what did you do with your fazer today ?

[Wharfe]

[quote author=dickturpin link=topic=6412.msg246721#msg246721 date=1480532144]
Congratulations bud....you deserve a pass for two hours in today's temperature!!

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[size=1em]Yeah I will second that, well done in that cold, I bet your nuts ended up as a little bump on the back of your neck :eek  [/size]


That'd be about right... thank F*ck for heated grips at least (or I'd have stayed at home..)
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[tommyardin]

:lol

[Dudeofrude]

Ever since fitting the Pc3 and mapping my bike I developed a major exhaust leak at the join between link pipe and end can so took that apart today and used some liquid gasket to seal it. Figured I'd give it a clean and polish while I was there and replace the bolts with nice new stainless ones. All in all quite productive ?

[Grahamm]

Finally after nearly two hours of this, outside the McDonalds in Knaresborough he said "Congratulations mate you've passed your Advanced Motorcycle Test". Which was nice.....

Bravo! :thumbup

[tommyardin]

Ever since fitting the Pc3 and mapping my bike I developed a major exhaust leak at the join between link pipe and end can so took that apart today and used some liquid gasket to seal it. Figured I'd give it a clean and polish while I was there and replace the bolts with nice new stainless ones. All in all quite productive ?

Tidy job    :thumbup 

[darrsi]

Rode it around North Yorkshire this morning in the muck and freezing cold being followed by a copper on a bike the whole time, he was really giving me close scrutiny, never took his eyes off me for a minute....

Finally after nearly two hours of this, outside the McDonalds in Knaresborough he said "Congratulations mate you've passed your Advanced Motorcycle Test". Which was nice.....

He just wanted a McDonalds...... top :b :lol


Well done.  :deal

[Wharfe]

I think he did just want a McDonalds. Pulled out a sheaf of drinks loyalty cards saying "I drink a lot of coffee on nights...."
Top bloke though, (and not just 'cos he passed me - he was pretty blunt about the bits I'd not excelled at!)

[unfazed]

Replaced the weeping Carburetor Coolant Hose on the replacement carbs must have been pinched in the packaging as it is behind another which is undamaged 

Fitted Fzs600 bars and GYTR riser to the Fzs1000, bars slightly further forward, 25mm narrower and lower than the OEM and feels better sitting on it

Raining now so cannot take it for a run to see how they feel :'( roll on tomorrow

[unfazed]

Also fixed my intermittent Fuel Sender on the FZS1000 properly this time 

[tommyardin]

Well busy afternoon for me, removed the mono-shock/pogo stick from the back of the 600, removed the dog bones and the shock linkage, good clean up of all the parts, washed all the needle/roller bearings out with W/D40 and gave then a really good clean and dry, repacked them with red grease (more resistant to water than regular grease) and fitted the new Nitron shock.
I did the work with the bike on the centre stand but slipped some thin planks of wood under the back wheel so it did not drop when removing the bolts, new shock and all the bits just slipped into place no lifting pushing or pulling involved.
Jobs a goodun.


Before I started working on the old girl I put a sticky label on the seat fairing vertically above the centre of the rear wheel and measured up from the centre of the rear wheel spindle 400mm and put a line on the label, with the Nitron fitted it now measure 403mm.


The unladen (Just weight of bike) sag is only about 15mm so I will set that to about 30mm in the morning it might just drop the measurement back to 400mm as well.


Then in a week or two will start on the front forks, I still need to source some linear springs. I have 15 weight fork oil and the YSS Emulators and a pillar drill in Terry's workshop (Wild Plum's)  so almost ready to go on that.


Will take the bike out and try the new shock after setting the sag adjustment tomorrow. 

[Graham53]

If ohlins are linear springs they're about £110 from kais

[tommyardin]

If ohlins are linear springs they're about £110 from kais

Hi Graham,
Many thanks for the info.  :thumbup


I have messaged Kais from their Webpage and await their reply.
£115 plus delivery for Ohlins is about the price I was expecting.


Would be great if they are Linear as I could order them (they have them in stock) then I will have a job to do over Christmas.


Well you need something, to much Christmas pud and relatives is not good for a chap.


I fitted the Nitron shock yesterday after stripping out the dog-bones and linkage, I was informed that the Mono shock can be fitted with all this stuff in place.


Not sure why anyone would want to do that as it is an opportunity to have a good clean up, and check, clean and lubricate the needle bearings on the link and swinging arm to dog-bone connection (6 of them in all).
Everything is in very good condition all the needle bearings still had some grease in them and none of the pins that pass through the bearings has any sign of wear, so all is good.
The Nitron is a magnificent piece of kit, beautifully made and looks the bogs dollocks on the bike.
I have been reading up on static and laden sag, I am really glad of the internet there is so much information and videos on there to help, just as well cos my understanding of the subject was askew, I was mistaking Static Sag and Laden Sag, and measuring the unloaded length of the fork as a datum to set everything up from.


As I said Graham53 thanks so much for your help. 

[tommyardin]

[size=1em]It seems that Kais can only supply [/size]Ohlins [size=1em]linear fork springs for the FZS 600 up to  8.0 N/mm, they not quite heavy enough, as fully togged ready to ride with my bucket on I am fractionally under 89 Kilos.[/size]
[size=1em]I have been really helped advice wise with this project by Kabab19. [/size]

[size=1em]He has put me onto Ohlins Suzuki SV 650 linear springs at 8.5 K/mm, more suited for my rider weight.[/size]

[size=1em]The springs are 30mm longer than the FZS 600 jobbys, but this can be compensated for by cutting the top steel spacer down in length by that amount.[/size]


[size=1em]Well actually as I am doing the fork conversion over to emulator compression.[/size] I will have to reduce that spacer down by 49.5mm in total to allow for the addition of the emulator that is 19.5 mm deep it where sits between the top of the Damper Rod and the base of the spring.

Other than the length, the SV650 springs are identical to the Fazer FZS600 springs.

[size=1em]So A BIG [/size][size=1.35em]T[/size][size=1.35em]hank you [/size]to Kebab19 for pointing me in the right direction in acquiring the parts I need, and, for all his useful posts on the Foc-u forum pertaining to front fork upgrading.
Top Man [size=1em] :thumbup [/size]

[size=1em]Expecting delivery of new Linears in about 9 days time[/size]

[tommyardin]

My favourite man in his big white van  :car  called today and left me with these bad boys.
8.5 N/mm Ohlins linear springs. Woo woo! Santa came early and brought a treat for the baby 600. :thumbup


I have a job for over Christmas.

[MMCMME]

Blew the cobwebs off her this morning  really REALLY need heated grips after xmas though  :o

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[Fazerider]

Dropped it. :wall
Parking up after arriving at work, thought the bike was on the sidestand ok, as I started to swing my leg off I somehow nudged the bike forward enough for the stand to flip up.
Fortunately the little Honda I was next to stayed upright as I got pushed against it, so things didn't turn into an expensive game of dominos.
I couldn't pick the thing up though, thanks to a full tank, general weediness and the other bike being in the way so had to get a passing builder to give a hand.

[tommyardin]

Dropped it. :wall
Parking up after arriving at work

Ohh! Hope the bikes not damaged to much :'(

I dropped mine back in the summer on my patio, like a complete prat I had washed, polished and waxed the old girl working bare foot on the patio whilst enjoying the warm summer sunshine, I had done the complete exhaust system with Autosol  and there she stood in all her GLORY shining like the magnificent beast she is.
Went to wheel her back undercover and placed my heel on a small grit like stone (1/4"),  :eek   hurt like hell threw me off balance and the old girl got away from me, bike went over dragging me over the tank and fell against a very very large patio pot with a 'Acer Pheonix 'growing in it.
I almost cried, being an old fart I could not pick it back up, struggled in vane but let it fall again (This time only a few inches) but thought to my self that even more damage done.
Wife and daughter to the rescue,  we got the FZS back on her stand and to my absolute amazement there was a small very fine scratch on the tank about 3/4" long.
The side of the seat had saved the bike from the ravages of the large plant pot, with no other damage done. not even a scuff in the seat material.
One very happy little bunny.
That is the first and last time I put the bike on or take it off the stand bare foot. :eek

[Graham53]

I did a very stupid one once, I'd never had a disc lock before ( you know where this is going ) and just got it back on the road after it was written off by a van and it was mint everything was polished and shiny and lovely , anyway pulled up outside a shop got off put the lock on , came out and forgot about the lock clunked her into gear and the next thing I'm on my side with the bike on me , and like fazerider a workman had to help get the bike off me .... I was soooooo embarrassed ,good job I had a lid on cos it hid my face, scuffed up all the new side casing I'd just fitted well gutted  :'(  I swore I'd never do it again , then went bsb a few years ago with some chums and leaving the car park they whizzed off and me in my haste to keep up forgot it again , luckily it was on grass and the front locked and skidded to save my pride and arse. Got one of those elasticated reminder thingys now  :rolleyes

[mtread]

Mine rolled forward off the side stand on my sloping drive once,  and knocked my Triumph off its side stand. So I had two bikes to pick up. Strangely enough I now always leave both bikes in gear

[Fazerider]

Cheers guys, it's always good to hear other's similar mishaps when you're kicking yourself for a moment's stupidity.


Probably the dumbest one I ever did was thinking I could wheel the bike backwards at an angle down a kerb. Of course, once the rear tyre started edging over the side the weight of the bike was pulling away from me and it toppled into the road catapulting me over it. :o


At least this time there wasn't any noticeable damage, just half a cupful of fuel lost from the carb and tank overflows.