Well I used to be on the old Fazer forum back in the day! well approx 3.5 years ago!

It was when naturally I had a Fazer of 98 Vintage with bubble screen, Hugger, Oxford grips and alarm red in colour and its reg was S98GEU, apparently its still out there somewhere being ridden! Not sure if the owner is on here??

At the time I traded up for a 2006 BMW F800S and now after some 40+ months of ownership looking to get a more upright riding positioned bike would like a "fox eye" as my 1st fazers headlights were cr@p to begin with!!!

Cheers
Andy

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So after waiting & waiting & waiting for some nice weather i finally decide enough's enough & drag the bike outta the shed,5 months later :eek .


Reading all the controversy about starting or not starting a stored bike up periodically, back in october i opted for battery out & indoors,brimmed tank wi super unleaded,stuck a bottle of fuel stabiliser in ( which actually ended up being an additive that protects against ethanol & not stabiliser,oh well :\ ), i didnt start the bike once in all that time & i figured if there was water in the oil from storage shed condensation then it was prob best not to start it,seems logical, happy days.but i was still cacking myself about making the wrong decision & my carbs being all gummed up & glazed & having endless problems.


Thanks to the foccer fold i also plucked up the courage to do my own oil change, im not that practical so it was a bold leap but thanks everyone for all the step by step guides & answers to silly questions.ordered some castrol power,(foced up on ebay though & got 10w30,instead o 40 but ill take risk wi that considering its never likely to get hot in britain this year anyway )[size=78%]official yamaha sump plug, k&n filter,got all my little funnels & old oil container as per the pic.........&[/size]


I managed it 8) .


For any other newbs considering giving it a go then its time to hang from the honesty tree & fess up to the mistakes i made:-


-i stuck my bike on the side stand as it gives more lean for the oil coming out,originally it was all set up nicely on the main stand but i changed to side stand last minute.because my bikes jacked up with modified wishbones it leans way over on the side stand & clearance for my oil container & funnel was minimum, as such i ended up fiddling about, being awkward & spilling oil all over the path :'( ,got most of it in the end.i think next time ill start on main stand then sit on the bike & lean it over for the last drops.


-the original filter doesn't have the spanner attachment on it like the k&n,i'd read folks here saying they use gardening gloves & take it off by hand.this wasn't possible for me, my knuckles were rubbing against the downpipes & stopping me get the leverage.i opted for the messy, screwdriver hammered through the filter to get it off,i wont need to next time with the k&n.


-sump plug, im not exactly sure how tight it's supposed to be so i got it tight then gave a good half turn on top.silly statement time-the washer is described as a crush washer,does this mean that the plug should be tightened until it crushes the washer right up flush???,the old plug seemed to have the washer melted onto it,bit confused???????


After all that, choke on full,2 seconds max on starter & it fired into life 8)  yes!!!!!!!!!cash back!!!!!


Coughed & spluttered for a few seconds,almost stalled....i left it be....couple more seconds & it started picking up....few more seconds & it ran perfect & i slowly eased off the choke to zero,sat ticking over nicely.


Took it out to quickly test it out....in all my summer clothing,ended up doing 60 miles....it ran like an absolute dream!!!stonking!


Can just about feel my hands again brrrrrr!!!!


It must be a  :faz

anyone know how to get rid of the ads  and videos on crash net
3 minutes to load  the page is a bit ridiculous.
cant remember who but same happened on this site and somone gave out a code to stop them.
help please

I could do with some tonight ideally, anyone got any going spare?  Used is fine, just need something for tomorrow as on checking mine tonight they're shot and I'm supposed to have a bikesafe course tomorrow...
Ta

i'm looking for mra vario brackets if anyone has a broken screen. ta.

i was checking over my 03 fazer today and i noticed a small hole in the downpipes. i cant really afford to buy stainless stell ones at the moment so i need to try and repair it. am i better off takeing the downpipes off and cleaning the rust off then welding it? Ive checked the nuts that hold the downpipes and all of them can be opened so i dont have to worry about any seized ones. if this is the best option will i need like a new gasket or soemthing to re seal the downpipes? also what paint would you recommend for the downppipes? thanx

i hope nobody from here paid nearly £200 for that!!!!!!!!

I just found this on YouTube and it made me chuckle


Yamaha Exup1000.co.uk exup valve rant


Mickey

Hi guys, due to being bought a Fazer600 I am selling my trusty Suzuki GS500. If you are interested or know someone interested, feel free to check my ebay auction out. Selling without reserve!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121086634353?s...1554.l2648

neither me nor my pillion have got fat arses. when we ride together there's a gap between us and she slides down from her 'ledge' (by that i mean the raised bit of the seat) and finds herself with her arse half on the ledge half on my part of the seat. she's uncomfy and my balls turn blue. she has to shove herself back to get back onto her ledge.


if i lay over the stank my arse skoots back and fills the gap but i'm not going to ride all day flattened over the tank.


has anyone experienced this? and if so have you solved it? i guess she's going to have to lean on the tank but she's small and i hardly notice her presence on the bike and she likes to cling to me a la koala bear.


we've ridden many other bikes together and never had this problem.


any advice gratefully received.