my fazer 600 - Printable Version

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my fazer 600 - Young rider - 06-03-13

pick this up for £1250 only had it for a week and loving every second off it.

It came with heated grips, belly pan, micron exhaust, and carbon fiber hugger.

It has every mot from new, datatool alarm and the datatag.

Here are some pictures:

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Re: my fazer 600 - Chris - 06-03-13

Nice!

Any plans for future mods? Clear indicator lenses, black screen, black forks, black swing arm, red silicone hoses? Wink

Chris

Re: my fazer 600 - gordon - 06-03-13

hi ya looks very sweet for that money enjoy mate

Re: my fazer 600 - noggythenog - 06-03-13

Hey man, very nice indeed, theres some right good fazer bargains out there i dont know why anyone buys anything other than a fazer,

Hope you enjoy it! 8)

Re: my fazer 600 - Young rider - 06-03-13

It was this or a bandit ( i think i made the right choice getting the fazer )

No plans for it yet but i would like to get rid of them massive indicators, also want the double bubble screen.

Then a good clean and a touch up on the engine.

also i may need the rubber inlet manifold as they look a bit worn out.

Re: my fazer 600 - Chris - 06-03-13

The indicators do look a bit pants but I put clear lenses on mine and they look much better for a small cost compared to getting after market indicators.

Chris

Re: my fazer 600 - noggythenog - 06-03-13

(06-03-13, 09:38 PM)Chris link Wrote: The indicators do look a bit pants but I put clear lenses on mine and they look much better for a small cost compared to getting after market indicators.

Chris

I'm gonna buck the trend by saying that the indicators have 'Retro' appeal 8) , maybe that's my way of saying i cant be arsed changing them Big Grin

, i reckon in 5 years folks will be rushing to try source all the original bits, & i'll have them all in my Fazer museum aka the shed.

I also agree with chris though, you need to buy into our supreme 'Rad hose' group buy, the more the merrier!

Re: my fazer 600 - limax2 - 06-03-13

Good choice Smile

. Looks a good buy for the money.
Don't worry about a few cracks in the inlet rubbers. They all go like that and have to be really bad before they start to leak.
I see it has the standard mirrors on which some find o.k. but others find they are looking at their shoulders more than the view behind. The solution in that case is to fit mirrors intended for the 2002-2003 model which have a longer arm.
This is the place to come if you have any questions or concerns about the bike.
Safe riding.

Re: my fazer 600 - Young rider - 06-03-13

(06-03-13, 09:38 PM)Chris link Wrote: The indicators do look a bit pants but I put clear lenses on mine and they look much better for a small cost compared to getting after market indicators.

Chris

I was thinking the mini led ones but i like the idea off clear ones.

How much is them red hose you was on about?

Cheers.

Re: my fazer 600 - Young rider - 06-03-13

(06-03-13, 09:52 PM)limax2 link Wrote: Good choice . Looks a good buy for the money.
Don't worry about a few cracks in the inlet rubbers. They all go like that and have to be really bad before they start to leak.
I see it has the standard mirrors on which some find o.k. but others find they are looking at their shoulders more than the view behind. The solution in that case is to fit mirrors intended for the 2002-2003 model which have a longer arm.
This is the place to come if you have any questions or concerns about the bike.
Safe riding.

yes i seen a few with the cracks mine are not that bad.

would you recommend changing the exhaust down pipes to stainless steel ones?

yes it does get on my nervous seeing my arms and tiny bit off the traffic be hide me, i will have to invest in them 2002 -2003 ones as i do like to use my mirrors a lot.

The bike is in pretty good nick for a 98 has the odd stone chip, marks and the only down side is the front panel on the side is cracked. Sad

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Re: my fazer 600 - Chris - 06-03-13

The rad hoses will be £108 delivered or £124 delivered if you want the 16 stainless clips with them Wink

If you get in on the group buy then you'll be one of only 11 people on the planet with them as no one currently makes a kit for the fzs 600 8)

more info here, main update on page 5 and another one on page 7: http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,6189.0.html

Re: my fazer 600 - Young rider - 06-03-13

I will take a look I'm a bit tight for money at the min as I'm in the middle of buying our first house.

Re: my fazer 600 - noggythenog - 06-03-13

(06-03-13, 10:01 PM)Young rider link Wrote: [quote author=limax2 link=topic=6644.msg61985#msg61985 date=1362603170]
Good choice . Looks a good buy for the money.
Don't worry about a few cracks in the inlet rubbers. They all go like that and have to be really bad before they start to leak.
I see it has the standard mirrors on which some find o.k. but others find they are looking at their shoulders more than the view behind. The solution in that case is to fit mirrors intended for the 2002-2003 model which have a longer arm.
This is the place to come if you have any questions or concerns about the bike.
Safe riding.

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General consensus seems to be that the standard down pipes are best for power although they dont usually last long before rusting away to nothing, that being said i do like the stainless pipes, much nicer looking & should last for ages, motad venom are one set, also 'sandys bike spares' do another set used by lots on the forum, i think you lose a bit of mid range power with the aftermarket stainless pipes but i doubt i'd notice too much as the fazer is well quick enough for me.

Re: my fazer 600 - packie - 06-03-13

(06-03-13, 09:56 PM)Young rider link Wrote: [quote author=Chris link=topic=6644.msg61981#msg61981 date=1362602321]
The indicators do look a bit pants but I put clear lenses on mine and they look much better for a small cost compared to getting after market indicators.

Chris

I was thinking the mini led ones but i like the idea off clear ones.

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First of all. welcom and well wear. Nice bike. Take no notice of me, but personally I wouldn't fancy that big Renthal thingy on the handlebars. I have a set of those clear mini led ones on my bike and they are the poodles testicles. Only problem with mine is that they flash faster than the standard. You can fit a relay to slow them down to the standard, but I couldn't be arsed.

Re: my fazer 600 - Chris - 06-03-13

(06-03-13, 10:06 PM)Young rider link Wrote: I will take a look I'm a bit tight for money at the min as I'm in the middle of buying our first house.

No worries, once the original sale has gone through then you'll be able to get kits direct from sfs but they'll be quite a bit more expensive than what the group buy price is.

PM me if you decide you can afford it though 8)

Was going to say, I got my clear indicator lenses from ebay, they came with the 4 orange bulbs and it took 5 minutes to change them all. Big Grin

From this:
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To this:

Chris

Re: my fazer 600 - Young rider - 06-03-13

A few people have comment on the handle bars but I don't like the original ones. I may change the pad as it does look a bit ugly.

Nice bike I've always liked blue.

Call me stupid but have you and chris got the newer fazer as the front panel is diff to mine?

I've only just got in to big bikes, as I know more about the 125 bikes and scooters.

Regarding my exhaust it looks to be in good condition may need a coat off paint soon.

Re: my fazer 600 - Chris - 06-03-13

Thanks, ye, we've both got the "foxeye" model made from 2002 to the end of production in 2003. It was made to look like the fzs 1000 front end.

The original downpipes can rot like a bugger, give them a sand or wire brush to get all the surface crap off then get some black high temp paint on them and they'll last a lot longer Wink

Chris

Re: my fazer 600 - noggythenog - 06-03-13

(06-03-13, 10:30 PM)Young rider link Wrote: A few people have comment on the handle bars but I don't like the original ones. I may change the pad as it does look a bit ugly.

Nice bike I've always liked blue.

Call me stupid but have you and chris got the newer fazer as the front panel is diff to mine?

I've only just got in to big bikes, as I know more about the 125 bikes and scooters.

Regarding my exhaust it looks to be in good condition may need a coat off paint soon.

Blue is nice..but not as fast as say.....Silver Wink

....that's why you never see any Blue bullets!!! Big Grin

there's lots to see on the site, safety wise it's worth checking out the 'front sprocket nut saga' post.if you're bike still has the original down pipes then there's a good chance it still has the original 'not up to scratch' sprocket nut, basically there's a new, bigger nut that you can get for under a tenner & it will give you peace of mind,take a look at the post & all the details you need will be within the various comments.

Re: my fazer 600 - Young rider - 06-03-13

yes i will take a look, the engine does seem to have some work done on it to the clutch side, it's only done 27,000miles.

I will take a look around on here too find the mods & cons about the bike. Smile

Re: my fazer 600 - Skippernick - 06-03-13

(06-03-13, 10:06 PM)Young rider link Wrote: I will take a look I'm a bit tight for money at the min as I'm in the middle of buying our first house.

Not SO young then? :lol