Asking for a friend - where can one find those small condoms, that don't fall off?
:rollin
Seriously - a friend had their Fazer slip and fall to a side, and the only real damage were the plastic bolts holding the visor pop off. And now he's looking for new plastic ones, that will break before the visor, so he can knock his bike down again, and again.
So just came back from looking at a 2013, FZ1, 14k for sale by a one man dealer 10 mins from me. But today despite offering to put down full purchase price down as a deposit while I test rode the bike, the guy wasn't interested. My offer was above and beyond the £1k that some dealers charge, so I'm guessing this guy just wasn't setup correctly insurance wise? As in, I Have multi bike policy which allows me to ride other bikes. I also had the pleasure of his father giving me the benefit of his uninformed armchair opinion, to which I had to respectfully counter several times.
So my question is, how many of you would buy a bike without test riding it first?
And was I being too reasonable offering a full purchase price as a deposit?
This is something that came with the bike and i have sort of got used too,, but always been thinking about. :rolleyes And now something in [color=rgb(48, 48, 48)]Dman2019[/color]'s clutch change topic has got me thinking again.
Symptoms, a judder felt when taking slow junctions. One i take quite often is , off a main road , turning right ,into a small rise and sort of back on yourself again.
Solution , a touch of rear brake and no judder ..
It can happen on any slow junction and i have just learned to live with touch the rear brake gently and no judder. Nothing has ever changed it , for example new cush drive rubbers, new chain and sprockets, new rear wheel bearings, new clutch cable. Rear swing arm has no play but havent done that yet. But,,, back to [color=rgb(48, 48, 48)][/size]Dman2019[/color]'s topic. It mentions a JUDDER SPRING :rolleyes [/size][size=78%],,, mmm,,,, judder[/size] :rolleyes [/size][size=78%] ,,, well thats what im feeling,,, so any ideas.[/size]
This isnt urgent, as ive got used to it. But if i have spare time or even just serviceing the old bike , do you think it would be worth a wee look.
Any suggestions welcome.
Selling my Fazer Thou.
2004 FZS1000 with 39,236miles on the clock. MOT'd September 2021.
Great bike with loads of power and takes 2 up no problem.
Bodywork in good condition, no cracks.
Oil and filter, plugs and coolant change and new front brake pads changed last year, but hardly used during lockdown. New front tyre last year and rear only 1000 miles old.
Front forks have had new seals, oil and Hyperpro springs installed. Also, rear shock replaced with R6 upgrade. 4 degree ignition advance.
Comes with Renthal Ultra Low Handlebars, Black Widow exhaust, Scotoiler, crash bungs, chrome radiator cover, leather covered seat,clear rear indicators and full luggage (minor scrapes as seen in pictures).
It's a 16 year old bike so shows its years but in general good condition. Bad points are the clock/trip doesn’t work (Odometer does) and the silver engine paint is flaking in places.
Looking for £2,200 ono. Any questions please ask.
Located Montrose, Scotland.
Advertised on Facebook with plenty of photos. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/ite...038158563/
Hello,after another advice.
I am going to do for conversion to 4xv R1 forks on my gen1 Thou, but I read that the standard springs in 4xv forks are soft and use to be changed to harder from Hyperpro etc.Would be anyone able to advice, what hardnes should I use, please?I am 90 kgs without leather, helmet and boots.
many thanks in advanceMarek
Hi all, I had a new set of BT016's fitted recently to my bike and I hate them! Used to have 021's and never had any problems with those, now the local shop (M&P) stopped doing the 021's, maybe should have gone to 023's but I digress. I want to go for pilot road 4's but it looks like the front tyre size available is a 120/17 and the original tyre size for the Fazer is 110/17, will the 120/17 fit? Rear sizes are no problem.
Also, tyre pressures, what rubber and pressure are you running? my 021's ran at 33/36 f/r with no problems, standard recommended by the book etc, the 016's do not like those pressures, feels like I'm on ice on wet roads, in the dry, they are ok but don't fill me with confidence. Reading some posts on here, I read that the pilot roads 4's are probably ther best tyres for a Fazer600, I know it's all personal preference etc but would areally appreciate some thoughts.
Cheers
Hi guys and girls
I just bought a 2007. FZ1s with 30000km
My name is Nereo, 35 years old, hailing from Croatia.
Here to exchange info and experiences and meet new Fazer enthusiasts.
Grand day out at Donington on Monday, dead lucky with the weather again. I was the only one in the large car park all day, save for a lady rider who parked there for a couple of hours in the morning. Well organised, given the restrictions, usual knobs on display bining the bikes in the first session. A couple of riders thought I was on a thou. I'll take that
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