Hi,


Looking at a bike tomorrow, Y reg, 42k, not much history. Looks in good condition from photos, seller has taken the front fairing off to give it a naked look but fairing is part of the sale. Last MOT has a few advisories, exhaust leak, front pads low, splitlink chain. Not sure if these have all been solved.


I know to check the downpipes, and the 1-2 clunk/ slipping out of 2nd, anything else I should worry about?


Asking price is £1100, does this sound reasonable?


Bike will be my day to day commuter and for playtime at the weekend ?

My Hyperpro progressive springs have arrived. Would welcome forum members views on a couple of things.


1. The springs come supplied with SAE10W fork oil as the recommended grade. Personally, I'm inclined to stick with the 5W grade or maybe split the difference with 7.5W. Does anyone have any experience of different oil grades with these particular springs?


2. The recommended oil gap according to the instructions is 170mm. This is quite a bit different to the stock setting of 140mm. Again, does anyone have any recommendations about this - should I go with the Hyperpro recommended gap, the standard gap or something in between?


3. The instructions suggest that the springs should be installed with the shorter/tighter pitch coils at the top. The standard springs have the shorter/tighter coils at the bottom. I'm inclined to think that it doesn't really matter which way round they go as long as both forks are the same. Any views/opinions on this?


Any advice or comments very much appreciated.

Carlo Ubbiali sadly passed away yesterday aged 90. I expect only old timers on here would remember him. He was a 6 time 125 world champ and 3 time 250 world champ, in fact winning both in ‘56,’59 and ‘60. He started racing in 1946, the year I was born, and also went on to win IOM 5 times, as well as a Gold medal in the ISDT.
RIP Carlo.

Hi All, as the title says, I'm after a black rear hugger for my FZS 600.


Cheers


Adrian

At last, spare hour or so, thought get on with service the newly acquired FZ1!
Started by getting in the air filter and changing the plugs, previous chap advised me it was fully serviced when he bought it in December, didn't strike me as mechanically minded tho!
Oh my! Don't ever think I've seen a filter like it!  :eek
With 30K on the clock and 2008 vintage reckon it's the original!
Same with the plugs by the looks, at least they're all the same colour, and not black!
So new plugs (I need smaller hands!) oil and oil filter and hopefully new air filter tomorrow courtesy of Amazon!
Hopefully will be able to test and see what it goes like now it can breathe!

Attached Files

Thumbnail(s)
   

As the title says, has anyone done a KR yellow with black speedblocks on a Gen 1? Photos please if you have, I need to get an idea of what I'm letting myself in for. The only saving grace is that if I cock it up a bit, it can't look any worse than it does now. Thanks guys.

Anyone have any experience of these. The oe horn on the bike is useless, but don't fancy fitting a relay, compressor etc. Just want a plug'n'play horn that can be heard. Your thoughts anyone

If anyone's interested, there's a good deal from a supplier on eBay at the moment, six cans of brake cleaner for less than £15

I bought some and it seems to do the job well :thumbup

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/302119150386

If any of you are considering a front suspension upgrade, I have a complete R1 Top & Bottom yoke set going cheap.
It’s the 4XV/ 5JJ version. I purchased this with the intention of using it, and repaired the Ignition key mounts (see pic) – someone had cut them off with a grinder, probably in desperation and unable to get the original security bolts out.
I eventually used a different version, and wont be needing this one any longer, so its going cheap.
Reasonable condition, with all the original nuts – although these would be different if you’re converting it for a Fazer.

£35 posted, or if that’s not good enough, make me an offer ?

Attached Files

Thumbnail(s)
   

I bought this FZS1000 just over a year ago and have ridden her less than 1K miles in that time. She is a great  bike but my bad knees do not make riding her a simple job beyond 30 miles.
So she is for sale. Regd March 2003, 14600 miles recorded, supported by a sheaf of old MOTs. Service history and receipts included. She is MOT'd until 25 Oct 2020, Currently SORN, and I have the V5C in my name.

• Scottoiler fitted
  
• Givi rack
  
• Fender extender
  
• Hugger
  
• Lowered footrests, originals included
  
• Datatool alarm / immobiliser fitted and working
  
• Good Michelin tyres front and rear
  
• 2 keys
  

Attached Files

Thumbnail(s)