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Happy Birthday Fazer! & Winter Solstice - Dave48 - 21-12-12
10 years ago today the first owner of my bike rode out of George Whites Swindon on his shiny new bike. Just a thank you to him & the other two subsequent owners for looking after my pride & joy so well before i brought her home in August 2011. Thank you for all the aftermarket items & the service stamps in the book & for all the meticulous & thorough cleaning.
I remember seeing the new FZS thou in a showroom in 2001 & lusting after one but was shocked at the asking price which was way beyod my means then. 9 years later the price was affordable & the bike positively beckoned me into the shop! Like most I regret a few things in life but this was one of the best decisions Ive ever made.
Thanks for all the helpful advice & (mostly) friendly banter on the forum. Have a very Happy Christmas & hopefully a really good 2013! :lol The days will start to get lighter after today.
Re: Happy Birthday Fazer! & Winter Solstice - pitternator - 22-12-12
verily ......its still possible to buy some very decent looking FZS at around £2k on ebay , obviously some buyer beware and all that ....but one hell of a lot of performance for so little money.
Though I do have to say when you do ride a modern bike now, you can tell the big difference in sophistication- electronics/ steering / suspension / ergos.....But stick some decent sussies and an Ivans on any old stocker and its amazing what it can do on roador even a track....then add in its allrounder ability , and its still ( 12 yrs on) a fantastic buy.I dont have any plans to let mine go just yet.
Re: Happy Birthday Fazer! & Winter Solstice - JZS 600 - 22-12-12
OK, slightly random but hey!
Jethro Tull Rare Promo Vid for Solstice bells 1976
Re: Happy Birthday Fazer! & Winter Solstice - Mick-H - 22-01-13
(21-12-12, 10:34 AM)Dave48 link Wrote: 10 years ago today the first owner of my bike rode out of George Whites Swindon on his shiny new bike. Just a thank you to him & the other two subsequent owners for looking after my pride & joy so well before i brought her home in August 2011. Thank you for all the aftermarket items & the service stamps in the book & for all the meticulous & thorough cleaning.If only, GW delivered it to Bolton with a dud battery and 2 small scratches on the frame, one near the allen screw top of the tank, the other on the right hand cross member frame type thingy that I covered with a alarm sticker. I didn't get to ride it until they sent a fresh battery up, then it snowed for what seemed like months, I think I get the first service done about 4 month after I bought it.
I remember seeing the new FZS thou in a showroom in 2001 & lusting after one but was shocked at the asking price which was way beyod my means then. 9 years later the price was affordable & the bike positively beckoned me into the shop! Like most I regret a few things in life but this was one of the best decisions Ive ever made.
Thanks for all the helpful advice & (mostly) friendly banter on the forum. Have a very Happy Christmas & hopefully a really good 2013! :lol The days will start to get lighter after today.
Fair play to them though they did offer to replace the frame, then came and picked it up for the first service and left me with a CB500 until they dropped it off again a week or so later.
We defo hve to meet up come summer, the brews are on me.
I think ESB serviced it for a while after that.
Re: Happy Birthday Fazer! & Winter Solstice - dr bong - 22-01-13
Play a good tune on an old fiddle
Re: Happy Birthday Fazer! & Winter Solstice - Dave48 - 22-01-13
And theres me thinking "hes a hard man riding mid-December from the softie-South to the Bolton Tundra!"
Just to let you know, Mick, I stripped out the swing-arm and rear suspension pivot bearings-cleaned inspected & regreased. Also front fork oil changed-dont know when/if it had been done previously,also stripped head bearings for clean & regrease. So its all ready to retax in a few weeks. Bike is nicely tucked up in warm with Optimate charger. Have just repaired some stress cracks around bellypan mounting holes. The Staintune can still looks & sounds good!-nice choice.
like the look of your "added bling" photos but youd better destroy/hide the invoices from SWIMBO! :lol
Will post some pics of WV52 when I sort out my PC.