And kinda liking the idea of the GSX650 even although its a bit poky and wheezy...it sounds a bit like a good distance bike and comfy..maybe a power commander and pipe would unleash a few more horses...but fuel economy seems good as stock. Anyone know anything about them (Very much a tentative enquiry as funds a long way off at the mo)

http://www.motorcyclemonthly.co.uk/Conte...omfy-offer

(no mike not replaced them yet lol)

My exup cables have been snapped a while now and it looks as thought the valve is in shit state as all bolts etc either sheered or rusty as f0000k    but was wondering if this fits

R1 4xv (98-00) exup valve servo motor and cables???

thanks

i know i dont use this site much as i spend more time lurking about on the other side but thought id let you all know.

as of friday (24th feb) it was my last day at work (redundancy) so i wont be making anymore bits. :-(

so, id like to say thanks to those who did purchased bits i did make.



justy1000

Hi everybody, I'm doing a few days touring in Scotland within the next week or two, and as it's likely to be a bit chilly I'm thinking of investing in some heated clothing, probably just a bodywarmer/vest and maybe some gloves, but I have a few questions:-

Anybody use this type of thing and have any recommendations as to what's good?

Will it drain the battery (Gen 1)?

Thanks

It's been a busy week (i've also repositioned the scotoiler but that's another post).


I've been thinking about a topbox for a while.  I would like to be able to carry a bag of shopping home and keep the helmet and gloves in when i leave the bike.  After a few googles i decided on the givi e370 (39 litre monolock).


Despite the topbox being for "scooters" it's very well made, double walled and as it weighs 4kg is a sturdy item.  I think it's one of the few monolock (cheaper than monokey models) items that is double walled.  The locking mechanism seems very sturdy and reminds me of my Samsonite suitcase with a very positive locking mechanism.


I have a Renntec sports rack and have seen numerous people fitting top boxes to them.  Now i know Renntec state something like a 5kg limit on their racks but looking at the rack design for the Fazer it has a double screw fixing attachment.  Many bikes have a single bolt either side.  I reckon the Fazer rack can take a lot more load than the 5kg quoted by Renntec.


So,  trying to fit and with the grabrail in place you can see the box is hanging off the back of the bike.  This seemed to place more strain on the rack and didn't seem very satisfactory.  15 mins later with a junior hacksaw and problem solved.  The box is mounted centre on the rack and i'm quite pleased with the result. 


I'll report back in 6 months to see how it all holds up.  I'll also fit some Red LEDs to the topbox to give me some bigger rear lights and bright brake lights.  Again i'll post back in a few weeks to see how that one goes.


(just been reading through the fork mod threads and i really should get that sorted at some point).

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Hello Everyone,


Here are the Acerbis Dual Road hand guards, i've had them for around 18 months now.  They do make a small difference to the wind blast and let you keep using your summer gloves slightly longer.  One advantage is that they do keep some of the rain off when riding (> 30 mph) and that is useful.


Anyway,  Acerbis sell LED lights for them but looking on eBay these LED strips are popular ([size=78%]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-UNDER-CAR-MO...336307dfea[/size]) If you search for LED SMD you'll see loads of adverts for these 5m spools of LED strips.  They run on 12V so are fine to wire into the bike. 


I had to slightly mod the Acerbis clear plastic strip with the dremel but the LED strip fits a treat.  It's nice and bright and gives the bike a wider look.  You can see from the 4th photo i put some heatshrink on the wires and they provide a neat installation.   


The clear plastic on the handguards has a slight blue tint, very slight.  If it was completely clear the lights would be as bright as those LEDs fitted to new cars as daylight running lights.


I have a Fuze Block (www.fuzeblocks.com) fitted (great device, would highly recommend) and as this is a switched live i have the LEDs some on with the ignition.  The LEDs draw milliamps so no power issues occur,  i've also taken out my sidelights (5w each, 10w total) as they were a little redundant with the LEDs in the handguard.


I hope the post is useful to others thinking about this type of thing, or just to highlight these LED strisp which do allow some innovative mods to occur.

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Hello everyone

Well I'm new to here and also new to owning a motorcycle have been a pillion passenger
for years am so excited to getting out and about on  my sparkling 02 fazer 600

Hope to get chatting to u all soon
And esp if any of u are in Ireland

Chat soon

Jody

HI, i have just got a fzs 1000 and need some help. When i am slowing down and i pull the cluch lever in i get a noise for about 2 - 3 seconds it sounds like a cam chain chatter or a ticking noise any ideas thanks.....

Going to work the other day about 60mph and suddenly the bike started struggling to climb the revs, thought it might have been a fueling issue but then the front wriggled a bit so I pulled off the mway and realised I had no front braking power :eek They were working up to this point as normal and noticed nothing irregular. The lines were changed to Hel braided lines in Jan and new pads were also fitted too. Anyone got any ideas they can throw my way? Had a look over them and saw no leaks or anything so I assume its master cylinder related? Cheers.