I have a FZS 600 (2000) what size would I get for a magnetic sump plug.

Just checking...

hi

you probably think i'm mad, but i'm seriously considering trading my gen 1 fazer 1000 for a honda nc700s.... I'm gonna get a test ride soon, but wonder if anyone else has tried one..... As i'm getting older i find i rarely take the fazer over 5k revs, and quite fancy the idea of a bike where all the torque is delivered between 3-5 k revs.... nc on the honda stands for new concept and its supposed to be great fun and fast, shortshifting through the box at 5k revs, coupled to tha fact that all the weight is low, it supposed to change direction really quick as well.

i have an rd400, and a rd350lc, and find i enjoy riding these more than the fazer latley, for me its not about outright speed anymore.... i must be getting old.

oppinions please

dave

Admin, can't see the Touring section any more so if this is in the wrong place please feel free to move it, I won't be offended.

Anyone thinking of useing a sat-nav with French speed camera locations on it might be interested in this from the AA web site.

Effective from 3 January 2012 French laws prohibiting drivers from carrying devices capable of detecting speed cameras have been extended to include devices able to warn or inform of the location of speed cameras.

I have a cheap sat-nav I sometimes use on the bike in the U.K. but as it doesn't have any other European maps on it I have never bothered when crossing the channel. I was thinking of getting one with European maps on for next year, but now wondering if one bought in the U.K. will be legal in France.

I'm guessing existing sat-navs have camera locations in France and maybe a new one will be made to be legal in France.
On the other hand I could be wrong, or missing something, and look forward to being corrected and informed by the experts.

i already had some oxford heated grips on the bike when i bought it and they seem to be very well fitted , also wired up to a non permanent live so it dont drain battery when ignition off .
however what i,ve found is that they are fine all the time when throttle is open and im cruising but if the revs go down as in traffic they turn off !
they will flash (the 25% light )when i go to put them back on but the only way if im in traffic/town and want them back on is to turn off my luights -then they will stay on - but i prefer to keep headlights on whilst riding
battery is fine -it holds the charge great and once a month i go to trickle charge it and it only takes the charge for ten seconds and it is full, so i can assume the alternator is working fine to keep battery good  :wall  any one any idea ?

Only just come round to fessing up what I did on the weekend!
Decided to lube the swing arm bearings on my gen 1 fazer thou, so took all the necessary parts off to allow access to drop the swing arm out and re-grease, as anyone who has done this will know it is not a 5 minute job.
[/size]So having got the swing arm out and given it a good clean & re-grease, popped the swing arm back in and started to reassemble all the components littering the garage, carefully torqueing everything up as I went on. Just about to slide the wheel back in when I turned around and spotted the swing arm spindle sat on the bench gleaming at me. :eek
[/size]Do you know any swear words – I do! :'(
[/size]You know that moment when you look at something and see it in detail while everything around has become a haze – it was one of those! It surprising how much quicker everything goes back together the second time around. Does any one else have any ‘moments’ that they are willing to fess up to?
[/size] p.s. the garage was bloody cold last Saturday as well.

Two rides in the last few days. Withe Autumn firmly on us and temperatures well down in single figures it was time to dig out the winter gear: Heated grips; Oxford muffs; merino wool long sleeve top; Assos cycling winter wind proof long sleeved top; sleeveless wind proof ski gilet; pertex wind proof cycling cape; lined textile jacket; winter fleecy cycling Tights; lined textile trousers; waterproof over jacket and trousers; alt-berg waterproof boots; winter gloves; thick socks. Needless to say I was dry and toasty....except for my feet. So, I've just ordered some Keis heated insoles to, hopefully, give me toasty warm toes as well.

I joined the site back in March.
I've got a 2001 FZS 600 last march as a second bike to use over the winter, only started riding it on a regular basis last month and very impressed with it. Should have bought one years ago.
So hi all.
Great site by the way.

me black fazers is playing up - upon pulling away it bogs till about 1500 rpm them vroom like wise at tick over rev it the revs rise then drop to below tickover then resettles i suspect carb balancing just wanted to ask for any other clues

I should have learnt this lesson the first time I changed a chain , first one lasted around 4000 miles before needing adjustment after nearly every ride. cost around £55 . The last (Just changed) was described as genuine factory replacement + sprockets ,Pain in the arse to fit as it was endless ! Seemed quite a good heavy chain ,but after only around 3000 miles it started needing adjustment, then recently i noticed a sort of rubbing sound as i was riding along.
Close inspection revealed red rusty side links. This I thought odd as I had always lubed the chains on both my bikes after nearly every ride. In the interim I lagged the chain with WD40 . (obviously not my usual lubricant) and re tried the bike , noise had gone, Back to base and re-lubed the chain with oil. next ride i came back with the chain almost hitting the rear forks. So this time ordered a known quality DID chain. during the process of taking of the old chain (using my usual angle grinder method) I levered on the ground link plate , Only to find that the rivet let go at the other side of the chain. This proves quite conclusively that the chain rivets were as soft as the proverbial shit !
On removing the chain completely , there was a mixture of seized and hanging links. totaly crap chain !
Odd why a chain should seize like this despite being regularly lubed.
My Thou is I think still on its original chain at around 29000 miles .never needs adjustment.
I have tried all sorts of chain lube over the years and think engine oil is as good as anything .