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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - Grahamm - 10-06-16

(07-06-16, 10:49 PM)Grahamm link Wrote: Took it in for its MOT, failed on headset bearings, £170 to replace Sad

Phew! Turned out the headset just needed tightening. Sorted :thumbup

Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - joebloggs - 10-06-16

(09-06-16, 11:37 PM)unfazed link Wrote: Just out of shear curiosity, where are you going to sit? :oops :lol
It's the Dougie Lampkin trial replica....


Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - unfazed - 10-06-16

:rollin :rollin :rollin

Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - joebloggs - 10-06-16

Mr Postman dropped me some mandrel bent steel today for me subframe, wont know if the angle's perfect until I have some tabs welded to the frame but it's not looking a million miles away

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - sinto607276 - 10-06-16

(10-06-16, 06:56 PM)joebloggs link Wrote: 3 pics see above ^^^^^
:thumbup looks good

That foccin postman is good to you but he better hurry up with the best parcel :rollin :rollin

Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - NorthWestern - 10-06-16

Bit low isn't it!

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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - joebloggs - 10-06-16

Only way to get my knee down

Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - sinto607276 - 10-06-16

May as well join in....
It'll save a fortune on tyres :lol

Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - joebloggs - 10-06-16

Focin hell, bloody tight arse Scott starting on me now.
Only bloke I know who wets the bed to save money on filling his hot water bottle up.....

Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - sinto607276 - 10-06-16

(10-06-16, 07:43 PM)joebloggs link Wrote: Focin hell, bloody tight arse Scott starting on me now.
Only bloke I know who wets the bed to save money on filling his hot water bottle up.....
Dam tootin as it heats your whole body up and not just a wee part  :rollin :rollin


Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - nick crisp - 10-06-16

Today was the Grossglockner in mostly fine, warm sunshine, dry roads:


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Heading north tomorrow.

Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - Millietant - 11-06-16

Well, it was yesterday rather than today, but I used the Fazer 1000 to get to work again - 200 mile round trip, mostly down and back up the Fosse Way.


Got absolutely pissed on by torrential rain from Melksham to Bourton on the Water on the way home (over an hour of constant rain). Bike was faultless, great protection with the fairing lowers, waterproofs were "waterproof" and in a perverse way I really, really enjoyed the ride.


Still prefer riding in the sun, but my first really wet journey of the year was fun as well.

Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - downey - 11-06-16

wow ,,unreal photos hedgetrimmer  :eek

Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - gicut58 - 18-06-16

MOT, all good  Smile

Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - mickvp - 18-06-16

Changed the oil and fitted a k and n oil filter with the wee nut Smile

Tomorrow I'll rebalance the carbs and reset the idle and the service will be complete for abother season Smile

Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - tommyardin - 18-06-16

It seems to me that every Fazer FZS 600 owners are often balancing their carbs. I have had my 2003 FZS 600 Foxeye for 3 years and have never balanced the carbatooters, am I being slack on the tooter front or are you lot over keen on getting your fingers grubby.
I understand that you have to have some quite expensive balancing equipment to carry out the task, and is it within the realms of an old fart like me to do this.
The things I have managed without any problems are  replaced rear disk and pads, serviced/cleaned the all 3 calipers, replace the brake pipes for braided Stainless Steel ones, fitted stainless front pipes (That was a bastard as two studs sheared off, but got them both out with extractors) replaced all the exhaust studs with Stainless Steel studs, plus fitted sports can at the same time, fitted fender extender and carbon Rear Hugger.
changed plugs, oil and filter replenished the cooling system with new antifreeze/coolant.
I have never had to do anything to the engine mechanically, apart from service stuff, oh! and a new choke cable. I have done about 10,000 on the bike since I bought it the chain and both sprockets are all in good condition, no hooking of teeth on sprocket and minimal stretch in chain, I replaced the 9 mm front sprocket nut with the 12mm jobby.
I guess what I am trying to say would you imagine balancing the carbs is within my capabilities after reading the above.
and I never mentioned hairdresser cars once. DOH! 

Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - unfazed - 19-06-16

I have never balanced carbatooters either, :lol  but I do check the balance of the carburettors when doing the major services.

Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - fazersharp - 19-06-16

(19-06-16, 09:36 AM)unfazed link Wrote: I have never balanced carbatooters either, :lol  but I do check the balance of the carburettors when doing the major services.
I had mine done when I first brought it 15 years ago (probably didn't need doing ) and have never touched them since BUT the bike has only done 19k, BUT that is 19k of "Sunday" type riding. I wonder if commuting in crappy traffic has something to do with needing to do them more often. 

Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - PieEater - 19-06-16

I tend to balance my carbs once a year as I have the carbtune and it doesn't take long to do.  I do about 4k miles in that time and always notice a difference afterwards. I think the carbs go out of balance so slowly you don't notice the gradual increase in vibes.

Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - unfazed - 19-06-16

(19-06-16, 10:43 AM)fazersharp link Wrote: [quote author=unfazed link=topic=6412.msg234757#msg234757 date=1466325417]
I have never balanced carbatooters either, :lol  but I do check the balance of the carburettors when doing the major services.
I had mine done when I first brought it 15 years ago (probably didn't need doing ) and have never touched them since BUT the bike has only done 19k, BUT that is 19k of "Sunday" type riding. I wonder if commuting in crappy traffic has something to do with needing to do them more often.
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It is general wear and tear is why the need to be checked. At 19000 miles they wound have very little wear. Would not need to be checked u til 25000 miles when the valves need checking.