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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - unfazed - 27-01-20
Sourced a brand new complete set of oem brake hoses for the 600 delivered today. A job for some day during the week. Didn't like the feel of the braided ones, felt a bit wooden, took them off after a month and put back the originals. Dont think they suit the fazer master cylinder. I have ridden many sports bike with braided hoses and they felt fine, but the 600 didn't.
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - coffee - 27-01-20
Never heard of anyone doing that,you must know your bike very well.
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - agricola - 17-02-20
Breezy, but bright today. So the bike came out the garage, but failed to start. Rode it last on last Monday. Battery flat, so tank up and stuck it on charge. My guess is its still the original as I've not replaced it in my ownership, so its 11 years old. I feel my pockets draining
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - unfazed - 17-02-20
Played dodge the heavy showers on the 1000 and won. Missed them all :lol
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - Dudeofrude - 17-02-20
Gave mine the first 'end of winter' clean. Nothing major just to clean the built up crud off, de grease the wheels and clean the chain.
Will give it another month then will start with the t-cut and polishing ready for the summer.
Oil, filter, chain and sprockets all on order ready for the first service of the year ?
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - agricola - 18-02-20
(17-02-20, 06:05 PM)agricola link Wrote: Breezy, but bright today. So the bike came out the garage, but failed to start. Rode it last on last Monday. Battery flat, so tank up and stuck it on charge. My guess is its still the original as I've not replaced it in my ownership, so its 11 years old. I feel my pockets draining
Connected back, 14.8 volts max so charging ok. Swtich off and it starts to drop slowly. 12.8 volts when I came into the house. If its dropped further in the morning, I'm investing in a Yuasa new one @£62 from a local supplier
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - Creaky - 18-02-20
Just fitted the same battery to my Fazer over Christmas Much stronger starting now. Think I paid £69 from Halfords who had it in stock.
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - psyfi_1 - 22-02-20
just put a set of hagon progressives in the front end becuase the chick who had it before me must of only weighed only 7 stone lol and she had linears to her size in the front ....
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - robbo - 24-02-20
Fitted a set of heated grips and a replacement usb charging socket. I was trying to avoid fitting the grips, but early April is a tad chilly, which is when my Sunday morning breakfast runs season starts.
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - Dynspud - 04-03-20
Yesterday actually.
Took the mighty thou for MOT at a new place round the corner from where I have moved to - and what a find.
It's a little garage, MOT & servicing cars & bikes, run by two local guys, both of who ride bikes.
Really nice blokes, very helpful and told me they are more than happy to change bike tyres bought from the internet for £15 a pop.
Oh, and the Fazer passed with one advisory - "Rear suspension arm pin, bush or joint worn but not resulting in excessive movement".
He said that when he had it up on the centre stand, grabbed the swing arm and "wiggled" it, there was a tiny bit of movement.
He also went on to say that he thought that there the Fazer had quite a complicated multi-link setup so that was probably why!!
Bring on the Spring & Summer :faz
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - agricola - 04-03-20
New battery on yesterday, charged and holding steady ay 13.5 volts. Sun out just after lunch, so out for a test of the new brakes too. All good, only about 25 miles but felt so much more chilled after. Another couple of runs before the weekend, then an oil and filter change, then Donington Park for a trackday. Next year looks like being costly, 24,000 valve service and I reckon the clutch will be ready for replacement
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - YamFazFan - 07-03-20
Just got a new battery from Halfords using the 10% off voucher from Shell GO+. £62.10 instead of £69.
Charge it up & install tomorrow.
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - agricola - 16-03-20
Thorough wash and left it to dry in the shade. Bit of polish on the paintwork, then a full fastener/chain check, lube all the pivoting points, all electrics checked and working. Oil and filter done a couple of days ago. If its decent tomorrow, I'm out up the dales, then refit the modded fairings. Before the weekend, the passenger pegs will be off, mirrors off, along with the centre stand, brim the tank with super unleaded, and off to Donington Monday (if its not cancelled)
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - robbo - 16-03-20
With the possibility off oldies being locked up for 3 months in the near future, I taxed the Fazer today, did 10 miles on my new tyres, just to get the engine warm for an oil and filter change. Plan to get them scrubbed in properly on Wednesday.
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - fazersharp - 16-03-20
(16-03-20, 09:21 PM)agricola link Wrote: Before the weekend, the passenger pegs will be off, mirrors off, along with the centre stand, brim the tank with super unleaded, and off to Donington Monday (if its not cancelled)why the center stand off, does it catch the track or is it a weight thing
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - agricola - 17-03-20
(16-03-20, 10:01 PM)fazersharp link Wrote: [quote author=agricola link=topic=6412.msg310542#msg310542 date=1584390097]why the center stand off, does it catch the track or is it a weight thing
Before the weekend, the passenger pegs will be off, mirrors off, along with the centre stand, brim the tank with super unleaded, and off to Donington Monday (if its not cancelled)
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Yep, drags on the tarmac, plus the weight thing too, thats why I take the passenger pegs off too. Ill leave the underseat toolkit at home, fit the panniers on with all the tools and stuff I think I may need, put my food and drink in the tank bag, small fold up chair across my back/shoulders, then off for the day. Take the panniers/tankbag off when I get there. Id love to have a van or a trailer, but just cant afford another vehicle.
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - fazersharp - 17-03-20
(17-03-20, 01:35 PM)agricola link Wrote: [quote author=fazersharp link=topic=6412.msg310545#msg310545 date=1584392460]why the center stand off, does it catch the track or is it a weight thing
[quote author=agricola link=topic=6412.msg310542#msg310542 date=1584390097]
Before the weekend, the passenger pegs will be off, mirrors off, along with the centre stand, brim the tank with super unleaded, and off to Donington Monday (if its not cancelled)
[/quote]
Yep, drags on the tarmac, plus the weight thing too, thats why I take the passenger pegs off too. Ill leave the underseat toolkit at home, fit the panniers on with all the tools and stuff I think I may need, put my food and drink in the tank bag, small fold up chair across my back/shoulders, then off for the day. Take the panniers/tankbag off when I get there. Id love to have a van or a trailer, but just cant afford another vehicle.
[/quote]Odd that it scrapes, my boxeye stand has never done so. Dont think it is even anyway near scraping Unlike the front pegs. Think the exhaust can would scrape first.
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - agricola - 17-03-20
(17-03-20, 01:56 PM)fazersharp link Wrote: [quote author=agricola link=topic=6412.msg310580#msg310580 date=1584448530]why the center stand off, does it catch the track or is it a weight thing
[quote author=fazersharp link=topic=6412.msg310545#msg310545 date=1584392460]
[quote author=agricola link=topic=6412.msg310542#msg310542 date=1584390097]
Before the weekend, the passenger pegs will be off, mirrors off, along with the centre stand, brim the tank with super unleaded, and off to Donington Monday (if its not cancelled)
[/quote]
Yep, drags on the tarmac, plus the weight thing too, thats why I take the passenger pegs off too. Ill leave the underseat toolkit at home, fit the panniers on with all the tools and stuff I think I may need, put my food and drink in the tank bag, small fold up chair across my back/shoulders, then off for the day. Take the panniers/tankbag off when I get there. Id love to have a van or a trailer, but just cant afford another vehicle.
[/quote]Odd that it scrapes, my boxeye stand has never done so. Dont think it is even anyway near scraping Unlike the front pegs. Think the exhaust can would scrape first.
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I reckon it was scraping on the concrete kerbs at the apexes. As ive gotten more confident, more bike parts have worn away. If you look at the photo, you can see where I fitted plastic sliders to the fairing because I wore a hole through the fairing. Then I wore the slider out, and felt the rear was lifting slightly at lean as the fixing point for the fairing was acting as a fulcrum, so I modded the fairing (cut the contact point away). The footpegs have long since been worn away. I made a mod to the sidestand some time ago to prevent that from dragging, it now raises up a little more for a little more ground clearance. Of course, its not really designed for this sort of stuff, and I dare say im pushing it somewhat, but I dont really fancy an out and out supersport as I cant justify another bike in the garage, so Im just trying to get the best from what Ive got really. Just an old bloke trying have some fun :lol
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - fazersharp - 17-03-20
(17-03-20, 04:53 PM)agricola link Wrote: As ive gotten more confident, more bike parts have worn away.:rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - unfazed - 17-03-20
(17-03-20, 04:53 PM)agricola link Wrote: [quote author=fazersharp link=topic=6412.msg310583#msg310583 date=1584449818]why the center stand off, does it catch the track or is it a weight thing
[quote author=agricola link=topic=6412.msg310580#msg310580 date=1584448530]
[quote author=fazersharp link=topic=6412.msg310545#msg310545 date=1584392460]
[quote author=agricola link=topic=6412.msg310542#msg310542 date=1584390097]
Before the weekend, the passenger pegs will be off, mirrors off, along with the centre stand, brim the tank with super unleaded, and off to Donington Monday (if its not cancelled)
[/quote]
Yep, drags on the tarmac, plus the weight thing too, thats why I take the passenger pegs off too. Ill leave the underseat toolkit at home, fit the panniers on with all the tools and stuff I think I may need, put my food and drink in the tank bag, small fold up chair across my back/shoulders, then off for the day. Take the panniers/tankbag off when I get there. Id love to have a van or a trailer, but just cant afford another vehicle.
[/quote]Odd that it scrapes, my boxeye stand has never done so. Dont think it is even anyway near scraping Unlike the front pegs. Think the exhaust can would scrape first.
[/quote]I reckon it was scraping on the concrete kerbs at the apexes. As ive gotten more confident, more bike parts have worn away. If you look at the photo, you can see where I fitted plastic sliders to the fairing because I wore a hole through the fairing. Then I wore the slider out, and felt the rear was lifting slightly at lean as the fixing point for the fairing was acting as a fulcrum, so I modded the fairing (cut the contact point away). The footpegs have long since been worn away. I made a mod to the sidestand some time ago to prevent that from dragging, it now raises up a little more for a little more ground clearance. Of course, its not really designed for this sort of stuff, and I dare say im pushing it somewhat, but I dont really fancy an out and out supersport as I cant justify another bike in the garage, so Im just trying to get the best from what Ive got really. Just an old bloke trying have some fun :lol
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