+- Fazer Owners Club - Unofficial (https://foc-u.co.uk/mybb)
+-- Forum: General (https://foc-u.co.uk/mybb/forumdisplay.php?fid=65)
+--- Forum: General (https://foc-u.co.uk/mybb/forumdisplay.php?fid=69)
+--- Thread: what did you do with your fazer today ? (/showthread.php?tid=62038)
Pages:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
349
350
351
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
359
360
361
362
363
364
365
366
367
368
369
370
371
372
373
374
375
376
377
378
379
380
381
382
383
384
385
386
387
388
389
390
391
392
393
394
395
396
397
398
399
400
401
402
403
404
405
406
407
408
409
410
411
412
413
414
415
416
417
418
419
420
421
422
423
424
425
426
427
428
429
430
431
432
433
434
435
436
437
438
439
440
441
442
443
444
445
446
447
448
449
450
451
452
453
454
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - redthunder - 11-03-14
Cleaned chain and adjusted it a notch or two, was a little too slack. Over tightened the bugger and had to loosen it up a little. Typical.
Finally got around to refilling the dry scott oiler and priming it, repositioning it at the same time. Hopefully good to go on that front.
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - noggythenog - 11-03-14
(11-03-14, 07:07 PM)nick crisp link Wrote: Wales - land of magnificent castles, beautiful hills and valleys, spectacular roads, excellent café stops. And Noggy visits on his first ride of the year.........................a run down council estate! :lol Way to go Nog, I can see me and Bill are gonna have to show you around your own patch one of these days :rolleyes
Glad you got out at last though. Probably headed your way tomorrow, at least they're saying there'll be some sunshine. What happened to the promised week of great weather? I reckon the jetstream's gone so far north, it's come back up south of us again!
Ha ha Nick, yes it wasnt my best ride but still riding.
Tomorrow should be nice, bit of fog in the morning then rather pleasant, i think i'll throw up a last minute request on the meets & greets section see if i can find any welsh foccers at a loose end...sadly the weekend is off bounds coz i gotta do stuff with the missus but hey it could be snow storms & tsunamis by then so im gonna get out every day this week & have fun.
Is anyone else coming through or just yourself, throw me a line if you fancy company but if you are just in a single handed exploring frame of mind then please dont feel obliged as there shall be more meets im sure.
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - nick crisp - 11-03-14
Company always welcome Noggy. Got a route planned, will be just short of 400 miles all told for me. A40 inbound, brief stop at Oasis, Abergavenny, then on to West End, Llandovery to take on cargo, yum, yum! :lol
Then thinking Llandrindod, Aber, Machynlleth, Newtown, Crossgates. Then a little mountain road I did on my last camping trip, then Builth Wells, back to Oasis and home. Google says 382 miles
You up for it boy?! :b
Have checked chain adjustment and lubed; checked tyre pressures &c, all good to go for an early start!
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - noggythenog - 11-03-14
(11-03-14, 08:40 PM)nick crisp link Wrote: Company always welcome Noggy. Got a route planned, will be just short of 400 miles all told for me. A40 inbound, brief stop at Oasis, Abergavenny, then on to West End, Llandovery to take on cargo, yum, yum! :lol
Then thinking Llandrindod, Aber, Machynlleth, Newtown, Crossgates. Then a little mountain road I did on my last camping trip, then Builth Wells, back to Oasis and home. Google says 382 miles
You up for it boy?! :b
Have checked chain adjustment and lubed; checked tyre pressures &c, all good to go for an early start!
Count me in! :thumbup
I take it meeting you at llandovery is best is it?, say the time & ill shall appear.
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - nick crisp - 11-03-14
I'm going to try to be at Llandovery around 9:30, 10 at latest if I can. I'll call you when en route - how long does it take you to get to there?
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - noggythenog - 11-03-14
(11-03-14, 09:24 PM)nick crisp link Wrote: I'm going to try to be at Llandovery around 9:30, 10 at latest if I can. I'll call you when en route - how long does it take you to get to there?
I think it took just over an hour the last time, hour and 15 minutes rings a bell.
10 would be fine for me if thats a plan.
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - nick crisp - 11-03-14
Ok, let's keep further discussion to your new thread in events.
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - Dead Eye - 12-03-14
Did a quick clean of the chain and thoroughly coat it with lube... within an hour it just doesn't look like the chain is lubed at all and there's no puddle on the floor... gonna switch the stuff I use I think
I did try to find my old scottoiler from my 600 - I know I kept it somewhere but I'll be damned if I can find the bloody thing :\
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - brooker81 - 12-03-14
Cleaned fitted these 3 bits thanks luke for the frame bungs. toby damer,black frames and bungs and leds.
![[Image: IMG_1676_zps50cd2531.jpg]](http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff444/brooker81/IMG_1676_zps50cd2531.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_1675_zps1b156715.jpg]](http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff444/brooker81/IMG_1675_zps1b156715.jpg)
![[Image: IMG_1677_zps9f000700.jpg]](http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff444/brooker81/IMG_1677_zps9f000700.jpg)
next week these and powder coat rear hangers. What next fellas running out of ideas.
![[Image: GILLESREARSETSBLACK_zps0f57c8b7.jpg]](http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff444/brooker81/GILLESREARSETSBLACK_zps0f57c8b7.jpg)
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - NorthWestern - 12-03-14
Took delivery of the final piece to the puzzle, some r1 yokes. Forks, springs, yokes, must be time to fit them to the bike
#missusmentioneddoingthegardenatweekend
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - Dead Eye - 12-03-14
Yay, found my old vSystem Scottoiler so spent an hour measuring it up for the thou - I wasn't particularly careful when I quite literally ripped it out of the 600 over 6 months ago - poor install by the previous owner and I swear it oiled the inside of the bike more than the chain :\
So, just waiting a few little spares from the Scottoiler site and I should be able to get it fitted
Hopefully this will keep on top of the chain lube situation as I'm just not confident that the dry lubes are doing their jobs properly - this is mostly my fault as its not really the weather they should be used in...
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - kitcrazy - 12-03-14
what tail pack do you have on that nick?
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - Lez72 - 12-03-14
Took the boxeye out for a little 170 mile bimble around Derbyshire and Staffordshire. I observed 4 things,
1) It was foccing cold, even when the fog had cleared.
2) The state of the roads after our extremely wet winter is shocking.
3) Farmers love leaving shit all over the decent bends.
4) I need a larger capacity bike for my daily runner. The boxeye feels far too frantic and revvy and does not promote a relaxing ride. I gave up on sportsbikes a few years back as they were only good at 2 things 1) Looking Awesome and 2) Going Fast. I then bought a Gen 1 Fazer and thought it was the answer. I still think that but I began to clean and polish, clean and polish and then clean and polish it some more whilst adding a few subtle modifications. I've cleaned it to the point of not wanting to use it other than in perfect conditions which invariably we seldom get. I therefore bought the boxeye as I wanted something to actually use that wasn't going to cost me the earth to buy and maintain and also it would allow me to keep the Gen 1 in mint condition. It fits that bill perfectly and I use it as often as work commitments allow. However, despite it being more comfortable (for me) than a sportsbike I find its engine has a very sporty nature. Most rides have therefore become very similar to those I used to have on my sportsbikes. Frantic, buzzy and draining.
Decisions, decisions :\
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - noggythenog - 13-03-14
Went out for petrol & ended up doing 55 miles.
After yesterdays 300 miler i was just bimbling about today, down the Haven there werent any ships moving so made do with a little tug & a lineboat & a yacht.
Then went up the Presseli hills where i got a stunning view across to the coastline at Fishguard with fog lying within the valley & a rocky Bluestone crag sticking out....poor couple sitting on deck chairs by their campervan had heard me coming for miles so i apologised for the noise he he!.
Also faffed with suspension settings...felt a little soft yesterday so i adjusted to 1 stop from full on the rear & 3 rings on the front.....a bit stiff...have come down 1 on the back & 4 rings now showing.
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - esetest - 13-03-14
This afternoon took the front wheel off , and took it to Morpheus motorcycles( top tip guys ) , it was a piece of glass embedded in the tyre , also the tyre valve was badly corroded which was causing the slow puncture so they replaced the valve as well . Got home refitted wheel in the fading light .
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - Lez72 - 13-03-14
Cleaned and fettled it after my ride yesterday. Its all spangly again now.
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - taylor - 13-03-14
nice memories of milford
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - nick crisp - 13-03-14
(12-03-14, 09:13 PM)kitcrazy link Wrote: what tail pack do you have on that nick?
Sorry kitcrazy, was this aimed at me? If so, it's actually an Oxford tank bag. I put it on the back for day rides, makes it easier to fuel up. It sits on a bike blanket (one of those sticky, webby things) to protect the tail piece paint, and it is held in place with a cargo net. Of course you can get tail packs very similar, but I bought it to use in it's proper place for when I've got the camping gear loaded on the back too.
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - kitcrazy - 13-03-14
cool thanks mate sorry haven't worked out how to do all that link stuff yet :o
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - noggythenog - 13-03-14
(13-03-14, 08:50 PM)taylor link Wrote: nice memories of milford
Ok Taylor..just for you..heres o e more pic of Milford...that just happens to have a close up of the noggyfighter