First dissapointment with the fazer..

[budgiemurray]

Had the bike a week now..
Some good miles driving it home and used it on friday for the 70 mile round trip to work with no problems.. Washed it during the lunch break as it was a wet trip up but dry home.

Sunday morning run planned so walks it backwards out the garage onto the road.. Felt a little stiff, brakes binding a little. Thought the 3 miles to meet the mates would loosen it up... It didnt.. In fact it got tighter.
Decided to pop into the local halfords for some brake cleaner. When i got off the bike noticed the back tyre was kinda soft.. Puctured with a bit of windscreen glass bugger.
Got the brakes loosened off a little but no perfect. Still feel a slight drag.. Strip in order when im home.
Fixed the puncture with one of those plug kits and decided to drive the 35 miles to edinburgh to one of the dealers for a better repair or replacement.
A slow trip later i gets there to find the workshop aint open.. Phoned two other dealers with no luck so back home..
Went to take the front wheel off and it needs a special tool.. Dont have it..

Not a giod day at all... Severely ticked off..

Budgie


sent from somewhere beyond the rim.

[Dave48]

Thats a bummer! The brakes will be easy to clean/check pistons moving freely. Shame about the puncture but at least it didnt happen on your epic round trip! Hope thats the last of your bad luck :rolleyes !

[SEPTIKANGEL]

Hi Budgie, can happen to any of us mate, not the Fazers fault is it?
Brake cleaner is good, but you can't beat a strip and proper clean, fairly easy too and if it ain't too bad and your seals are good, you don't need to pop the pistons all the way out.  Squeeze 'em outward with summat inbetween, perhaps  a single one of the pads perhaps when the caliper's off the disc. Use an old toothbrush to clean around the pistons, use the brake cleaner then smear a little silicone grease with the tootbrush again around the clean pistons.  Not too much now, don't wanna contaminate your pads now do we?
As to getting the wheel off, check spark plug spanners in any socket set you have, 'cos many are fitted with a 19mm hex just like mine which fits perfect!  All you do then is fit an extension through the plug socket itself (reverse like) and you can undo the wheel.  Simples?  Does that sound right?  :rolleyes
And guessing you ain't got access to a car?  I'd never trust spanner monkeys with the proper retensioning of the chain on my Fazer 'cos of it's long run and known issues on bearings with overtightening - take the wheel off yourself and put it back on yourself - it's the only way you know it's done proper! 

[manuel32]

Graually you should learn to do all the jobs on the bike,,its better if its planned, keep collecting tools,,you will never have enough.


Good luck

[budgiemurray]

Ok guys..

tend to do my own servicing anyway so can usually do most jobs if I have the correct information.. I cant afford garage service prices at the best of times so I try and do as much as Im capable of and only use garages when I really have to..
Buyi8ng the bike I kinda expected the thing woulda been checked over thorourly from the shop.. maybe not thorour enough.. pulled the plugs out and while the colour was good they look like theyve been in there a while going by the discolouration and rust on them.. Didnt wanna risk looking at the filter as it was quite a windy night and Ive seen a tank blown off and dented/scratched before SEPTIKANGEL, I'd never considered that idea before.. top tip..
Brakes Ive done in the past so im reasonably confident with that.. got the copper grease and red rubber grease on standbuy (ordered a set of piston spreaders too just in case, been meaning to buy a set for years).. Ill probably do the rear at the same time..
Ive been told the exup was serviced recently but Ill be checking that too just to make sure..
Need to get some more oil too, not enough for an oil change.. already have the filter handy..

Budgie

Went and ordered a front wheel hex too.. pity I hadnt seen you tip earlier

[His Dudeness]

did you get any sort of a warranty from the shop that you bought it from? they might service the brakes for you. having said that if the only problem with the bike is that it needs a service then you did well

[budgiemurray]

HD..
The shops over 200 miles away so its no worth travelling all that way to get a hob dobe that i can do myself..
Other than that the bikes been great..

Budgie

sent from somewhere beyond the rim.