coming home last night and as i come into a roundabout i can hear a loud clattering noise. at first i thought my chain had stretched and was thrashing about but it was ok. could it be the clutch?

Hi, new to the forum. (and coincidently new to hertfordshire)

Just bought a gen 1 fazer 1000, and thus far absolutely loving her.  Upgraded from an SV650, and soooo glad I made the change.

Vergey

why would a 2004 bike (tuning forks on the tank, lights on) have an early set of clocks on it (no odd mph numbers)?
is the mileage stored on the ecu or the odo.
wouldn't want to point my mate towards a lemon.
that is all!

After reading the words of encouragement on this site, I have just ordered a pair of front wheel bearings for my 2004 23k miles Fazer. Does this seem premature for new bearings? The symptom was a bit of 'notchiness' when cornering. No play evident on the front wheel bit I can hear a 'ticking' when I spin the wheel with the calipers removed.
Prices do vary dramatically on fleabay but I ordered from bikebearings in the end.


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I was given a carb balancer a few months back for free,one of the older type with dials,so i decided today to balance the carbs.Everything was easy to do but locating the adjuster screw for the carbs on the left hand side was a nightmare,I literally spent ten minutes looking for it using a decent torch!I had looked at the pictures on Pats motorcycle page but still found it difficult to locate.
Now I `ve managed I`m happy with the results,the tickover is smoother and the engine seems to be smoother at low revs now.
Has anyone found an easy way to locate the screws? I was going to put a dab of white paint on them but I didn`t have a brush small enough or long enough to reach,I had enough trouble finding a screwdriver that would reach.

for sale, givi monorack with pannier rails to fit gen1 fazer1000, 2001-2005, it is in vertually as new condition with all fittings & instructions. i bought this of a forum member earlear this year who had only used it a couple of times and due to a change of plan it is now not needed, i paid £100 for it so this is wot i am selling it for, it can be collected or i will post at cost, ring me on 07761439600,
Chris

1989 YAMAHA  RED XJ 600 CHEAP BIKE FULL MOT XJ600 READY TO GO 2ND BIKE/COMMUTER

just found out that the person who had my bike before me has changed the colour from gold to blue ,


want to change it back to gold ,anyone know any good shops in manchester to get the right shad of gold for a


gen 1 1999 fazer 600 ?

Had my Gen1 1000 on ebay for a week now here:  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160855044446?s...968wt_1186
and a bit longer on foc-u
Apart from 2 joke offers, not a sniff.


The obvious thing would be price but there's a "Make Offer" button if buyers disagree with what I'm asking for.
ANY suggestions, constructive or otherwise would be welcome.....

just come back from a long road trip.1400 miles in five days,and i now have a rattle on the bike.....fine in netural put it in gear with clutch in and still ok ,let clutch out and start to move and the rattle starts,it sounds like something is loose as not in time with the speed of the engine......not had time to look yet but was thinking loose front sprocket or maybe cclutch problem ?...................is there and common faults with the thou i should check first