Has anyone had any experiences with these tyres?

I wanted to know;
how well they grip
How many miles you get out of em

Im lookin to remove the downpipes.  Id prefere to heat the nuts beforehand to try and avoid shearing a couple off.
Which king of blowtorch would be best for small intricate work, powerfull enough & not cost the earth?

:'(  Thought i'd give the bike a wash and polish before covering it up for winter - was reversing it back into garage when it slipped from my grip and fell against door frame - big crease down the tank now!  Help please! Cash waiting, must be mint.

hi all,


noticed that since adjusting the chain for the first time since owning, (it was very slack, about 10cm of play), that there is a strange clunking coming from near the front sprocket, it only seems to do it on pulling off / at slow engine speeds (or its too loud at speed to hear it).


Any suggestions on what it could be? I checked the chain again today and it needed adjusting, so thats going to need changing, I'm just hoping the clunking isn't anything serious. Is there a bearing on the sprocket that could have gone?!


Thanks for your comments

Hello Could some tell me what these two connectors with the bridging wire are used for please :rolleyes and the third also please :rolleyes
Apologies if this has been answered before. :eek
Cheers in advance
Craig

Hi all, Just picked up a fazer today. Its an old 99 with nearly 50 thou on the clock and needs a bit of work.
I will be doing it up over the next month or two so I will keep you posted. I might want a little advise from time to time so I will on and off the web site.
Got it from a guy who has had it from new and only lives around a mile from me near Derby.
Cheers all Rob

wel yesterday i went with the missus for a test on the BMW f800st with the thinking Bmw touring bike for next year, bike 5000 miles on the clock ,heated grips, bmw sat nav,and intercom, two seat options mmmm went for the high comfy seat ,
started up nice throaty sound from the exhaust sat on nice a comfy and light right off for ride very long clutch travel and gear change very clunky worse than the yam off we went slipping and sliding on the seat trying to stop my nuts from cracking every time i slowed down, changed gear, or braked not happy stright back to bmw with only 10 miles done ,
change of seat and wifey does not want to go as she was scared with bracing herself and holding on for dear life due to seat and the fact the footrests were too close for passenger and rider suspension was good thou
the ride was better but had a scary moment when back wheel slipped but the engine vibes from the twin was awfull seemed like it was miss firing type of thing and when the engine was turned off it stopped with a clunk
might try a bmw1200rt next year to see if that was better but got on the fz600 comfy and non viby just need suspension sorting so dosent dive so much and jump over bumps while trying to take a piece of ya spine

Thanks

Halloween did start in a particularly scary way - crashed on the way to work!

Negotiating a roundabout on a dual carriageway in right hand lane to go straight on a car towing a horse box in the left hand lane decided to turn right - right across my exit! With the accompanying bang, crunch, grate of metal and plastic as I slid/rolled across the road narrowly avoiding going under the horse box (fortunately no horse inside). I only suffered minor bumps, bruises and scratches.

Anyway, this being my first dealings with insurance for many a year, it seems proceedures have changed somewhat. I took insurance this year through Bennetts and it seems they are just a shop front as I am now having to deal with 3 other companies; Minster Law, BLD & Equity Red Star (underwriters).

As a warning, if you report a claim to Bennets also report it to the underwriters yourself as Bennetts don't!
BLD picked-up my bike the next day and have provided me with a hire bike until it's all sorted and seem to be just dealing with the bike side of the claim.

Minster Law were soon on the phone to try and sort out any personal injury claim making sure I even kept receipts for a box of paracetamol.

It all seems so disjointed and complicated. Why do these things in life just get harder. I was always under the impression that new systems were put in place to make things simpler - how wrong I am.

Anyway, has anyone else had dealings with the above companies and how did you get on?

I am now without my lovely Fazer and have been given a Bandit 650 hire bike (ugh! I'm struggling to find confidence in the front end) I just want my Fazer back (if it's not written-off) a.s.a.p so I can just get on with life in quiet normality. :'(

Any advice gratefully received.

Check!
Right up to the pegs, which was my first time through a flood on a bike.
Just wish the cop who drove past me 300 meters up the road was polite enough to warn me about the flooded road around the corner.
Nick