After fitting an R1 shock I had to lower the ride height (R1  shock is about 1" longer than the FZ1 shock). I checked fleabay and decided I could make an adjustable linkage myself so I bought  a right & left handed M12 rod end bearing and a length of 19mm stainless hex and this is the result. Total cost £12.50!

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for me to move on.
thanks to all who have help me in the past and present.
it has been a pleasure being on here reading all comments good and bad.
it doesnt look like I'll ever get a Fazer coz I've just bought a Tracer 700 and very happy with it.
been waiting for yamaha to come out with another FAZER look a like or similar.

i have this w reg fazer 600 which i hardly use as my versys gets used more. so do i strip a perfectly good standard bike to make a fighter or should i sell it and buy a battered fazer thou? i just fancy a bit of a looney bike to have fun on before i get too old. some fazer 6's are showing up on 'emerging classics' ads now.

Woke up this morning to head to work and as it was raining decided I'd use the car.  Get to work then it conks out on me, que two hours waiting for RAC whilst trying to juggle work and worrying about the car being sat in a precarious position under a bridge....this was at 5:30am this morning so very dark.

So yeah, the moral of the story is the title of this thread  :rolleyes

fellers...my clutch is noisier with the lever out than when its in, not a lot, and i know theres bound to be a bit because the plates are disengaged..is it worth whipping the cover off to have a gander this weekend or are they all like that? i thought the biting point was a bit high when i bought it but its fine in use and i was comparing it to my zzr11 at the time which only has 6k on the clock (fazer has 30)

Anybody flogging some givi pannier tubes for a fazer thou? Think there stock number is Pl349...bought the top case rack and it's got the holes in for them so I'm assuming it's a straightforward fitment but gotta move indicators? Cheers fellers..

i know its not a fazer but the old guys bike will probably outlive him hope someone can throw some light on this--i am currently helping sort a throttle cable issue on mates zzr 6 when the "roll off cable" is attached it wont "roll off".we swapped and changed between new and old cables with exactly the same result tried different tensions etc--so my question is can the bike run ok without "roll off cable" ?would be greatful for any input as i want my garage back to get on with my fazer winter tidy up and service thanks Stu--

Just wondered if anyone had one lying around they were thinking about getting rid of?


I know there is  a brand new one on EBay at the moment, but I was hoping for a second hand bargain 


Cheers!


Mark

Dunno why they changed the lights so you only get one dipped beam on a later fazer, guess it's EU regs or summat. Anyhow, I'm old and blind, my evening commute from Bristol to the heart of the Forest of Dean is quite terrifying in the dark, even more so when it's raining. Do they do brighter bulbs nowadays that don't burn hot and need updated fuses like the old 100 w halogens? I don't want the arse ache or cost of HID...

A woman in a supermarket is following a grandfather and his badly-behaved grandson.

He has his hands full with the child screaming for sweets, biscuits, all sorts of things. The grandad is saying in a controlled voice: "Easy, William, we won't be long . . . easy boy."

Another outburst and she hears the Grandad calmly say : "It's okay William. Just a couple more minutes and we'll be out of here. Hang in there, boy."

At the checkout the little horror is throwing items out of the trolley. Grandad says again in a controlled voice : "William, William, relax buddy, don't get upset. We'll be home in five minutes, stay cool William."

Very impressed, she goes outside to where the grandfather is loading his groceries and the boy into the car. She says :

"It's none of my business, but you were amazing in there. I don't know how you did it. That whole time you kept your composure, and no matter how loud and disruptive he got, you just calmly kept saying things would be okay. William is very lucky to have you as his grandad."

"Thanks," says the grandpa. "But I am William. The little ba****d's name is Kevin."