All this week I am having to force myself to get on the bike and hit the twisties, ridding like a complete nob. I am scared shitless going into corners but having to force myself to do it. I know I will ride through this period and start to enjoy being on a bike again. I don't know what has brought this on, not as if I have had a moment or anything. It has happened to me before and have got over it. Anyone else have this happen to them???
Lew.

Joined in August and must have fallen asleep or something 'cos only just getting round to introduction. I've had a Fazer thou since 2001, the same one and although it is getting a bit ratty now still love it. Paint peeling from engine, exup valve gubbed, some very minor bits of surface rust but the throttle still works a treat, fortunately so do the brakes Had to have a couple of years off for health but got some bits fixed/replaced/thrown away so it's yeehaa time again. Will try to be a bit more participative in future.

Well, it's that time of year. The weather has now obviously turned away from summer, it's dark when I go to work in the morning and set to be dark when I come home after the clocks are adjusted soon. Any decent biking weather now will be confined to very short days. So I figure it's time to start saving for next year's fun. This year, I achieved the things I set out to do, largely because I kept my targets to sensible proportions. Last January, I told a work colleague that I would have a gen 1 thou by the end of June (got it at the end of May), this starting from bugger all money in the bank. I promised myself that I would get this one Ivanised, and in time to still get some decent rides in before the new winter approached. Well, it's done, and I didn't waste a minute of decent riding weather this year, over 6000 miles covered, a touch of camping, and new roads and areas explored, met lots of you guys and had a bit of fun. Yep, it's been a pretty good year for me - a quite large proportion of that is down to you Foccers so many thanks for that  :thumbup .

And so, what of next year? Now is the time for me to start easing back on the riding, and begin to save for whatever next summer has to offer. I've got a couple of things I would like to achieve next year. Firstly, I'm hoping to do the R1 forks and R6 rear shock mod for the bike, plus a few more minor cosmetic touches. Secondly, I would like next year to be the one in which I finally crack my Euro-touring cherry. I feel quite driven to get this one under my belt as something of a priority; 30+ years riding and apart from 8 months or so in Germany with an FZR1000 EXUP, (largely wasted cos I was on the piss most of my free time  :lol ) I have done very little on the continent. I did do a trip from northern Germany to Le Mans, a few rides to the Moehne See (which was the local-ish run for a couple of us on a Sunday), visited my brother at RAF Bruggen a few times, but that's it. So I've decided that next year is the year this must be put right.
And of course, still more places to explore and hopefully people to meet in good ol' Blighty.

So that's next year's goals. Again, not too ambitious - after all, I'll still be paying off this bike and, no doubt like many of you, I don't exactly rake it in money-wise. And I hope I might be able to achieve a couple more things on top of that, but unclear what else at this early date. Got all winter to think about that now!

Roll on 2014!

With Santa nearly on us, choices, choices, choices…………A new IPad 5, save for a holiday, or this?
Anyone got any feedback or is Ohlins/Maxton still the way to go?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-FZS1000...8023168%26

wanted belly pan for 1998 600 fazer , black needed . But any colour would be fine as ill respray it.

SOLD

Well. is anyone going to be riding their Fazer this weekend?


or reside to the garage to do a bit of fiddleing?


As it's looks like it will be pissing it down all weekend.I have got to got to the classroom tomorrow, 4 Saturdays on the row,foster parent training.
Sundays are the only daytime to do things, well something.

Hopefully this cnut will have his sentence increased!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-24668408

Riding home soon and its pretty dreadful in my truck so not looking forward to getting on the bike for the 17 miles home.

Can the foc-u tapatalk logo be changed to the proper one and proportioned correctly when one of you ever so kind admins gets a moment. The Xmas one of the wrong proportions harshes my ocd buzz

This is how it shows for me (attached).

I know it's a minor issue, but still, it winds me up...because I'm odd.

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