Hi I'm Mandy but you can call me the Little Hairy Welshman. I own a roller skate circa 1976. I hear voices. I know no-one and so nothing, ok.

Hi my fuel gauge seems to be faulty, it registers just over quarter when the tank is full and the reserve light comes on at more than half a tank? Anyone seen this before? Thanks.

I have heard a rumour that after Saturday, all the Sony stores are closing so if you have anything on order with them, now is the time to run in and pick it up!

What should the model code be for a 2011 Gen2 FZ1? Is there a list from, say 2006 to 2012? Im looking at getting a 2011 model FZ1-N on a 2012 plate but want to make sure its not an even older stock model.  :rolleyes

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What an amazing day for a ride, sometimes I am so glad I commute on the bike, it means I have the bike to hand for days like today.

Amazing weather down here in Kent, popped out at lunch and took the bike through the Wingham Bends (just outside Canterbury), I've not stopped grinning yet...warmer riding weather is coming! 

Hi All

Can anyone recommend somewhere fairly local (I am in Liverpool) who could take a look at the bike plastics with a view to repairing / painting?

The main problem is the front fairing (which looks like this at the moment http://dl.dropbox.com/u/63744207/DSC_0001.JPG ) but I will also need the front mudguard and L/H tail piece doing.

Cheers.

DS

I bought this Trak-tech brake lever for my FZS1k in 2009 for £50.






I only used it for a few months and then got the Brembo master cylinder which this doesn't work with this lever.


It's in excellent condition with no scratches.


£17 and it's all yours - incl postage...

Hi guys,
I have an FZS imported into Thailand as a used bike from Japan. As you may know, the Japanese spec bikes are limited to 105 bhp and the only way around this is to change the ECU.
It looks to be a simple enough mod and I've seen plenty of them for sale on Ebay. Does anyone on here know if the UK spec ECU is the same from 2001 to 2005? I'd rather not end up with the wrong one. From what I can find out, my bike is about a 2004 model.
Thanks for any help you can offer.
By the way, the restriction isn't the simple rubber stops in the top of the carbs as on some earlier European bikes.

I used to visit the foc site many years ago when I first passed my test. It's fantastic to see it is still going strong

Briefly, I passed my test. In 2001 and bought a new red/black/silver fzs600s, which I still own today. It was always meant as a starter bike but every time I thought about changing it, I realised how much I liked it! I mainly used it as a commuter with the occasional weekend foray into Wales or to the Lakes.

I used to park it in a free bay outside work and about a year ago a guy driving a BMW reversed out of the space opposite and knocked it over. Mechanically the damage was superficial but most of the plastics were smashed up and the net result was an 'uneconomical to repair' cat c write off. The uneconomic bit was as much down to labour costs as the repairs themselves!

Anyway, I received a cheque from the insurers and I asked for the bike back and it has been sitting in my garage ever since. I have a breakdown of the work they said is required. I have been thinking I must sort it out for the last couple of months and was pleasantly surprised when it started, with a little bit of encouragement, first time this week.

Now I am not mechanically minded (I am willing to have a go) and I am totally at a loss as to where to source the bits I need for the bike and whether, when I get them, they are capable of being fitted by an amateur like me. I was hoping this was the place to come for some help and guidance.

I'm off work today so will make myself a coffee and have a good old rummage through your forums.

Cheers.

DS

I have just been talking to K tech about servicing  my suspension. My K tech forks are 4 yrs old now, and the " full monty " shock 2 years old. Just lately I reckon its lost a bit of lustre,suppleness has diminished etc and the rebound adjuster on the shock wont turn properly.Being a fazer the bike still runs fine, handle sgood etc, just dont have the subtleness in damping  which I used to notice..... So its time they had some TLC.... They have quoted £100 to service the forks, and £80 the shock. Thats a full strip , rebuild , regas/oil. It will be interesting to see if there is this cartridge tube wear which maxton talk about...
It will take 3 weeks( thats their turn around time currently) , so I cant give  a quick resume of what the difference will be.