Fazer Owners Club - Unofficial
Could be the next FZ - Printable Version

+- 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: Could be the next FZ (/showthread.php?tid=81751)

Pages: 1 2 3

Re: Could be the next FZ - coffee - 11-06-20

(08-06-20, 05:37 PM)robbo link Wrote: Read an article today that Yamaha are considering production of another incarnation of the MT09. Gets my vote for sure.










What's that valve like thing above the pillion rests? is it a part from the bin that just wanted to be with his mates? :lol

Re: Could be the next FZ - coffee - 11-06-20

My mate just told me it's a remote adjuster for the shock,ok not to obtrusive though ay? Wink

Re: Could be the next FZ - robbo - 11-06-20

My remote adjuster is mounted off the pillion footpeg. It's got to be somewhere accessible for ease of use, otherwise there's no point in having it.

Re: Could be the next FZ - coffee - 15-06-20

Having never had anything to do with a remote adjuster I didn't realise what it was and of course it needs to be somewhere handy.I'm just a dick'ead, take no notice. :groan

Re: Could be the next FZ - robbo - 15-06-20

It beats skinning your knuckles when the C spanner lets go :lol

Re: Could be the next FZ - VNA - 15-06-20

Quote:My remote adjuster is mounted off the pillion footpeg. It's got to be somewhere accessible for ease of use, otherwise there's no point in having it.
Or one could just purchase a new BMW with Dynamic ESA.  My active suspension is constantly monitoring road conditions and tweaking the damping to suit.  It also monitors weight and automatically adjusts pre-load to suit – so no remote adjuster to faff about with, or spoil the lines of the bike.  BMW – what what!  Big Grin





Anyway, I wouldn’t get too excited about that mock up.  It’s rough and ready, probably knocked up by a desperate bike journo needing a story during lockdown, and even if it did originate from Yamaha, it’ll just be put out to gauge reaction.


What is more interesting is Yamaha’s talk of turbo chargers. 
I mean look what turbos have done for cars








Re: Could be the next FZ - robbo - 15-06-20

Dynamic ESA, foc that when it goes wrong. Getting the Ohlins serviced is dear enough for me thanks.
Only ever owned one BMW.
Never spent so much keeping one motorcycle on the road in all my life. So, not a fan.

Re: Could be the next FZ - ogri48 - 16-06-20

(15-06-20, 11:25 AM)VNA - BMW Wank link Wrote:
Quote:My remote adjuster is mounted off the pillion footpeg. It's got to be somewhere accessible for ease of use, otherwise there's no point in having it.
Or one could just purchase a new BMW with Dynamic ESA.  My active suspension is constantly monitoring road conditions and tweaking the damping to suit.  It also monitors weight and automatically adjusts pre-load to suit – so no remote adjuster to faff about with, or spoil the lines of the bike.  BMW – what what!  Big Grin





Anyway, I wouldn’t get too excited about that mock up.  It’s rough and ready, probably knocked up by a desperate bike journo needing a story during lockdown, and even if it did originate from Yamaha, it’ll just be put out to gauge reaction.


What is more interesting is Yamaha’s talk of turbo chargers. 
I mean look what turbos have done for cars
Its funny how beemer bikes used to look like oddballs next to their japanese counterparts. Now it the opposite. BMWs look like 'proper' motorbikes, whilst a lot of the jap bikes look like summat off a kids cartoon strip, with odd angles and bits of plastic flying off in every direction.

Re: Could be the next FZ - VNA - 16-06-20

Quote:Dynamic ESA, foc that when it goes wrong. Getting the Ohlins serviced is dear enough for me thanks.
Only ever owned one BMW.
Never spent so much keeping one motorcycle on the road in all my life. So, not a fan.
What bike did you have Robbo? 



I am hoping BMW’s are more sorted and reliable than some of them used to be.  The three year warranty helps if you are buying new or nearly new.


If I was to buy another new one, I’m not sure I’d spec ESA again.  The demo bike had it, and it felt good so I specced it.  But maybe it’s just another gimmick like quick shifters, auto blippers and rider modes.
Quote:Its funny how beemer bikes used to look like oddballs next to their japanese counterparts. Now it the opposite. BMWs look like 'proper' motorbikes, whilst a lot of the jap bikes look like summat off a kids cartoon strip, with odd angles and bits of plastic flying off in every direction.
Yeah it’s one of the things I like about my Beemer.  It looks proper and solid – purposeful.  There’s still some great looking new Japanese bikes, but then there’s a lot of stuff that is just plain awful.


Another thing about BMW is their range.  They used to make a small range of odd ball bikes.  Now they seem to have one of the widest ranges of all the manufactures, plus yeah the three year warranty.  No longer are they purely for flat cap sporting, slipper wearing, pipe smoking wankers. 


Re: Could be the next FZ - vinnyb - 16-06-20

No longer are they purely for flat cap sporting, slipper wearing, pipe smoking wankers.


Isn't that kind of character profiling tens of thousands of people you've never even met, simply by the make of motorcycle they choose to ride?

Re: Could be the next FZ - VNA - 16-06-20

Yeah, people like me. :lol  Now where the heck did I put my pipe cleaner. 

Re: Could be the next FZ - agricola - 16-06-20

(15-06-20, 11:25 AM)VNA - BMW Wank link Wrote:
Quote:My remote adjuster is mounted off the pillion footpeg. It's got to be somewhere accessible for ease of use, otherwise there's no point in having it.
Or one could just purchase a new BMW with Dynamic ESA.  My active suspension is constantly monitoring road conditions and tweaking the damping to suit.  It also monitors weight and automatically adjusts pre-load to suit – so no remote adjuster to faff about with, or spoil the lines of the bike.  BMW – what what!  Big Grin





Anyway, I wouldn’t get too excited about that mock up.  It’s rough and ready, probably knocked up by a desperate bike journo needing a story during lockdown, and even if it did originate from Yamaha, it’ll just be put out to gauge reaction.


What is more interesting is Yamaha’s talk of turbo chargers. 
I mean look what turbos have done for cars


Motorcycles are going the same way as cars. Too expensive, cant maintain them yourself, cant reset the service lights when youve serviced it, cant be modified etc. Needs to design and sell bikes for the masses for commuting, not hipsters that ride them too show off

Re: Could be the next FZ - robbo - 16-06-20

(16-06-20, 10:34 AM)VNA - BMW Wank link Wrote:
Quote:Dynamic ESA, foc that when
What bike did you have Robbo? 

It was an R1150GS. I bought it 4 years old with 18,000 miles on the clock. Every other year something expensive failed.The gearbox giving up the ghost at 52,000 miles, on the way home from the 2015 Bol d'Or, was the final straw. The most annoying fault was when the two bob seal on the clutch slave cylinder failed, it caused fluid to contaminate a perfectly good clutch. Not a cheap job. :'(


Re: Could be the next FZ - Millietant - 16-06-20

(11-06-20, 12:35 PM)Dudeofrude link Wrote: Personally if I were go down a cafe racer type route then something like a nicely done xjr1300 would be more my cup of tea


Those are not cafe racers - they don't have knobbly tyres, exhaust wrap, brown leather saddles, or control cables dangling in the wind from the high-rise handlebars.


Come on Dude, get with the times  :rollin

Re: Could be the next FZ - vinnyb - 16-06-20

(16-06-20, 12:00 PM)VNA - BMW Wank link Wrote: Yeah, people like me. :lol  Now where the heck did I put my pipe cleaner.
  To be fair, you had kind of excluded yourself from your description of BMW riders by implying that they were no longer purely for that kind of person. But even if you do see yourself in that way (which I find highly unlikely) I'm sure that many owners would find what you wrote really quite rude and offensive.

Re: Could be the next FZ - ogri48 - 16-06-20

I wouldnt have thought so mate, in all seriousness. The days when any off us takes ourselves seriously are long gone aint they? VNAs signature is as self effacing as they come and then some. I ride an old Harley and theres still a lot of people out there riding stuff like my bike because they are wannabe outlaws etc, but I know they are wankers, they know they are wankers, and they probably undoubtably know I'm a wanker too cos I ride one just because I like engineering from the ark. Smile :thumbup :thumbup :thumbup

Re: Could be the next FZ - VNA - 16-06-20

Quote:Quote from: VNA - BMW Wank on Today at 12:00:17 PM

    Yeah, people like me. :lol  Now where the heck did I put my pipe cleaner.

  To be fair, you had kind of excluded yourself from your description of BMW riders by implying that they were no longer purely for that kind of person. But even if you do see yourself in that way (which I find highly unlikely) I'm sure that many owners would find what you wrote really quite rude and offensive.

BMW’s did used to, for quite some time, have a reputation of being the sensible option.  The gentleman’s steed.  As opposed to the brash new, look at me, go faster bad boy Japanese bikes.  And have you ever seen the BMW club roll into your town?  Plenty of beards, half face helmets and yes pipes. 



I’m sure we can all agree that BMW has changed quite radically over the last 15 years.  Well I think so.  Or I dunno, I am in my 50’s now – and I’m riding a boxer. :eek


Quote:VNAs signature is as self effacing as they come and then some.
Be careful what you say in jest when a certain administrator going by the handle of  BBROWN is aboot. :evil


Quote:I ride an old Harley and theres still a lot of people out there riding stuff like my bike because they are wannabe outlaws etc,
I always imagine that once you have placed your order for your new Harley at your local HD dealer, they then say “step this way Sir” and lead one through to the outlaw clothing department.


Re: Could be the next FZ - vinnyb - 16-06-20

(16-06-20, 07:17 PM)VNA - BMW Wank link Wrote:
Quote:Quote from: VNA - BMW Wank on Today at 12:00:17 PM

    Yeah, people like me. :lol  Now where the heck did I put my pipe cleaner.

  To be fair, you had kind of excluded yourself from your description of BMW riders by implying that they were no longer purely for that kind of person. But even if you do see yourself in that way (which I find highly unlikely) I'm sure that many owners would find what you wrote really quite rude and offensive.

BMW’s did used to, for quite some time, have a reputation of being the sensible option.  The gentleman’s steed.  As opposed to the brash new, look at me, go faster bad boy Japanese bikes.  And have you ever seen the BMW club roll into your town?  Plenty of beards, half face helmets and yes pipes. 
Oh that's fine then. It's ok to be rude about them.

Re: Could be the next FZ - VNA - 16-06-20

Quote:Oh that's fine then. It's ok to be rude about them.
Foc me.  I give up. :lol

Re: Could be the next FZ - robbo - 17-06-20

Oh oh :eek . Recall on BMW R Nine T, 1250GS, RT, R and RS produced between 31st Oct 2019 and 30th Jan 2020. Something about iffy rear wheel spokes.