Hi gents sorry to be a boring T**t i`ve recently purchased a gen 1 1000 after 9 years on a boxer 600 which i have loved and modified to suite me !
i just needed that little more comfortable power for two up long rides and some touring i must say i am well impressed with the old girl 35k and a storming bit of kit
Now she needs some rubber it had a set of maxxis supermax on when i bought it and a trip to the scottish highlands has absolutely destroyed them
so i`m looking for sensible advice
i`m no GP rider but i like to crack on abit and i`m not scared of corners i hear all the rants about michellins etc
but i`m on limited funds at the moment
i dont want cheap shite either
i read alot about pirelli diablo`s ???
is that the standard diablo`s at £120 / £130 a pair
Or are they talking about diablo rosso`s
milage and grip are my concerns
As i said earlier i`ve got a boxer 600 for last 9 years and i run it on dunlop qualifiers great tyres stick like glue super confident etc etc BUT dont last long so i`m pretty sure the 100 would eat them in no time ( not Good )
Have a fzs600 2002. Bought some rear caliper break seals of wemoto. The piston seal fitted like a glove but the dust seal was a struggle. Looks to big but does fit with a bit of faffing.
Trying to put the piston back into the caliper and it won't budge past the the dust seal anyone got advice ?
As per the title. Clutch plate replacement is dead easy, but sever hours later I'm struggling to get the pull rod and lever aligned properly. Any hints or tips out there? Thanks
Boys
I recall reading on here that the valve clearance specified in Haynes is not correct.
Could someone please confirm the required tolerances? My fzs1000 is 2004 5lv engine.
After much deliberation I have booked my bike into an independent for this task.
just my opine obviuosly.
A secondhand bike has no less than six values I reckon. three lay with the seller.
1 what its cost/how much they have tied up in it
2 what its actual realistic value is
3 what you are actually gonna get dependant on factors like time of year/whether people are spending or tightening their belts/ desirability etc.
the other three values lay with the buyer
1 what its actually worth to you
2 how badly you want it
3 your budget
examples.
three years ago I wanted either a fazer thou or early vfr800 carbed. I had a budget of two grand. it was November, snow on the ground. There was a nice vfr800 near me on ebay for 2500. I offered my 2000. got a bit of a snotty reply. then a fazer thou came up on here for 2200 I think, a long way away but nothing to spend, nice colours (black engine/frame, silver bodywork) nice condition, good extras (mct sorted suspension front and rear, Ti race can)
again I offered two grand. Bloke agreed, drove straight over in me van, no fannying about or nit picking, he got his money, I got a brilliant bike I still have.
That vfr never sold, and every week it would be relisted on a seven day sale for 100 less. Eventually he messaged me offering it for 2k, but it was obviously two late It finally went over Christmas for 1800.
It goes both ways doesn't it.
I just sold my mint cb1300. the first value, the one it owed me, was 5800 :'( and thats just the parts, not all the hours and hours of meticulous work. but that, as we all know, is totally fucking irrelevant.
the second value, what it was actually worth was probably closer to 4500. But its getting near the end of the season. and they dont sell that well. so again, irrelevant.
its third value, the one I was likely to get, was probably 3700-4000. so I put it on for 4300, and after over 1200 views finally got a solid offer of 4000 cash, which I snapped up. Despite losing a good amount I genuinely think I was lucky it went.
Anyhoo, now I was on the other side of the fence.
I initially wanted a second fazer thou, a real minty one. but...I know I would want a full mct set up with different spring on the stock rear shock (£660) and anew set of bt016s (£140)...so had to budget for eight hundred quid on whatever I bought. This put all the genuinely nice thous out of my reach, as I dint want to spend all the money I got for the honda.
So I decided either another FZ1 (simply because they are a brilliant bike that dont sell well for whatever reason) budgeting at around 2500, or back to why I really got rid of my cb1300 (I wanted carbs and aircooling) so a nice early bonnie or xjr13.
I offered 500 less on several bikes on e bay (the third value ) and got knocked back every time until I contacted a feller with a last model (06) xjr in that nice shelby ac cobra paint with carbs and twin pipes that he had on e bay for 2500. again I went 500 less.
this bloke was very like me, meticulous with his three bikes, and he had spent a lot on the yam. new seat, new carb inlets and carb rebuild, new mirrors etc all genuine yam, then hagon shocks, new battery, new tyres, chain and sprockets yada yada yada. And like me, he understood the real value of stuff, ie its not what you think its worth, rightly or wrongly its what someone will pay for it.
He agreed a price we were both hppy with, I went straight over to Wolverhampton in the van last night (he as polishing it as I rocked up), no messing each other about and hes got money, ive got my bike sitting in the workshop next to my brother in laws 02 1300sp.
Im not gloating about it whatsoever...im far more out of pocket with the cb than I am in pocket with the xjr.
Just making an observation. And I would quite happily bet money that for the most the bikes on the bay I made an offer on will sit there as the season counts down towards the winter.
but then what do I know. apart from ive got a luverly xjr in the workshop so im happy
A couple of weeks ago I called them to add a third bike (another FZS600) to my policy. The intention was to take the original FZS600 off once I get serious and sell it. £25 to add a third bike. Not bad I thought and confirmed with the guy on the phone that all 3 bikes were now on cover.
On Saturday I was playing on the interweb and did an MIDB check of all three bikes to discover that the Tiger was showing as not insured. Fortunately I hadn't ridden it recently. A not so quick call later to Hastings uncovered the fact that their systems said I had Bike 1 and Bike 2 on cover but not Bike 3 and MIDB said it was 1&3 on cover, not 2. :headbang
Turns out the numpty who had made the change had screwed it all up and the policy should only allow 2 bikes on cover at any one time.
Moral of this story - If you make a change to your insurance, check your documents BEFORE you start using the bike. Luckily for me I realised before finding out the hard way
Righty then,
I am after the following for a 2002 model fzs600
1. Hugger
2.fender extender
3. Frame plugs
4.frame crash mushrooms :lol
5. Desperate for a rear caliper that is in working order :'(
This is just the beginning as it's my lad's first big bike and we are currently doing a few jobs on it and the above parts are quite expensive for a young man who is just starting out on bikes :rolleyes
had a look at my exup valve this afternoon, well its not siezed which is a bonus and it parks itself in the right place when the ignition is turned on, the only issue i can see besides some bolts needing drilling out as normal on the end plate is that the pulley nd where the valve comes through the end plate theres a lot of movement as though theres a worn bush in there , or dont worry about it ?
I have an original FZ1 5LV fairing, it's had some damage, but is easily repairable it is Silver Tech S3 colour.
It is cracked between the headlights (easily fixed with a plastic welder or ABS glue, there is also a scrape above the crack, again, it is an easy repair. £75
I also have a glass fibre fairing for the same bike, I've sprayed Silver Tech S3. It is a patten part, I fitted it to my bike and it fits perfectly, the only downside is that's a bit heavier than the original £120.
My father-in-law passed away last year and my M-I-L asked my to try and sell his bike for her.
The bike is a rare beast, it is a 2007 Fazer 1000 with an amazing and genuine 7124 miles. The bike is pretty much immaculate with a couple of insignificant marks. I've had it running this morning and it started first time. It also has heated grips. Here are some photos.
The tyres have plenty of tread but have a squared profile because of his riding style, it make the bike horrible to ride, however new tyres will fix it.
) and got knocked back every time until I contacted a feller with a last model (06) xjr in that nice shelby ac cobra paint with carbs and twin pipes that he had on e bay for 2500. again I went 500 less.
