This meeting was first organised in memory, and as a fund raiser, for the sad loss of a biking friend and reinforced the need to keep in touch every now and then and to get out there and meet people. It is now just a get together, open to all, where cost is kept to a minimum. All are welcome to attend. More details later.

4th Annual Andover bash will be at Andover Rugger club on the 22nd to 24th June 2012. SP11 0TA. More details to follow when I work out cost. The cost will be kept to a minimum again. Likely to be £7-10 per person with U16s free again.

Great facilities and food. Midday Friday to when you go on Sunday or pop in for a visit.

Hey there,

1st time on this forum, although was on the yuku one a fair bit.

My FZ6 S2 doesn't seem to get very hot for a modern engine. At the moment it is struggling to reach about 70°C during normal riding. Is this really the thermostat temperature? I would have expected 90°C as normal operating temperature. Over summer, it didn't get much hotter.

The only time it heats up is if i stop, then the fan will kick in at 100ish indicated, so I am confident the gauge is correct. It will drop back down to 70ish when going again.

It feels like the thermostat is either stuck open a bit or leaking slightly, I just wanted to check that this isn't normal before draining it and changing the thermostat.

Running too cold is bad for the engine, so I want to get this sorted (if it is a problem!).

What temperature does your FZ6 run at...?

Thanks

Ed

Whas them there bikey things just below my name? I see some people have more, some have less, so whas it all about?

.....who would have thought it.... an Italian leaving a sinking ship.... :'(

Eric  :eek

Hi,
New to this forum, looking for a bit of advice - my speedo isn't working and it turns out after getting it tested at dealer that there is a problem at the clock end, so I have bought some used clocks (not shedding out on £500 for new ones!!!) and was wondering how easy it would be to replace?

I've not done too much work on a Fazer before, but assume, its norm just a case of flick the kill switch, disconnect the battery, take off/loosen front fairing, un plug clocks and take them off, as I notice there is 3 mount points....

Just after advice/hints as to how easy this would be, and if anybody has any reccomendations??

Cheers!!!
Jay

Hey all, I've had to make the difficult decision to sell my 2002 blue fazer it's standard other than 33bhp kit, heated grips, huger, fender extender and datatool alarm. Is in great condition, tax and mot till june and 20k on the clock. It's got seven stamps in the service book prior to me buying, I bought it at 16k and and have done 2 oil/filter changes and had the valves done on it about 500 miles ago. Selling as want to upgrade my car to a sensible diesel (booo hiss!!) I'd like about £2400 for it as it's a very well looked after and tidy example. Give me a shout if your interested and I'll email pictures and chat through any questions you have. Cheers, Fergus

Take a look along the top menu, click Member Map, admire, click the link at the bottom "Click here to add or edit your pin location on the map", add yourself BUT DON'T PUT YOUR EXACT LOCATION OR SOMEONE WILL STEAL YOUR BIKE, go back to the Member Map, admire again.

The map will show foccers who have logged in within the previous 6 months to keep it relevant

Hi all


just looked in on website n joined n thought better intro mesel, like most blokes my age went from FSIE'S to anything that moved on 2 wheels got a gen1 thou and a 18yr old bandit 600 I use for work, I'm from newcastle.

Tony

Has anyone tried fitting mirrors with built in indicators to a Gen 1? I have seen these on a few modern bikes & think they look good. This of course would leave some nasty looking holes in the fairing, which is one more problem to overcome. I'm running out of mods to do now & need another project. So if anyone knows of any mirrors that fit i would be grateful for the info.

Love the new site, so much faster and smoother.

OK quick question. I have stupidly overtightened the sump plug and stripped the thread, ye ye I know.

I am thinking of purchasing a sump plug repair kit rather than bodging it. The type of kit I am thinking of is one of those Bergen kits with the oversize tap and half dozen oversize plugs http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sump-Plug-Repa...35b8e2120f

Could someone confirm to me what size kit I need? I have been led to believe it's the M15 1.5. Is this correct? My bike is a 2000 FZS600. Has anyone had any experience using these kits before?

Thanks in advance folks
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