I've got a 1990 MX5 in red that has been slightly fettled with, but all in a nice, positive subtle way, but I also have a project car, and can't afford 2 cars and a bike.



So I want a Fazer (again) so I can have cheap transport, and endure the rain and horrible weather we'll get very soon, and continue to save money towards going to America next year.




This is my 1990 1.6 Eunos. I purchased her in March, and really, really like her. She handles very nicely, and has really shown me why these cars are known as 'B-road blasters'! She was imported in 2001, and has MOT till end Oct 2014, Tax till end March 2014.


She was almost completely standard when I bought her - just some horrible halfords alloys fitted. Since then I have:

• Given the car a full service - oil, filters, and spark plugs
  
• Replaced the thermostat and coolant
  
• Had some very neat welding to one sill
  
• Sorted all the problems for the last MOT (split balljoint boots etc)
  
• Cleaned with a wire brush, and gone over the chassis rails with underseal
  

• Fitted Bilsteins with lowering springs (personally I really like this combo, firm but low enough and handles great)
  
• Advanced the timing to 14 degrees
  
• Fitted a stainless steel decat
  
• Fitted a VLSD
  
• Fitted a 4.43Mhz crystal in the ECU (I have a 4.19Mhz crystal sat around too, if someone wants to change)
  
• Fitted decent 8mm ignition leads
  
• Fitted Dare SP20 alloys - 8J ET15 with 195/50/15's on.
  
• Rolled the inner lips on the rear arches flat - I own a professional arch roller.
  
• Fitted the front lip from a 6N polo
  
• Fitted a 150mm gearknob from Yoshibits
  
• Fitted a OMP copy deep dish steering wheel (original MOMO available instead, the OMP is quite well used...)
  
• Fitted a chunky style/rollover bar - also made and fitted a wind deflector on this
  
• Removed the carbon cannister and brackets
  
• Drilled the airbox on the cold side - this has genuinely made it quite throaty
  
• Fitted a stereo - the seat headrests have JVC speakers in, not the original aweful items too
  

• The drivers side headlight can be slow sometimes - I haven't managed to track the problem, but have a spare headlight motor and relays for the car. Generally works though!
  
• 1 small dent in the front of the drivers side arch, 1 small dent on the rear left wing, at the top of the bumper. Both happened before I bought the car.
  
  
  

Hi looking for a genuine & complete tool kit in good condition Thanks Dave

Hi,

Previously been on a very old (27yrs+!) XJ600 to do my DAS, and just test rode a FZS 1000 today.  The riding position was so comfortable, the power delivery silky smooth and very managable.  At very slow speed, it was much better than I expected for a big bike.  The only downside was when it came to cornering...  It felt like I needed to think hard about each corner, and really work to push the bike through - I wasn't going fast either, legal speeds throughout and sometimes slower than I'd take the corner in my wheezy old estate car.  It felt like it wanted to run wide if left unchecked.  I also rode an ER-6f, which was the easiest thing ever in turns, but lacked the grace and smoothness of the Fazer.

Does the FZS 1000 have a reputation for being a bit slow or reluctant to turn, or is it just me being a novice and not understanding how get it to turn well?  I'm happy to accept criticism!  The other question is would a Fazer 600 be noticably different in the corners?

Many thanks!
Loved the thou', but sapped my confidence a bit in the bends.     

I've just had a journey to an alternative universe. I needed new toner cartridges for my colour laser printer, so ordered them yesterday from amazon. I chose express guaranteed delivery by today 1pm.

Logged onto the amazon website at 11ish and saw that Citylink had attempted delivery at 10:16 and had left a card. This was news to me as we've been in the house all morning. Of course there was no card to be seen. What can explain this blatant lie? Was delivery attempted to an alternative address?

I called amazon and spoke with a very helpful, understandable and loud woman (hooray! the few times I've dealt with amazon in the past, I've been dealing with softly spoken americans on crackly phone lines).

Anyway, the woman got on to Citylink, came back to me and said their excuse was, wait for it: the GPS wasn't working so they couldn't find the house. Allegedly, Citylink will be investigating this. Meanwhile, delivery is rescheduled for Monday morning and I'm getting the delivery charges refunded.

This isn't the first time I've had problems with so-called express deliveries not being attempted and non-existant cards not being left. It's the race to the bottom of outsourcing I guess. I've had amazon deliveries from unmarked vans or from cars!

Has the human race now evolved so that map reading is a specialist skill and must only be attempted under strict supervision? I doubt that reading a map will cause you to drive up a railway track.

I'm about half way through GTA V on my xbox 360 and have discovered that to reap some of the rewards i meed to be online.
Now i don't really like playing games online so have never bothered, but am now thinking of getting the wireless thingy so that i can play GTA to its full extent.
My question is this do i need xbox membership to just have it connected to the internet, i know there is gold and silver, but i don't want play others i just want get the benefit of the online part of the game in single player mode, also would i get the benefits of the xbox updates using a basic membership?


Cheers Nick

Hi guys, I have been lucky enough to get myself an Xbox One. The only one I could get was with a FIFA 14 download code... Alas I cannot stand Kickball so would like to sell it.
Looking for £25 if possible.
Happy to open it and email the code or can post it.. up to you.
Thanks,
Rob

Hi guys,


I have a pair of RST Slice Leather Trousers for sale. I bought them off t'Bay a couple of weeks ago but alas, they're a touch to short for me.


I'd say they'd fit someone about 5'8" to 5'9" or someone with a 30" ish inside leg. They have got sliders which are unmarked.


They're in good condition, worn once by me and what looks like only a handful of times by the previous owner...no scratches/tears etc, just the white stitching looking only slightly grey. They have Knee armour and pockets for hip armour but no actually hip armour.


Only looking for what I paid for them, otherwise a suppose they'll go back on eBay.


£60 posted

Hmmm, weather looks half decent in the south this Sunday, got any plans for going for a ride?

I can't decide whether to just potter around locally, or go a bit further afield. South west seems to be best chance of some sunshine. Where's that road atlas...........

Hello all,need to pick your brains for a minute.Will the headers from a 2010 R1 fit my 2009 FZ1N?Have studied a set and they look as if they should go on but really need to be sure before I buy.Have phoned two Yamaha dealers but they have no idea.Help please.

Anyone got a headlight for a 2000 fzs  600 I want to do Hid projector mod and need the bike every day for despatching ,So I want a spare headlight in case I foc up or have any other mishap .Got to get the lights soughted , ended up down in Bath last night and trying to find some of these addresses with candles is scary if your afraid of the dark .