prob been done before but as we now have a "new" forum lets do it again.  I`ll start.


My first car was a 1968 Ford Cortina 1600 GT that I bought from a scrap yard two weeks after passing my test, paid £50 for it, put a set of wings on it got it sprayed red with a black roof....all the rage at the time !.  :o


Got it MOT`d kept it for about 6 months then sold it to a boy racer for £200 who then decided to wreck it after having it for a month. Was a great car loved it so much I then went and bought a 1600E.   

Just got here. Looks shiny. Much better. Lovin' the red mongrel bike at the top of the page.

See you around,

Steve.

As per the old messageboard, I fitted a modified ignition advancer which does give a bit more low-down grunt.

I balanced the carbs yesterday after doing my valve clearances last week. Valves all set to mid-spec clearances.

Took the bike out for a decent spin today and encountered a lot more vibes than the standard setup, particularly around 4-6000rpm. It clears up from about 7000 upwards but I'm finding it quite irritating....the vibes through the bars are reminiscent of my old Bandit1200, which was part of the reason I got shot of it.

Anything worth trying to fix the problem? Think I read something years ago about adjusting the TPS to compensate......

(Ivan's Slip-on jetkit fitted and an aftermarket end-pipe with the baffle in)

what wisdom is there about tuning our engines? i haven't seen anything other than ivanising - which is pretty much unique for a forum. there's usually at least a few that have overbored, balanced and lightened etc...

I missed my morning fix!

i am doing an engineering project the aim of which is to design and build a landing gear style system for a fazer that would allow someone with limited mobilty due to injury to ride a bike again. the idea being that there is a set of outriggers that drop when the bike is at low speed or stopped and keeps the rider balanced. something along the lines of this http://www.koeltgen.de/fileadmin/content...0R_FBS.mov i was wondering what people opinions are of the idea? or if anyone has experience of this sort of thing? thanks for any input

This is copied from another forum i'm on (Lincs Rideouts)

The wording is not mine it's a copy and paste.


MAG member Jon Strong has had success in his highly detailed challenge to some of the EU Commission's most lazy assertions about what's good for you and me as riders.

Now we can do something very simple that will help Jon press his case and shine a spotlight on the Commission's attempts to steam-roller further restrictions on bike design, modification and use.

The European Ombudsman ( responsible for checking whether the EU is playing the game fairly ) recently found that the European Commission unjustifiably refused to answer Jon's queries or to supply official documents relating to a range of issues that will have a big impact on biking, eg; the changes to EU Type Approval, the potential for a Europe -wide super MOT test and development of safety technologies that could threaten biking as we know it. Jon has also asked to be shown the evidence in favour of EU proposals for random/ regular roadside inspections of motorcycles and for the Commission to show whether it has properly considered the liberty issues.

ACTION
All that is needed to show the authorities that there is genuine public concern about this, is for enough people reading this or hearing about it via us guys to contact the Ombudsman asking for copies of Jon's original complaint and the supporting documents. That will make sure the complaint wont get buried.

GO HERE ; http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/shortcuts/contacts.faces

QUOTE Ref ; 0875/2011/jf
in your request, just asking for it will send the right message.

The reason we need to do this are that the Ombudsman isn't totally convinced or supportive of Jon's efforts in trying to hold the Commission to account, he just needs some support from more members of the public i.e US!!

So please carry out the simple email, re-post onto other forums you may be members on, this is the nitty gritty behind the scenes stuff that we dont see much of, the real campaigning by the likes of MAG etc, intelligent gentlemen who also happen to be bikers, taking the fight to the EU and picking loop holes with their oppresive ways.
This is a copy of the e-mail i sent to the commission.


Hello,

Can you please send me a copy of Mr Jon Strong's original complaint with all associated documentation, Ref 0875/2011/jf regarding the European Commission's proposals for the use of motorcycles.

Hi, I haven't introduced myself at the old forum, so I will do here. I own a black Fazer thou with some road rash and I live in the West Mids.








Regards,
Martyn

Hi, just wondering if any one had a MOT advisory of a rear suspension bush free play?


I did try to find what is moving and there was a slight play at the bottom of the shock absorber that is connected to some metal piece (part of where the dog bones are kept). I thought there was a bush, but at the dealers it showed up as some bearing. So, does that bearing suppose to be moving?


Cheers