Hiya!

Well to start off i only bought my fazer, very cheap as needed basic work doing, but as a run about while i was rebuilding my other bike (engine went bang)... i was going to fix her problems and then sell her on... but i have now decided to keep her as she is a damn good bike!! everything that i've thrown at her and with certain things failing on her she has not yet died on us!

(been through some very deep floods, down mud tracks, ice tracks, has toppled off a 2ft stand/ramp, carbs dying, clutch going... and has still started first time and soldiered on!!)

So i am now looking to rebuild her completely... starting with the basics!, the bearings need changing, so anyone have the sizes of the bearing sizes that would be great (currently main transport so no time to look at them myself), i will also be looking for a new right foot peg, front wheel arch and front fairing (pref black)

I have 5 Haynes manuals for sale, these are all new, some are still in the polythene wrapping. prices are including post and packaging

Yamaha Fazer 1000 gen 1,                      £14.00
not in the polythene wrapping 
                                                   


Yamaha R1 2004-2006,                          £16.00
still in polythene 

       

Suzuki GS500 1989-2008,                              £16.00
still in polythene



Suzuki TL1000, DL1000, V-Strom 1997-2004,              £16.00
still in polythene



Aprilia RSV1000 Mille,                                                          £14.00
not in polythene,



                                                                   

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In light of recent sad news and on the back of a number of requests I am going to hold a Frolic this year so that we may remember absent friends in the way that we would be best honoured. In short, and for those who've never been, it'll be a weekend of drunkenness, debauchery, reminiscing and general dicking about.
I may get my Fazer out of retirement but we also have a fantastic mountain bike center two miles up the road which I'll take peeps to if they wish.
I'll check my Rota for September time and post accordingly and wholeheartedly look forward to welcoming friends old and new back to the Forest of Dean.

Have a copy of Haynes Manual for Gen 1 Fazer 1000 which I forgot to pass on when I sold mine so surplus to requirements, as I now have a Fazer 8. If anyone would like it, it is FREE collect from North Kent or just pay postage. First come, first served.

So I bought a Keiss heated waistcoat a couple of years ago, and after buying the heated gloves last month decided to upgrade to the new jacket with heated sleeves and neck (which also has built in connections for the gloves)
Well, for everything to fit comfortably I removed the thermal lining from the jacket.
It came with an adjustable heat controller and I have to say- it's too bloody warm, and I've not even plugged it in and turned it on yet!!!

Farjo sent you a pm but not sure if it sent ok ! let me know if it came through ok

prob not a good idea but !

Does anyone else find that anything different about your kit or process screws up getting ready to ride (your bike)?


I recently started wearing earplugs when riding and the first few times I put them in I found it all a bit clumsy.  Usually its jacket zipped, collar velcro down, helmet on, fastened, gloves and were off.


With the plugs it was more, zip up first? plugs in next or first? helmet, gloves? drop glove! KEYS! etc  In fact once I forgot to do my helmet strap up because of it and had to pull over.  Now its second nature but its odd how it can affect you. (I am saying "you" here in the vein hope its not just me)


Same thing happened with helmet on at the fuel pumps.  My usual garages require helmet off to fill up and 99% of the time I use those for convenience without any bother but one near my office doesn't.  When I do use that one and fill up, helmet left on, gloves off to get out wallet etc I sometimes forget to put the gloves back on and only realise when I pull the clutch in.

I've noticed a tiny bit of wobble from front end through the bars, every now and again over this last few weeks. Certainly don't notice it all the time and it's not a visible wobble. Usually notice it if I take one hand off the bars (to wipe visor etc), I can feel a slight wobble in hand on bars, even when I grip them very lightly. I've also noticed from the front wheel being a spot twitchy when pulling a sharp turn at low speed e.g. pulling into a tight junction, though I can't be certain if that's new.


Have checked tyre pressures and noticed it when carrying same weight in top box as I usually do, and both with full/empty tank. Front tyre went on over a year ago.


Any thoughts? Wheel bearings or something like that? Tyre out of balance? Bike has been down a couple of times, but that was July and September, fairly sure this has appeared since. Anything straight forward I can check?

After talking to OMF and Eddie I have created a group on FB called Fallen Foccers.  For all the foccers that have fallen.

Link is here https://www.facebook.com/groups/fallenfoccers/ please ask to join if you have been missed.

RIP