Well thats me survived the first week of fazer ownership and im happy with it. So far so good  .
Stuck a new pair of tyres on yesterday went for pirelli angel st in the end and have done just over 100 miles will have to see how they go but seem pretty good so far.
Also fitted a powertech can and link pipe with the baffle fitted its not much louder than stock and hasnt affected the running any. Pulled the plugs and they look the same colour as with the standard can. The baffle is riveted so need to break out the drill before i can see what its like with it removed. The can itself seems pretty well made especially at the price £125 including link pipe and clamps.
Cheers Allan

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After no luck with Yamaha seeming to know anything about 9mm/12mm sproket nuts I've been and bought one from my dealer who I'm quite impressed with, as they also coudn't seem to find any info on it but 30mins after I'd left the shop they rang me to say they'd been on the net and found the part No on a forum??? They also had one in stock.      So I'm planning to swap nuts this weekend and if I'm correct old one was tightened to 70Nm and the new one is 90Nm but why if they both do the same job do I need to tighten the new one more? I understand why it's capable of more but not why it needs to be tighter. Do any of you who have changed this nut before have any suggestions.

Cheers Andy

Hi all, have an issue ive just discovered with my 02.. basically when you press the passing light all the lights on the clocks flash as if you had just turned the ignition on?. It only seems to do it the first time you flash the lights then works as it should. Bike doesnt cut out or anything.
Anyone else came across this?

thanks, Alex.

Bought one of these last October and it has been superb!
I reckon in 7 months it's paid for itself at least twice over in saved labour costs.
I thought it would only be a short-term offer but it looks like they're still doing them.
It's weird though because if you go in the store, it's not on display but other more expensive and less well-equipped sets are.
However..... if you reserve it through the website here and take your reservation number in with you, they produce one from out the back and Bob's your uncle.
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/store...yId_255215
The experience is bit like collecting your regular copy of Razzle in the 1980's....... apparently  :lol
A very strange set-up as I think they'd sell shed loads if they were on display.
So far I've only had to top up with a 32mm for the rear axle nut.
I know there will be other bits and pieces to add but for £60!!!?

Right I have a copy of a fazer 1000 belly pan on my bike, and its looking putty tired, I was told by the previous onerous that it came some one on the owners club many year ago. Does any one know if they are still available? How much genuine ones from YAMAHA? Or shouldn't I ask ?

I should have thought to take a picture....at Donnington WSB the other day there was a dealer who had a nakid FZ8 on show in yellow...yellow wheels too....it looked really good.
They also had a faired fazer8 in anniversary colours....again looking good.
Just sort the price and the suspension Yamaha

UCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lucky i wasn't tramping on when i lost it! amazing how long the brain takes to react to 'lever comes back to bars'
after 3 pumps it was on with the back anchor.
will be posting a pic of the shreddies later :eek

found a cut down/butchered screen that I tried on my old 2003 Gen1. anyone interested?

the silver, plasticy kind that fits a mk1.5 and mk2 FZS600.

found it in the back of the garage. no bolts. sensible offers please.

.............ALWAYS!! ALWAYS!! wear foccing thick gloves when taking out a bearing race from the oven at @200c.

bearing races cool down VERY quickly when placed onto a frozen steering stem.

it helps to have a mate with a press when things go horribly wrong.

here endeth the lesson