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newbie from hampshire saying hello - oli wiseman - 24-12-21
Hi all picked up this mint gen1 fazer 1000 in the summer and 4000 miles later im loving more than any newer bike ive owned ! just thought id say hi ! next thing on the list for the old girl is a full suspension upgrade at mct in january
anyone else local to hampshire ?
Re: newbie from hampshire saying hello - robbo - 25-12-21
Welcome to the forum. Nice clean thou you've managed to find :thumbup . Not local to Hampshire but often get down to Loomies and The Haven.
MCT's a very good choice to get the suspension sorted. Darren will do a top job.
Re: newbie from hampshire saying hello - Grahamm - 25-12-21
Hi and welcome!
I'm in Portsmouth :thumbup
I can also be found on Rides with the local IAM group: https://www.iamroadsmartsolent.org.uk/ (shameless plug
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Re: newbie from hampshire saying hello - oli wiseman - 25-12-21
ah brilliant stufff yes ive just joined tvam so going to be doing my advanced licence on the fazer this year
Re: newbie from hampshire saying hello - Grahamm - 25-12-21
Excellent! :thumbup
I presume you're in the north of the county?
Re: newbie from hampshire saying hello - oli wiseman - 26-12-21
Im outskirts of basingstoke so yeah tvam was my assigned district , looking forward to getting started ! have come from more modern bikes (s1000r, cb1000r) and originally bought the fazer as a stop gap whilst i sold my off roader i had at the time. but ive enjoyed this bike so much rather than spend out to buy a more modern bike ill keep this and treat it to a suspension upgrade. very happy !
Re: newbie from hampshire saying hello - Grahamm - 26-12-21
Ah, fair enough.
I upgraded the suspension on my FZ6 to Hyperpro progressive fork springs and a YSS rear shock which improved the handling a lot :thumbup
Re: newbie from hampshire saying hello - oli wiseman - 26-12-21
(25-12-21, 11:32 AM)robbo link Wrote: Welcome to the forum. Nice clean thou you've managed to find :thumbup . Not local to Hampshire but often get down to Loomies and The Haven.
MCT's a very good choice to get the suspension sorted. Darren will do a top job.
thanks ! loomies is one of my regular stops too need to check out the haven, ah good to know re mct, im hoping i can get the fazer to feel as plush and well supported as a modern bike. i think after riding the bike back to back i totally understand the harsh compression damping on the stock thou suspension to compensate for soft springs. it feels very choppy in comparions but less supportive under load at the same time if that makes sense? do you think im asking too much of older tech suspension to realistaclly achieve this with a full mct upgrade front and rear ?
thanks very much
Re: newbie from hampshire saying hello - robbo - 26-12-21
The work that Darren will do on the forks will certainly be a transformation. Any decent shock sprung to suit your weight will sort out the rear. Obviously shocks aren't cheap but the result is certainly worth the outlay, especially if the Fazers a keeper. Darren will certainly give you excellent advice if there's any choices to be made. :thumbup
Re: newbie from hampshire saying hello - oli wiseman - 26-12-21
(26-12-21, 05:46 PM)robbo link Wrote: The work that Darren will do on the forks will certainly be a transformation. Any decent shock sprung to suit your weight will sort out the rear. Obviously shocks aren't cheap but the result is certainly worth the outlay, especially if the Fazers a keeper. Darren will certainly give you excellent advice if there's any choices to be made. :thumbup
thanks for the advice, bikes defo a keeper, i love its versatility only modern sports tourer i could compare it to in my mind is the ninja1000sx which i rode the other week. and whilst i thought it was a fantastic bike i couldnt help but think with sorted suspension my fazer will perform in the real world as well especially when you consider itll owe me around 3k when fully sorted.
in the summer ive decided im going to try and find a same colour 2003 r1 to go with it as a bit of a collection lol, thats if the piggy bank allows
