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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - mr self destruct - 12-08-13
Came back from a fortnight's holiday in Kent spent with a wife, pensioner in-laws and an arthritic dog in tow. Two weeks in a Mondeo meant I HAD to get out on the Fazer straight away!
So today what I did with my Fazer was wondered why the hell the battery was flat, and when charged up and tested (ran voltmeter between earth strap and -ve terminal) there was a 12v current flowing with everything switched off! :'(
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - noggythenog - 12-08-13
(12-08-13, 04:19 PM)Jazz999 link Wrote: [quote author=mickvp link=topic=6412.msg93935#msg93935 date=1376311594]
[quote author=Jazz999 link=topic=6412.msg93921#msg93921 date=1376305214]
[quote author=mickvp link=topic=6412.msg93898#msg93898 date=1376297685]
thats quality!
Ive never seen one of those before (lived a sheltered life,me :lol ).
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No? They're brilliant, hankered after one for ages so I'm a lucky foccer!
Ebay they've got a good quality one for £125, I'll post the link if you like
please mate aye, that looks ideal, much better than a normal cover.
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The one I saw a while ago isn't on there at mo but there's this one http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=120942716372
And a bit more pricey is http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=310679302266
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Agreed these things are ace, i never knew they existed.
i shall call it the Wasp Nest since your bike looks like a wasp!
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Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - Jazz999 - 12-08-13
Lol like it :-)
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - nick crisp - 12-08-13
(12-08-13, 09:46 AM)Jazz999 link Wrote: [quote author=mickvp link=topic=6412.msg93885#msg93885 date=1376292981]
[quote author=Jazz999 link=topic=6412.msg93882#msg93882 date=1376291490]
Got a new house for it yesterday, a mate has finished with his 'bike home' and has donated it to me :-) one of them up & over thingies, it's great! Reckon there's space for me to sleep in there too ^-^
Pics?
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Here ya go
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And it's even got it's own patio and flower garden! Now that's someone who really loves his Fazer!
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - redthunder - 13-08-13
(12-08-13, 08:11 AM)Jazz999 link Wrote:
Got a new house for it yesterday, a mate has finished with his 'bike home' and has donated it to me :-) one of them up & over thingies, it's great! Reckon there's space for me to sleep in there too ^-^
There room for a top box attached to it under that? Been thinking about picking one of those up
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - Jazz999 - 13-08-13
Not sure with top box attached but certainly with the rack. I can have a try later if u like & see if it will?
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - lds1973 - 13-08-13
changed the fork oil to 15w on my FZS600. The oil that came out of it was minging.
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - Jazz999 - 13-08-13
(13-08-13, 05:14 PM)Jazz999 link Wrote: Not sure with top box attached but certainly with the rack. I can have a try later if u like & see if it will?
Cover won't close with top box in situ, and obviously you'd have to be in it to put it on after its closed! There's space around the bike to put it on the floor and still be under cover tho.
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - nick crisp - 13-08-13
(13-08-13, 09:07 PM)lds1973 link Wrote: changed the fork oil to 15w on my FZS600. The oil that came out of it was minging.
Aaaaah, yes, the great smell of cat's piss! :lol
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - slimwilly - 13-08-13
Had to attend a trainig day at CREWE so took the Fazer, 180 miles round trip, a good tuesday
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - nick crisp - 14-08-13
Took her in to have the stutter attended to. Better, but still not gone. The guy who looked at it, and myself, are convinced it's carb/fuel/air flow related. Just can't see it being electrical. Upset a lot of traffic in Cirencester testing it out after each stage of work, trying it around 3k rpm in each of the gears on a short stretch of dual carriageway between 2 roundabouts - up and down and up and down and...! I'm going to start a little thread on it in the thous section, rather than go into detail here. Pissed down all the way home, Oxford jacket is waterproof....apart from the zip! In other words, it ain't waterproof! My Montane hiking over-trousers on the other hand kept my legs totally dry. Still love PR2s for wet weather riding.
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - dazza - 14-08-13
Fitted an Ohlins rear shock ....WOW....Should have done this a long time ago.
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - Jazz999 - 14-08-13
@Dazza Nice mate, fairly noticeable improvement then? Cheeky question - how much?
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - dazza - 14-08-13
(14-08-13, 06:25 PM)Jazz999 link Wrote: @Dazza Nice mate, fairly noticeable improvement then? Cheeky question - how much?
Totally transformed the bike, you notice it as soon as you take it off the main stand, feels much firmer with less sag. No more bouncing on uneven roads. High speed corners are a breeze, even the lumpy one near me. Gives you the confidence to edge your rear tyre and scrape your pegs on roundabouts. Bike feels more planted and more like a sports bike. I'm impressed.
As for the price. you know what these cost new, over £1k, even second hand I've seen them make over £500. There's a ropey one on fleabay for £400. I paid £295 delivered...Bargain 8) Thanks to spud for bringing this to my attention. 
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - nick crisp - 14-08-13
(14-08-13, 07:09 PM)dazza link Wrote: [quote author=Jazz999 link=topic=6412.msg94366#msg94366 date=1376501111]
@Dazza Nice mate, fairly noticeable improvement then? Cheeky question - how much?
Totally transformed the bike, you notice it as soon as you take it off the main stand, feels much firmer with less sag. No more bouncing on uneven roads. High speed corners are a breeze, even the lumpy one near me. Gives you the confidence to edge your rear tyre and scrape your pegs on roundabouts. Bike feels more planted and more like a sports bike. I'm impressed.
As for the price. you know what these cost new, over £1k, even second hand I've seen them make over £500. There's a ropey one on fleabay for £400. I paid £295 delivered...Bargain 8) [/quote]
When I replaced the rear shock on my last thou with a new Hagon item, the difference was wonderful. I can only imagine that the Ohlins would be even more so, plus it has so much more adjustment. I would just be worried that with all those adjustment options, I'd only tie myself in knots trying to set it up. Are you confident in this, or will you take it to a suspension specialist to set up?
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - garyb - 14-08-13
Re-assembled the engine and installed it back into the frame.
Hopefully it won't be long now till I have the FZS back on the road!
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - dazza - 14-08-13
Hi Nick, I know where you're coming from, suspension settings can get a bit confusing for me too. The previous rider was the same weight as me and tbh it feels right so far. That just leaves the preload to play with so pretty basic. As for taking it to a specialist, there are some pretty knowledgeable foccer's on here so may be picking their brains in the future.
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - nick crisp - 14-08-13
(14-08-13, 08:14 PM)dazza link Wrote: Hi Nick, I know where you're coming from, suspension settings can get a bit confusing for me too. The previous rider was the same weight as me and tbh it feels right so far. That just leaves the preload to play with so pretty basic. As for taking it to a specialist, there are some pretty knowledgeable foccer's on here so may be picking their brains in the future.
Personally, if I thought it was a major improvement just as it was, I'd probably accept that and leave it, cos I'm one very lazy foccer! But I would also always wonder what it could be like if it was set up by someone who really knew their stuff. On the other hand I also think that a road set up is always going to involve a certain amount of compromise as it has to cope with so many different surfaces, carrying luggage and/or pillions etc. And on the 3rd hand ( :lol ) I know that the handling of your bike is now going to be far superior to that of mine anyway! Hey ho, it's the variation that keeps life interesting... :rolleyes
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - Punkstig - 14-08-13
Fitted the thou rear shock to my 600 foxeye, looking forward to riding it in anger now!
Re: what did you do with your fazer today ? - Anquetil - 15-08-13
I took the bike to Woods in Abergele for it's 18000 mile service, dodging the showers there and back. Chin curtain for Qwest helmet awaiting me on return. I've already fitted ear pads, so if the chin curtain makes no difference to the horrendous noise levels there's nothing else to try. Out for a ride tomorrow so will try it then.