Looking at the Fazer 8, couple nice ones out there. I'd lose my license in about a week if I even thought about an FZ1. Not been on here for a few years as I've been in the world of Triumph (Bonneville 1st, now Street Triple R) but 600 Fazer was my 1st big bike so always had a fondness for them.

Based on my 2000 600 Fazer then my later 2006 FZ Fazer6 I'm hoping the Fazer 8 is from the same stable. I've read it's the perfect mix between the 600 & 1000.

Any advice anyone?

Hi there
Has any one fitted R1 forks
To a 05 fazer thou?  What year fits with out any mods

Had a dipped bulb blow last week so dug an old H7 HID kit out of the back of the Kingdom of Bodge. As the original bulb sits in some sort of adapter to hold it in place under the rubber gasket, and thus feeds into the headlight connection, how have people modified this setup so the HID bulb is secured in the housing? I'd love to see some pictures please?


It's a HIDs4U kit if that's one anyone's used.


Thanks in advance


Stuart

Hi guys,


I ordered 200mm stubby slip on from ebay. Seems to be without link pipe, only slip on.


Wondering if it fits without the link pipe, is the stock pipe long enought so I can use the original mount holes?

Was just checking the rate of duty for my 700 Tracer on the DVLA website and I see that bikes over 600cc are rated at £85 per annum (or more if you pay half yearly or by instalments).
Now I run a small car a Fiat Panda Pop 1.2 with an emissions figure of 119gms C02/km. This is the latest version of the car with the Euro 6 compliant engine & the VED is £30 per annum.
This got me looking at the V5c for the Tracer and I see it doesnt state a C02 figure but seeing as its a 2016 model with fuel injection,catalytic converter etc and with better fuel consumption than the Panda (DVLA quote 54.5mpg for the car), regularly returning 65plus mpg I wonder why bikes are penalised so?


This wasnt the end of this story as I then looked at the VED rates for new cars first registered April 2017 onwards and it appears they have new criteria for calculating duty rates which mean that the motorist once again is going to be mugged by the govt.


There are several different tables for VED based on age of vehicle(date 1st registered) and I accept that older vehicles are going to be more polluting than new ones but there is no fairness in the present system and I assume that they tax us motorcyclists on the basis that they see us as hobby riders or leisure pursuers not as a class of road user that actually helps reduce pollution & congestion.


And finally why all this emphasis on C02 emissions? In my opinion diesel particulates represent a far more immediate & significant threat to our health & well being but of course diesel was "sold" to Joe Public as the way forward a few years ago and now we have 50% of cars diesel powered, many of these being used for short stop-start journeys rather than for their intended purpose-long distance travel.
Crazy world isnt it?

Sad to hear that Tom Petty has died aged 66. His songs form part of the soundtrack to my life. There is no good news coming out of America these days.

Jonathan Rea well done 3 in a row top man

Recently bought my thou that has got r1 forks already fitted. I want to take them off to get parts powder coated and was wondering what torque settings would I use when reassembling?

Just a heads up for anyone thinking of doing this rally, the tickets are now on sale and usually sells out pretty quick.A quick google to Dragon Rally 2018 will give all the necessary info.

Hi it looks like the forum can't post youtube links anymore?
I'll try another site

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JNI7KEeLoc