Hi All,

I live in Maldon in Essex and have been travelling into and around London for the last 12 years on various bikes and I am unfortunately throwing in the towel.

The end of my current role as well as having two small kids has made me think that the risk is not worth it any more.

Over the years I have owned many different bikes and pretty much worn them all out. The list I have used over the years is here.

Honda Fireblade RRW 2008 - Fantastic bike even for commuting but heavy on chains.
Yamaha R1 2008. Again a surprisingly good London commuter but no way of getting luggage on it so only had this one a short time.
Kawasaki GT550 - Winter hack that lasted nearly 100,000 miles. Fantastic bike.
Honda Deaville - Absolute rubbish. Bought new and after 30,000 miles had been back with Honda more than I had ridden it.
BMW K1100, what a disaster this was. Everything fell off it in the 40,000 miles i did on it.
Suzuki RF900. Great bike, massively underrated and lasted about 70,000 miles.

Now the best bike I have owned for commuting and general hacking about is the bike I currently own, A 2003 Fazer 1000.
This has been the best bike I have owned and is still going strong at 52,000 miles.

I will be putting the Fazer up for sale in the correct section soon so if any one is interested in a good cheap bike have a look there.

Thanks and great site by the way, very informative.

Dave

My gen 1 1000 has a foc-ed barrel
been trying to source a new one but hitting a blank wall without going OE and mega bucks.
but while searching part numbers ....
the gen 1 is    5LV825011000
the fzs 600 is 5RT825011000 now busters do a pattern barrel for the 600 for £33.49 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280835242972?_...97.c0.m619

it looks very sim in the diagrams i have been able to find but i cant be sure. anyone know if they are the same?
would save me about £40 getting that rather than a 2nd hand lock set from a breakers

I have a 2001 model fazer,on doing some searching givi do not list a wing rack for the thou,is there any weakness in the subframe or is it that givi either did not bother or it is no longer available?

Hi all first post with new username, I was a member on the old yuku board when I had a fzs600 but forgot my login.

Anyway to cut a long story short, I've an '03 thou now, I was halfway through fitting my bikevis led's when the old boy turned up for a natter, I managed to short the sidelight wires together that I had spliced into because I got distracted, smoke appeared from somewhere (i thought it cooked the smidsy light modulator that ran the leds as that stopped working when I tested it off the bike)

Now the bike starts and runs fine but when I indicate or put the hazards on it flashes the sidelights and the indicators and instrument lights are very dim, also the lcd clock in the dash turns on and off.

The side lights and dip/main beam work perfectly, I tried changing the flasher relay as I had a spare but its not that.

[size=1em]I'm no electrician but not inept either, I just hope I haven't broken my new bike, I've only had it a day [/size] :'(

Can anybody offer any advice?

Thanks in advance

Looking to replace either my Gen 2 or FZ6 (just for a change) but struggling to think of what to get as I have done most bikes.
I have wanted to buy a Triumph for years but have never bothered as my local dealer is sh*te, but have thought why let that put me off. Been thinking about getting the road version of the Triumph Tiger 800.
Never had an "adventure" style bike so don't know wht to expect. Anyone any experience with them? What they like (positive/negative comments appreciated)

Hi, selling an original set of Yamaha fazer 1000 (2001 - 2005) swing arm caps / frame plugs on fleabay -


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140715086080?s...500wt_1287

:thumbup :thumbup :thumbup  Can anyone else confirm their experiences are similar to mine, when parking a Fazer close to anyone who has the slightist interest in bikes. It's great, pop it on the stand and they appear, the friendly Fazer fan club. Comments such as, "great bikes fazers"," I had one of those", "I want one of those", "good bikes my mate has/had one" etc... etc... all ice breakers that either start a lenghtly chat or a bit of banter. It's quite amusing when I'm out riding with my mates, especially as one has an immaculate Fireblade which is bit older and the other a R1, neither have the Fazer appeal.

Hi Guys,


I have been toying with the idea of a Dyno Jet kit for some time now, as my headers need to be replaced and so do my inlet rubbers. So my train of thought is this. Get new full exhaust and whilst changing inlet rubbers, give carbs an overhaul. Hence, the Dyno Jet.


Has anyone had any experience or bad experiences with installing a Dyno Jet kit on a FZS 600 '01' model?

The winter has taken its toll on my 2002 FZS 1000, the clutch housing has allot of blistered paint and some has come off. I have ordered some paint, primer and Lacquer from RS and I was wondering is it possible to spray it while on the bike or should I take it off? Also does anyone know a good sprayer in the West Midlands that could spray it over if I provide the paint?

I was going to type them all out but couldn't be foc'd...


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