Hi,
Passed my test last summer and got my 2002 FZS600s (the yellow one) a month later second hand off gumtree.  Love it, definitely glad i got it and not a hornet!
Tommy,
N. Ireland.
 

As above, mirror boot needed for my beloved Fazer as mine has split The left one is needed, I mean left as you sit on the bike. Has anyone got a spare one anywhere?

Well, had a rear wheel punctue at 110mph whilst on the autobahn on my fzs1000. Thank goodness it wasn't an instant blow-out. First thing I noticed was the bike pulling strongly to one side, like it does in extreme side winds. Then, moments later as I went round a moderate bend, the laws of steering physics went walkabout and it brought back memories of evil-handling pigs of bikes I had in the early seventies - except worse.

Pulled over onto the hard shoulder (why's it called that anway?), checked for cause, found nothing, rang wife to bring van and ratchet straps and an hour or so later was back home, scanning the internet for a replacement.

And the moral (in this case anyway) .... by a cheap and reliable van and you'll not regret it. I bougfht a 98 peugeot expert bog standard diesel a few months ago, for £400 including full MOT and 6 months tax (London emissions regs forcing a lot of van sales), for our three greyhounds, but it's been brilliant as a general mover/shifter and now, recovery vehicle. Guess if I sold it tommorrow, I'd get most of my money back! Not that I will.

Hi,
    I have been on here for a million years now, don't normally post but always watching


I have owned my Fazer 1000 since 2004, and in that time I have done a few modifications to get it to be the bike I want it to be.


Here's a brief summary of the work done:


2002 Fazer 1000
R1 front forks with Maxton internals
renthal 758s
Wilbers rear shock with hi and lo speed damping
ivanised.
Mivv GP carbon exhaust
air filter of some description I cant remember


The bike has never let me down in 28,000 miles, but I went out for a blast up hartside with my mate on his 08 fireblade, and I normally don't ride that fast.
When pushing on I started to notice the front end pushing wide and not wanting to hold its line.  I would call it a bit chatter too (If was Casey Stoner)


I like the front end of my bike to go exactly where I want it to go, so I need to do something about this.


Any ideas? I set the suspension up years ago when I fitted it and I never had any problems, but then I never rode that hard.
I took my dads R1200GS (also wilbers equiped)  out the other day with the same lad on a fireblade, and I felt total confidence in the kicking its head in everywhere, and I never had any problems with the front end pushing wide, at the same sort of pace.


Any ideas?


Ian

hi guys wonder if any of the guys in the Leeds area have any dealings with a shop called jordans in Leeds and i would appreciate any comments about any issues.
cheers

hi all


a wee quickie...


what are the correct tyre pressure's for a 98 fazer?


i have 'aqquired' a haynes manual pdf , however it is missing the 'daily pre-ride checks' where this info is.


any help would be great.

I'm thinking of buying one but wondering if it's worth it? I don't know if my next bike will have carbs and it seems abit expensive if I can only use it on the fazer every once in a while.
Are there any other uses? The website says it can be used on injection engines but is this just marketing spiel?

Went to castle combe 2 weeks ago and had my 2004 FZS1000 noise tested with a blueflame twin port on, tried with 1 baffel 109 DB and a fail, tried with both in and hit 106.5 and a fail. (got to be 105 at 3/4 throtle so 9k rpm for the gen 1 )
now it passed with just a single baffel in at brands but they check it at 5-6k rpmso i put on the OE exhaust i kept and tried it again yesterday.
101 db and a pass so at least i can do the castle combe skills day in a few weeks time.

but WOW dose it kill the feel of the bike, its just destroyed the midrange and the top end bhp.
the bike feels so flat and at higher revs feels like the engine is in pain lol
With the full monty and ignition advancer would the bike now be running realy rich as it cant get the power out or is it purely just the exhaust outlet thats strangled
prob gunna leave on the OE for a few weeks as not sure i can be arsed to keep swaping them over but wanna make sure its running as best it can with the oe on.

Was at Castle comb yesterday helping out at The Bike Experiance http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bike-E...0996578296

Came across this stunning Sidecar outfit, realy well made and finished.

Hi guys and gals,


I know this has prob come up b4, but cant help to refresh us lesser mortals lol


I never get my drive chain tension perfect, never seem happy with it , so , what is the concensus on adjusting it correctly/best, i had read just resting on the s/arm rubber, 50 mm etc, but in genral, what is the norm we are using here ?


Cheers.


Rob