Took my 2001 FZS600 for an MOT today and got a pass with an advisory to change the head race bearings as there is too much play, are they easy to change? Im fairly competant with a set of spanners and a hammer lol but like changing the brake lines, the steering sort of worries me a little. Any help or advice greatly appreciated.
Just joined as I have just bought a fazer 1000, 2003 in Black....mmmm...been green landing for the last 10 years and still am, I live in God's country (Wales) Zooport..(newport) South Wales. No doubt I'll be asking plenty of stupid questions as my last road bike was about 19 years ago...rd350lc....the original hooligan Yam!
Question 1'
What size front sprocket are people using....I'm assuming my current one is standard as I haven't checked it yet..fells like it could benefit from an extra tooth.....
Hello y'all, bought a 2002 FZS 600 last Monday, to replace the BMW R100S i blew up the previous Saturday.
to be honest, i should have bought a Fazer before i got the Beemer, i've always fancied one and now i have one, i find that it's twice...nay thrice the bike that the Beemer was.
Anyway, hope to find some tricks on the forum to make the Fazer even better than it already is, if that's possible?
Went on an awesome ride over kirkby lonsdale, and on to Hawes over the Yorkshire moors.
Just passed the brew van and all the hill walkers littering the road, then started to open her up. Got to about 45 when a sheep darted into the road 15 meters in front of me. It went left, then right, and I thought I was going to hit it square on! Last second it went right, and I hit the rear end of this fully grown sheep with my right foot. I stayed on the bike luckily, but looked down to see my right foot bent abnormally downwards, then slowly straighten out. I pulled over to assess the damage.
One smashed peg hanger, bent gear lever, dented link pipe, and my boot split open along the outside seam! My foot is a bit bruised, bit not broken, and we managed to bodge the bike with cable ties to get me home.
I'm one lucky lad, it could have been a lot worse!
