Hackney Council have released the final statutory consultation on their proposed motorcycle parking charges.

HOW TO RESPOND:

Motorcyclists need you to respond to this consultation NOW, so this is your chance to fight anti motorcycle policies and stand up for riders everywhere. The charges are an attempt to force riders out of Hackney. If we don’t fight this now it will spread all over London and then the UK.

The best way to respond is by emailing your objection to "  streetscene.consultations@hackney.gov.uk  " before Friday 04 August 2023. As this is not a normal consultation - Hackney must address each response individually, thereby we become a thorn in thier side that they HAVE to acknowledge. And if you feel like it, ping the mayor and the counciler responsible for this nonsense "  mayor@hackney.gov.uk  " & "  mete.coban@hackney.gov.uk  "

So in your response please don’t just say you oppose, but give alternative options and reasons for them to consider. This will massively hold them up as by law they must consider and respond to each individual option. The more people respond, the more likely Hackney will be forced to drop their draconian plans. We want to send a message to councils that it’s not worth their time to attack bikers! Hackney’s stated aim for the policy is to tackle climate change and air quality, so think about other options which could achieve this aim.

You can find examples of alternative options below; please think of this as only a guide and feel free to make your own suggestions in your own words. The more different options the council has to consider the better:

- No charges for motorcycles and scooters to encourage car drivers to downsize
- Increase charges for cars to target the real source of transport emissions and congestion in Hackney
- Follow the Westminster or Lewisham models with far lower charges for motorcycles
- Account for factors such as space and congestion in any charges

The consultation closes on Friday 04 August 2023. But the earlier you respond the better!


DETAILS OF THE CHARGES

Following pressure from you/us Hackney have backed down on some parts of their plans. They have dropped the total ban on all day commuter parking, and reduced the charges from their initial £60 per day. But this is not enough. The proposed charges are still absolutely outrageous:

- £10 for all day commuter parking in solo motorcycle bays. Currently these are only found around Old Street so commuter parking is still banned in the rest of the borough
- Charging motorcycles and scooters the same as cars for residents and business parking permits
- Residents permits up to £596 a year and business permits up to £1560, rising to £843 and £1800 by 2027
- Residents of ‘car-free’ developments will now be banned from parking a motorcycle

You can find full details of the proposed charges here - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-fVV...85z-4/edit

With your help Save London Motorcycling and MAG have achieved so much. We got Camden to shelve their plans, which would have banned motorcycle commuting. Hackney’s proposed charges have been delayed by over two years, with some concessions already made. Further delay could mean it’s shelved for good. This is the final stage and your last chance to make your voice heard. Please share with your riding mates, your mum, your sister, your grandad and anyone who cares about bikers! This is a vital consultation and we’ll do our best to respond to everyone as quickly as possible. 

If you do one thing for riders in London, let this be it.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Did some search here, and not sure if this was covered or not. Anyway, here it is: we did this swap yesterday on my buddys bike. The FZ1 internals complete with caps are a 100% fit into the non adjustable FZ8 forks. We just unscrewed the bottom allen bolt with an impact wrench, unscrewed the top cap, removed the old internals, drained oil, cleaned the fork inside, inserted the FZ1 ones, tightened bottom screw with impact wrench, poured in the oil (Motul 10W fork oil), did some air bleeding, bolted everything back and done. The internals are the same length btw.
We'll see how much improvement this means, if any.

I'm selling my Fazer and thought I'd offer it on here before sticking it on Ebay or Autotrader. 2003 blue foxeye, just over 10k miles just fitted a full Motad exhaust, aftermarket Shock Factory M-shock, fresh coolant and oil, lovely condition, lots of spares including unused full Hel brake lines set (3 line front) blah blah blah. Will go into more detail and post some pics if anyone thinks they might be interested in buying it

Hi All, just purchased a 2002 fzs 1000 needs some work on it. Is there anywhere specific to you guys to purchase wheel bearings, steering head bearings etc. what type of chain, air filter and brake pads do you recommend.
Thanks in advance.

hi guys
best way to clean them
and how small is the hole that goes through them,bit of wire brush be small enough
cheers

Last year I bought a new seat cover from Sitzfleisch, because mine had a little tear. The time has came to install it, and at the same time raised the front of the foam a little with adding seat foam from a scrapped car seat. This is easier said than done... Don't like to slip forward while riding, that's my reason for this. Did the work, next was installing the cover, which is a quality product, I recommend them (not affiliated). There's 3 versions of seat covers, normal, comfort, diamond. https://www.sitzfleisch.eu/products/yama...3637558597 I bought the comfort version.

Hi all!

I've got a poorly, misfiring, Fazer at the moment. Looking to do all the usual checks (plugs, caps, leads, coils, carb balance, etc). I'd also like to check the TPS but there is a problem... There is in aftermarket speedo/tacho unit on the bike which means I can't see any error codes, or any info from the TPS configuration mode.

Can the TPS setting become invalid after time? I took the carbs off, to give them a bit of a clean, but left the TPS on and didn't touch it. Assumed that it would be fine. The bike was working fine once, which means it was set correctly and hasn't been reset since. Is it likely that the TPS will need adjustment?

If so, can it be done with a multimeter? I've checked that the resistance is in range. And checked the varience in resistance when the throttle is open/closed. All is fine.

Not been on here for some while, so someone may have asked this question previously. Why hasn't the FZS600 attained the sought after cult type following that the RD250 / RD350 (for instance) has?  After all the Fazer is a good looking reliable classic bike every bit as desirable as the earlier strokers, in my opinion.  I,ve had my FZS600 from new (13/06/1998) and it's still a nice bike to ride, still all original, pristine condition, passed every MOT first time, but It seems that at 25years old it's only worth about £2K. Surely these early Fazers are undervalued as the RD's are fetching £5k - £10K!  Thoughts?
 

Hey I decided to create a post summarizing my first restoration ever, on my fzs 600 98 my first bike.




Ive already dismantled it and went through virtually every part of the bike, only a few minor things have to be finished off. and I am trying to keep it as close to original as possible with only a new exhaust system, seat cover  grips and levers  and some hoses being the only visual differences. its still ongoing and I plan on updating this post until its completed.


Engine work



replaced the cam chain.
redone all valve clearances (13 were out of spec)
resprayed with heat resistant matt engine paint, valve cover white heat resistant paint.
carburetors cleaned out and rebuilt.


Frame and plastics

all plastics resprayed with VRC1 exact colour of red as original.
plastics also welded with hot staples and plastic bonder.
frame sprayed with black and 2k clear coat over.
steering stem bearings replaced with new roller bearings.




suspension

replaced the original shock with a low mileage used one. (might upgrade to yss in future)
front forks are working fine with no seal leaks. ( might upgrade forks or springs in future)

cooling system

replaced damaged radiator with good used one.
buying radiator guard soon.
new as3 performance red hose kit with stainless hose clamps.



wheels


sprayed black and clear coated with 2k
new metzeler m5 interact tires.
all wheel bearings and sprocket carrier bearing replaced and greased.

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