well, it's come to that unfortunate time that I need to sell my Fazer 8
For me it has been a truly exceptional bike over the past 5 years, but the wife has never been 100% comfy on it, and if we want to do more miles, we need a different bike.
Gone for a Versys 1000 GT, which is a very exceptional, but totally different bike to the Fazer, but I'm sure I'll get used to it.
Cheers all  :thumbup

Last chance for some quiet roads this afternoon. Hopefully a lot of people will be glued to the final, leaving the roads safer for us to enjoy. For those of us that take advantage rubber side down, shiny side up, ride safe and enjoy 

at 37000 up a cable has snapped, can't complain really lol. Wemoto for slinkys still the best bet guys?

Sadly my 2013 Fazer 8 is up for sale on fleabay, sensible offers invited.


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/292637874565?...1558.l2649

Can any of you guys give me advice about my seat. I only weigh about 10 1/2st so not much meat on my arse. I can ride for about 25-30 mile but by then I have to stop because my ars e is hurting so much (yes I can hear you all laughing) but after this i can then only ride about 10 - 15 mile before it have to get off again - it's bloody annoying. Anyone tried reshaping the seat of having it done professionally ?

As I entered the Tesco site at Dagenham in my lorry (not the shop but the warehouse site) I saw a gold coloured Fazer (with a '46' sticker on it) parked in a prime spot. Does it belong to anyone on here?

Went to northern ireland last weekend, bike ran perfectly but on the way home it started blowing black smoke and bogging out at 8000rpm.
Ive adjusted valve clearence, changed oil, spark plugs. I took the end can off, some of the baffles came out so changed the end can. Adjusted the carbs but its still black smoking.
Anyone had this problem ? Please help as i am really stuck with it.

Does anyone here know if aftermarket axel blocks are available for the Gen one fzs600.
I'm have g a hard time finding anything aftermarket for a captive axel block other than Harley items. Everything else seems to be for bikes where the axel block is on the outside of the swingarm like a dirt bike or modern bike but the gen1 is boxed in.
Will anything from another bike fit the space and stock spindle?

Foccers


Left the old girl at work while I went on holiday, although she was covered the spot was quite exposed and the black cover wouldn't have helped with the temperatures we've been having. I foolishly did nothing to prepare the bike to be laid up for a month other than putting the cover on.


Turned the key and the dash sprang to life, let the fuel pump fill the carbs, this took a few seconds so I knew the contents had evaporated. It was already 20 deg out so I gave no choke. Turned the key and the starter motor did it's thing but there was no fire. Did this for a good 10 seconds and also gave half choke. Nothing. Turned off the lights to give the starter full current, tried again. It did eventually fire with half choke but it was running very weakly, about 300rpm, tried giving a little gas and it cut off. Started her again and it only fired after about 5 seconds of starter motor, again at about 300rpm. Tried gently applying more choke and it cut again. After a few mins of this eventually it started to warm up and ran like the good bike I know it is. The battery was nearly flat so this was quite lucky.


My thinking:
Probably just a fuel supply problem, too much air in the carbs which took a while to push through, I use Marvel Mystery Oil and she was only still for a month so I don't think dodgy fuel could be the cause.


Possible other causes:
Weak spark
Exhaust is original, the downpipes are starting to corrode on the outside, inside could be worse causing back pressure. (50 000km on the clock)
Cylinder 3 doesn't warm up as quickly as the others, carbs were recently balanced so this is something I decided to just live with.
Maybe ignition


Anyone else care to weigh in

just wanted to share this with you, I have just acquired a 2001 929. A work colleague parked it up 10 year ago and kept in his garage. You can imagine what I was like going to view it for the 1st time, rather nervous, I was probably going to buy it any condition as I knew he just wanted it gone to a good home. Lovely guy and gorgeous smart wife, sweet little boys.

Well it was jammed in next to a ride on lawnmower and a big trailer, on stands, no cover on.
Tyres pretty flat so not easy to push around.
We dragged it outside, put a fresh battery on and checked the tank, bone dry. Sloshed in some petrol, stuck it in 6th and rotated the rear wheel a couple of times. Oil looked golden in the sight glass.
Turn the key, no fuel pump prime, clocks showed 9300 miles from new. It’s dusty and some of the untreated stuff like the gear shifter rod are a bit oxidised but it looks like new bike.
Fired the started over and obviously it’s wont go as the pumps not working.
So we whip the airbox cover off and I ask him for a plant sprayer, clean it out and put some petrol in, spray this down the throttle bodies and it catches!
So I say to my friend, that’s enough for me I’ll take it.
Few days later we pick it up in my mates van, epic journey as the M40 was closed and were stuck for 2 hours at Warwick. Anyway we get back at 1 am and I stick it in the garage, (FZS 1000) is living in the back garden for a bit).  Ordered new fuel pump and filter, oil n filter, I have coolant. Replaced these parts, although I got the old pump working it was a little seized is all but new pump will be more reliable. Fired it up and it runs ok.
Seemed to be missing on one or two cylinders so I pull the plugs, original denso from 2001, iridium standard. So I get new plugs anyway, check the coil sticks, seem ok. Off we go again and it’s not really any different so I check some redex in. I take off the injector manifold and check them, they all spray fuel ok. I spray carb cleaner through the last one on the end, and swop 1 for 2. Crank it over again and it’s still cold on 1 and not so hot on 4. So I give it a good handful and rev it up, that seemed to do the trick.
Changed the oil and the filter was also the Honda original 2001, looked brand new on outside. Oil was a little dirtier than I though. Coolant was fluorescent green, not seen that before.
Quick call to insurance I discover they fkd up and the FZS was not insured from May so I have been riding without cover! That’s another story after I’ve calmed down, call footman James as they don’t use ncd (I’m using it on the FZ1), put both the blade and the FZS on with them. Booked mot for this morning, realised the number plate I got is not going to pass, so quick trip to Halfords.
Will update post later.