Pair of GENUINE crash-bungs / frame-protectors for the 2001-2005 Fazer1000. £35 plus postage (or collect from BL6 6HR, Bolton).

They're at least £70 new. Here's some on ebay.

Fz1 2009 abs heated grips michilin road pilot 3 10,200 miles

Looking for 4,000.  Santas came early no offers

email me for more pictures their is two small marks on the bike apart. from that in excellent condition to good a bike to be sitting doing nothing
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Just wondered if anyone else had experienced this.


The brakes on my Fazer600 have never felt great.  The lever always needed a good tug to stop the bike, and the brakes generally lack any feel, although they stop the bike ok, and if the lever is pulled to bar, I can lock the front wheel. The lever also doesn't have a smooth action, with a slight "judder"in the middle of the range.


I've had the callipers off and cleaned the pistons and renewed the fluid. The brakes took an age to bleed.


Master cylinder maybe?

"my rev counter is reading wrong when i start the bike up!"

The rev counter acts as a basic diagnostic and shows different rev readings for different faults

3k is TPS sensor

5k is tank sensor unplugged

7k is exup valve problem

9k is tip over switch

"when my bike has been idling in neutral for a while, the fan kicks in. is this normal?"

yes

"what can i do to tune my bike?"

most people here have an Ivan's kit fitted to their carbs, some have gone further and fitted a decent 4-1 system and got even better results. But if you're looking for 160hp.........you've bought the wrong bike!

"the bike is running quite flat low down/reluctant to rev but no 7k fault is showing?"

quite possible that the previous owner has disconnected the exup cables as the exup has seized, usually shut, occasionally open. If the bike is unwilling to rev above 8K, make sure the underseat airbox intake is unobstructed.

"i've snapped a bolt/all three trying to free the exup valve!"

welcome to fazer ownership

"the suspension is a bit soft/bouncy/non existent! What can i do?"

there are a plethora of options available. for the front, a simple respring/re-oil to USD front ends. for the rear, new springs to R6 to ohlins units.

"my bike is running on 3 cylinders!"

don't panic. the fazer has 2 paired coils, so if only 1 cylinder has failed, it's more than likely the connection between the HT lead and the plug cap is fubar. it's usual to trim a SMALL amount off the HT lead and then re-attach the plug lead.

"what tyres are best for my bike?"

black, round ones

"which colour is fastest!"

general consensus of opinion is the dark blue is!

"what were the differences between the years?"

at a glance, the early bikes had a light switch, even numbers only on the speedo, light grey/silver frame and yamaha on the tank
later bikes had no light switch, all the numbers on the speedo, dark grey frame and a tuning fork logo on the tank
later later bikes had black engines and then black swing arms. obviously colours changed from model year to year and there were minor fuelling changes as well (2003>)

I hope this has been helpful, and perhaps some of the more 'experienced' forum members could add their own.

Hi has anyone got a front disc for a 2000 fzs 600 for sale please

Last year I bought a fazer 1000 off one of the forum members from UKGSER.  It needed a bit of work as he had bought it from a guy who had taken it to bits and never put it back together.....





This is one of the pictures that Martin sent me of it in his garage.  It had been SORN'D since 2008.


My first job was to put it back together and make it so I could ride it over the summer and see what needed doing.





I did this in a few weeks and this was just as I was taking it for its first MOT since 2008.  It promptly blew the front fork seals on the way to the MOT centre.....


I did these and spent some time freeing up the exup valve which was seized solid.  It cost me a new set of exup cables (get a mortgage) and some tungsten carbide bits to remove the tap which snapped off in one of the holes that I had had left from drilling the exup valve bolts out.


I rode it over the summer and added some panniers and a top box and had a great time with my son Ewan.


When the winter came I had a list of work to do...


The first was to refurbish the swingarm.  I also wanted to replace the rear shock as it was weeping oil and refurbish the front of the engine.


First the swingarm.  Easy to remove.





Before paint.





The swingarm and the hugger after rubbing down, etch primer and paint.





The front of the engine before paint.





The exhaust headers were removed (no studs sheared in the removal of this header...) and the front of the engine sprayed with Simoniz aluminium engine enamel (a good match). New exhaust studs (stainless) and nuts fitted.





The exhaust headers were polished with wire wool and t cut.





The radiator, fan and radiator guard sprayed with Hammerite Satin Black.





I'm now starting to reassemble the bike - just waiting for some rad hoses to arrive, exhaust gasket rings, R6 shock and some other bits and bobs.


I'll try and remember to keep adding to this.


Tom

Going to Icemeler for 2 weeks in May - Cant wait !
Fancy hiring a motorbike for a few days - Believe the Turks are a bit of a nightmare on the roads
Still fancy big time though in some nice sunny weather
Anybody hired there or any other sunny experiences in warmer climes !  :lol 

When safe to do so I drive off line. With the snow settling in ruts are forming and its not long before roads are blocked.  If a few cars and trucks took a different line this would help keep a wider lane. In my wagon I drive with my offside tyres on the white line. I do this all year to keep the grit from building up too. Nothing worse than doing an overtake and the centre line is built up.

Mickey.

Okay, maybe you guys have forgotten me (might well resurface at the spring meet lol ) but yes Mick is still alive and breathing. Still riding the Hornet all year round which isn t doing it any favours with all the salt and grime attacking the whole bike, brakes, drivechain, coatings, but with plenty maintenance it come up pretty good in summer  and still going strong over 68000 miles later.
So anyway moving on, my question is this, when touring and in the saddle for a decent length of time my backside really does start to ache. Even after a stop stretch my legs, bit of a break within 30 miles l'm suffering again !
My plan after managing to buy some memory foam is to strip back the seat cover, cut the existing foam out to make room for replacing the section removed with memory foam?
Apparently its better than gel inserts as it doesn t get really warm like gel inserts and gives better support, has anyone attempted an upholstery job on their seat?  was going to practise on a spare seat but finding a seat for my 06 bike is  like searching for hens teeth! and to be honest l reckon if l took my time and was meticulous l could make a good job of it and save spending a fortune for maybe a lesser job for it turn out not to be as comfortable as l wanted  :'( Any tips would be welcome, l have a good staple gun,staples various length, the foam and ready to have a go, one thing is for sure it ll get done before l do any bog miles again ...