only just started to proper rape this, being my first litre bike. I swear earlier on, I did a 4 car overtake on a twisty single lane A road off a roundabout and as I changed into third as it hit limiter, I looked at revs/speedo and I was doing 100mph  :eek :lol


Is this right ? Will these bad boys do a ton in second on stock gearing ?

what’s the best way to turn my fork bottoms black on my fzs1000 ?


Nothing fancy, just in the process of getting rid of all the silver and chrome etc.


I’m thinking take legs off, rub down and clean up with a solvent. Then rattle can. But what can ? Is it worth using primer first ? Could I just use something like hammerite ?

Went to start Monday morning and wouldn't start, had to bump start it. Assumed it was the battery but it [size=78%]failed to start for my return home as well.[/size]

Checked and the battery is getting charged so assumed the battery had died finally, I had resurrected about 4 months ago.
Put new battery in this evening and still won't start.
All warning light works, and when I thumb the starter I get a loud fast buzzing noise form the battery area.
Am I right in assuming that the starter solenoid has gone?


Thanks all
Nick

My bike has the R1 forks and top yoke and also Renthal bars but over the last year or so an old shoulder injury has made riding a lot harder. I'm thinking that some higher risers would help sort my problems. Does anyone know of a longer version than the standard risers and maybe put up a link please?


TIA  Mickey

I'm hoping to finally get started on my forks before long. I've got .85kg KTech Linear springs, YSS PD Valves and a pair of damper Rods for drilling and I'm thinking of starting with 10w oil as I want a plush comfortable sports touring type setup rather than track day handling. FireFox Racing have told me that the damper rods don't need drilling but everything I've read on here and everywhere else online says they do, so having got a donor pair I might as well do it. Can anyone tell me whether I need to use the washer from the bottom of the original spring or whether the new spring should sit directly on top of the PD valve, this seems wrong to me but would the washer restrict the oil flow if it's fitted? Any other hints and tips would be gratefully accepted, thanks.

In the next week or so I'll need to replace the exhaust studs on my Triumph. The nuts will be a nightmare to get off, having been in place for over 20 years. The stud threads are corroded so figured on changing them all, whilst the exhaust is being repaired. A Beta 8mm roller stud extractor has caught my eye. Does anyone have any experience of this type of tool or any success stories with any alternative. Thanks in advance.

Hi, im Raphael from Panamá (central America), sorry for my english, it's not my  native language.
I have a Yamaha Fazer 400 (4yr1), red, probably the only one in the country, recently I had an minor incident with a car, nothing serious just a lot of scratches to different parts of the motorcycle, it was the other person's fault so the her insurance company is paying for everything. Here is the thing, its nearly impossible to find specific parts for this bike here in Panama, so I was wondering if you guys can help me out with websites, stores, etc where I can find the parts that I need, specifically: radiator, rearsets gear shift and rear brake, foot rests both of them, engine covers: left and right, crankcase and cover/generator, levers: brake and clutch and handle bar switches.


From what i´ve been researching it looks this bike was released in 1997/98, not sure because the registration says 2006, I guess it was assembled in 2006?, anyways, I´ve read in this forum that there´s other models like the 1998 Yamaha Fazer FZS 600cc that share many parts and its a much more popular and known bike, so maybe it's easier if I look for specific parts that match between the FZS 600 and FZ400?, also, maybe there´s also similar parts between this FZ400 and YZF R1 1998?.


Thanks in advance, any info will be much appreciated.

Hello folks
As above, the plastic overlays that cover the fork seals in case anyone has a couple lying around, or can direct me to a cheap aftermarket set.

Many thanks

Owdo, folks.
IveI just got my self an 03 fazer thou.
Its crackin bike.
Now, just a slight problem with it. There's some play in the rear wheel bearings . My question is, how do you remove the needle roller bearings

I wonder what the other teams are thinking when Marquez can gap the field at half a second a lap! that's really to much to accept with the current bikes and riders,I can't believe he's that much better but no one could go with him this weekend,let's just hope it's a one off or we're in for a right boring season.Great to see the doctor back in the frame though,bet Maverick wasn't to pissed off ay?