuel tank, instruments, etc so I can get a good look at the frame and hopefully confirm all the geometry is still ok before starting repairs.

Can anyone advise particular things to check/measure on the frame, correct dimensions/tolerances or methods? Any help greatly appreciated as I've never done this before.

Hi all,dont you know whether the early R1 4xv rear wheel fits to gen1 FZS1000? I just like the look of the wider rear wheel.
Yeah, I tried 190 tyre in the original FZS rear wheel already, but the tyre was too bended in the tighter FZS rear wheel. Ok it was Pireli Supercorsa, which are pretty wide anyway.TIA

Hello guys.
I always thought that my helmet was really noise, but I just found out that its the original screen (FZS600 1998-99) that sends the turbulent airflow directly to my helmet visor. I confirm this by riding at about 60 miles per hour standing (so no turbulent airflow from screen), and there was absolute silence... So I have to either fit a smaller screen (which I think there is none) or a longer touring screen. but before paying too much for a screen that might not do the trick, I though of buying an universal spoiler screen extension https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorcycle-Un...SwMl1fCHX2
Does anybody have an opinion on this part? How is the quality? To assemble it you have to pierce the original screen or you just fit it like a clip on? Do you have the same noisy issue, and how did you fix it?
Thanks

I reckon its a real good looking bike. I never understood the logic behind the major players making their supersport bikes so unsuitable for everday road use, and it looks like Aprilia are dropping into the hole left by the big boys with htis one. I hope it sells well, out of my price bracket though.

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I have an issue with my oil level light on my 1999 5DM:
When I switch on the ignition, the handbook says that it should be on, going off when started up – a self test.
The only light I see when I switch it on is the neutral light.
I have checked the bulb and its ok (swapped it with the known working neutral light)
My concern is it wont come on when it needs to (low oil level)
Has anyone else come across this / fixed it?

Just finished replacing front brake pads and discs, and rear pads on the Peugeot 206. Total cost £91.


Got me thinking, how come similar parts for bikes are so damn expensive?


Example: FZ6 S2 2009: front brake pads, £25 per caliper, £50 total
Front brake discs: £153 each, £306 total


206: front pads, £17 for a full set
front discs £25 each, £50 total


and the 206 parts are more substantial in mass

So this popped on autotrader -

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/bike-detail...dal=photos

For the mileage/price I thought it must be mint, but no just another trader taking the piss -

• The rear grab handles are missing.
  
• The wheels are dirty and have dings, marks and scratches.
  
• All front & rear left foot pegs, swing arm, link pipe (which is rusty) and fairing infill's have all been stained by some cleaner.
  
• The handlebars are damaged, bars ends aren't stock and the brake lever has a worn end.
  
• The headlight bulbs have tinted bulbs that will fail an mot.
  
• The rear wheel looks like it has a rub mark from the rear brake house? or is that a reflection.
  
• The wind screen has a big scratches right across it.
  
• The drive chain looks like its rusty? and the rear axel nut has damage/corrosion.
  
• It has clearly its been dropped on the right hand side, the dent in the tank, the front fairing has been repainted (decals are missing). That also means the sub-frame, the right hand infill, the headlight mount points may have been tweaked/broken. And worse the bike could be a Cat-D.