There is considerable side play between the pedal & footpeg shaft. Havent yet removed footpeg from alloy holding plate as bolt is corroded in. Does anyone know if  the pedal hole is fitted with a bush or just steel drilling operating on steel shaft? Have looked at my thou and there is hardly any lateral movement of the pedal resulting in nice slick changes.
Guess I will be trawling ebay for a replacement as I cant stand a sloppy gearchange!

To my Fazer!!

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As some of you know i do a lot of work with the Royal British Legion Riders Branch and this year i'm doing the Rblr 1000 which is a endurance motorbike ride of 1000 miles in 24hrs.
If you would like to sponsor me please Txt, RBLR75 £5 to 70070
https://www.justgiving.com/Sulley/
All the money i raise will go directly to the Poppy Appeal
Cheers guys

When I heard of the opportunity to join an IAM Motorcycle Skills Day at Thruxton, I jumped at the chance and so, at 6am on a bright and clear April day I found myself waking up and heading up to the famous circuit.

After signing in and getting a voucher for a bacon butty, the first order of the day was to attend a mandatory Safety Briefing covering what to do (and what not to do, like doing a u-turn and riding around the track the wrong way!) plus details of the warning flags (as Thruxton is also a working aerodrome, if someone is waving a red flag they want you to stop immediately as an aircraft may be about to crash...)

We were divided into two main groups, then split into several sub-groups with different coloured bibs so we could identify our instructors before getting a briefing on what would be happening during the day.

Because this was an IAM day, the skills training was based on the IAM's IPSGA System (Information, Position, Speed, Gear, Acceleration), so the first session was Information: On each bend there were Red, Yellow and Green cones where Red marked the Turn-in Point, yellow was where you should Apex and Green was where you should aim to exit.

We started by following one of the Instructors who would demonstrate the correct line, then, in a way similar to the Marker System in Group Rides, the second rider would drop back and the next rider move up to enable everyone to get a chance to follow the Instructor's line.

Each session was followed by a short debrief chat from the Instructors, then a full brief on what we would be doing on the next one, working through applying the IPSGA System to what we were doing, using Positive (Counter) Steering, three-stage braking and making sure we were allowing sufficient time for the bike to settle before manoeuvring etc.

In subsequent sessions, the order system changed slightly, instead of the Instructor leading, one of the riders would lead, then the Instructor, followed by the rest of use. Subsequently the lead guy would drop to the back, the second guy (behind the Instructor) would move up to Lead and the Instructor would stay in second place so we'd all get a chance to lead and have the Instructor watch us through the course.

Although there was no racing, time keeping or pace-setting etc, it was noticeable that our speeds were definitely increasing as the day went on and we got more confident about handling our bikes and discovering just what they could do if we let them!

Things started to get really fun when Overtaking was introduced and we were allowed to pass other bikes, not least because our group seemed to be making more progress than the group in front of us and we kept catching up with them, but on previous sessions we had to stay behind them instead of move past.

There were blue cones on some sections before certain bends and on the main chicane (and two "cone chicanes" that had been added to slow things down a bit in places) indicating that you should not overtake through that section, but apart from that, if you could get past someone, you were permitted to do so (and generally people would move over if they saw you coming past).

There were no serious problems although one guy did blow out his Akrapovich can and got Black Flagged for being too loud and I did get annoyed at one time when a Yellow Flag was put out, so I slowed as we had been told to do, only to be passed by half a dozen other bikes which was more than a bit naughty of them!

Unfortunately, due to the very early start, I was so tired that I had to leave before the final session, so I missed the end of day debrief, but none the less I had a most enjoyable time and certainly learned a lot more about handling my bike and knowing what was possible on it.

All in all a great day 

Anyone going to Brum bike meet from Nottingham area as I will be heading there on my own  :'(

Quick question what time people arriving there ??????? :rolleyes

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Silly question, is the float ment to be facing the front or the back of the tank? Fuel showing full all the time even if its almost empty

Been having some really odd noises coming from down on the left side.  Having read lots of posts, I have pulled the sprocket cover (found a nut  ) and checked the sprocket. There is ever so slight indication of 'shark tooth', so I am assuming this is shot and needs replacing. 


The rear sprocket looks good and the chain looks to have lots of adjustment left, based on there being more alignment lines behind the axle and in the front of it.  That said, I followed the Haynes guide and measured 10 links.  It measured 154mm, which is 3mm more than the suggested maximum stretch, so I am assuming that is shot too, and I really should be looking to replace all three.


I think I read somewhere that the genuine Yamaha front sprocket is sufficiently superior to aftermarket ones to make it a good purchase, but what about the rear - does it make much difference what make/type you get?


I'm also looking for advice on what chain to get.  I am an all weather Mon-Fri commuter, so want something that will last.  I'm not bothered about bling and cost isn't too much of an issue. I don't mind paying more for a decent product.


What can you tell me?  Thanks in advance...

Hi anyone know how to set the clock on a yamaha fazer fzs 600

Hi all selling my old mirrors off my bike which as you can see are not bad at all.
they will come in the new box's that i have replaced them with.




These are good used mirrors and are genuine Yamaha items. the new ones cost me £78.30 each
at my local dealer.
[size=1.45em]Hi all just been told that these are the same for the FZS600 98-[/size]
[size=1.45em]I have relisted to sell at a lower price so grab yourself a bargain
links are below.[/size]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V...0835282797

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V...0835290099



thanks
jools