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1st Fazer - triker - 15-10-12
Hi, I'm new to your forum.
Have a 2001 bike that needs tidying up.
Rear caliper needs changing (trx850 mod) to be done
New brake lines
General tidying.
Let the fun begin.
Re: 1st Fazer - andybesy - 16-10-12
Congrats on your first fazer
Have fun. I'm on my first one too and have quickly become quite attached to it. Great bikes.
Re: 1st Fazer - Dave48 - 16-10-12
Welcome & enjoy! :lol
Re: 1st Fazer - taylor - 16-10-12
great bike the same as what i got, have fun m8
Re: 1st Fazer - clayt74 - 16-10-12
I normally ride every day but due to working away I hadn't ridden for nearly 3 weeks!!!
Rode it on Monday and she felt like a new bike and god did she make me grin!!! My fazer that is!
Enjoy it matey
They are the best of fun any which way you ride em
Re: 1st Fazer - bwizz - 18-10-12
Good choice welcome, brakes are very good when the calipers are not seized. my thou back brake is slightly more sensitive ,but not much between the two types,
Re: 1st Fazer - triker - 18-10-12
That was fun took the exhaust header off, I was very worried I was going to shear a stud. :eek Eventually came off ok.
The oil filter was a different matter. It seemed to have become part of the bike. Gave up with my nice steel loop filter remove and resorted to driving a screwdriver through the filter, then standing (well nearly) on it. Filter 0 me 1 :lol
Now should I paint the exhaust or invest in a stainless. £175 sound right?
Next the suspension, strip check and grease the rear swing arm bearings etc. Got to be a 2 lager job?
Cheers chaps and chapesses
Re: 1st Fazer - phillywilly - 19-10-12
(18-10-12, 09:41 PM)triker link Wrote: That was fun took the exhaust header off, I was very worried I was going to shear a stud. :eek Eventually came off ok.
The oil filter was a different matter. It seemed to have become part of the bike. Gave up with my nice steel loop filter remove and resorted to driving a screwdriver through the filter, then standing (well nearly) on it. Filter 0 me 1 :lol
Now should I paint the exhaust or invest in a stainless. £175 sound right?
Next the suspension, strip check and grease the rear swing arm bearings etc. Got to be a 2 lager job?
Cheers chaps and chapesses
hi triker and welcome along, by the way can someone tell me how to grease the swing arm bearing ,can you do it with the back wheel off and swing arm in situ ? or do you have to drop the swingarm ? and how often do you do it ?, each time you put a new chain and sprocket on ? ...any way sorry for hi jacking your thread triker
Re: 1st Fazer - triker - 20-10-12
Hi Swing arm bearings.
Remove rear wheel, take brake pipe fixings off swingarm. Hang up your caliper on the footrest to keep it out the way. Remove chain guard. Remove shock absorber bolts and connection to swing arm. Undo the swing arm bolt (under dust covers this is very tight!) pull or drift out and remove shocker and swing arm. The shock assembly has 6 bearings to grease, Swing arm just 2. Mine were dryish and needed a grease, guess they have never been done.
Haynes manual a help :lol
Hope that helps......
Re: 1st Fazer - Andy FZS - 21-10-12
Hmm I keep saying I'm going to grease my swinging arm when the weather turns bad but I keep using the bike just to put it off.
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Re: 1st Fazer - JZS 600 - 25-10-12
I'm hoping you can keep the rear shock linkage intact when taking the swing arm bearing....