Hi everyone!


So I've been a member for around five years now when I purchased my 1000 from another forum member:

https://foc-u.co.uk/index.php?topic=1777...#msg205157

Since then I've put the grand total of a further 10k on her but remained a forum lurker. It hasn't been plain sailing- I found a crack in the engine casing which had been filled, sanded and sprayed over. However I did my first tour on her to Scotland and have done Wales, Ireland and France since. Even though she's not my only bike she's the one I won't ever sell.

Here she is now (attached)

Nice to meet you all!

Mark

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Hi, my name is Jason and i'm from the Netherlands. I will introduce myself and my bike later but i bought myself a gen 1 fz1 from 2003 and found these wire connectors under the seat. I'm wondering if it's supposed to be like this or that perhaps something used to be connected to it. I hope anyone here can help me out.

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So i was in a shop a while back and I saw the mechanic has a tank prop made out of what looked like a pneumatic car hood prop (see below) and I wonder if there was a shorted one for motorcycles..? Or Will have I have to make one out of a small gas strut & some rubber feet..?

- https://www.amazon.com/Performance-Tool-...648&sr=8-2

On the hunt for more parts for my 2007 FZ1 -

• chain and sprocket kit
  
• complete rear wheel bearing set.
  

        A reasonable condition decal from the swinging arm that I can get copied. These used to be available new from Fowlers Yamaha.  Part No 5LV-21668-00.  But alas now N.L.A as many Gen 1 Fazer parts are rapidly becoming,  :\  (The Gen 2 decal is available)  If someone has a knackered swinging arm, the decal can be removed with little damage, see you tube.

   
       

So I just got made aware that I have a non-standard rear suspension wishbones and dogbone on my recently purchased FZ1. So I am on the hunt for a stock items if anyone has them?

This is the part I am referring too - https://www.fowlersparts.co.uk/parts/648...a/rear-arm

• part 21 & 22
  

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Hi everyone.

New member here from Norfolk. I've posted a little already. Thought I should probably introduce myself. Picked up this little cafe racer/flat tracker modded '99 FZS600 not so long ago. Absolutely love the engine  Gonna be trying to connect the original speed sensor and tacho to the aftermarket speedometer soon. I can post a little howto if I manage to get it working and people would be intereted in that?

I purchased a modified Fazer back in September and the previous owner put flatter bars on it. The front break master cylinder reservoir is not parallel with the brake lever. This means that now, when the bike is upright, the reservoir is sloped at an angle and not parallel with the floor.

I found out the problem with this the hard way. I went to drain the brake fluid while fitting new brake hoses. Took the cap off the reservoir and got covered in brake fluid. When replacing the fluid I had to lean the bike over to make sure I could put enough in without any spilling out.

Has anyone changed to flat bars? If so, did you do anything to make the reservoir level with the floor when the bike is upright? Maybe replace it with a different one from another bike? Or are you just careful when replacing fluid and bleeding your brakes?

I have a pair of forks which were off the second version of the R6 (2003-2005 5SL model) although it gained bling gold USD forks in 2005.  They were on my Gen 1 for about 9 months until I upgraded to R1 units. They certainly perform better than standard forks. One of the forks has a leaking oil seal so you'd be looking at Right-Way-Up fork seals for the 5SL model made during 2003-2004. These are about £25 per pair. There are some marks on the chrome tubes where they have been clamped in the headstock. I think they are worth £150 plus postage. Anybody interested?