how much can your fazer take

[sinto607276]

Cleveleys to Preston daily. About 20 miles each way. I can sometimes leave my kit there depending on which site I'm working from. I'm used to the handling now, especially now I'm on the thou 8)

Yeah that would help, especially if you look at your pic, your bags look like a lion your carrying on the back lol

[nick crisp]

Most I've ever loaded a bike up:



3 weeks camping, UK tour 2010 I think it was, 3000 miles covered.

[sinto607276]

Most I've ever loaded a bike up:



3 weeks camping, UK tour 2010 I think it was, 3000 miles covered.

Looks like your away for longer, but 3000 miles is a lot, where did you go?

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just curios here,? does a bike have a weight limit?

187kg all in, from memory,which includes luggage, top box, pillion, everything basically,
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That doesn't seem right Mr Darrsi?
Yamaha quote 189Kg as the weight of a FZS600 without fuel and oil.
Haynes quote 210Kg with fuel and oil.
I have no idea what the real figure is but the tyres have a maximum load rating. For the FZS600 a typical rear would have a load index, marked on the tyre after the size, of 69W. For the front 54W. This translates to 325Kg rear and 212Kg front. Making a total of 537Kg  :eek
I don't know what the legal situation would be with that all up weight, but I imagine it would not be good for a track day and probably have no suspension movement left.

[nick crisp]

Looks like your away for longer, but 3000 miles is a lot, where did you go?

Me and a mate met up at High Beach and went up to the Peak District, camped at a site near Buxton for a couple of days, explored around there (Snake Pass etc). Then he went home and I carried on up to the dales. Camped at Middleton-in-Teesdale, did a ride up to Alston but got rained out of there so phoned my mate who said the weather looked good in Wales, so went to Snowdonia for a bit. Then up to the Lake District for a few more days. Then to Scotland, camped at a site near Inverary, did a ride down to Campbeltown and back, and another up by Loch Awe, Oban etc. Then on up to Loch Leven, did some exploring around there for a few days (Glen Etive etc). One ride out towards Aviemore but it got foccin cold so turned around and rode to Mallaig where it was foccin windy  :lol. Also did a ride out to Skye - didn't get as far as I'd hoped though. Left the tent at Loch Leven so had to get back there same day. Then from there up around the Ben Lawers mountain circuit and back home on the last day. Lost a boot somewhere on Ben Lawers (don't ask  :lol) and did the rest of the way home in trainers. Started that day at about 8am from Loch Leven, got home at stupid o'clock next morning, only stopping for fuel, coffee and pain killers  :lol

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Some impressive loading nick crisp  :thumbup , even for a 1000.
For my next camping trip I'm thinking of ditching the heavy hard panniers and using some decent throw over ones instead. I keep trying to reduce what I take without much success. Like someone else said you get used to the handling, but it feels really nice when you get rid of it. A mate says it doesn't effect his 1000 Fazer much.
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[nick crisp]

The thous take it all in their stride, although I'm sure in my pic you can see the forks bending under the weight  :lol

That was a glamping trip - big 3-man tent, camping chair and table (mini-thing) and lots of other comforts. Usually I go much lighter and really don't notice much difference on the thou.

[sinto607276]

Yeah we can't guarantee the weather up here but can guarantee some cracking roads to ride :-) as for you loosing a boot? Hope you didn't have any sheep's feet in it lol
I done the whole of west coast of Scotland a few years back now, had a gs1200 at the time, was brilliant ;-)
Applecross is a fantastic road if weather is dry, but there's plenty others in central Scotland that can be done from Glasgow or Edinburgh in a day taking in some great roads.

[sadlonelygit]

or 70+kg and 2 up to Rome and back on the 1000

or this beast 2 up to the Stelvio

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How on earth did you see over that tankbag?

[sadlonelygit]

easy, just rested my chin on it.
checking my speed was a totally different matter!

[nick crisp]

A Katana Jim, but not as we know it?

Seen the 750, but didn't know they did a pop-up headlamp 1000. What market was that for?

Those high, extending tank bags are great for long distances. As you said, just rest your chin/chest against it on motorways etc and relax; ahhhhh!

[sadlonelygit]

that was in the 750 days, before the gixxer motor fell in there :eek